The 成人快手's Paralympics coverage
成人快手 TV News outlets will also report the stories of the Games, but we are restricted in the amount of footage we can use to illustrate reports and interviews and our TV crews have limited access to the Olympic Park. The sports news bulletins on the 成人快手 News Channel will be presented live from our studio overlooking the Park, bringing the latest interviews and reaction.
Online, the 2012 portal will pool the best of the 成人快手's digital offerings across News, Sport and Regions. There will be dedicated Paralympics sections on our web and mobile sites, with the latest news, results, medals table, schedule and photo galleries, and a live text commentary page. And the team from the Ouch! disability blog will provide reports from the various venues, for their own blog and for the News website.
You can read more about the 成人快手's coverage of the Paralympic Games in this blog from 成人快手 Sport's head of major events Dave Gordon, and this from 5 live deputy controller Jonathan Wall.
Kevin Bakhurst is deputy head of the 成人快手 Newsroom and controller of the News Channel
Comment number 1.
At 29th Aug 2012, Tipps wrote:Great shame that 成人快手 TV isn't providing Paralympic coverage as it did such a fantastic job during the Olympics. I know things have to be shared round, but I have a big aversion to TV advertising so rarely watch commercial channels live so I'm afraid this will probably mean I watch very little this time.
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Comment number 2.
At 29th Aug 2012, TonyL99 wrote:Like Tipps...I cannot bear TV advertising and never watch commercial channels live. Thank goodness for PVR. If there is a 'must see' program on a commercial channel I record it so I can ff through ads. Even that is sometimes enough of a mood breaker that I give up. But I am recording the Paralympic opening ceremony because, for me, the Paralympics is even more inspiring than the Olympics.
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Comment number 3.
At 29th Aug 2012, virtualpict wrote:Terrible shame that 成人快手 TV are not providing coverage of the Paralympic Games, the Olympics were amazing on the 成人快手. LOCOG are wrong in awarding it to CH4, adverts will spoil it.
Do they matter less, if not why are they sidelined? My kids are just as excited. I will have to record it as it is term time in Scotland.
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Comment number 4.
At 29th Aug 2012, sharon wrote:Real shame the 成人快手 is not covering this truly amazing event. Looks like I will be glued to channel 4 for the whole event
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Comment number 5.
At 29th Aug 2012, Kingsbayfisherman wrote:I just assumed that Olympic coverage would continue on 成人快手 to the Paralympics. The 成人快手 coverage was staggering with 24 dedicated channels, will be interesting to see how Channel 4 compares.
Anyway thank you 成人快手 for a wonderful Olympic experience.
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Comment number 6.
At 29th Aug 2012, hcf1 wrote:Very disappointed that I have to go to Channel 4 to watch Paralympics. In my view this is demeaning to disabled - I have no axe to grind, as no disabled in my family, but think that there is more to celebrate for what they have achieved than able bodied athletes.
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Comment number 7.
At 29th Aug 2012, Gotty wrote:I wish 成人快手 was covering this. Ch4 has already spoilt it with their commentary, missing the initial fly-by (well, we caught a brief glimpse), the ads and with talkback breakthrough on the audio (we can hear everything the director says although it is quite quiet). And although they have some dedicated channels on satellite, not one was carrying the opening ceremony without breaks or commentary.
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Comment number 8.
At 29th Aug 2012, Ray wrote:Shame the 成人快手 are not covering it live as they are do professional.
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Comment number 9.
At 29th Aug 2012, maxizzy wrote:It is unreal that this is being shown on C4. What a sad insult to the people taking part. This should be on bbc1. Locog should be ashamed. This is supposed to be an example of equality. Shame.
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Comment number 10.
At 29th Aug 2012, ukdirector wrote:成人快手 not covering the Paralympics is an insult to the British people. 成人快手 should have made sure they had TV rights for the Paralympics any excuses are unacceptable the rights should not have been awarded to Channel 4. 成人快手 is this county's official publicly funded TV station and had a duty to be covering the Paralympics games just as they did the Olympic games.
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Comment number 11.
At 29th Aug 2012, James Clarke wrote:Such a shame that the 成人快手 cannot present the Paralympics. Channel 4 are doing just a terrible job at it.
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Comment number 12.
At 29th Aug 2012, Mim wrote:I believe that as a TV LICENCE payer, the Paralympics should have been covered by the 成人快手, as they are our national station. What an insult to the people who have overcome a lot more than their able bodied counterparts. Shame on you 成人快手, you could have paid more for the bid!!!!!
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Comment number 13.
At 29th Aug 2012, Judith wrote:Am watching the opening ceremony and am disappointed with the commentators comments. They have something bad to say about every country. All there political comments are not necessary. This is not a political affair, its the Olympics! I wonder if they will tell us about the high unemployment levels in England when the England team walks by.
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Comment number 14.
At 29th Aug 2012, Robert Brereton wrote:BBc should definitely be covering the Paralympics. Channel 4 have completely spoiled the event for me with their pathetic breaks for stupid, pointless adverts.
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Comment number 15.
At 29th Aug 2012, xxjayne wrote:Channel 4 are spoiling the coverage of the Opening ceremony. Why are we boing subjected to inane comments and ad breaks. 成人快手 should be doing the coverage not the "Z" list broadcaster of channel 4
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Comment number 16.
At 29th Aug 2012, zedvick wrote:I am watching this opening ceremony by C4 and it is driving me barmy. Commentary is awful and their are far too many breaks!!!
Typical - treat the disabled people with no respect.
成人快手 should be truly ashamed of themselves. They could have bid more for this once in a lifetime event. SHAME ON YOU 成人快手. You do not deserve our licence fees!!!!
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Comment number 17.
At 29th Aug 2012, ZimBird wrote:Been watching the C4 coverage and it was very poor, with constant ad breaks, selective coverage of teams, not nearly as good as 成人快手. Definitely second best, not the message that should be given.
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Comment number 18.
At 29th Aug 2012, Welsh wrote:I thought the 成人快手 was all about equality. How is it that the 成人快手 could not secure the broadcasting rights to the Paralympics yet made sure they secured the broadcasting rights of the Olympics up to 2020? Shame on the 成人快手!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Comment number 19.
At 29th Aug 2012, Ian Freeman wrote:The 成人快手 did not cover the Olympic Games. Pictures were provided by the Olympic Broadcasting Service, who sold the coverage to stations around the world who added their own commentary and comment. As official broadcaster of the host city, the 成人快手 did not have to pay. 成人快手 bid, as I understand it, 拢3m against C4's 拢9m.
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Comment number 20.
At 30th Aug 2012, Welsh wrote:@ 19 The 成人快手 still had to pay to secure broadcasting rights of future Olympics until 2020? Still not a good enough reason for the 成人快手 to turn their backs on the Paralympics.
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Comment number 21.
At 30th Aug 2012, Rafe wrote:Absolutely disgusted that the 成人快手 is not covering the paralympics.
I hope that all money paid towards any contracts actually goes towards paying for the 2012 London games and does not become part of the IOC's profit margin!
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Comment number 22.
At 30th Aug 2012, Patriciacurnow wrote:I have been so looking forward to the Paralympics.Tonight I was shocked at the amateurism of channel fours presentation of the opening ceremony.This does not bode well for the actual games.Does the 成人快手 realise what it has done?I'll just have to make the most of a bad job!
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Comment number 23.
At 30th Aug 2012, Webgrecian wrote:It's an awful shame the 成人快手 don't have the Paralympics. It was an excellent opening ceremony to the games ruined by the incessant adverts and the inane jibber jabber of Jon Snow and Krishnan Guru-Murty over the top of everything. What relevance does the snippet 'lots of Russians go on holiday to Cyprus' have? Thanks for that insight Jon!
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Comment number 24.
At 30th Aug 2012, johnNR1 wrote:Really excellent ceremony but what a shame Channel 4 is hosting the games. The 成人快手 broadcast a fantastic Olympic Games earlier this month only to be let down by the amount of commercial breaks CH4 are showing.
big shame.
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Comment number 25.
At 30th Aug 2012, Louiev40 wrote:I am so frustrated this morning that I can't log on and watch the opening ceremony. I live in the UAE and during the Olympics the 成人快手 allowed me to feel I was almost in the UK. Now I feel with Channel 4 its as though they don't want us to actually watch it! Just lucky I am back next week and have tickets to watch it for real, in the meantime will use the 成人快手 to keep in touch with events.
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Comment number 26.
At 30th Aug 2012, Diana_France wrote:成人快手 don't have automatic right to cover everything - Paralympics and F1 cases in point. Over-coverage of Olympics alienated many license payers as 成人快手 provided little alternative and spent far too much. So what will you broadcast to keep me from Ch 4? Oh dear! Not much, clearly. So what am I paying for?
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Comment number 27.
At 30th Aug 2012, Dangerous Dave wrote:Last night's coverage of the Opening Ceremony by Channel 4 has probably secured the 成人快手 licence fee for the next 20 years.
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Comment number 28.
At 30th Aug 2012, paulmerhaba wrote:Did you bid?
or
Did you give all of our money to the IOC?
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Comment number 29.
At 30th Aug 2012, Roger wrote:Like Tipps, I hate the advert breaks - especially on something as awesome as this event. In fact, it was so annoying that my wife, who was more annoyed than me, suggested we give up watching it - so we did about half way through.
In future, anything like this MUST be on a channel with no advert breaks!
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Comment number 30.
At 30th Aug 2012, BluesBerry wrote:Britain鈥檚 Channel 4, after beating the 成人快手 to win the broadcast rights, is planning to highlight the Games with 16 hrs of airtime everyday for 12 days starting on Wednesday. I do indeed like the fact Ade Adepitan is 1 anchor for the Channel 4. (Ade - British wheelchair basketball team, took bronze in Athens.)
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Comment number 31.
At 30th Aug 2012, BluesBerry wrote:London鈥檚 Paralympics setting records - nearly all 2.5M tickets sold, beating Beijing鈥檚 1.8M, expecting to draw combined television audience of more than 4B.
In Canada, Paralympics not on main networks, TV coverage limited to 10 p.m. highlights on TSN2 & Sportsnet.
I'm jealous of UK & upset with Canada.
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Comment number 32.
At 30th Aug 2012, costmeabob wrote:Shame 成人快手 TV, as national licence/tax-payer funded broadcaster, with international kudos, is not covering the Paralympics but Sainsbury/Channel4 is.
David Cameron has stated how important it is to Britain & World, to change the perception of disabilities, so puzzled why 成人快手 failed to bid? Obviously the 成人快手 has more important things to screen and perhaps 'disabled' athletes are not one of them!
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Comment number 33.
At 30th Aug 2012, BluesBerry wrote:Factors Channel 4:
- "home" = same time zone, meaning audience for live coverage bigger
- chance for channel 鈥 known for Big Brother & American sitcoms - to get serious
- to satisfy condition in its broadcast licence calling for it to develop creative & innovative ways to promote diversity.
Cosgrove: 鈥淚 think people were surprised when we beat the 成人快手.鈥
Were you?
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Comment number 34.
At 30th Aug 2012, kate wrote:Totally inappropriate coverage of the opening ceremony with ghastly ad breaks... which meant we actually missed seeing GB athletes entering the stadium. Madness! Couldn't watch any more after that. Unless something radical happens, won't be watching much more either!
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Comment number 35.
At 30th Aug 2012, Bish053 wrote:We shouldn't be surprised at the atrocious quality of C4 coverage (it鈥檚 not horseracing), but to continuously interrupt the opening ceremony with ad breaks was simply disgraceful and should be debated by Parliament. It was a disgusting insult to all the courageous and inspiring athletes. We turned it off in the end as it was just too much to bear - we'll watch the rest on video!
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Comment number 36.
At 30th Aug 2012, Slave to the System - I am not a number wrote:成人快手 missed a great opportunity. Thank goodness I was there.
Just watched there C4 recording and so much was missed. The some of the best parts.
It is a shame the 成人快手 didnt not rise to the occasion. C4 are not up to the job and whilst the 成人快手 has its faults, it is so much better.
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Comment number 37.
At 30th Aug 2012, Sinibaldi wrote:Gentle tradition...
Gentle and
sweet sensibility,
I call your
attraction to give
an appearance
to that delicate
sound...
Francesco Sinibaldi
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Comment number 38.
At 30th Aug 2012, Lionwillow70 wrote:The C4 coverage is adequate, but the ad breaks are a real irritant....shame the 成人快手 didn't get the rights....
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Comment number 39.
At 30th Aug 2012, JMH wrote:For the sports without the ads can I point you towards the Paralympic TV channel on youtube? Live & recorded coverage & also sports C4 isn't covering live eg rowing. Like others I'd like to thank the 成人快手 on a great job during the Olympics, it was great to watch the events in the evening & see the action I'd missed through being a GamesMaker so being too busy to watch during competition.
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Comment number 40.
At 30th Aug 2012, R lancaster wrote:Havind reaad all the adverse comments about channel 4 coverage I think you should all cast your minds back to the recent coverage of the Olympics on 成人快手1 and remember all the breaks from the action to facilitate the prattling experts telling us what was happening,as if we couldn't see for ourselves,interviewing and reinterviewing and reinterviewing,analysing etc,etc,etc.ITS NOT NEEDED!!!
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Comment number 41.
At 31st Aug 2012, Conner De Public wrote:成人快手 blowing its own trumpet with this topic.
A.C4 has to earn money by advertising.
B.成人快手 gets 3.4 Billion from us per year.
C.Outside TV companys fed the 成人快手 its coverage.
D.Outside TV companys less interested in the Paralympics.
E.Sky gets its revenue from ADS AND SUBS!!
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Comment number 42.
At 31st Aug 2012, Andyman wrote:Many people will be watching the 成人快手 coverage of the Paralympic Games with disabled athletes, the disabled group that鈥檚 being totally ignored by the 成人快手 is the disabled people that are at this very moment demonstrating outside the offices of Atos.
Once you start to realise the shame upon the 成人快手 and the rest of the British media for not even mentioning a major demonstration by disabled people.
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Comment number 43.
At 31st Aug 2012, illala wrote:This comment was removed because the moderators found it broke the house rules. Explain.
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Comment number 44.
At 31st Aug 2012, mavis wrote:Agree channel 4 should never have been given the para olympics tried to watch but found the adds very annoying why cant they stop them or even once every hour .
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Comment number 45.
At 1st Sep 2012, Anna Sempe wrote:Kevin, after spectacular coverage of the Olympics, I'm disappointed with 成人快手 on the Paralympics. For me this event is truly - really a triumph of the human spirit and capable of driving confidence in so many. I'm sure there was commercial rationale but it's disappointing nevertheless.
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Comment number 46.
At 1st Sep 2012, Emma Richards wrote:@#45 - Anna Sempe - agree with you that the Paralympics have the capacity to be a lot more inspirational than they are currently - with better coverage and more of a marketing push they certainly can be.
To be honest, I agree with most of the comments above - the 2012 Olympics legacy could have been so much greater if the 成人快手 supported the disabled at least as much as they did the abled...
Emma
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Comment number 47.
At 1st Sep 2012, Sarah-Jane wrote:Was it not worth fighting for, 成人快手? Well, if any event shows what 'fighting' really IS, then this is it. I am ashamed that my country's broadcaster can't give great people such as Baker, Simmonds, Whitehead and all the world's paralympians a platform and recognition on a par with those able-bodied equivalents.
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