The 2016 Summer Olympics are here, and the world’s greatest athletes are ready to show us what they’re made of. If you want to catch all the suspense, drama, and victory, but you don’t have cable, here’s how you can medal in streaming for free.
Stream It Right from NBC
NBC is making it easier than ever to stream the Olympics… if you’re a cable subscriber. However, if you can borrow a friend or family member’s cable credentials both NBCOlympics.com and the NBC Sports app (free on iOS, Apple TV, Android, Windows devices, Xbox, and Roku) will be streaming over 4,500 hours of live coverage during the games, including the opening and closing ceremonies. You’ll pretty much be able to see it all on almost any device if someone is nice enough to let you use their credentials. You can also watch live coverage of the Olympics for free on a time-delay if you have an Over-the-Air (OTA) antenna hooked up to your TV. If none of those work for you, don’t fret, there are still a couple other ways you can watch.
Use Free Sling TV or PlayStation Vue Trials to Catch the Action
Use a VPN to Watch International Olympics Coverage
- UK – BBC
- Canada – CBC
- Australia – The Seven Network
- China – CCTV
- Germany – ARD, ZDF
- Austria – ORF
- Ireland – RTE
- Spain – RTVE
Find the Events You Want to Watch
- NBCSN will host 330 hours of coverage, including most medal ceremonies, track and field, boxing, fencing, field hockey, basketball, soccer, archery, swimming, weightlifting, wrestling, and more. If you can only watch one, this channel will have more events than any other.
- NBC will host 260.5 hours of coverage, including the Olympics Opening Ceremony (Friday, August 5 4pm PT/7pm ET) and Closing Ceremony, as well as a mix of event coverage and athlete interviews and features.
- Bravo will host 94.5 hours of coverage, and be the only place to watch Men’s and Women’s Olympic Tennis in the U.S.
Source: LifeHacker
