Mumbai: Viacom18, the official broadcast and digital partner for Paris 2024, announced a unique coverage of the Olympics Opening Ceremony. They will feature dedicated camera feed on Team India boat during the Ceremony on the Seine River, providing viewers a close-up of the contingent. Viacom18 will be on the boat capturing real-time reactions, quotes, and footage of Indian athletes as they parade through Paris.
The Opening Ceremony will be in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu, allowing more Indians to enjoy world-class sports. Former champions and Anju Bobby George, India’s first athletics World Championship medal winner, will be part of Viacom18’s studio team for Paris 2024.
Olympics in India will be broadcast on 20 streams on JioCinema for free, letting fans watch their favorite events and Indian performances at any time on any device. The presentation includes 17 sports feeds and three curated feeds, all in 4K.
The curated feeds will feature an India feed in English, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu to cover Indian contingent activities. Introduced this year, the Women Power feed uniquely showcases the achievements of female Olympians. Additionally, the Best Global Action feed in English and Hindi presents top athletes competing at Paris 2024.
On linear platforms, Sports18 – 1, Sports18 – 1 HD, and Sports18 – 2 will feature India-focused content, while Sports18 – 3 will carry Global Action. Sports18 – 1 and Sports18 – 1 HD will showcase the Games in English with Tamil and Telugu languages available. Sports18 – 2 will provide Paris 2024 coverage in Hindi.
SBI and JSW Group co-present Paris 2024. ThumsUp and Herbalife joined as Associate Sponsors. AMFI, MRF, Bacardi Martini India Pvt Ltd, and Punjab National Bank are Special Partners. Viacom18 presents the Olympic Games. Aditya Birla Capital presents the Highlights.
India’s Paris 2024 campaign begins July 27 at 2:00 PM with Sandeep Singh-Elavenil Valarivan and Arjun Babuta-Ramita Jindal in 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team. Neeraj Chopra defends Javelin Throw title on August 6th with Kishor Jena.
Viacom18’s expansive coverage of the Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony starting 9 PM on July 26, live and exclusive on JioCinema, Sports18 Network, Colors Network, VH1, and MTV.
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