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The Official Olympic Channel, the IOC’s new digital-first platform, will be available anytime, anywhere and on any device, as of the conclusion of the Olympic Games Rio 2016, the IOC announced, adding that the social media handles and olympicchannel.com pre-launch site are now live. The launch date for this groundbreaking new media destination, where fans can experience the power of sport and the Olympic Movement all year round, is Sunday 21 August, after the Rio 2016 Closing Ceremony, when the Olympic Channel platform will become available worldwide via a mobile app for Android and iOS devices, and at olympicchannel.com.
In addition, athletes and fans can follow the Olympic Channel on its newly launched social media handles on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube, and sign up for Olympic Channel updates at olympicchannel.com. Designed for a global audience, the Olympic Channel digital platform will showcase content from around the world, and will initially be offered in English. Additional features at launch will include fantastic content in the form of video on demand, as well as individual sports pages within a user-friendly and mobile-responsive interface, subtitled in nine different languages.
