Olympics: Eleventh-hour deal struck for live broadcast in Singapore
[SINGAPORE] National broadcaster Mediacorp has finally struck a deal with broadcast rights holder Dentsu to beam the 2016 Olympic Games live, one day before the opening ceremony on Saturday morning Singapore time.
Sports fans can watch the Games live every day from Aug 6 to Aug 22 on okto, Mediacorp's designated television channel for sports, and four Toggle channels. Toggle channels are free and no set top box is needed.
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