If you’ve been hearing about NBC’s efforts to deliver on-the-go video content from the Olympic Games next month, and would like to watch downloads through a Windows Vista Media Center machine, you’re in luck. NBC is now enabling its Olympics On the Go service for that very purpose.
The broadcaster previously announced a partnership with Wavexpress, the name behind TVTonic, in late June. NBC chose the service to provide downloadable media from the summer games for viewing on PCs in automated, DVR-like fashion. Now the two companies are making it possible to extend the on-demand experience further by enabling Vista Media Center users the ability to watch such content - whether on the desktop or from the comfort of a home entertainment center.
If you’re not interested in arranging your schedule to make time for live video streams from the NBC Olympics page in August -- Beijing time may be difficult for a U.S.-based audience to adapt to -- but wish to keep abreast of goings on in and around the city in a timely way, NBC’s arrangement with Wavexpress and its IPTV-like TVTonic development is something to consider.