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Watch Rio Olympics live stream ̶ no TV required

By Liz O'Connell

Aug 5, 2016; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; John Kerry, Secretary of State, poses for a picture after meeting with U.S. Olympic athletes at their training facility inside the Brazilian Naval School. Mandatory Credit: Alan Gomez-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 5, 2016; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; John Kerry, Secretary of State, poses for a picture after meeting with U.S. Olympic athletes at their training facility inside the Brazilian Naval School. Mandatory Credit: Alan Gomez-USA TODAY Sports /
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No TV? No Problem. watch the Rio Olympics your way!

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It’s possible to watch the Rio Olympics without turning on a television or flying to Brazil. Smartphones, tablets, game stations, laptops, and desktops hooked up to a fast Wi-Fi connection are all you need!

Internet Olympics live streaming

NBC Universal spent over a $1 billion to secure the rights to broadcast and distribute Olympic coverage and it has set up a tight pay-wall. You need cable system login credentials to access live streaming on the NBC Sports app available for Windows, Apple, Android operating systems, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Roku, and Chromecast. If this is your route, after you find which system you subscribe to, be sure to have your username and password front and center. It makes the registration process easier.

The NBC Sports Rio website has scheduled coverage of sporting events, but not to the extent of the NBC Sports app – remember you can download the Sports app on desktops and laptops, too. If you can’t get cable, perhaps a family member …

Internet television

Fear not, all is not lost without a cable affiliation. Highlights, feature videos, replays and recaps are available on the NBC Sports app for free. Sling TV and Playstation Vue internet TV providers are Olympics live stream options.

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Sling TV’s Blue option includes NBC, NBC Sports and affiliated channels offering Olympics programming. Playstation Vue offers the full NBC Olympic family of channels.

Social media streaming

Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube have Rio Olympics live stream and coverage, promising a video experience for their followers. Twitter has hashtags for each sport, scroll down here.

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