UAE residents to receive free Olympics telecast

By Sayed Ali, Senior Reporter (Gulf News)
Published: August 03, 2008, 23:35
Dubai: Sports fans are in for a real treat with Dubai Sports Channel and Abu Dhabi Sports Channel set to telecast the Beijing Olympic Games from the opening ceremony on Friday to the closing ceremony on August 24.
"We will have full coverage of the Olympics. Our channel is free and not encrypted. We are keen to provide an excellent service to all our viewers," Rashid Amiri, manager of Dubai Sports Channel, told Gulf News on Sunday. He said their telecast will cover at least nine arenas daily.
"We will have live coverage everyday for most part of the games. The opening ceremony on Friday will be broadcast from 4pm UAE time. From Saturday our coverage will be from 8am to 8pm, with a midnight newscast." The Dubai Sports Channel 2 on Nilesat will have an English commentary and channels 1 and 3 will have Arabic commentary.