olympics,what channel?

The sky adverts say 24 channels through the BBC and red button. Freeview/freesat don't have that many red button channels so it's unlikely that they will have full cverage I think.
 
Thanks.will have to buy a new sky remote then for red button acsess as puppy has chewed ours to smitherines!
 
Has anyone got a bit more detail as to whether the 3-day eventing is going to be shown live on one of these 24 BBC channels....Please?

BBC red button schedule does not appear to be showing it.
 
We've got sky - just the bog standard stuff, no sports, so Im hoping we will get full coverage of all equsetrian competitions (?)

however does anyone where a viewing timetable can be got at so i can put everything on record?
 
If I understand what the BBC website is saying, you will be able to watch all the sport live on-line on your PC and swap between streams in teal time, and start at the beginning if you are late. I can't imagine how our village broadband will cope with that. I haven't found anything saying precisely what is showing when on the TV
 
finbarrk said:
BBC and the red button.
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I guess a lot of people will be working that day. It is still possible to record from red button if you got an old VHS recorder but you can't record red button on a SKY box.
Unfortunately BBC has decided to "chop" up the live coverage of the Cross-country on the red button like this;

Button 1; 12.30-1pm
Button 2; 1-1.45pm
Button 1; 1.45-2.45
Button 3; 2.45-5.45

How stupid is that?

I'm going to have to enlist my son for the day to chop the feeds whilst VHS is running. Luckily he is on school holiday.
 
According to H&H those times are for BBC 1 &2 not red button. Also if you have Sky there are going to be 24 new BBC channels added on Monday so that every sport will be shown live and can be recorded on Sky+
 
I thought it read that these were the Red button channels as only key live events will be shown on regular BBC channels.
Great do for SKY owners that the new recordable channels will be added for the Olympics.
 
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I only have freeview and I'm hoping to watch the whole of the dressage and the whole of the cross country on television so it better be available. I've downloaded the app so can always watch that on the ipad but its better on the tv!
 
All the 24 extra channels for the Olympics appeared on my (basic) Virgin package yesterday together with, oh joy of joys, all the Sky Sports Channels so I can watch the GP live today - YAY! Will also be able to watch the King George V Gold Cup too!
 
I am on Freesat and can now see the 24 bbc channels - in Sussex the channel nos are 150 (bbc red button) then 151-174 inclusive are the olympic channels...currently showing timings for what's up-coming for weds and thurs this week - football. no sign of the equestrian yet but I'm sure it will be on somewhere.
So all looking promising :)
 
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