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Rio Paralympics 2016: guide

Your guide to the most extensive Paralympics coverage ever on 7TWO.

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The Rio Paralympics 2016 begin on Thursday morning until Monday September 19.

7TWO is screening all of Seven’s coverage, beginning with the Opening Ceremony Live at 7am AEST, hosted by Johanna Griggs, Lawrence Mooney and Annabelle Williams.

Live competition gets underway at 11pm AEST Thursday night and continues to 2am. On most mornings there are highlights from 5-7am AEST before Live coverage resumes until 11am AEST.

In Rio Today with Mel McLaughlin, Lawrence Mooney and Annabelle Williams airs at 8:30pm nightly.

Seven is promising the most extensive coverage of a Paralympic Games ever, with more than 120 hours of Live and highlights coverage and14 separate vision feeds.  200 people will be involved in the coverage with production and transmission centres in Rio, Sydney and Melbourne plus Sunrise, Seven News, The Morning Show and Daily Edition.

Kerry Stokes, Chairman, Seven West Media:
“The Paralympic Games will touch the lives of all Australians. They will inspire all of us. They will tell the stories of extraordinary people. And all of us at Seven take great pride in being entrusted to deliver those stories and feats of these remarkable people to our audiences in Australia. Just as with the Olympic Games, the Paralympic Games is a journey that has a deep and abiding impact – a journey we share with all Australians whether or not they have touched the prize of a medal, or represented their country at this ultimate gathering of athletes. These will be our first Paralympic Games.”

Tim Worner, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer:
“We are proud to be the network of the Paralympic Games. These will be the most available Paralympic Games ever and all of us at Seven are very pleased to have done our bit to back the Australian team. For us this has been something more than a business proposition. Our entire company has been part of the effort to give the team the chance to chase their dreams of gold in Rio. This is a first for commercial television and we will be presenting up to 14 hours a day of action. And to make it the most accessible Paralympic coverage of all time, we will be streaming the entire telecast for free so it can be watched anytime anywhere. Just like the Olympic Games, we know these Games will provide some inspirational and amazing stories.”

From Saul Shtein, Head of Sport:
“Welcome to Seven’s coverage of the Paralympic Games. We have been entrusted with the honour and responsibility to create the coverage of what is undoubtedly today one of the biggest events in television. We’ve done big events before. And we’ll do it again. But the Paralympic Games is different. It is an extraordinary gathering of athletes, and each athlete has an extraordinary story. We will be delivering our coverage across broadcast television and connected devices. It is a coverage designed to give you the best seat in the house.”

Kirsty Bradmore, Executive Producer:
“The team that has been assembled to host the coverage, Johanna Griggs, Mel McLaughlin, Tom Williams, Lawrence Mooney and Paralympian Annabelle Williams can’t wait to share their excitement. Joining our team in commentary will be Australia’s greatest Paralympian, Matt Cowdrey, and sixtime gold medalist Heath Francis. WC Tennis star, Dylan Alcott, will compete in Rio and then join our reporting team on the ground. The Paralympic Games is an event ‘beyond sport’. I’m sure Seven’s coverage will provide enormous enjoyment for our audience as they witness the elite competition on display. It’s also my hope the broadcast can play a small role in changing community perceptions of people with disabilities.”

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Presenters

Matt Carmichael – Early Morning Anchor, 5:00-7:00am
Matt will host the Early Morning Highlights Program for morning competition. This two hour program will include Swimming heats, Athletics heats and finals, Cycling qualifications and finals plus coverage of many other sports, such as Wheelchair Basketball and Table Tennis.

Johanna Griggs – Morning Anchor, 7:00-11:00am
Johanna will host the evening (RIO) competition sessions. Finals in Swimming, Athletics, Track Cycling and coverage of the major events each day such as Triathlon, Rowing, Shooting and Canoe finals plus interviews and victory ceremonies. Johanna will also conduct live interviews with athletes in Rio as well as cross live to our reporters at different venues.

Mel McLaughlin, Lawrence Mooney and Annabelle Williams – In Rio Today from 8:30-11:00pm
Mel and Lawrence will host the live, primetime program In Rio Today joined by Paralympic gold medallist, Annabelle Williams. All the Aussie gold medals, feature events in major sports, postevent interviews and victory ceremonies from Rio earlier in the day will be included in this program. There will be live athlete interviews with our panel, and friends and family of the athletes will drop into the studio.

Tom Williams – 11:00pm – 2:00am
Tom will present heats and qualifying events from the morning sessions in Rio, in particular Swimming, Athletics and Cycling. Importantly, there will also be some finals included in these sessions. For instance men’s Wheelchair Tennis Finals will air as part of the morning competition.

Commentators

Australia’s greatest ever Paralympian, Matthew Cowdrey, has been chosen as Seven’s expert Swimming commentator, while in Athletics, we are delighted six-time gold medallist, Heath Francis has joined our team. Joining them in commentary will be broadcasters, Dave Culbert, Brenton Speed and Darren Boyd. Darren Boyd covered swimming at London 2012 Paralympic Games. Dave Culbert is a two-time long jump Olympian and commentator of athletics, cycling, tennis and a range of sports. Brenton Speed is an Olympic and football commentator, but can equally turn his hand to tennis, golf and many other sports. News reporters Matt Carmichael and Emily Angwin, along with colour reporter Emma Davenport will be the eyes and ears for our viewers. They will be poolside, trackside and out and about in Rio with the athletes. A great addition to the team will be Paralympian Dylan Alcott, joining Seven from Day 7 onwards and hopefully, with his own gold medal around his neck.

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7Live app

A ‘7live featuring the Paralympic Games’ app is available for Android, iPhone and the web via App Store, Google Play or at www.7live.com.au

It will also be available on multiple devices through PLUS7 and the 7Tennis app. Seven will also be delivering coverage and engaging with fans via 7TWO’s social channels on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

7Live will include a live simulcast stream of 7TWO coverage plus medal tallies, profiles of the Australian athletes and video on demand highlights.

All content will be free on all devices.

7TWO Broadcast Schedule

The details which follow are current as at 5 September, 2016 (All times AEST, subject to amendment, check local guides)

Printable guide (Word doc).

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2 Responses

  1. It’s a shame 7two was swapped with 7mate on Foxtel satellite as don’t have a FTA aerial so will only be able to watch on app . But well done to seven for level of promised coverage

    1. Your not the only one that is still cheesed off about the 7two/7mate swap for Foxtel satellite. If anything, the rage from Foxtel satellite subscribers about the change will be greater for the Paralympics than it was for the Olympics last month!

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