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The 2012 Paralympic Games

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A former member
I wonder if Tumble approves of the Paralympic classification system?
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Brekkie
So C4 tonight showing athletics - Jonnie Peacock and Oscar Pistorious in the 100m heats, during C4 News itself on C4 SD while More4/C4 HD sticks with swimming at 7pm, though will probably show the 100m heats later in the evening.

I do wish though they'd used More4 from 7-9pm each night for the swimming and C4 focused on the athletics when it returns at 7.30pm.
Last edited by Brekkie on 5 September 2012 6:54pm
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Aphrodite007
Nice way of getting round OFCOM news requirements- showing live action during the news!
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Brekkie
In the end they showed Jonnie Peacock live and the other heats delayed within minutes on the main coverage anyway.

Also an interesting piece in the lunchtime show (12-1) today about the broadcasting of the games and how the IBC is practically empty.
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dosxuk
The delay on the links to Brands Hatch is very annoying.
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Brekkie
A great half hour of live sport with David Weir and Jonnie Peacock - only Super Saturday from the Olympics really rivals it, and even then I don't think Mo and Jess got the reaction Jonnie did tonight.

C4 obviously expecting decent ratings too - they got three ad breaks in between 9pm and 9.15pm, though interesting that most of the ads are from arguably more premium advertisers.
VM
VMPhil
Agreed.

I have to say though... Eddie Izzard?!
JT
jolly turnip
Claire Balding is fab. End.
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A former member
Claire Balding is fab. End.

Erm, more than fab, I'd say!
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Moz
Agreed.

I have to say though... Eddie Izzard?!

Urm, 43 marathons in 51 days - plus he's probably faced quite a bit of discrimination in his time. Ideal choice I'd say.
VM
VMPhil
Moz posted:
Agreed.

I have to say though... Eddie Izzard?!

Urm, 43 marathons in 51 days - plus he's probably faced quite a bit of discrimination in his time. Ideal choice I'd say.


Yes I know he was the ideal choice, my post was expressing that it was a nice surprise after the politicians handing out medals.
DV
DVB Cornwall
Jonnie Peacock's 100m win at the Paralympics was watched by more than 6 million viewers on Thursday night, Channel 4's most popular sporting action of the London Games to date.

Channel 4's evening Paralympics programme averaged 3.5 million viewers, a 16.7% share, between 7.30pm and 10.30pm on Thursday. It had a 15-minute peak of 5.8 million between 9.15pm and 9.30pm and a 5-minute peak of 6.3 million as 19-year-old Peacock won in 10.9 seconds – the second-fastest time in history behind his own world record. South African Oscar Pistorius finished in fourth place.

It was Channel 4's most-watched live action of the Games, and the broadcaster's biggest Paralympics audience since the opening ceremony, which had an average of 7.6 million viewers (40%) and a 15-minute peak of 10.9 million.


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