Thursday, July 19, 2012

London Olympics Live Streaming: Where to watch Olympics 2012 online?

The whole world is very much excited for the most spectacular sporting event of the year, London Olympics 2012. Millions of tickets have been sold out. A big thanks to technology, as sports lovers can enjoy watching each and every event of the London Olympics Lively, even if they don’t have tickets. If you are a sports lover, then no matter wherever you are in the world, you can watch the event online on various TV channels, YouTube, websites, etc. You will not miss the slightest moment of the Olympics even while travelling, as the Olympics will come right in your laptop, mobile phone or tablet.

London Olympics Live Streaming: Where to watch Olympics 2012 online?

Undoubtedly, there are numerous ways that will help you in watching the events online but it is always good and safe to opt for legal and official one. If you are planning to watch Olympics online then go through the info given below which will definitely bring you at the right place where you can watch the entire Olympics without any kind of interruption.

BBC

The BBC is the host broadcaster of London Olympics 2012 and it is believed that BBC has paid more than £60 million to purchase the London Olympic rights. However, BBC will broadcast all the events (more than 2,500 hours of broadcast during the Olympics) only for UK audiences. This service will be available on TVs, mobile phones, tablets, and PCs. BBC will run twenty-four simultaneous streams besides the major BBC channels. Viewers will be able to watch whatever they want to, across 4 screens.

The BBC’s website will bring a fresh way of watching the live events online in which the audiences can easily switch over between the 24 live streams and they can even rewind the live events in case if they miss out the start of the action. Plus, TV audiences can also find and choose their favorite sports very easily with the help of an A-Z listing, just like choosing a channel. Viewers will also be able to watch videos on their phones or tablets over 3G and Wi-Fi by installing an app in the device. The app is available for both iOS and Android platforms.

To download the BBC Olympics app for iOS device, click here.
To download the BBC Olympics app for Android device, click here.

NBC Olympics

NBC Olympics will also provide the live webcast of all events throughout the Olympics Games but only for US citizens. Plus, they must be a satellite customer or a TV customer of a cable to use this service. NBC Olympics has also launched not only one but two apps for iOS and Android devices that too for free. Both the apps are powered by Adobe and they are named as ‘NBC Olympics Live Extra’ and ‘NBC Olympics’. The former one will enable the satellite, cable, and telco customers to enjoy the live streaming of over 3,500 hours of content that will cover each and every athletic competition and all 302 medal events. At the same time, the ‘NBC Olympics’ app will offer short-form highlights, live results, TV and online schedule, etc.

To download NBC Olympics app for iOS device, click here.
To download NBC Olympics Live Extra app for iOS device, click here.
To download NBC Olympics app for Android device, click here.
To download NBC Olympics Live Extra app for Android device, click here.

Official YouTube channel of London Olympics 2012

You can also stream videos of all events of Olympics Games anytime and anywhere on your browser via the official channel of London Olympics Association on You Tube for free. The IOC (International Olympic Committee) has assured that it will stream over 2,200 hours of content on this channel. This service is specially aimed for those territories where the IOC has not sold its digital broadcast rights. There are around 64 territories including several territories of Asia and Africa that will get the benefits of this service. With this official You Tube channel, audiences will easily stream live sports events and highlights on their tablets, smartphones, or any other devices. In addition, the live stream will include English language commentary. Click here and have a look on the official you tube channel for London Olympics.

Official London 2012 Mobile Apps

Besides the mobile apps that are provided by the BBC and NBC, the London Olympics 2012 has also launched two official mobile apps for sports lovers with an aim of helping the users to remain in touch with the games, no matter where they are. The apps are named as the ‘Join In app’ and the ‘Results app’. The Join In app can be downloaded on iOS, Android, and Blackberry devices while the Results app is downloadable on iOS, Android, and Windows Phone 7. The Join In app is in fact a guide and a planning tool for users, regardless of whether the user is having tickets for events or not.

The join In app will help you in planning and sharing your Games experience. Right from the Olympic Torch Relay, opening & closing ceremonies to all events of Olympics & Paralympics, this app will be the best companion of yours. The app is integerated with Twitter, Facebook, and FourSquare too. The app also provides detailed maps which will help you on the roads and also inside the stadiums to find out particular places. The Results app is an extremely useful app for those people, for whom the results of events matters the most. This official app provides all info about the schedules, results, latest news, live updates, details of sports, athlete profiles, medal tables etc. which will keep the users always up-to-date during the entire Olympic and Paralympic games.

To download the Join In app and the Results app, visit here.

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