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It’s been about four years since the last Summer Olympics (London, if you’ll recall), so what do you say we get together and do it all again? Fantastic!
The 2016 Rio Olympics kick off tonight with the Opening Ceremony, officially marking the start of the XXXI Olympiad. The ceremony is always one of color, pomp, performance, and celebration, but the best part? The parade of nations (as always!). So let’s get down to streaming logistics.
WHAT TIME IS THE OPENING CEREMONY?
So this is interesting. The Opening Ceremony is actually starting at 7:00 p.m. Eastern time, but NBC is broadcasting the ceremony on a delay, with start times staggered depending on which U.S. time zone you’re in. If you’re in the Eastern time zone, the broadcast begins at 7:30 p.m. In the Central time zone, the Opening Ceremony broadcast begins at 6:30 p.m. (Central, that is). In the Mountain time zone, the broadcast begins at 6:30 p.m. local time, and for the Pacific time zone, it’s 7:30 p.m. local time. (Got all that?)
HOW DO I LIVE STREAM THE OPENING CEREMONY?
The 2016 Rio Olympics Opening Ceremony is being broadcast in the United States on NBC (shout out to Bob Costas). If you have a cable subscription, you’re all set: you can stream via NBCOlympics.com or on the NBC Sports app, available on iTunes, Roku, Amazon Fire Stick, Android, and more. You can actually watch free for 30 minutes, but at that point you’ll need to authenticate, so have your login (or a friends’!) ready to go.
Another option is Sling TV, whose Blue package carries NBC (more on Sling below).
Or how about PlayStation Vue? Subscribers to their ‘Access’ basic cable streaming service have access to NBC.
For those preferring Spanish language coverage, there’s Telemundo. Users can either go to telemundo.com or download the Telemundo app on iTunes or Android.
HOW CAN I GET SLING TV?
This is a terrific time to check out Sling TV. The service’s Blue package, which includes major networks like CNN, Fox and NBC, normally costs $25 a month, but are currently offering subscribers a free one-week trial of the service. Then, from there, you can either download the Sling desktop app (if you’re watching on a desktop or laptop computer), or download the Sling app for iOS/Apple devices, Android, Roku, Microsoft, Nexus player, ZTE or XBox One.
