Paralympic Games draw record audiences to CBC/Radio-Canada

By Connie Thiessen More than 11 million Canadians tuned in to CBC/Radio-Canada’s broadcast coverage of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games over 12 days. This year’s coverage included three live daily shows on CBC television, and more than 1,000 hours of live streaming content on CBC Gem, its dedicated Paris 2024 website, and CBC’s Paris 2024 app. Canada competed in 18 of the event’s 22 sports. CBC’s Paris 2024 coverage marked the most coverage in Canada of a Paralympic Games to date, with the public broadcaster noting record audience increases across broadcast, digital and streaming, which it says illustrates Canadians’ increased interest in Paralympic competition. Canadians spent...