MUMBAI: Reliance Jio's live television app JioTV has secured digital rights for the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 for the India market.

As per the deal, JioTV will work with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to provide users with access to live and catch-up content on their mobile devices. The terms of the deal were, however, not disclosed.

Featuring 102 events in 15 sports, including skiing, skating, luge, ski jumping, ice hockey and snow boarding, the Games will see participation from more than 90 countries, including India. 

The Olympic Winter Games are scheduled from 9 to 25 February at PyeongChang County, South Korea.

The company said that JioTV will create several exclusive channels to stream 24x7 live action and content from the tournament and will also provide a seven day catch up content feature.

The IPC said that its Olympic Channel will also live stream the tournament across India and the sub-continent including Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. This will be done on its website, mobile apps, and its YouTube channel.

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