I wonder if they will make all sports available from the para-olympics later in August and early September.
Brian Miller Sent from my iPhone On Jul 26, 2012, at 2:32 PM, "Paul Ferrara" <paul.ferr...@insightbb.com> wrote: > But is the app accessible; as of a week ago it was totally not. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Steve > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 11:39 AM > Subject: Olympics Will be Live on Line > > There is an app that you can download and enter your cable/satellite provider > into for the live feeds. > > From canoe to handball, Olympics will be live online By Roger Yu, USA > TODAY Lovers of fencing and trampoline, rejoice! For the first time ever, all > Olympic > events -- including less-popular sports and competition of other countries -- > will be available for live-viewing when the London Games kick off today with > women's soccer. NBCUniversal, which owns the exclusive U.S. broadcast rights > for the Games, will use nine TV channels, a website and a tablet-smartphone > app to broadcast and stream the Games to viewers who can prove that they > subscribe to cable service. In a testament of how far online viewing has > advanced > in just four years, all 32 sports and more than 3,500 programming hours will > be streamed, including the awarding of all 302 medals. Four years ago, NBC > streamed only 25 sports and 2,200 hours during the Beijing Games. Here are > some some questions to consider as you wait for the Games to begin: Q: Can I > really view any and all live events online, even Guatemala's badminton team? > A: Yes. That certain sports were unavailable for viewing was a common > complaint > in the past Olympics. But thanks to the Internet and mobile apps, the Games' > organizers have addressed the issue for those lucky enough to have a broadband > connection. For many U.S. viewers, their TV set still will be the go-to > platform for watching the Olympics, much of it tape-delayed for prime-time > broadcast. > But given the limited number of hours on TV, NBCUniversal chose to make all > events available on its dedicated Olympics website, NBCOlympics.com. Videos > will be archived for evening viewing. Q: Any options for tablet or smartphone > users? A: Mobile viewers can also access live events through the free NBC > Olympics Live Extra app, available on iOS and Android devices. The app will > show every competition, as well as the Olympics content that airs on NBC TV > channels. Q: Is the streamed content from the website and the app free? A: > Yes and no. It's free if you can verify at log-on that you are a cable > subscriber > who buys a package that contains MSNBC and CNBC. Customers of all major > pay-TV providers are eligible. Q: How do I verify my cable subscription? A: > Customers > can verify by filling out their username and password -- obtained from > their cable provider -- on NBCOlympics.com. If you don't have one, you must > obtain > a username from the website of your pay-TV provider. Q: What's available on > TV? A: NBCUniversal will keep the broadcast of all Olympics events within its > family of channels, including Bravo and Telemundo. The main NBC broadcast > station will air 270 hours of Olympics programming, limiting it to popular > sports > and the opening and closing ceremonies. NBC Sports Network, a cable channel > owned by NBCUniversal, will air Olympics coverage 14 hours a day, mostly U.S. > teams. MSNBC will focus on long-form programming, including features and > events that last more than a few minutes. Boxing will air on CNBC, while Bravo > is the go-to channel for tennis fans. Telemundo will broadcast selected > events in Spanish. Q: Are there any special channels or 3-D programming? A: > NBC > has developed three dedicated cable channels for soccer, basketball and > 3-D programming. The 3-D channel will have about 240 hours of coverage, but > viewers > will need a 3-D-capable TV set. 3-D events include the opening and closing > ceremonies, gymnastics, swimming, bicycle racing and track and field. Q: Are > there other websites or apps that will broadcast the Games live? A: No. But > there are other options for fans who want ancillary content beyond competitive > events. Another free NBC app, NBC Olympics, contains highlights, schedules, > results and athlete profiles. > > Secret Service: Where we emphasize Service over Secret > > Steve > Lansing, MI > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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