Paralympic Games
Paralympics opening ceremony delivers big numbers for France 2
Huge interest on the back of Paris’ hosting of the Olympics helped France Télévisions multiply its audience for the Paralympics opening ceremony by nearly 10 times compared to Tokyo 2020.
Paris 2024 organisers seek to stir Paralympics ticket sales interest
Organisers of Paris’ Paralympics have launched an advertising campaign in a bid to boost slow-moving ticket sales for different sports in recent months.
Nine acquires 2024 Paralympics to complement Olympics rights
Australian media group Nine Entertainment has acquired exclusive rights to the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games
CBC/Radio-Canada steps up Paralympics coverage
Public broadcaster CBC/Radio-Canada will be the Canadian broadcaster for the Paris 2024 and Milan-Cortina 2026 Paralympic Games
Spanish Paralympic Committee urges RTVE to acquire Paris 2024 rights
Spanish Paralympic Committee (CPE) president Miguel Carballeda has called on public-service broadcaster RTVE to acquire rights to next year’s Paralympic Games in Paris.
Reddentes secures Paralympics broadcast rights in Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Taiwan
Reddentes Sports, the Singapore-based sports media rights consultancy, will continue to sell Paralympics broadcast rights in Southeast Asia after signing off an agreement that covers the Paris 2024 Games
Tokyo 2020 broadcasting leads IPC revenues and expenses to both hit €53m
The International Paralympic Committee has reported revenues of €53.4m for 2021, a sizeable uplift on 2020 due to the one-off ‘Tokyo 2020 Broadcast project’.
The broadcast initiative represented €28.9m – or
IPC commissions Saatchi & Saatchi executive Lisko to lead on global media rights
The International Paralympic Committee has turned to media and marketing communications executive John Lisko to serve as its external managing director of global media rights
Paris 2024 Paralympics to set first with opening ceremony in city centre
The opening ceremony of the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris will take place in the heart of the city and away from a stadium, with the athletes’ parade to stretch from the Champs-Elysées to Place de la…
IPC hails China’s hosting of Paralympics, hopes raised for positive legacy
The Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic Games closed yesterday, with the International Paralympic Committee praising China's hosting and sporting performance, and hopeful media reports that the event will have…
IPC swiftly reverses decision on Russian, Belarusian athletes at Beijing 2022
The International Paralympic Committee has changed course on the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes at the forthcoming 2022 winter Paralympic Games, removing them from the event in Beijing…
Russia, Belarus to compete at Paralympics as neutral athletes
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has today (Wednesday) ruled that Russian and Belarusian athletes will be able to participate in the winter Paralympics in Beijing, albeit as neutral competitors