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<blockquote data-quote="london_olympics" data-source="post: 536824" data-attributes="member: 201504">In a nutshell, the Beijing Olympics are due to start on August 8th and it's just been announced (yesterday) by China Central Television that the CCTV International channels such as CCTV4, CCTV9, CCTV-F and CCTV-E will NOT be broadcasting the opening or closing ceremonies or any of the Beijing Olympic events. The only CCTV transmissions showing these events will be restricted to China mainland channels CCTV 1, 2, etc.This is due to the strict telecast rights imposed by the International Olympic Committee which makes a first for China to observe copyright rules and regulations.I'm&nbsp; based in the UK and was rather looking forward to watching the Olympic games on CCTV 9 which I can watch via Sky, so wonder if anyone knows if it is possible to watch any of the CCTV mainland based satellite channels such as CCTV 1, 2, etc. which will be broadcasting these events?Any help always appreciated - please PM me with details if you don't want the info live on the forum <img src="https://www.satellites.co.uk/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="london_olympics, post: 536824, member: 201504"] In a nutshell, the Beijing Olympics are due to start on August 8th and it's just been announced (yesterday) by China Central Television that the CCTV International channels such as CCTV4, CCTV9, CCTV-F and CCTV-E will NOT be broadcasting the opening or closing ceremonies or any of the Beijing Olympic events. The only CCTV transmissions showing these events will be restricted to China mainland channels CCTV 1, 2, etc. This is due to the strict telecast rights imposed by the International Olympic Committee which makes a first for China to observe copyright rules and regulations. I'm based in the UK and was rather looking forward to watching the Olympic games on CCTV 9 which I can watch via Sky, so wonder if anyone knows if it is possible to watch any of the CCTV mainland based satellite channels such as CCTV 1, 2, etc. which will be broadcasting these events? Any help always appreciated - please PM me with details if you don't want the info live on the forum :) [/QUOTE]

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