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Channel 4 Paralympics watched by 20m

Channel 4 has reported that its coverage of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games reached 20 million viewers across linear and streaming – one third (33 per cent) of the total TV population – and helped the channel to its biggest audience share in 12 years. Based on data covering the Opening Ceremony and the eleven […]

September 11, 2024

C4 Paralympics coverage reaches 17m+ in first week

With the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games now into its second week, data shows Channel 4’s coverage has reached 17.4 million viewers across linear and streaming – more than one quarter of the total TV population – up +4 per cent on the same stage of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Based on data covering the […]

September 6, 2024

Channel 4, Snapchat AR experiences for Paralympics

Channel 4 and Snapchat will launch a new augmented reality (AR) feature on Channel 4’s Snapchat profile for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Fans will be able to put themselves into the heart of the action in Paris by trying out multiple Paralympics events through AR – including archery and athletics – using Snapchat. The […]

August 27, 2024

Infront, IPC partnership drives Paralympics exposure

The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will deliver increased exposure for Para sports in Europe as Infront, the exclusive European media partner of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), looks to leverage a mix of traditional and innovative channels to reach a more diverse audience. By combining free-to-air, commercial, and pay-TV platforms with digital and social media […]

August 27, 2024

Data: Best Olympics and Paralympics ads

System1, the Creative Effectiveness Platform, has revealed which Paris Olympics & Paralympics ads are at the top of the brand-building podium, based on consumers’ emotional responses. System1’s Test Your Ad platform assigns creative a score of 1.0 to 5.9 Stars based on long-term brand-building potential, with dynamic emotional stories and feelings of happiness driving the strongest results. […]

August 6, 2024

Toyota, Allianz sponsor 2024 Paralympics on Channel 4

Channel 4 Sales is teaming up with the official partners of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and ParalympicsGB, Allianz and Toyota. This dual partnership deal sees the insurance and automotive companies sponsor the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games across Channel 4, More 4, Channel 4 Streaming and social channels. Toyota’s full service agency T&Pm and Allianz’s […]

May 22, 2024

Channel 4, YouTube team to cover 2024 Paralympics

Channel 4 Sport’s YouTube channel will broadcast every single televised moment of live sport from the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. The announcement of the new partnership comes with 100 days to go until the first day of competition. Channel 4 – the official UK media partner for the Games – is enhancing its long-standing partnership with […]

May 21, 2024

BBC, Premier League, ParalympicsGB provide schools with PE resources

BBC Children’s and Education, the Premier League and ParalympicsGB have come together to launch Super Movers for Every Body, using the inspiration of top-flight football and talented athletes to engage disabled children and those with special educational needs in sport and physical activity.   Currently 1.5 million children in England have special educational needs or are […]

April 30, 2024

BBC, UKA broadcast partnership

BBC Sport and UK Athletics (UKA) have announced a broadcast partnership and coverage for the 2024 Major Events series. Viewers can watch live coverage from the UK Athletics National Indoor Championships, the UK Athletics Championships and the London Athletics Meet across BBC One, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app. 2024 is a […]

February 13, 2024

Channel 4, Snapchat expand partnership

Channel 4 and Snap have extended and enhanced their long-term partnership to continue bringing Channel 4 programming to Snapchat users, while additionally collaborating on made-for-Snap content. Snap and Channel 4 will collaborate on new ‘Snap-first’ content. Channel 4 will create a new series, with a built-in Augmented Reality (AR) component – more details will be […]

December 7, 2023