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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Rachael Healy

UNCOVERED: Channel 4 s paralympics coverage pulls in more than 18m viewers | History Defined

Ed Jackson, Tanni Grey Thompson and Libby Clegg on presenting duties in the Channel 4 Paralympics studio at the Stade de France.
Ed Jackson, Tanni Grey Thompson and Libby Clegg on presenting duties in the Channel 4 Paralympics studio at the Stade de France. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Observer

Television coverage of the Paris 2024 Paralympics has reached hundreds of thousands more viewers than the Tokyo Games, with billions more minutes watched across terrestrial and streaming.

Going into the final weekend, Channel 4 said coverage of the Paralympics had reached 18.5 million individuals, equating to 30.4% of the TV population. The broadcaster has described its coverage as “the most accessible Games to date”, with improved British Sign Language and audio offering and audio descriptions.

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