Be it on TV or live stream, here’s how to tune into all the Paris Olympics action in the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, India, France, and the rest of the world.
Akhil Arora, an avid Olympics viewer who has been writing about sport since 2010. He has reported live from Wembley and Wimbledon.
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The Olympics is back! Three years after the closed-doors COVID-affected Tokyo Olympics, the biggest sporting event on the planet arrives in Paris for the third time in its history. More than 10,700 athletes from over 200 nations are competing across 32 sports, from tennis to football, archery to badminton, boxing to fencing, golf to judo, and skateboarding to weightlifting. Breakdancing is making its debut at the Paris Olympics, in what is the mega event’s only new sport. The whole thing is going to run for over two weeks. What are the dates for the 2024 Olympics? The Paris Olympics began on Wednesday, July 24 and will conclude on Sunday, August 11 with the closing ceremony.
Okay, but when is the Paris Olympics opening ceremony? That’s on Friday, July 26 and it promises to be unlike anything you’ve seen at the Olympics. While the opening ceremony is traditionally held in a stadium, the 2024 Olympics is shifting it to a river—the Seine. Yep, you read that right. The parade of nations, in which the participating athletes march as part of their national delegation, will be held as a boat parade. It will stretch across a six-kilometre route from the Pont d’Austerlitz (near the Jardin des Plantes) to the Pont d’Iéna (near the Eiffel Tower), moving west across the Seine. Spectators can line up across the river to witness the 2024 Olympics opening ceremony.
But what if you’re not in Paris? And how can you tune into all the various sporting events? Here’s how to watch all the Olympics 2024 action from Paris live around the world.
Where to watch Olympics 2024 live in the US
NBC has the rights to the Paris Olympics in the United States. As such, you can watch the 2024 Olympics live on NBC on TV.
When it comes to streaming, you’ve two choices. You can catch all of the Olympics on the Peacock app or PeacockTV.com/Olympics in your web browser.
Alternatively, with your cable subscription, you can log on and watch live streams of every Olympics 2024 event on NBCOlympics.com, NBC.com, the NBC app or the NBC Olympics app.
The Paris Olympics opening ceremony starts at 10:30 am PT / 1:30 pm ET on Friday, July 26 in the US. Pre-ceremony coverage starts at 9 am PT / 12 pm noon ET on NBC and Peacock.
Where to watch Olympics 2024 live in Canada
CBC is the Paris Olympics’ broadcast partner of choice in Canada. On TV, the 2024 Olympics will be live across CBC, TSN and Sportsnet.
You can stream the Paris Olympics on CBC Gem, ICI Tou.TV, the CBC Paris 2024 app and the Olympics page of the CBC website.
The commentary will be in English on CBC and its affiliates while ICI will cater to French-speaking audiences in Canada.
The Paris Olympics opening ceremony starts at 10:30 am PT / 1:30 pm ET on Friday, July 26 in Canada. Pre-ceremony coverage starts at 10 am PT / 1 pm ET on CBC, TSN, CBC Gem, Sportsnet, CBC News Network, the CBC website and the CBC Paris 2024 app.
Where to watch Olympics 2024 live in the UK and Ireland
Warner Bros. Discovery has the rights to the Paris Olympics in England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and Northern Ireland. Thanks to local law though, state broadcasters BBC and RTÉ will offer limited daily coverage across the UK and Ireland, respectively.
On TV, Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2 will offer live coverage of the 2024 Olympics. Additionally, seven event-led Eurosport “pop-up” channels will also serve more action. BBC One and BBC Two will also showcase the best of the 2024 Olympics live.
You can stream a selection of the Paris Olympics on BBC iPlayer with BBC One, BBC Two or Olympics Extra. If you want unlimited access to the 2024 Olympics, you’ll need a subscription to Discovery+.
The Paris Olympics opening ceremony starts at 6:30 pm BST on Friday, July 26 in the UK and Ireland. Pre-ceremony coverage starts at 4:30 pm UK time on Eurosport and Discovery+ and 5:45 pm UK time on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.
Where to watch Olympics 2024 live in Australia
The Nine Network is the Paris Olympics’ broadcast partner in Australia. On TV, Channel 9 will offer live coverage of the 2024 Olympics.
You can stream all of the action from the Paris Olympics live on 9Now and Stan. While 9Now will top off at full HD 1080p resolution, Stan will offer the biggest moments in 4K Ultra HD.
Additionally, Stan will offer eight international Olympic channels—France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, New Zealand, Spain, and the UK—in those country’s languages. This is thanks to Stan’s partnership with Eurosport, Sky NZ and Viacom18.
The Paris Olympics opening ceremony starts at 1:30 am AWST / 3:30 am AEST on Saturday, July 27 in Australia. You can catch a repeat broadcast on Channel 9 from 1 pm Eastern Australia time.
Where to watch Olympics 2024 live in New Zealand
Sky has the exclusive rights to the Paris Olympics in New Zealand. On TV, the 2024 Olympics will be broadcast live across Sky Open and Sky Sport.
You can stream the entirety of the Paris Olympics live on the Sky Sport Now app or the Sky Sport Now website.
It’s promising coverage across 12 channels, 32 sports and more than 200 Kiwi Olympians. You can even watch more than one event at a time thanks to multiview support.
The Paris Olympics opening ceremony starts at 5:30 am NZST on Saturday, July 27 in New Zealand. Pre-ceremony coverage starts at 5 am NZ time on Sky Open.
Where to watch Olympics 2024 live in India
Reliance-owned Viacom18 is the broadcast partner for the Paris Olympics in India. On TV, Sports18 1, Sports18 2 and Sports18 3 will be the destination to catch live action from the 2024 Olympics.
If you prefer the streaming route, you can watch every event from the Paris Olympics on JioCinema.
The streaming service is promising 20 simultaneous feeds on JioCinema. Some of those will be centred on Indian Olympians, with coverage in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu languages.
A global feed—in English and Hindi—will follow the top events of the day. Another will be centred only on female athletes. Others will be sport-specific.
The Paris Olympics opening ceremony starts at 11 pm IST on Friday, July 26 in India. Pre-ceremony coverage starts at 9 pm India time on JioCinema.
Where to watch Olympics 2024 live in France
Warner Bros. Discovery and France Télévisions are the broadcast partners for the Paris Olympics in France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Mayotte, Monaco, New Caledonia, Réunion, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Wallis and Futuna, and French Southern and Antarctic Lands.
On TV, France 2 and France 3 will lead free-to-air live coverage of the 2024 Olympics. If you’ve pay TV, Eurosport will offer unbridled access to the Paris Olympics.
Eurosport 1 will lead with an international view of the 2024 Olympics, while Eurosport 2 will offer a more French-oriented approach for local audiences.
Seven more channels are dedicated to an Olympic sport or discipline—Eurosport 3 for golf and racquet sports, Eurosport 4 for artistic sports, Eurosport 5 for football, Eurosport 6 for basketball, Eurosport 7 for combat sports, Eurosport 8 for handball, and Eurosport 9 for volleyball. Eurosport 4K will showcase the biggest moments live.
You can choose to stream the Paris Olympics on France.TV, Eurosport.fr or Max with the Sports add-on. While France.TV will have a limited view of the 2024 Olympics, Eurosport is promising every single event on its website and the Eurosport app, with up to 62 simultaneous streams in more than 20 languages.
The Paris Olympics opening ceremony starts at 7:30 pm CEST on Friday, July 26 in France. Pre-ceremony coverage starts at 5:30 pm France time on France 2 and 6 pm on Max.
Where to watch Olympics 2024 live in Germany, Spain, Italy and the rest of Europe
As with France and the UK, Warner Bros. Discovery is the rights holder for the Paris Olympics in Germany, Spain and Italy. In fact, its deal covers all of Europe.
On TV, Eurosport will offer complete live coverage of the 2024 Olympics in Germany, Spain, Italy, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Iceland, Israel, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and Ukraine.
If you prefer the streaming route, a subscription to Discovery+ will get you live access to every Paris Olympics event in Germany and Italy. In Spain, you’ll need Max with the Sports add-on.
The state broadcasters do have limited access. You can watch a portion of the 2024 Olympics live on RTVE Play in Spain, ZDF and Das Erste in Germany, and RaiPlay in Italy.
The Paris Olympics opening ceremony starts at 7:30 pm CEST local time on Friday, July 26 in Germany, Spain and Italy. Pre-ceremony coverage starts at 6 pm on Max in Spain and Discovery+ in Germany and Italy.
Everywhere else
What about the rest of the world? If your country isn’t listed above, check out the full list of Paris Olympics broadcast partners on the Olympics website.
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