How to Download Olympic Videos to Your Mobile from YouTube

As London 2012 Olympic is processing vigorously, people around the world are watching this great event online or through TV. But if you’re a white collar who have no time watching during the day or staying up in the night for watching the live, downloading from the internet would certainly be awesome for you.

You can download your favorite Olympic videos from the world’s most popular video sharing website-YouTube with Leawo Free YouTube Downloader. Leawo speeds up video playback and video downloading, and fast download YouTube videos and other FLV videos from YouTube.

It takes only 3 steps to make download videos with Leawo Free YouTube Downloader.

Step 1: Search and choose.
In the Browse section, you can enter your keyword like “London 2012 Olympics” or just copy and paste the YouTube video url in the address bar. Play the video you choose and a monitor message prompt from the right button corner will remind you to download it by clicking “save as”.

Step 2: Preview and convert.
In the Video Section, the built-in video player allows video previewing. In addition, it also acts as a converter. Choose the video in this section and then click the convert button for formats you need.

Step 3: Conversion process viewing.
Here you can monitor and complete the conversion process. After the conversion is finished, you’ll get the Olympic videos you need.

Optional Settings:
1. In the “convert” tab, you can also delete, converter and burn the videos.
2. The “setting” button in the right corner allows your editing of some video information.

Leawo Free YouTube Downloader help covert videos to other formats to fit for your portable devices such as mobile phone. With it, you don’t have to wait for the streaming. Besides, videos from other video-sharing websites like Google Video, MySpace, etc. also can be easily downloaded by using this great tool- Leawo Free YouTube Downloader.

Download the Olympic videos you like the best, store it in your mobile phone and watch anywhere you want, without worrying about the network condition.Enjoy your Olympics!

Review of the London Olympic Opening Ceremony

On July 27, the 30th Olympic Games ceremony uncovered all secrets of this great event. The 3-hour show turned out to be a real party for the British people,they were pround of themselves.

The beginning dealt with historical events – about the land and machinery and women's rights – epically and poetically.

Music and movies outstand the whole performance-especially Mr. Bean and Paul's "Hey Jude".Besides, the way the torch lit up definetely shined the whole world, innovative and impressive.

The video below is a review of more information from YouTube, I found it interesting and want to share with you.

Olympic Games Online and in Your Mobile

All eyes are on London these days, where athletes of the world are getting ready to compete in the 2012 Olympic Games. And there’s some good news for sports fans: Not only are the main competitions scheduled to happen during times when most of us in North America are actually awake, you’ll also be able to watch almost everything in real-time online – as opposed to the hours of tape delay that are common for traditional TV coverage of the games.

However, there’s a bit of a caveat: NBC will be streaming more footage than ever before – but only to viewers that can authenticate themselves as pay TV subscribers. How does that work, where can you watch once you’re authenticated, and what else can you do with your iPad, iPhone or Android mobile device?

How to Watch 2012 Olympics Games?

The following 3 methods will be nice for you to enjoy watching London 2012 Olympic Games.

1. London Olympics Live Streaming on YouTube
Youtube has official live streaming of the all Olympic games by IOC (International Olympic Committee). You can watch live streaming of the games in more than 60 countries including USA, UK, India. All you need is a browser on any device including PC/Mac, iPad, Android Tablets like Nexus 7, iPhone, Android phones like Galaxy S3 etc.

2. TVCatchup.com lets you watch live free-to-air UK television on your computer, phone or games console. Versions of the site optimised for iPad and iPhone are available at ipad.tvcatchup.com and iphone.tvcatchup.com.
Head to TVCatchup.com and click the Sign Up button to begin. You'll need to enter a username, email address and password, then click Submit.

Once logged in, you're presented with a channel list. The London 2012 Olympic Games will be broadcast by the BBC; choose the correct channel for the particular event you want to watch live online. You can also change the stream quality, which is useful if you don't have a particularly fast broadband connection.

If this is the first time you've used TVCatchup, it will prompt you to update your profile with your gender, date of birth and occupation before you can begin watching live TV. On the following screen you will also need to select your region preference, then click Update Region.

TVCatchup kicks off with an ad or two, then immediately begins streaming your chosen TV channel. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the sport.

3. iPlayer is the BBC's free catch-up TV service. Programmes are available for seven days following their transmission, but note that the service's Download and Series Record features are not usually available for sporting events, such as the London 2012 Olympic Games.

To watch the London 2012 Olympic Games on a Windows, Mac or Linux PC, simply head to bbc.co.uk/iplayer for the desktop version of the site. Dedicated apps are available from Google Play and the App Store for Android 2.2+ tablets and the iPad respectively, while Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii owners can stream content from Xbox Live, the PlayStation Network or through a Wii app.

If the sporting event you're after isn't featured in the top panel, choose BBC One or BBC Two in the TV Channels section to the bottom left. The following screen will show the programme listings for the past seven days; you can also view today's guide and listings for the next two days. Click the date on which the event was broadcast in the timeline at the top of the screen.

Scroll down to find and select the event in the list. Click the arrow in the video frame to begin playback. Clicking again on the preview window reveals options to pause, fast-forward and rewind the action, turn on subtitles, and watch the event full-screen or in a pop-out window.

From pcadvisor

London 2012: Online Video Player for Olympic

As have been discussed in this blog previously, BBC Sport will broadcast all 2,500 hours of competitive action at London 2012 via its new live interactive video player.

That's 1,000 more hours than Beijing 2008 and is the most comprehensive coverage of an Olympics ever undertaken.

To help you navigate all the action, we have created the new live and interactive video player for PCs and laptops.

It gives viewers access to up to 24 live HD streams and complete control of what you want to watch, when you want to watch it.

Our navigation menu makes it easy to switch between the many events.

You can also pause and rewind live action and instantly jump back to footage of any of the action that has already happened. Chapter markers will help you to find key moments within a session, such as the gold-medal winning moment.

The interactive video player also offers relevant statistics and information to the event you are watching, including an event guide and athlete profiles.

In addition to the PC and laptop service, the BBC's Red Button service on Sky, Virgin Media and Freesat will also offer audiences access to up to 24 live streams, while there will be an additional 24-hour channel of extra BBC Olympics content available via the BBC Red Button for audiences with Freeview and BT Vision.

The BBC Sport app for connected TVs will give audiences access to the BBC's interactive coverage, while Virgin Media TiVo users will be able to access this content via the BBC Red Button.

An Olympic mobile app and the BBC's mobile website will also allow audiences to access content on the go.

from bbc

How to Watch London 2012 Olympic Games?

Jonathan Edwards talks you through the official London 2012 Mobile guide to help you plan, enjoy and share your Games experience. Free to download for your device from http://www.london2012.com/mobileapps

From YouTube

New Live Telecast Player from BBC for London Olympic Games

BBC has just launched the new version live interactive player earlier this July, which meanwhile introduced the BBC beta application of BBC sports on Facebook. BBC said all this is done for welcoming the soon arrival of the coming London 2012 summer Olympic Games.

This new version interactive player will provide 24 HD video streams accompanied with the function of reminding you of important watches and other information as well as some statistics. Such player is compatible with personal computer and also can be applied to tablets that support flash technology. Then you can watch live show of Olympic anywhere ever possible.

There is also a simplified version for the exclusive use of iPad and other portable devices that cannot support flash format. However, with the simplified version, many interactive functions won't be available.

BBC Sport Facebook app also supports stream video. In addition, there is easy access for the users to learn about what their friends are watching, and what the most popular matches are at the moment.

Won't that be wonderful? You can watch the games with your friends, and share your enjoyment. Such kind of live video player certainly would be a nice tool for the sports lovers. As the Olympic Games will be on in 9 days, let’s expect this great moment together.

You Can't Post London Olympics Videos or Photos Online

Despite the upcoming 2012 London Olympics dubbed the first "social" games, the organisers have imposed heavy restrictions on what spectators and athletes can do with the photos and videos they take.

Olympic-goers are barred from uploading photos and videos of the events on social networking sites, not limited to Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. As if that wasn't crazy enough in this day and age, "branding police" will ensure that non-Olympic logos and trademarks will be covered in and around Olympic venues.

As the Guardian notes, athletes will not even be able to tweet which brand-named cereal they are eating that particular morning. Send in the troops should Sir Chris Hoy tweet about his epic bowl of Weetabix.

But Olympic bosses have admitted the ban on spectators posting content is "unenforceable", claiming there is "not much [the organisers] can do about it."

The rules are so strict, in a bid to protect contracts signed to generate vast sums of sponsorship money for the Games, that athletes are not allowed to have their photos taken next to branded products that are not official sponsors of the Games. Even Twitter is disallowing non-official sponsors advertising with promoted ads under Olympic trademarks, such as #London2012.
The Olympic tickets state:

"Images, video and sound recordings of the Games taken by a Ticket Holder cannot be used for any purpose other than for private and domestic purposes and a Ticket Holder may not license, broadcast or publish video and/or sound recordings, including on social networking websites and the Internet more generally."

The reason is due to the brand laws passed in the UK not too long ago in preparation for the upcoming Games. The Olympic Symbol (Protection) Act 1995, and in particular the London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Act 2006, both protect the Games from abuses and those who wish to cash in despite not holding official sponsorship accreditation.

The London 2012 Organising Committee (LOCOG) said that a "common sense approach" however would be enacted to ensure that especially those in the commercial sector frankly don't push their luck.

"Media rights are sold --- can we police everything these days? Absolutely not," Sir Keith Mills, deputy chairman of LOCOG told the BBC.

"The internet has changed the world and we're not going to be silly. But the reality is that we live in an Internet world where Facebook downloads and uploads are happening every day of the week and there's not much we can do about it."
"We are looking to stop people who seek to use them for commercial purposes," a London 2012 spokesperson said. A clarification will be issued as and when the tickets are distributed, they said.

From zdnet