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Feb42020 by adminNo Comments

Data: 99.9M people watched Sunday’s Super Bowl

Sports

Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Nearly 100 million people watched as the Kansas City Chiefs made a fourth-quarter comeback to beat the San Fransisco 49ers during the Super Bowl on Sunday, representing a slight uptick in viewership from the year before, according to preliminary data. The Nielsen company said in a press release Monday that based on preliminary results, the telecast for Super Bowl LIV on FOX drew an average television audience of about 99.9 million viewers -- up a smidge from the 98.5 million viewers who tuned in last year to watch the New England Patriots beat the Los Angeles Rams 13-3 in the lowest-scoring Super Bowl of all time. However, the increase in viewership ends a four-year decline that began in 2015 that saw a record 114.4 million people watch Super Bowl XLIX when the Patriots d...

Oct102019 by adminNo Comments

Germany shooting: 2,200 people watched on Twitch

Technology

About 2,200 people watched a gunman's video of his attack outside a synagogue in Germany before it was removed from video-streaming site Twitch.Twitch, which is owned by retail giant Amazon, said five people had watched the video as it was broadcast live.The footage remained online for 30 minutes after the live stream, during which time more than 2,200 people watched it.Twitch said the video was not promoted in its "recommended" feed."Our investigation suggests that people were co-ordinating and sharing the video via other online messaging services," the company said in a statement.The attack happened in the city of Halle in eastern Germany at about 12:00 local time (10:00 GMT) on Wednesday.The video showed a man making anti-Semitic comments to camera bef...

Sep272018 by adminNo Comments

Closely watched China Renaissance IPO crumbles in first day of trade

Finance

Hot on the heels of Chinese hotpot chain Haidilao's debut yesterday, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing held another highly anticipated initial public offering with the debut of investment bank China Renaissance. The company, which counts Alibaba-affiliated payments giant Ant Financial as one of its cornerstone investors, was expected to raise approximately $ 346 million after pricing at 31.80 Hong Kong dollars (approximately $ 4.07) per share. As of the market close at 4 p.m. HK/SIN, China Renaissance's stock was at 24.7 Hong Kong dollars per share, falling approximately 28.7 percent from the debut price. ...

Sep242018 by adminNo Comments

Bodyguard most watched BBC drama since 2008

Entertainment

Hit BBC drama Bodyguard kept an average 10.4 million viewers on tenterhooks as the series drew to a close on Sunday.The audience reached its peak - 11 million - in its final five minutes.The overnight ratings make it the most watched drama of the year so far, overtaking the 9.5 million Call the Midwife drew earlier this year.In fact, it is the biggest overnight drama figure since 10.5 million saw Downton Abbey's series two finale in November 2011.No BBC drama has drawn a bigger audience since Doctor Who, whose Christmas Day episode in 2008 was seen by 11.7 million people.The most watched programme of 2018 so far is ITV's broadcast of England's World Cup semi-final against Croatia, which drew an average audience of 24.3 million.Th...

Aug72018 by adminNo Comments

Liz Hurley dares to bare in frontless gown clip: 'I've watched this for an hour'

Entertainment

The actress, who is known for her cheeky snaps, took to the official Elizabeth Hurley Instagram page to give fans a flesh-flashing to remember.Leaving almost nothing to the imagination, the 53-year-old slipped into a plunging black dress.Keen to show off her killer assets, Liz's dress was so daring that there was far less material than there was flesh on show.Ditching her bra, the stunner looked like she as about to pop out of the garment at any moment.Strutting towards the camera, Liz could be seen holding her dress as she walked up some garden stairs. INSTAGRAM SHOCK: Liz Hurley left almost nothing to the imagination Elizabeth Hurley's hottest pictures ...