Paralympics

Media rights clips from February 13 to February 26

Australian public-service broadcaster ABC has acquired media rights for the Sochi 2014 Paralympic winter Games.

Media rights clips from January 30 to February 12

Production company Attitude Pictures has acquired media rights in New Zealand for the Sochi 2014 Paralympic winter Games.

Media rights clips from December 19 to January 15

NHK delivers more cash and more eyeballs for Paralympics in key Japanese market

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that it will stream more than 300 hours of live coverage of the Sochi 2014 Paralympic winter Games via its official website, Paralympic.org.

Japanese public-service broadcaster NHK has signed a four-year extension to its rights deal with the International Paralympic Committee in an agreement that grants it the exclusive broadcast rights in Japan for the Sochi 2014 and Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Olympic Broadcast Services, the company created by the International Olympic Committee to oversee the host broadcaster function for the Games, will conduct a feasibility study into the potential launch of an Olympic television channel.

The Canadian Paralympic Committee has acquired the broadcast rights to the Sochi 2014 Paralympic winter Games and Rio 2016 summer Paralympic Games.

Media rights clips from 26 September to 9 October

Media rights clips from 12 September to 25 September 

Interview with Alexis Schäfer, marketing and commercial director of the International Paralympic Committee, on its new deal with NBC.

The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Asian Paralympic Committee (APC) to strengthen broadcast coverage and awareness of Paralympic events and sports in Asia.

Russian state broadcaster VGTRK has acquired domestic rights for the Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympic Games under a deal between the local organising committee for the event and Panorama, a production and rights company set up by Russia’s leading broadcasters.