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  2. Concerns and controversies at the 2012 Summer Paralympics

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    But Channel 4 is a commercially funded public service broadcaster and advertising allows us to invest in original programming and events such as the Paralympics." [10] Channel 4 also came under criticism for airing, on its show The Last Leg With Adam Hills, a tweet that asked whether it is acceptable to hit disabled people. [13]

  3. 2012 Summer Paralympics - Wikipedia

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    Channel 4 the new local broadcaster of the 2012 Summer Paralympics in the United Kingdom—held a multi-platform advertising campaign to promote its coverage. The broadcaster sought to change the public perception of the Paralympics, encouraging viewers to see them as an "event in its own right", rather than as an afterthought to the Olympics.

  4. List of 2012 Summer Paralympics broadcasters - Wikipedia

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    [3] [4] Radio coverage was provided by the BBC on its radio channels BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra. [5] [6] Australia: The Australian Broadcasting Corporation broadcast the 2012 Paralympics across Australia, mostly on its digital channel ABC2. It broadcast over 100 hours of live coverage including both ceremonies. [7]

  5. 2012 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony - Wikipedia

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    The 2012 Summer Paralympics opening ceremony was held on 29 August 2012, starting at 20:30 BST and marking the official opening of the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, England. [2] The show – named Enlightenment – had Jenny Sealey and Bradley Hemmings as its artistic directors, [ 3 ] leading a team that included Jon Bausor as set designer ...

  6. Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics - Wikipedia

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    [4] The 2012 Australian Paralympic team had 161 athletes, 90 men and 71 women, competing in 13 sports. [4] About half the team attended their first Games. [6] Shooter Libby Kosmala, at the age of 70, was Australia's oldest competitor. [7] Swimmer Maddison Elliott, at the age of thirteen, was the youngest. [8]

  7. List of 2012 Summer Olympics broadcasters - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of Olympic broadcasters of the 2012 Summer Olympics. The games in London, together with the 2012 Summer Paralympics were broadcast around the world, with Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS), an agency of the International Olympic Committee , serving as the host broadcaster.

  8. Event winners at the 2012 Summer Paralympics - Wikipedia

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    Gold medalists [2]; Sport Event Competitor(s) NPC Rec Ref; Cycling: Women's individual pursuit C1-3: Sini Zheng China Women's individual pursuit C4: Susan Powell Australia Women's individual pursuit C5

  9. Timeline of sport on Channel 4 - Wikipedia

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    29 August–9 September – Channel 4 broadcasts live coverage of the 2012 Summer Paralympics. [9] This is the first time that the event has been shown in full and Channel 4 broadcasts more than 150 hours of coverage on the main channel and on sister channel More4 .