Seven to stream live Olympics
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Knowing that Australians will be chasing Olympic results while they are working in the office, Seven has announced its online partner Yahoo will stream live coverage during the daytime.
However with so many simultaneous sports, there is no indication yet which events will actually stream live.
Seven’s announcement comes days after NBC said it would stream 3000 hours of footage online to Vista users -but only after it has aired on television. Other media organisations in the US are angry over NBC’s video exclusivity, but the media giant says it has paid for the right with a whopping $3.5b price tag.
Yahoo says it will provide our biggest online Olympics coverage ever, boasting more than 100 hours of footage thought it doesn’t indicate if all 100 hours are actually live. Its dedicated website will also provide 7 packages, streaming of the YumCha morning programme, along with loads of results, medal tallies, editorial and blogs.
Yahoo gave out the address as http://www.yahoo!7.com.au/Olympics which wasn’t working at time of filing this story. However au.sports.yahoo.com/olympics/ works just fine.
Check out TV Tonight’s comprehensive Show Watch: Olympics including download links for Seven and SBS schedules.
Press Release:
For the first time ever Yahoo!7, Official Online Broadcaster of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, will give workers a reason to stay at their desks during lunchtime by offering LIVE streaming direct from Beijing on yahoo7.com.au/olympics. Yahoo!7 is bringing Australians unparalleled access to video content with more than 100 hours of footage giving more chances to cheer on the green and gold than ever before!
This will be complemented by up-to-the-minute live results and start lists from every sport and venue and a fully searchable, live, medal tally. At Yahoo!7 the Olympic action isn’t limited to Beijing, with an extensive video archive available on demand and featuring over 180 of the most memorable moments in Olympic history, including Cathy Freeman’s 400m gold at the Sydney Olympics.
Additional features of Yahoo!7’s Olympic site:
• For those who want to catch up with the goings on outside of competition, Channel 7’s YumCha will be streamed daily.
• Yahoo!7 will take visitors inside the minds of some of Australia’s top medal hopefuls with exclusive blogs from swimmer Eamon Sullivan and diver Briony Cole, along with BMX rider Jared Graves, as his sport debuts on the Olympic stage.
• All sporting passions are covered with dedicated one-stop pages for every Olympics sport.
• For those with time on their hands, Yahoo!7 has a range of fun, interactive Olympic-themed games to ignite your competitive spirit and pass the time until your next favourite event.
• A special, fully customisable, Yahoo!7 Olympic Games toolbar allows for easy navigation to all sections of the site with a single click.
• An Olympics newsletter will be delivered direct to your inbox during the Games with all the latest news and results, keeping you up-to-date with all the latest happenings.
CEO Yahoo!7, Rohan Lund, says Beijing will herald a new era for online broadcasting with Yahoo!7 leading the way. “Yahoo!7 is providing the highest quality online Olympic coverage ever seen in this country, transporting Australians from their desks to Beijing,” said Mr Lund. “We’re all expecting great things from our Aussie stars in Beijing and Yahoo!7 is capturing all the action with exclusive live video coverage, immediate highlights and media tallies, on the ground editorial reporting, streaming packaged Channel 7 highlights, commentary from our athletes and daily reports, and this is just to mention a few,” he said.
For all the latest Olympic action, visit Australia’s Official Online Broadcaster of Beijing 2008 / Beijing 2008 Olympic Games / 2008 Olympic Games, Yahoo!7: www.yahoo!7.com.au/Olympics
4 Responses
Ah, I thought that would be the case. Thanks Maximum.
Take out the exclamation mark from the web address and it works fine
http://www.yahoo7.com.au/Olympics
Of course it redirects to the 2nd website.
Evan :->
Hello Ianblair23! I know you from your regular wikipedia edits on television! Anyway, I can say Roy & HG won’t be happening this year due to timezones and Seven’s broadcasting schedule means their coverage won’t be finished until around 2am in the morning, meaning Roy & HG would be on this late, making it oretty worthless.
David, this indeed great news.
On another note, is any word on whether Roy & HG will be doing a nightly show during this Olympics? I thoroughly enjoyed the The Dream and The Ice Dream during 2000 and 2002.