via press release:
NBC SPORTS AND UNIVERSAL SPORTS TO BROADCAST 2010 PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES HIGHLIGHTS
GE To Be Presenting Sponsor of NBC Sports and Universal Sports’ Broadcast of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. and NEW YORK - March 9, 2010 - NBC Sports and Universal Sports announced today the multiplatform broadcast coverage of the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games presented by GE. Coverage on NBC Sports will include a one-hour program recapping the Opening Ceremony on Saturday, March 13 (1-2 p.m. ET) and a two-hour highlights program on Saturday, April 10 (3-5 p.m. ET).
In addition to the coverage on NBC Sports, Universal Sports will broadcast a nightly two-hour show for nine straight nights dedicated to the daily competition of the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games starting on Monday, March 15 at 6 p.m. ET (re-air at 11 p.m. ET) and continuing nightly through Tuesday, March 23.
Additionally, UniversalSports.com will offer on-demand re-airs of the Universal Sports television coverage, plus full-length event “rewinds.”
The official site of the U.S. Paralympic Team, www.usparalympics.org, will also offer daily video and news highlights of the competition from Vancouver.
“The extensive coverage on NBC Sports and Universal Sports helps to raise the awareness of the Paralympics by telling the stories of these remarkable athletes, and demonstrates NBC Universal’s commitment to the Olympic movement in the United States,” said Gary Zenkel, president, NBC Olympics.
“We are thrilled that fans of Team USA will be able to stay connected to all the action in Vancouver and follow the accomplishments of Paralympians from throughout the world,” said Scott Blackmun, U.S. Olympic Committee Chief Executive Officer.
The Paralympic Winter Games is an elite sporting event for accomplished athletic champions spanning five different physical disability groups. Emphasizing the Paralympic values of courage, determination, inspiration and equality, the Paralympic Winter Games showcase participants' athletic achievements rather than their physical disability in five sports: alpine skiing, biathlon, cross country skiing, sled hockey and wheelchair curling. In Vancouver, a total of 600 athletes from approximately 40 countries will compete in these five sports.
Paralympic Broadcast Schedule on NBC Sports and Universal Sports:
(Note: All listed times are E.T.)
NBC Sports
Opening Ceremony highlights - Saturday, March 13, 1-2 p.m.
Paralympics recap - Saturday, April 10, 3-5 p.m.
Universal Sports
Monday, March 15 - Tuesday March 23, 7 p.m. (re-air at 11 p.m.)
To learn more about U.S. Paralympics, visit www.usparalympics.org.
ABOUT UNIVERSAL SPORTS: Universal Sports, a partnership between NBC Sports and InterMedia Partners, serves as the preeminent multiplatform destination for Olympic-related and lifestyle sports programming available on television and online. Universal Sports, available in more than 57 million homes, is in nine of the top 10 DMAs including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas-Fort Worth, San Francisco, Atlanta, Washington D.C. and Houston, plus Seattle and Denver. Major world championship and Olympic qualifying events found on Universal Sports range from track and field, skiing, swimming, gymnastics, marathons and cycling, to volleyball, rowing, triathlon, fencing, speed skating and martial arts. UniversalSports.com delivers an immersive experience via live and on-demand competition coverage, as well as interaction with top athletes through blogs and in-depth access to Olympic sports news and information year round. For more information on the availability of the Universal Sports 24-hour television channel, please visit UniversalSports.tv.
Members of the media can get more information about NBC Universal and its programming on the NBC Universal Media Village Web site at www.nbcumv.com.
I didn’t know that there was one. Not showing it in the UK.
I didn’t know that there was one. Not showing it in the UK.
I didn’t know that there was one. Not showing it in the UK.
I must admit, I'm a little disappointed. I got myself hooked on the Summer Paralympics, and was really hoping the Winter games would get better coverage – especially with outlets such as Universal Sports that often show weeks or even months old competitions on a regular basis. I would have thought US would have given up a larger daily block.
But hey, I'll take what I can get. A few hours a day of some of the most inspiring athletes… will be good for this generally grumpy guys soul for a few weeks.
Go Team USA!
NBC's Paralympics coverage is pathetic. And Universal Sports is a joke, nobody carries that channel and nobody will want to carry that channel with the way NBC treats sports. Its too bad nobody will watch the Paralympics (or even know its going on) because its coverage is none existant. Why not stream the events live online like ESPN360.com does with the Winter X Games Europe? The people interested in watching the events will go to the source streaming live coverage (duh).
Just a polite FYI: I get Universal Sports for free with my combination small HDTV antenna (mounted outside), converter box and old analog TV and it comes in great (because of the digital signal). I live in Michigan, so I'm not sure how your reception would be where you live. If you want more information about what channels you could get with an antenna, the company Antennas Direct is great. Call them up – you can talk to a real person – and they can pinpoint your area's coverage. Don't know what you budget is, but my antenna (from Antennas Direct through Amazon) was about $40, the cable to connect it with the converter box (50 ft) was about $25 and the converter box was $10 (with the $40 government coupon-although I think the coupon program is over). Hope you can get the channel! IMaybe it's worth a try for you?
One way to get Universal Sports reception: I get Universal Sports
(without cable or satellite dish) with my combination small HDTV
antenna (mounted outside-higher is almost always better and you have to experiment a bit with aiming the antenna in the right direction), converter
box and old analog TV and it comes in great (because of the digital
signal). I live in Michigan, so I'm not sure how your reception would
be where you live. If you want more information about what channels
you could get with an antenna, the company Antennas Direct is great.
Call them up – you can talk to a real person – and they can tell you
about your area's coverage (there are websites for this, as well). As far as
set-up costs, my antenna (from Antennas Direct through Amazon) was
about $40, the cable to connect it with the converter box (50 ft) was
about $25 and the converter box was $10 (with the $40 government
coupon-although I think the coupon program is over). Hope you can get
the channel! I'm so grateful I can get the channel, I wanted to share this info with anyone who might want to try it, too!
Just a polite FYI: I get Universal Sports for free with my combination small HDTV antenna (mounted outside), converter box and old analog TV and it comes in great (because of the digital signal). I live in Michigan, so I'm not sure how your reception would be where you live. If you want more information about what channels you could get with an antenna, the company Antennas Direct is great. Call them up – you can talk to a real person – and they can pinpoint your area's coverage. Don't know what you budget is, but my antenna (from Antennas Direct through Amazon) was about $40, the cable to connect it with the converter box (50 ft) was about $25 and the converter box was $10 (with the $40 government coupon-although I think the coupon program is over). Hope you can get the channel! IMaybe it's worth a try for you?
One way to get Universal Sports reception: I get Universal Sports
(without cable or satellite dish) with my combination small HDTV
antenna (mounted outside-higher is almost always better and you have to experiment a bit with aiming the antenna in the right direction), converter
box and old analog TV and it comes in great (because of the digital
signal). I live in Michigan, so I'm not sure how your reception would
be where you live. If you want more information about what channels
you could get with an antenna, the company Antennas Direct is great.
Call them up – you can talk to a real person – and they can tell you
about your area's coverage (there are websites for this, as well). As far as
set-up costs, my antenna (from Antennas Direct through Amazon) was
about $40, the cable to connect it with the converter box (50 ft) was
about $25 and the converter box was $10 (with the $40 government
coupon-although I think the coupon program is over). Hope you can get
the channel! I'm so grateful I can get the channel, I wanted to share this info with anyone who might want to try it, too!