Google Kenya to stream Olympic Games live Updated
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Google Kenya to stream Olympic Games live
By Oscar Pilipili
Kenyans have great opportunity to monitor the performance of their athletes during at the Olympics, thanks to an initiative by Google Kenya Team who will have live streams of the Summer Games.
Through Google+ and YouTube this Olympics experience will be brought into the homes, hearts and minds of Kenyans.
Kenya is one of the 54 countries who have the rights to live stream the Olympic Games online as YouTube has purchased non-exclusive digital rights for the games.
During the games, viewers can choose to watch each event via a live YouTube stream and if events are happening concurrently viewers will be able to choose which stream they want to watch.
All videos from the games will also be stored on youtube.com/Olympics making this destination the?one-stop-shop for all Olympic content.
The Kenyan Olympic page on G+ is the place to find rich Kenyan Olympic Team content. The page is being supported by five experienced sports journalists who will be on the ground in London with full access to the Olympic stadium and athletes.
Supporting journalists will develop unique and up-to-date content (in some cases real-time content such as live Hangouts with Olympians) and share this content on the Kenyan Olympic Teams+page.
“The IOC’s live streaming on its YouTube channel will consist of 11 different simultaneous high-definition broadcasts, all with English language commentary,” said Stephen Nuttal, Google, Head of Sport, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Addressing Kenyan journalists from the UK via Google Hangout, Nuttal said there will be ten live feeds from London, running 9am to 11pm (London time) plus a 24-hour broadcast of the Olympic News Channel, which includes summaries of the latest results, general reports on different events, and interviews with athletes,” he said.
Nuttal said: “The Olympics have a great unifying effect; we are excited to bring this magic even closer to Kenyans, and to ensure they follow their teams’ progress every step of the way.”
?While the IOC YouTube channel will allow people to stay up to date with the games, Google+ will enable actual engagement with national sports heroes.
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