Freeview and Winter Olympics

Robin9

We've just got a new TV that includes Freeview with the intention of ditching Sky.

How much of the Olympics will be on Freeview ?

DCFC79

Robin9 wrote: »

We've just got a new TV that includes Freeview with the intention of ditching Sky.

How much of the Olympics will be on Freeview ?

The 2 broadcasters are BBC and Eurosport so maybe (or most) half of the coverage.

macman

I think you'll find that your old TV had Freeview too. All TV's sold in the UK for the last 15 years or so have had a digital tuner, well before the analogue signal was turned off.

[Deleted User]

DCFC79 wrote: »

The 2 broadcasters are BBC and Eurosport so maybe (or most) half of the coverage.

I think the BBC will be showing all of it (within their limits time wise). They were awarded full rights in the UK, they've done a deal with Discovery but I can't see anywhere where Discovery will have exclusive rights in the UK to any content.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/winter-olympics/42735569

https://www.olympic.org/news/ioc-awards-broadcast-rights-in-united-kingdom-for-2014-2016-2018-and-2020-olympic-games-to-the-bbc

https://corporate.discovery.com/discovery-newsroom/bbc-discovery-communications-sign-long-term-olympic-games-partnership/

almillar

Hopefully it's a smart TV which will include iPlayer. Or there are umpteen ways to get iPlayer on your TV, so if it's not on the Freeview, or the red button, you should be able to get it there.

NineDeuce

None of it, hopefully, unless there is a crash in the bobsleigh....

Robin9

macman wrote: »

I think you'll find that your old TV had Freeview too. All TV's sold in the UK for the last 15 years or so have had a digital tuner, well before the analogue signal was turned off.

Ours was 20 - its predecessor 18

Robin9

DCFC79 wrote: »

The 2 broadcasters are BBC and Eurosport so maybe (or most) half of the coverage.

Eurosport is not on Freeview. I believe its available as a subscription service but needs a dongle. Any experiences anyone ?

[Deleted User]

Robin9 wrote: »

Eurosport is not on Freeview. I believe its available as a subscription service but needs a dongle. Any experiences anyone ?

Eurosport will just create their own shows I think, they won't have any additional content over the BBC (who actually own the rights). I'd stick with the BBC only, besides Eurosport are owned by the Discovery group so chances are they'll mess it up...

Inner_Zone

Robin9 wrote: »

Eurosport is not on Freeview. I believe its available as a subscription service but needs a dongle. Any experiences anyone ?

A Chromecast and a smart mobile phone and app, or a PC etc and subscription all details on the Eurosport player website.

The BBC are apparently showing 19 hours per day across BBC1, 2 and 4.

Robin9

Thank you all