Alongside coverage on the existing BBC channels, Sky homes will be able to enjoy 2,500 hours' worth of live BBC coverage throughout the Games. The 48 brand new channels, which are being created specifically for the Olympics, will launch into Sky's Electronic Program Guide (EPG) and will show every sport from cycling to archery, swimming to wrestling, tennis to the 100 metre final. The innovative agreement will mean that Sky homes will have access to comprehensive coverage of this summer's Olympics, with up to 24 live dedicated HD and SD channels running simultaneously at peak times during the games.

In addition, more than 5 million Sky homes with Sky+HD set-top boxes will be able to watch the coverage in stunning high definition (HD), to make their Olympics experience even richer and more immersive. More than 10 million Sky homes will be able to watch the 2012 London Olympics through two dozen brand new BBC channels which will be dedicated to the BBC's live coverage of the games.

Watch every second of the BBC's 2012 Olympics coverage on Sky with the help of 24 brand new channels, dedicated to the London Games Hit the source links below for more details, we'll probably be hearing much more before the Olympic Flame makes its way to the stadium July 27th. It could air as many as 300 hours of content from London, as well as some of the Olympic Trials. On this side of the Atlantic, the most recent news is that NBC Sports Network (formerly Versus) will be right alongside the broadcast NBC channel (which has its own streaming plans in combination with YouTube) with a 'record' amount of Olympic coverage. So far Sky and Freesat are confirmed in, while Freeview users can punch up two extra channels via the program guide or red button. Director Roger Mosey indicates it started out as a way to watch all 24 streams on the BBC Sport website via PCs or mobile devices, but has been expanded to offer the streams through television operators as well. The BBC has home field advantage for the 2012 Olympics, and it's revealing more details about how it plans to broadcast over 2,500 hours of live sports on 24 channels that viewers can watch pretty much anywhere.

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