The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games kick off on August 8th, and the Web will be an important destination for sport lovers who want to be able to watch all of the action from their favorite events online.
Here is a list of the places online where lovers of the Games will be able to catch all of the action. Some are legal, while others may be frowned upon, but all are legitimate ways of seeing the Olympics online.
Official Coverage
NBC Olympics
American residents will be able to watch over 2,200 hours of coverage live on NBCOlympics.com.
The success of the coverage will be used as a yardstick to see whether the Web is a legitimate location for hosting coverage of events such as this.
However, with severe restrictions it is alienating a larger potential audience.
BBC Olympic Coverage
The the BBC’s Olympic coverage looks like the best deal with fair and wide coverage of the events. Unfortunately it is only available within the UK.
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