Muchas criticism has occurred in the first days of activity of the Copa América 2024 against Caracol Televisión and Canal RCN, since the fans thought it was going to broadcast more matches of the national team competition. But for a long time it was known that the two open channels were going to have the matches of the Colombian National Team, the opening and the final, since The exclusive rights belong to the company Directv with its DSports signals.
And how Not all fans have the possibility of having a high-cost television operator or not all are loyal soccer fans., and they only like to watch special events, there was great expectation to see this debut match of ‘la Tricolor’ and thus quench the thirst for soccer. Therefore, despite the fact that the game was played at a complicated time, starting during the work period and extending to the moment of return home, The numbers were higher than on the opening day between Argentina and Canada.
Yes, although The Colombian National Team did not beat Paraguay and the victory was 2-1in the channels the superiority was more marked and can be described as a ‘rule’.
Rating and audience of the Colombia vs. match Paraguay for date 1 of Copa América 2024
The official figures, as usual, were known through the company Kantar Ibope, in charge of managing the rating of open channels and air on television in Colombia. And the trend of recent times was ratified, with the leadership of the ‘Gol Caracol’ broadcast made up of Javier Hernández Bonnet, Carlos Alberto Morales and Rafael Dudamel, obtaining triple the audience it received. ‘Fútbol RCN’, which includes Carlos Antonio Vélez, Javier Fernández Franco ‘el Cantante del Gol’ and Juan José Peláez.
But this time, the previews of the match did not manage to score much, not even to get into the top 10 of the most viewed broadcasts on Monday, June 24, so there was no record of which was the one that scored the most before the opening whistle. Of course, in the signals of the meeting it was the Caracol Televisión screen that was seen to a greater extent and number:
- Colombia vs. Match Paraguay by Caracol Televisión: 15.09% (people rating)
- Argentina vs. Match Canada on Canal RCN: 5.76% (people rating)
And from the National Consulting Center, which records the rating and audience figures of the Claro television operator (the one with the most subscribers in Colombia), there is also a very striking figure. It is indicated that the Colombia vs. match Paraguay had 12.89 points for Caracol TV, while RCN does not even appear in the top 10 places. Remembering that these figures only show those who have the aforementioned pay television service.
For those who ask about the signals that each channel had on their digital sports portals, Within the published data, only open television figures are found, digital data does not appear.. Although Caracol Televisión had a special broadcast on the ‘Gol Caracol’ page, just as Canal RCN had the same screen signal on its web portal ‘Deportes RCN’, the figures are for internal consumption and are only managed by media executives. , authorized personnel, advertising clients, among others.
Besides, unlike what happens with friendlies and qualifying matches, There is no signal on the respective YouTube platforms of these channels, understanding that the rights and contract with Directv do not allow this broadcast. In addition, Directv figures on DSports and DGO signals are private and only they have access to these numbers, which, generallyare not published.
