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Two out of three people worldwide tuned in for Beijing Olympics
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Friday, September 5, 2008

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NEW YORK - More than two out of three people worldwide tuned in for the Beijing Olympics.

Nielsen Media Research says 4.7 billion viewers globally saw at least some of the 17 days of TV coverage last month. This audience was one-fifth larger than the 3.9 billion who watched the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.

Host nation China claimed more viewers than any other nation, Nielsen said Friday, logging an audience reach of 94 per cent among its population of 1.3 billion.

More than 24 million viewers tuned in to CBC’s Olympic coverage on the main network, Newsworld and the broadcaster’r

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