You can follow the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in streaming, we explain how to do it.
Not everyone has had the opportunity to buy tickets to the Paris Olympic Games. But don’t panic, you can follow the events from your couch. Several streaming platforms offer the event, and one of them is free.
The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games can be followed in full on streaming this Friday, July 26, 2024. For the occasion, France Télévision is setting up a special system that begins at 8:30 a.m. in streaming, with several amenities and special programs during the day, including the final sprint in Saint-Denis, from 3 p.m. The opening ceremony begins at 7:30 p.m. this Friday. You can follow it live on france.tv but also on the Max streaming platform and on Eurosport, which will broadcast the event. The system should be the same for the closing ceremony, which will take place on August 11, 2024.
Where to watch the Olympic events in streaming?
It is indeed France Television which broadcasts the 2024 Olympic Games live on its channels. If there are changes to TV broadcasting on France 2, France 3 and France 5, there is no need to bother with streaming. The france.tv platform announces the broadcasting of 50 hours of live content every day on his special page with several events already scheduled. If you need an account to access it, regulars know that registration and viewing are completely free, even if viewing may be punctuated by advertisements. The platform is available on boxes, smartphones, tablets, computers and connected Smart TVs and connected boxes.
If you have a subscription to the streaming platform Maxyou also have another option to follow the Olympic Games in their entirety. In partnership with Eurosport, which are integrated on the site, you can follow no less than 3,800 hours of live sport, with special broadcasts. All the events are already scheduled, with times to make sure you don’t miss the different events depending on the sports that interest you.
Remember that a Max subscription is paid: prices vary between 5.99 euros per month (with ads), 9.99 euros per month (Standard) and 13.49 euros per month (Premium), to which must be added a supplement of 5 euros per month to follow major sporting events. In addition, Eurosport.fr also offers 62 simultaneous streams to follow the events.