March 4, 2010

Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Games Media Coverage March 12- 21

So here it is... the information everyone has been asking for! The following is everything you need to know about keeping up to date with whats going on during the games.

Television Coverage:

On the internet-
ParalympicSport.TV, the International Paralympic Committee’s internet TV channel, will broadcast more than 150 hours from the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games from 12-21 March 2010. All Paralympic sports will be covered in the programming, either live or delayed. This coverage will also be made available as Video on Demand (VOD) after the events. www.ParalympicSport.TV

In Australia-
ABC1 will broadcast In Australia, ABC will have highlights and daily live coverage of the Vancouver Paralympics. ABC1 will screen the highlights of each day’s competition, with half-hour programmes each evening at 18:30. Hosted by Shaun Giles, and with commentary from Steve Robilliard, this programme will also feature interviews, medal tallies and athlete profiles. It will be repeated each evening at 23:30 on ABC1, and will be available on ABC iView. A website will also be hosted at abc.net.au/paralympics. The games begin with a half-hour package of highlights from the Opening Ceremony on 13 March at 18:3o on ABC1.

In New Zealand:
Sky Sports are showing a 1 hour show every night of the Games. Visit www.skytv.co.nz for more information.

In the US:
In the USA, NBC agreed to broadcast on the NBC Television Network a programme related to the Opening Ceremony of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games and a highlights programme of the Vancouver Paralympics, which will be published after the Games. In addition, NBC Universal Sports intends to broadcast a daily programme related to competition at the 2010 Paralympics. Universal Sports also has the intention to feature coverage of the Games on UniversalSports.com in the form of on-demand re-airs of its Universal Sports Television Network coverage, plus full-length event "rewinds".

For other countires television coverage visit http://www.paralympic.org/Media_Centre/News/General_News/2010_03_02_a.html

Website Information-
Vancouver 2010 Paralympics Official Website:
www.vancouver2010.com
International Paralympic Committee:
www.paralympic.org
Australioan Paralympic Committee:
www.paralympic.org.au
APC Vancouver Website:
http://vancouver2010.paralympic.org.au
APC Twitter site:
http://twitter.com/AUSparalympics
APC YouTube site:
http://www.youtube.com/ausparateam

Newspapers-
Most local newspapers will cover the games results. The Australian, Herald Sun, Daily Telegraph etc will feature larger stories throughout the Games.

Enjoy! :)

1 comment:

  1. Jess i'm coming to watch you. see you at the opening cemerony

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