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muppetman11 10-02-2015 17:20
Re: General Sky TV Discussion
 
Sky has strengthened its position as the home of sport and unrivalled choice for sports fans by winning the UK rights to 126 live Premier League matches a season from 2016-17 to 2018-19.

Link

denphone 10-02-2015 17:24
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So all this talk of TV newcomers by some was just that MM.

1andrew1 11-02-2015 14:13
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Quote:
Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35758479)
So all this talk of TV newcomers by some was just that MM.
We don't know yet and may never know. The only insight I've heard since the rights were awarded is that BT and Sky got one package each in the first round per Claire Enders of Enders Analysis. See her interesting interview here.
Advertising-funded games shown on the likes of ITV and Eurosport were ruled out as advertising does not even nearly cover the costs of multi-million £ games. This left the wild card of state-backed beIN but even this company has its limits.

muppetman11 16-02-2015 09:42
Re: General Sky TV Discussion
 
Sky Atlantic’s The Tunnel to return for second series

Link

Media Boy UK 10-03-2015 11:55
Re: General Sky TV Discussion
 
I am looking for the full list of Movies channels EPG lineup for Sky.

I know they start at 301.
PM me or post the list of Movies Channels (And they channel numbers) on Sky here.

Thanks for any help.

muppetman11 10-03-2015 13:28
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Look on the online Sky Guide can't see why you'd bother though considering you have VM and the channel numbers are completely different.

Media Boy UK 10-03-2015 13:41
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Quote:
Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35763767)
Look on the online Sky Guide can't see why you'd bother though considering you have VM and the channel numbers are completely different.
Going to do an story about Sky Movies later this week and just want to know what is the channels numbers on Sky for Sky Movies, TCM, True Movies, Movies4Men, Sony Movies Channel and Film4.

muppetman11 10-03-2015 13:49
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35763771)
Going to do an story about Sky Movies later this week and just want to know what is the channels numbers on Sky for Sky Movies, TCM, True Movies, Movies4Men, Sony Movies Channel and Film4.
I wouldn't read too much into the rumour about online only Sky Movie channels , I can't see anything like that happening for a while.

Sky Guide

denphone 10-03-2015 15:03
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It won't happen in my opinion.

denphone 19-03-2015 14:19
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Confirmation by Sky of their package price rises.

http://www.theguardian.com/money/201...package-prices

1andrew1 19-03-2015 14:28
Re: General Sky TV Discussion
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35765920)
Confirmation by Sky of their package price rises.

http://www.theguardian.com/money/201...package-prices
Whack it on other packages and increase Sky Sports modestly. None of this increasing Sky Sports by £6pm from 2016 that so many on here predicted but more a slowly-but-surely approach levied across all services that will get the same revenue but will try and not lose customers.

denphone 19-03-2015 14:34
Re: General Sky TV Discussion
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 35765922)
Whack it on other packages and increase Sky Sports modestly. None of this increasing Sky Sports by £6pm from 2016 that so many on here predicted but more a slowly-but-surely approach levied across all services that will get the same revenue but will try and not lose customers.
Well their hope is that by doing this customers won't notice any price rises but in 2015 the customer is getting increasingly price savvy and will shop round if the price rises are not to their liking and for some it won't be to their liking but how many remains open to question.

muppetman11 19-03-2015 15:02
Re: General Sky TV Discussion
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 35765922)
Whack it on other packages and increase Sky Sports modestly. None of this increasing Sky Sports by £6pm from 2016 that so many on here predicted but more a slowly-but-surely approach levied across all services that will get the same revenue but will try and not lose customers.
Your kidding here right ?

I wouldn't call a £3 increase on the family bundle slowly but surely.

denphone 19-03-2015 15:45
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l am of the opinion of those who want sports and premium channels should have to fork out for them but increasingly whether someone is a Sky or Virgin customer it seems everybody is paying for Sky's huge expenditure on sports/movies content.

1andrew1 19-03-2015 16:09
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Quote:
Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35765945)
l am of the opinion of those who want sports and premium channels should have to fork out for them but increasingly whether someone is a Sky or Virgin customer it seems everybody is paying for Sky's huge expenditure on sports/movies content.
With Openreach charging telecoms companies about £8pm for line rental and the likes of Sky charging £15pm-£16pm for line rental, everyone is paying for sports even if they don't have pay TV.

---------- Post added at 16:09 ---------- Previous post was at 16:07 ----------

Quote:
Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35765935)
Your kidding here right ?

I wouldn't call a £3 increase on the family bundle slowly but surely.
Fair point, it's a very hefty wedge. My point is more that Sky Sports hasn't suddenly shot up by £6pm and the costs have been distributed across other products.

muppetman11 19-03-2015 17:32
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 35765950)
Fair point, it's a very hefty wedge. My point is more that Sky Sports hasn't suddenly shot up by £6pm and the costs have been distributed across other products.
Agreed however HD is now more popular than ever just look how many Sky subscribers now take it , a Sky Sports fan with the family bundle is facing a £4 increase some 9 months after the last one with probably more to come at some point with the telecoms side.

I've had subscription TV for many years but now more than ever I'm thinking of ditching the lot , I maybe tempted with a decent discount at contract end but I'm no longer prepared to pay anywhere near full whack.

muppetman11 20-03-2015 09:50
Re: General Sky TV Discussion
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 35765922)
Whack it on other packages and increase Sky Sports modestly. None of this increasing Sky Sports by £6pm from 2016 that so many on here predicted but more a slowly-but-surely approach levied across all services that will get the same revenue but will try and not lose customers.
The press seem to share my opinion see here

1andrew1 20-03-2015 10:21
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That Daily Mail article has some interesting observations:
Quote:
Daily Mail Normally, Sky would announce any price rise in September, however making the announcement then would have coincided with its loss of the TV rights for the Champions League to BT. It would have been obvious to viewers that they were being asked to pay more for less.

The inflation-busting increases will come into effect on June 1 and coincide with the middle of the latest series of Game of Thrones. Fans will effectively have to agree to the higher subscription.

Sky offered a bizarre explanation for the timing of the announcement, claiming it was necessary to comply with regulations imposed by the Advertising Standards Authority. In fact, the ASA has absolutely no role in the timing of such announcements.

denphone 20-03-2015 10:37
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They must really think people are thick :nono: and their explanation in the last part of the paragraph is just utter ******** in my mind.

muppetman11 20-03-2015 10:59
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To be fair in years past I'd have looked to change but VM and BT are just as bad with their price hikes.

denphone 20-03-2015 11:16
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l quite agree MM.

denphone 20-03-2015 14:35
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Dominic West drama The Affair to air on Sky Atlantic.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...r-sky-atlantic

muppetman11 01-04-2015 16:14
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R011 (New Software) is to start being rolled out today

Info

MadGamer 03-04-2015 19:57
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Finally a delete all feature in the planner for viewed recordings that I no longer want to keep :)

muppetman11 08-04-2015 06:10
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French giant Vivendi 'considers reach for Sky'

Quote:
The French media conglomerate Vivendi is looking at a possible acquisition of pay-TV group Sky, as one of several options to expand the reach of its own TV group Canal Plus, three sources familiar with the matter said.

Vivendi has turned its attention to Sky after reviewing smaller pay-TV targets in Turkey and other fast-growing markets in Europe, one of the sources said.

Sky has a market value of £17.6bn ($26bn) but could cost Vivendi as much as £28bn including debt, the sources said.
Link

denphone 08-04-2015 07:22
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Personally l think they would be biting off more then they can chew MM.

denphone 09-04-2015 09:08
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Sky's Fortitude to return for second series.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...P=share_btn_tw

Media Boy UK 10-04-2015 11:09
Re: General Sky TV Discussion
 
Is MTV +1 still given out listing after Wednesday on Sky?

muppetman11 10-04-2015 12:34
Re: General Sky TV Discussion
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35770745)
Is MTV +1 still given out listing after Wednesday on Sky?
Still showing past Wednesday on the Sky+ app.

Media Boy UK 10-04-2015 12:39
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Quote:
Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35770761)
Still showing past Wednesday on the Sky+ app.
I was ask via Sky Box.

Thanks anyway look like Viacom did buy an new channel number for the launch of Spike TV and MTV +1 will move to an new channel number.

muppetman11 10-04-2015 16:20
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35770763)
I was ask via Sky Box.

Thanks anyway look like Viacom did buy an new channel number for the launch of Spike TV and MTV +1 will move to an new channel number.
Its exactly the same.;)

muppetman11 12-04-2015 13:01
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Doz007 (Post 35691905)
Thanks for the link, seems to cover everything although it's unfortunate that purchases are restricted to a single box rather than account wide. The inclusion of a DVD in the post seems extremely strange too, surely a Blu Ray would be more appropriate if they have to include physical media.
Wonder if they could expand this buy and keep to work across other devices ?

Doz007 12-04-2015 14:51
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Quote:
Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35771081)
Wonder if they could expand this buy and keep to work across other devices ?
Do you mean as in buy to watch on your mobile or tablet?

If they decide to move in that direction, I hope they have the movies in 1080p like the big boys. 720p just won't cut it when they're competing directly with iTunes etc.

muppetman11 12-04-2015 15:39
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Watch this space I guess , I agree 1080p is badly needed as you say competitors are already offering it.

muppetman11 15-04-2015 10:40
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Doz007 (Post 35771104)
Do you mean as in buy to watch on your mobile or tablet?

If they decide to move in that direction, I hope they have the movies in 1080p like the big boys. 720p just won't cut it when they're competing directly with iTunes etc.
Link

Doz007 18-04-2015 11:45
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Thanks for the link. A shame that they're still sticking with the DVD although I guess it will add value for some people.

No mention of Sky upping the resolution to 1080p though :(

muppetman11 18-04-2015 12:17
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Doz007 (Post 35772359)
Thanks for the link. A shame that they're still sticking with the DVD although I guess it will add value for some people.

No mention of Sky upping the resolution to 1080p though :(
Blu Ray still a possibility

Link

denphone 21-04-2015 08:41
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Sky adds 127,000 customers in UK in third quarter.

Quote:
Broadcaster records best third-quarter customer growth in 11 years, reporting 41% year-on-year increase
http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...-third-quarter

passingbat 21-04-2015 14:00
Re: General Sky TV Discussion
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35772833)
Sky adds 127,000 customers in UK in third quarter.



http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...-third-quarter

I'm guessing that Now TV was a good chunk of that 127,000.

denphone 21-04-2015 14:11
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Yes one would certainly imagine that PB.

muppetman11 21-04-2015 15:42
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It was certainly a decent set of results , revenue up 5% and operating profit up 20%.

denphone 21-04-2015 15:48
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But with likely big price rises ahead they will do well to keep up this level up.

muppetman11 21-04-2015 15:55
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Quote:
Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35772926)
But with likely big price rises ahead they will do well to keep up this level up.
I'm sure all that will have been factored in , many people do nothing and simply accept the rise whilst others ring to cancel and end up staying with a retention deal. I'm sure Sky and VM study data and have an idea of how far they can increase things.

I'm of opinion things are now getting really expensive however clearly others disagree.

denphone 21-04-2015 16:11
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Quote:
Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35772927)
I'm sure all that will have been factored in , many people do nothing and simply accept the rise whilst others ring to cancel and end up staying with a retention deal. I'm sure Sky and VM study data and have an idea of how far they can increase things.

I'm of opinion things are now getting really expensive however clearly others disagree.
Yes l think you have hit the nail on the head MM.

passingbat 21-04-2015 16:22
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Quote:
Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35772927)
.

I'm of opinion things are now getting really expensive however clearly others disagree.
I think most people agree, but sport has them tied to a pay TV service, as that is the only realistic way to get it; charges for sport via Now TV are even more exorbitant than via a Sky or VM pay TV subscription.

If Sky made the Now TV charges for sport closer to the prices via a satellite subscription, then more people would ditch pay TV. Which is exactly why they won't.

I know that you like sport, so kudos to you for taking a stand and telling Sky what to do with their price rises.

telegramsam 21-04-2015 16:27
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Many switch from sky to virgin(and vice-versa) to take up special half price discounts but switch back once they see a better deal and are free of any minimum contract terms. I did,left virgin for sky,rejoined virgin for a special offer. I will be looking at offers from sky in a few months time unless virgin make it worth my while staying. I wonder who holds the record for the number of switches `eh?

muppetman11 21-04-2015 18:06
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Quote:
Originally Posted by passingbat (Post 35772932)
I think most people agree, but sport has them tied to a pay TV service, as that is the only realistic way to get it; charges for sport via Now TV are even more exorbitant than via a Sky or VM pay TV subscription.

If Sky made the Now TV charges for sport closer to the prices via a satellite subscription, then more people would ditch pay TV. Which is exactly why they won't.

I know that you like sport, so kudos to you for taking a stand and telling Sky what to do with their price rises.
To be honest I've always done it , I ring and cancel to say I'm not prepared to pay the current high prices however in the past I've always got some good discounts to stay. I'll do exactly the same this time if the offer is good enough I'll gladly stay.

passingbat 21-04-2015 20:24
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Quote:
Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35772947)
To be honest I've always done it , I ring and cancel to say I'm not prepared to pay the current high prices however in the past I've always got some good discounts to stay. I'll do exactly the same this time if the offer is good enough I'll gladly stay.
I thought I read a post by you saying that you were quitting pay TV because of the price rises. I must have been mistaken.

muppetman11 21-04-2015 20:42
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Quote:
Originally Posted by passingbat (Post 35772996)
I thought I read a post by you saying that you were quitting pay TV because of the price rises. I must have been mistaken.
You aren't mistaken , I am quitting at the new inflated prices however many people have said after giving notice they've been offered 50% off or better for the next 12 months that would then become a price I'm happy to pay. If no call comes my way then I guess I will be pay TV free.:D

MadGamer 21-04-2015 22:23
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Changing the subject slightly, but software RO11.075.52.00P is now on the DR Stream

bubblegun 24-04-2015 01:46
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Quote:
Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35772998)
You aren't mistaken , I am quitting at the new inflated prices however many people have said after giving notice they've been offered 50% off or better for the next 12 months that would then become a price I'm happy to pay. If no call comes my way then I guess I will be pay TV free.:D
I have noticed that people who call 31 days before the end of their 50%+ discount tend not to get another but if you call closer to the end of the discount or after it has ended then you will likely get another 25%, 35% or 50% discount to continue with Sky. If you call early (31 days before offer ends) then you will just get standard 10% discount offered.

muppetman11 24-04-2015 19:55
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MadGamer (Post 35773018)
Changing the subject slightly, but software RO11.075.52.00P is now on the DR Stream
I have noticed if going into Settings - System Details then page 2 the following has been added

Gateway sgw
DRM Enabled true
Secure Channel OK(0)

Wonder what this is for ? I haven't noticed it on previous builds.

It also appears that from June Sky 3D will cease broadcasting with 3D movies moving onto the Sky On Demand service.

muppetman11 28-04-2015 09:59
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Sky Go adds catch up content from ITV and Channel 5.

Link

denphone 29-04-2015 07:50
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Sky to drop one of its arts channels.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...els-in-shakeup

muppetman11 29-04-2015 10:24
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No surprise I had a survey about that many months ago.

denphone 29-04-2015 10:44
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One guy seems unhappy with Sky's record lately.

Quote:
Strange that, since SKY won the rights to the Premier League contract paying £4.1 billion we have see two price increases within 9 months, entertainment bundles increase up to 3 times that of the sports package, a raft of redundancies, only 2 major productions completed Fortitude and the Tunnel, only 60 hours of new home made original drama and now SKY Arts only having one channel. Perhaps they should consider saving even more money by dropping SKY 2 and combining that with SKY One and SKY Atlantic

spiderplant 29-04-2015 10:44
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Quote:
Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35774422)
No surprise I had a survey about that many months ago.
Ah, so it's your fault? ;)

muppetman11 29-04-2015 11:09
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Quote:
Originally Posted by spiderplant (Post 35774426)
Ah, so it's your fault? ;)
Along with the other respondents I guess so :D
Quote:
Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35774425)
One guy seems unhappy with Sky's record lately.
Hardly surprising of course they are looking to save money , they've spent huge on the premier league rights and there's only so much you can increase subs.

Media Boy UK 01-05-2015 11:54
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UBC UK to sell EPG Slots on Sky for UCB Radio UK and UCB TV UK.

http://www.canismedia.co.uk/about-us/news/post/13

muppetman11 01-05-2015 11:56
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Sky signs deal to handle Channel 5's £250m ad sales

Quote:
Sky has struck a deal to handle Channel 5’s £250m TV ad sales business, thwarting Channel 4’s hopes of expanding its own advertising sales operation.

The satellite broadcaster has extended its existing deal with Viacom, which acquired Channel 5 from Richard Desmond last year, to handle the TV ad sales for its portfolio of channels until 2020.
Quote:
Sky’s deal with Viacom also includes a five-year extension to its carriage agreement for all of its channels.
Link

Media Boy UK 13-05-2015 12:37
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New information from an Sky Source:

Coming on June 1st changes to sky's prices.

-Original pack (£21.50) is being cut to £20 for new customers or existing Original pack customers going onto a new 12 month contract.
-Sky are also stopping retailing the single movies packs 1 or 2 option.
-Sky Movies single pack customers will get full movies for no extra cost for a unspecified period.

telegramsam 13-05-2015 17:48
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Interesting to see a price cut for a change. Is this a first for Sky?

bubblegun 16-05-2015 00:41
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Quote:
Originally Posted by telamsam (Post 35777685)
Interesting to see a price cut for a change. Is this a first for Sky?
Nope!

Single Sports was £14.50 a few years ago. It's been £13 ever since..... so far.

denphone 21-05-2015 09:46
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Sky to offer six times more kids' TV in multimillion-pound push.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...e-night-garden

muppetman11 21-05-2015 19:29
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Strengthening the On Demand service further to include more kids content makes perfect sense especially now that Netflix and Amazon are increasing their original kids output.

Firmsky 31-05-2015 19:57
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Just rejoined Sky TV after months of over utilisation from VM, have to admit the on demand is far superior and makes losing the 3rd tuner easier.

BB isn't too bad so far, 76down and 19up on their Fibre Pro package, nice having a static IP too.

martyh 31-05-2015 20:24
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Firmsky (Post 35780763)
Just rejoined Sky TV after months of over utilisation from VM, have to admit the on demand is far superior and makes losing the 3rd tuner easier.

BB isn't too bad so far, 76down and 19up on their Fibre Pro package, nice having a static IP too.
The only issue I have with Sky's on demand is that you can't download an entire season of ,say , The Blacklist ,in one go you have to download each episode separately ,a bit of a pain but otherwise I agree the on demand is excellent

Firmsky 31-05-2015 20:26
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Quote:
Originally Posted by martyh (Post 35780775)
The only issue I have with Sky's on demand is that you can't download an entire season of ,say , The Blacklist ,in one go you have to download each episode separately ,a bit of a pain but otherwise I agree the on demand is excellent
Thats the first thing that I found strange I must admit, maybe they're trying to stop people saturating the network by hitting download all and not watching the entire boxset? I agree though, should have the option :)

greeninferno 01-06-2015 13:04
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Quote:
Originally Posted by martyh (Post 35780775)
The only issue I have with Sky's on demand is that you can't download an entire season of ,say , The Blacklist ,in one go you have to download each episode separately ,a bit of a pain but otherwise I agree the on demand is excellent
Do you not just queue them up? So if you did it say overnight in the morning 10 episodes or whatever would be stored locally?

Media Boy UK 01-06-2015 14:08
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Digital Spy is reporting that Tru TV +1 has now launch on Sky Channel 271.

Is Tru TV +1 broadcasting right now as they only broadcast on Freeview for three hours per day.

muppetman11 01-06-2015 15:22
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Quote:
Originally Posted by martyh (Post 35780775)
The only issue I have with Sky's on demand is that you can't download an entire season of ,say , The Blacklist ,in one go you have to download each episode separately ,a bit of a pain but otherwise I agree the on demand is excellent
Quote:
Originally Posted by Firmsky (Post 35780777)
Thats the first thing that I found strange I must admit, maybe they're trying to stop people saturating the network by hitting download all and not watching the entire boxset? I agree though, should have the option :)
Trust me when I say this has been requested many times , I'm pretty sure you'll see this kind of functionality implemented at some stage , its certainly been researched by Sky.

telegramsam 01-06-2015 15:29
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Quote:
Originally Posted by greeninferno (Post 35780867)
Do you not just queue them up? So if you did it say overnight in the morning 10 episodes or whatever would be stored locally?
When I was with Sky you could queue them up so I guess it`s still the same.

muppetman11 01-06-2015 16:00
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Media Boy (Post 35780878)
Digital Spy is reporting that Tru TV +1 has now launch on Sky Channel 271.

Is Tru TV +1 broadcasting right now as they only broadcast on Freeview for three hours per day.
It is broadcasting now on 271.

martyh 01-06-2015 19:19
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Quote:
Originally Posted by greeninferno (Post 35780867)
Do you not just queue them up? So if you did it say overnight in the morning 10 episodes or whatever would be stored locally?
Yep, that's all that can be done ,however 22 episodes is a bit of a faf ,not to mention the 22 onscreen popups telling me a download is available to view

---------- Post added at 19:19 ---------- Previous post was at 19:17 ----------

Quote:
Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35780891)
Trust me when I say this has been requested many times , I'm pretty sure you'll see this kind of functionality implemented at some stage , its certainly been researched by Sky.
The last update a couple of weeks ago included a 'delete all' option for box sets so I guess a 'download all' option can't be far away.

Firmsky 01-06-2015 21:11
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Quote:
Originally Posted by greeninferno (Post 35780867)
Do you not just queue them up? So if you did it say overnight in the morning 10 episodes or whatever would be stored locally?

You can just annoying if your downloading a box set of four seasons containing 10+ episodes each, just a big oversight in my opinion.

denphone 08-06-2015 09:55
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Will Murdoch go back to buying Sky now four years of hacking is over.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/med...urdoch-sky-own

Media Boy UK 09-06-2015 11:17
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BT Sport Europe to join BT Sport pack on Sky for free*.

*BT Sport pack costs £13.50 pm on Sky.

BT to launch free football channel:

Quote:
BT will make some matches available for everyone to watch, whether a subscriber or not, via a new, free-to-air channel on digital TV. Called BT Sport Showcase, this channel will show a minimum of 12 UEFA Champions League matches and 14 UEFA Europa League matches and these will be available to anyone to watch for free. Each participating British team will be shown at least once.
https://www.btplc.com/news/

Media Boy UK 12-06-2015 01:53
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Two new rebrand coming to Sky Movies this Summer.

An new Sky Movies ad has confirmed that two Sky Movies Channels are set to be rebrand later this Summer (Also in SD):

-Sky Movies Tom Cruise HD
-Sky Movies Star Wars HD

No launch date was given on both of them.

Media Boy UK 30-06-2015 12:34
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BBC3 set to go online only as trust backs plans to scrap TV channel

BBC Trust back BBC plans to close BBC Three.

-BBC Three and BBC Three HD is now set to close in January 2016.
-BBC Trust rejected another proposal to launch a new BBC1+1 channel in place of BBC3 because of its likely impact on commercial rivals including ITV and Channel 5.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...rap-tv-channel

denphone 30-06-2015 12:49
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Typical.

muppetman11 09-07-2015 10:24
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•Subtitles to be added to the majority of On Demand downloads by summer 2016

https://recombu.com/digital/article/...demand-content

muppetman11 23-07-2015 09:46
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Sky acquires stake in Blast! Films

https://corporate.sky.com/media-cent...in-blast-films

denphone 24-07-2015 17:53
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EU accuses Sky and Hollywood's big six of illegally 'geo-blocking' film access.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...ccess-to-films

Quote:
If upheld, the charges could change the way subscription television services are paid for and watched throughout the European Union. With pay-TV stations largely operating within national boundaries, there are potential big repercussions for a market of more than 500 million consumers if they are allowed to buy content from any EU broadcaster, regardless of where they live.

pk1 27-07-2015 09:23
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Sky 4k box will be launched soon

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/n...t-top-box.html

denphone 27-07-2015 13:11
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Ofcom Consulting On Sky's Insistence On Sports Content Reciprocity.

http://www.lse.co.uk/AllNews.asp?cod...nt_Reciprocity

1andrew1 27-07-2015 13:43
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Quote:
Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35790657)
The link below suggests some similarities with the Foxtel iQ3

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/c...-Q-factor.html

Foxtel iQ3

https://youtu.be/OjA0uLtM2_4
The Telegraph article says this but the Foxtel box uses Pace hardware and software. http://community.foxtel.com.au/t5/An...ALED/td-p/7103

I assume the Sky UK box would be developed by Sky in-house in Brentwood.

muppetman11 27-07-2015 13:50
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 1andrew1 (Post 35790659)
The Telegraph article says this but the Foxtel box uses Pace hardware and software. http://community.foxtel.com.au/t5/An...ALED/td-p/7103

I assume the Sky UK box would be developed by Sky in-house in Brentwood.
Apologies I deleted my post as I was trying to change link and thought I'd start again lol.

That UI looks very similar to the Liberty Global Horizon box.

muppetman11 27-07-2015 20:31
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pk1 (Post 35790617)
According to this Sky are denying they have a new product to launch in a few weeks so who knows whether it's true or not.

http://www.stuff.tv/news/skys-slick-...V1Wq5kZz5Yt.99

Chad 27-07-2015 20:37
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Quote:
Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35790706)
According to this Sky are denying they have a new product to launch in a few weeks so who knows whether it's true or not.

http://www.stuff.tv/news/skys-slick-...V1Wq5kZz5Yt.99
I can't see anything in the article suggesting SKY are denying it, unless I'm not reading it correctly?

1andrew1 28-07-2015 11:05
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chad (Post 35790707)
I can't see anything in the article suggesting SKY are denying it, unless I'm not reading it correctly?
At the foot of the article, there's an additional paragraph:
Quote:
Stuff.tv UPDATE: Since publishing this story, we've been told by a source close to Sky that the company has no plans to announce any new products within the next few weeks. So maybe put those celebratory beers back on ice for a little while.

muppetman11 28-07-2015 11:54
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To be honest Andrew I'm still not convinced either way , something is on the horizon that's for sure however it may not arrive in the next few weeks. Sky always remain tight lipped about these launches.

1andrew1 28-07-2015 12:22
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Quote:
Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35790777)
To be honest Andrew I'm still not convinced either way , something is on the horizon that's for sure however it may not arrive in the next few weeks. Sky always remain tight lipped about these launches.
Agreed, I think a 4K box will be launched later in the year. But not in the main holiday season. This "leak" won't do Sky any harm though.

1andrew1 29-07-2015 00:52
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Had to laugh at this, appreciate it applies to VM too. :)
http://newsthump.com/2014/02/11/bbc-...-80-a-month%2F

denphone 29-07-2015 10:42
Re: General Sky TV Discussion
 
Sky profits rise as it passes 12 million UK and Ireland customers.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...-germany-italy

muppetman11 10-08-2015 19:41
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Sun Goals: Sky Sports customers get free access this season

http://www.skysports.com/football/ne...ss-this-season

denphone 20-08-2015 08:36
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Sky adds features to movies service to keep up with Netflix.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...p-with-netflix

muppetman11 20-08-2015 09:15
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Quote:
Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35794460)
Sky adds features to movies service to keep up with Netflix.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/201...p-with-netflix
That article makes no reference to the 'Watch from start' feature which is basically a shortcut to On Demand via the linear Sky Movies channels , it allows channel browsers to watch the movie being shown on the linear channel from the start via the green button prompt. I'm not a massive linear watcher however it works pretty well on the occasions I've used it.

thenry 21-08-2015 19:56
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is the first game of the la liga season not in hd ?

muppetman11 21-08-2015 20:14
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Quote:
Originally Posted by thenry (Post 35794644)
is the first game of the la liga season not in hd ?
It wasn't that long back people said Sky didn't need Sky Sports 5 :D

It currently has live sport on nearly every channel with red button active on three channels.

Media Boy UK 28-09-2015 21:44
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Wikipedia says that Pop Girl will cease broadcasting in the early hours of October 1st 2015. Owners Sony will reuse it slot on Sky for Kix+1.


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