Typically National TV channels will buy these rights since international events do attract a lot of viewers from said country since they as a country are being represented on a worldwide event; it'd make viewing it more easier if it was accessible everywhere and would give a huge boost towards the morale of player; but this doesnt happen all the time.

[–] Dalraz@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If you are in canada the whole of the Olympics are available on cbc.ca. broken down by sport, live and past event's

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago

Not interested in public tv or sports so it might be wrong
Afaik public channels in Germany do broadcast some but not every sport discipline.

[–] reagansrottencorpse@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 month ago

You'd think so, and they should be.

[–] vodkasolution@feddit.it 7 points 1 month ago

No, they aren't

[–] inlandempire@jlai.lu 6 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I mentioned this in another thread : you can go to France Television's website and sign up with a bogus email (there's no check) to watch live broadcasts and replays for free !

One user pointed out to me that they may geoblock you, so a VPN would be recommended.

And then obviously it's gonna be in french, which definitely isn't ideal if you don't speak the language lol

[–] desktop_user@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

But on the plus side it is costing the French.

[–] inlandempire@jlai.lu 1 points 1 month ago

Well, in a way it doesn't cost them anything because it's already being broadcast on TV for free, since it's the national / public TV

But also, I'm french and I despise having to give away my email to access "free" things so I just enjoy providing them with the most ridiculous emails, good luck with that database, fellow countryman 😈

[–] FMEEE@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago

In Germany it's the ARD Mediathek.

[–] Petter1@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

In Switzerland it is on srf.ch