BeIn LaLiga leads pay television for the third consecutive year

It is the most followed sports channel on pay television in Spain with an average annual audience of 2.1%.

LegIn LaLiga ends the year 2018 as the most followed sports channel on pay television in Spain, for the third consecutive year, registering a average annual audience of 2.1%.

The Clásico between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid of the current season is the most watched broadcast of 2018 on beIN LaLiga, managing to gather an average of 2.7 million viewers in front of the television, reaching a 18.44% share, and up to 50% if only the audience of pay channels is taken as a reference.

Behind them are the confrontation between FC Barcelona and Atlético de Madrid from last season with more than 2.2 million viewers or Real Madrid CF – Atlético de Madrid with more than 1.5 million viewers. The match between Real Madrid and CD Leganés in the round of 16 of LaCopa also obtained good audience data with more than 1.5 million viewers or the Catalan derby between RCD Espanyol and FC Barcelona with 1.4 million viewers. This season, the duel between FC Barcelona and Real Betis also registered close to 1.4 million viewers on average.

More than 25 LaLiga and LaCopa matches have exceeded one million viewers on the channel throughout the year, placing beIN LaLiga at the top of pay television channels.

In addition to the best live football, beIN LaLiga gives its viewers the opportunity to follow ambitious, versatile and attractive programming with self-produced programs such as LaLiga Docs, and LaLiga Archives or information and analysis spaces such as Xtra.

The audience support reflected in these data highlights beIN LaLiga's effort to remain the most watched channel dedicated to national football in Spain, despite the difficulties in measuring audiences on pay television and obtaining real and reliable data regarding share and number of viewers.