BBC Olympic protection to include 24 stay HD programs available on TVs, mobile phones, PCs and tablets

Watch every second of the BBC's 2012 Olympics protection on Sky with the help of 24 company new programs, devoted to the London, uk Games

More than 10 thousand Sky houses will be able to look at the 2012 London, uk Olympics through two number of company new BBC programs which will be devoted to the BBC's stay protection of the game titles. Moreover, more than 5 thousand Sky houses with Sky+HD set-top bins will be able to look at the protection in gorgeous high-definition (HD), to make their Olympics encounter even better and more immersive.

The modern contract will mean that Sky houses will have access to complete protection of this year's Olympics, with up to 24 stay devoted HD and SD programs running as well at optimum times during the game titles. The 48 company new programs, which are being created for the Olympics, will release into Sky's Digital Program Information (EPG) and will show every game from bicycling to archery, boating to struggling, golf to the 100 metre final. Together with protection on the current BBC programs, Sky houses will be able to savor 2,500 hours' worth of stay BBC protection throughout the Games.

What's more, because Sky houses will be able to view the programs via the Sky EPG, Sky+ houses will be able to history the protection to look at at the same period that meets them so that they can history every one of their preferred activities and not forget any of the measures.

As with the rest of the HD programs on the Sky foundation, the new programs will be transmitted in 1080i and in wide-screen to boost the viewing encounter. The BBC's Olympics protection will also be accessible via the BBC Red Button.

Stephen van Rooyen, Handling Manager of Sky's Sales and Marketing Group, said: "The London, uk Olympics is a huge occurrence this year and one that we are all looking forward to here at Sky. We believe that the best way to look at the Olympics is in fantastic HD as it offers visitors the best possible viewing encounter and, reinforced by Sky+, the versatility of viewing the measures at the same period that meets our clients. We're pleased that every single Sky house will have the opportunity to savor unmatched protection of the greatest UK activities occurrence in a generation."

When viewing the protection with Sky+, clients will be able to history, go back and replay crucial times throughout the Olympics and also use this feature to history their preferred activities and activities from the game titles instantly on their Sky box. The Sky+ Distant Record option also allows clients to set their Sky+ or Sky+HD box to history from mobile mobile phones or the web.

The 48 new programs will be added to the Sports area of Sky's Digital Program Information from the Twenty fourth of September. The programs are free-to-air and available to any Sky house, such as Freesat from Sky houses. The HD programs are available on any Sky+HD box and do not need a registration, but do need an HD ready TV. Customers will need a Sky registration in order to use Sky+.

In inclusion to the stay Olympic protection planned to transmitted over the 24 new BBC programs, complete Olympic protection will also be available on BBC One, BBC One HD, BBC HD, BBC Two, BBC Three and the BBC News Route, of all which will also be available to all

10.3 thousand Sky houses.