Olympic Broadcast Consortium rolls out Paralympic coverage plans

TORONTO – Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium is gearing up to deliver a record 57 hours of high-definition television coverage of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games in English and French from March 12-21, 2010. This marks the most hours of coverage ever delivered to Canadian audiences, and the first time the Paralympic Winter Games are being produced entirely in HD by a Canadian rights-holder.The Consortium’s offering includes 27 hours of coverage in English on CTV, TSN and Rogers Sportsnet, as well as 30 hours of coverage in French on RDS and RIS Info Sports. Highlights include the Opening Ceremony,...