Kiwis cannot get enough of the America's Cup. Photo / NZ Herald
More than a million New Zealanders have been watching the America's Cup live online, adding to the hundreds of thousands viewing the racing on television.
More than quarter of a million Kiwis live streamed race 12 yesterday - the biggest online audience of the regatta yet.
A spokeswoman said the
volume of streams had increased throughout the finals. Weekday streams performed significantly better online than weekend streams.
"This demonstrates the strength of alternative viewing platforms when people are less able to watch on TV."
And TVNZ's head of television, Jeff Latch, said viewing numbers now well exceeded the audiences who tuned in during Team New Zealand's successful challenge for the America's Cup in 1995.
