DENVER and TORONTO – World Fishing Network posted the highest single-month viewership in the history of the network during the month of April as part of its North American free preview.
Overall, WFN said that it experienced a 265% increase in average audience viewership in the U.S. during the preview period. Participating providers included Antietam Cable, Bright House Networks, Cablevision (Optimum), CenturyLink, Cox Communications, DISH, MetroNet and Verizon FiOS.
In Canada, Access, Bell, Cablevision du Nord du Quebec, Cogeco, Eastlink, MTS, Rogers, SaskTel, Shaw Cable, Shaw Direct, Source Cable, TBayTel, Telus, Videotron and Westman participated in the preview. While Canadian television viewership data was not available, a WFN spokesperson told Cartt.ca that visits to the Canadian WFN website were up 320% from March to April.
“We are always looking for new ways to put World Fishing Network in front of more anglers because we know they’ll love what they see, and because we know our affiliate partners appreciate the new subscribers,” said Sean Luxton, SVP of digital content and distribution, in the news release. “This freeview initiative met both objectives and everyone is returning to shore with a full boat.”
