The organisers of the Paralympic Games expect Paris 2024 to surpass the cumulative audience of 4.1bn people that tuned in for the Tokyo 2020 and Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
The Opening Ceremony of the Paralympic Games had a peak TV audience of 22m in host country France, according to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
John Lisko, Managing Director of IPC Global Media Rights, said: “We fully expect Paris 2024 will shatter every Paralympic Games broadcasting record there is: record number of rights holders, more hours of live coverage than ever before, and all 22 sports live for the first time in history.”
In the host country of the Games, France Télévisions is providing 24 hours a day coverage of Paris 2024, with a mixture of 300 hours of live and on-demand coverage.
UK broadcaster Channel 4 is airing 1,300 hours of live sport airing across several platforms.
IPC agency partner Infront is providing several thousand hours of coverage in a record 46 European countries, including markets where the Games weren’t previously available: Bosnia-Herzegovina, Georgia, Lithuania and Malta.
Free-to-air channels such as ARD/ZDF in Germany, RAI in Italy, NOS in the Netherlands, NRK in Norway and SRG in Switzerland are providing coverage across their linear and digital channels.
In the US, NBCU’s Peacock hub includes more than 1,500 hours of Paralympic streaming coverage, plus 140 hours of linear coverage across NBC, USA Network and CNBC.
In Australia, hosts of the Brisbane 2032 Games, the Nine Network debuts as the Paralympic host broadcaster.
In Canada, CBC/Radio-Canada is broadcast more than 140 original hours of coverage, with an additional 2,000 hours of live-streaming coverage available across its multiple platforms.
In Japan, NHK, Japan’s Multi-Games MRH Broadcaster is providing coverage with more than 80 hours per week. NHK broadcasting partnerships with JBA, JCOM and Green Channel extend the coverage in Japan.
You are not signed in
Only registered users can comment on this article.
Canal+ launches AI-powered content search with OpenAI
To enable users to find content through natural language queries, the Canal+ app will roll out a search function powered by OpenAI technology in June 2026.
Documentary Film Council appoints Mandy Chang as CEO
The UK’s Documentary Film Council has named Mandy Chang as its first Chief Executive.
Head of Eurovision broadcaster ORF resigns
The Director General of Austrian national broadcaster ORF has resigned over allegations of sexual harassment, two months before the network is due to host the Eurovision Song Contest.
Sound body AMPS calls out impact of noisy LED film lighting
The Association of Motion Picture Sound (AMPS) has called on manufacturers and productions to consider the impact of noisy high-output LED film lighting on capturing performance on set.
.jpg)
Michael Bauman wins ASC Award for One Battle After Another
The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) has presented Michael Bauman with its 2026 Theatrical Feature Film award for his work capturing Paul Thomas Anderson’s comedy thriller One Battle After Another.
