October 16, 2006
About 200,000 Enjoyed Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters vs. Fukuoka Softbank Hawks Pacific League Second-Stage Playoffs via Yahoo! Streaming Video Content Portal
Yahoo Japan Corporation
TV Bank Corporation
TV Bank Corporation
The Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters vs. Fukuoka Softbank Hawks Pacific League second-stage playoffs were multicasted via the Yahoo! Streaming video content portal (http://streaming.yahoo.co.jp/) provided by Yahoo Japan Corporation (Head Office: Minato-Ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Masahiro Inoue) on October 11 and 12. The total audience ratings marked 105,986 for the first game and 88,744 for the second game.
The games attracted great public attention, as they were the Pacific League second-stage playoffs that determine which team will play in the Nippon Series. Yahoo! Streaming multicasted both the first and second games, from beginning to end, to entertain the wide range of the audience.
< Audience Ratings for the Pacific League Second-stage Playoffs >
The BB Broadcast Mass Audience Multicast System provided by TV Bank Corporation (Head Office: Minato-Ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Masayoshi Son) was used for the 768 Kbps streaming. This enabled the peak audience (the greatest number of concurrent viewers) of the first game to reach 48,545, with a total audience rating of 91,585, and 30,882 for the second game, with a total audience rating of 75,244.
The games attracted great public attention, as they were the Pacific League second-stage playoffs that determine which team will play in the Nippon Series. Yahoo! Streaming multicasted both the first and second games, from beginning to end, to entertain the wide range of the audience.
< Audience Ratings for the Pacific League Second-stage Playoffs >
Content | Peak Audience | Total Audience Rating | |
The First Game | High Quality(768 Kbps) | 48,545 | 91,585 |
Low Quality(100 Kbps) | 5,450 | 14,401 | |
Total | - | 105,986 | |
The Second Game | High Quality(768 Kbps) | 30,882人 | 75,244 |
Low Quality(100 Kbps) | 4,110 | 13,500 | |
Total | - | 88,744 | |
The BB Broadcast Mass Audience Multicast System provided by TV Bank Corporation (Head Office: Minato-Ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Masayoshi Son) was used for the 768 Kbps streaming. This enabled the peak audience (the greatest number of concurrent viewers) of the first game to reach 48,545, with a total audience rating of 91,585, and 30,882 for the second game, with a total audience rating of 75,244.
