ESPN claims biggest ever month with return of US sports

Sports broadcaster ESPN has seen interest in its content soar in the past month in Australia, heralding its biggest months ever for its TV and online platform.

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Highlights of the past month for the broadcaster include its biggest ever baseball audience for Game 4 of the World Series between the Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians, with an average metro audience of 48,500.

Its localised online platform which launched on March 1 also saw a surge of users with a 35% uptake, with more than 105m page views across its broader network for the month.