Beijing Olympics Today's Opening

[HB13DISH]

You can watch the Beijing Olympics Opening live this afternoon FTA from the German TV Channel ARD Das Erste on Hot Bird 13E
08.08.2008 starting 13:00 till 18:00
Olympia live
ARD has an excellent video quality, which is good in case you want to record the opening, but the commentary will be in German.
Check your local time.

There might be other channels so please post here before the opening.

 

[abari]

You can watch this event on Eurosport (and I think planeta sport) too from 14:00 to 17:30.

 

[HB13DISH]

You can watch this event on Eurosport (and I think planeta sport) too from 14:00 to 17:30.

Thanks for that, but I was hoping for more FTA channels.

 

[fradra]

Hi,

FTA-HDTV of the Olympics is possible on Badr 26° East:

_http://www.arabsat.com/ArabSat/English/News/Satellites/Beijing+Olympics+2008.htm

edit:
HDTV of the Olympics also on M2 HD (hungarian) which is fairly new on Hot Bird 13° East, 12.130 GHz h (SR 27 500, FEC 3/4) - live & FTA -

 

[Salty25]

That was brilliant, especially the lighting of the flame.

 

[HB13DISH]

That was brilliant, especially the lighting of the flame.

Yes. I quite enjoyed it.

TVE Internacional also broadcasted it FTA.

 

[simon p]

just watched my father inlaw in the opening ceromony of the olympics, he was one of the members of the scots pipe band mains of FINTRY , pround moment for the wife and myself.

 

[Channel Hopper]

Nicely done, watched it round a customers house on Eurosport HD.

I wonder if the UK will be able to better the opening in 4 years time ?

 

[gerryl]

the home of the firework...what more can ye say...best opening ever:toke:

 

[gameboy]

London must be shaking in their boots.

Notice they have already released a statement letting everyone know they have half the budget of Beijing....

Hard act to follow.

 

[Park Royal]

I hope that S Coe comes up with something simple and does not waste any more of our money. The Olympics is about competing in games, not about flashy expensive opening and closing ceremonies.
Parky

 

[HB13DISH]

Today is the final day for the Beijing Olympics 2008.
The closing ceremony will be between 13:00-15:30 UK time
Lucky for some today is Sunday.
Enjoy.

 

[Turok]

i only watch on swiss hd channel,that have the best picture quality of all

much better then orf hd!
i recorded nearly 50 hours to my external harddrive in hd quality!
@ 14 cet the end celebration will begin..!
maybe bbc also transmited in hd i never checked this?
because i can only watch and record one channel at one time!

 

[HB13DISH]

i only watch on swiss hd channel,that have the best picture quality of all

much better then orf hd!
i recorded nearly 50 hours to my external harddrive in hd quality!
@ 14 cet the end celebration will begin..!
maybe bbc also transmited in hd i never checked this?
because i can only watch and record one channel at one time!

I think that Eurosport HD will also be showing the closing ceremony.

 

[Turok]

what is the freqency of eurosport hd on hotbird,i dont see it in my channel list after automatic channel search on my ufs 910?

 

[HB13DISH]

what is the freqency of eurosport hd on hotbird,i dont see it in my channel list after automatic channel search on my ufs 910?

It depends on the package

Polsat has Eurosport HD on 11278 V
Cyfra + on 11278 V
N on 11278 V
Nova doesn't have HD
Check this page for other satellites
_http://www.lyngsat-address.com/df/Eurosport.html