Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games attract 5.3 M Canadians in first three days

TORONTO - The opening weekend of the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games drew 15% of the Canadian population to the English-language television coverage provided by the CBC-led Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) broadcast and digital media consortium.Between Friday, March 7th and Sunday, March 9th, 5.3 million Canadians watched at least part of the TV coverage, including Friday’s opening ceremony, CBC reported.Through the CPC’s consortium, which also includes Sportsnet, Accessible Media Inc., Yahoo Sports Canada and SendtoNews, Canadians have access to more Paralympic coverage than ever before. More than 90 hours of fully accessible TV broadcasts as well as more than 250 hours of...