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From International Paralympic Committee (IPC)
12 February 2008
Bonn, Germany - Today the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) re-launched its web TV channel ParalympicSport.TV.
After two years of operation, the channel now presents itself in a brand-new look and has plenty of new content to offer. Besides highlights from the 2007 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey European Championships and the 2007 IWAS Wheelchair Rugby European Championships, ParalympicSport.TV will also showcase new programme formates such as the monthly magazine ‘paraEmotion’ and ‘60seconds’, a regular news broadcast. The first magazine will air on 21 February 2008 with different features about Paralympic sports, athletes and events.
ParalympicSport.TV is a top quality 24/7 television channel broadcasting via the Internet with either regular or full screen size available for the best viewing experience. Free of charge, people all over the world are able to watch live and delayed programming, or see the coverage on demand later.
The goal of ParalympicSport.TV is to provide a variety of content from the Paralympic World including news, interviews, event reports and of course the Paralympic Games. Highlight of the year will be the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games, which will extensivley be broadcasted.
The development and relaunch of ParalympicSport.TV is coordinated by the IPC and its partners. Narrowstep Inc. and brandstage.tv underline the truly global nature of Paralympic broadcasting. As the leader of TV on the Internet Narrowstep provides the technical plattform whereas brandstage.tv takes charge of channel management and video production.
The IPC has an embedded version of ParalympicSport.TV on its official website http://www.paralympic.org. If you are interested to embed ParalympicSport.TV in your website, please contact Eva Werthmann, IPC Broadcasting Co-ordinator at
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ParalympicSport.TV is presented by Samsung, the Worldwide Partner of the IPC. For more information about the web TV channel, please visit http://www.paralympicsport.tv.
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Notes to the Editor:
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is the global governing body of the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games, and serves as the International Federation for nine sports, for which it supervises and co-ordinates the World Championships and other competitions. The IPC is committed to enabling Paralympic athletes to achieve sporting excellence and to developing sport opportunities for all persons with a disability from the beginner to elite level. In addition, the IPC aims to promote the Paralympic values, which include courage, determination, inspiration and equality.
Founded on 22 September 1989, the IPC is an international non-profit organization formed and run by 162 National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) from five regions and four disability specific international sports federations (IOSDs). The IPC Headquarters and its management team are located in Bonn, Germany.
For further information, please contact Steffi Klein, IPC Media and Communication Senior Manager, on tel: +49-228-2097-230, e-mail: or go to http://www.paralympic.org.