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It will work on your Nexus 7 also I believe.

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yes, pointless for phone...nexus 7..useful :)

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Was interesting in the private sky go forum with the developers earlier (Q&A session). So many things that cause delays not related to actually programming the app.

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Update available for Sky Sports ipad app , now includes OPTA data for Premier league games and the ability to bet with Sky Bet.

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Details here

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech/new...sis-tools.html

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http://youtu.be/l-YdDafMvjo

I've just recorded a very brief video of the Sky Sports iPad Match Centre experience if anyone is curious to see why we hold these apps in such high regard! :)

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Thanks but i won't watch. it would just make me jealous, like having a friend with a hot gf, and knowing you have to go home to lassie :D

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Dang, now I have that song, "Don't you wish your gf was as hot as me" running through my head :rolleyes:

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Very impressive! Another well presented and quality product to add to their growing list.

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Indeed , gave it a go today and was very impressed.

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:p: The mobile apps really do add a lot of value to the Sky experience Colin. Go ahead, treat yourself! :)

I completely agree, Sky are really committed to iOS. Their apps are supported well with constant tweaks, updates and improvements!

It's the presentation, fluidity and interactivity that I find really appealing. A winning formula that few other app developers are able to pull off as well as Sky do. :)

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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolog...his-week.html#

Interesting.....

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yes, this is :)

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Is it just downloading of Sky On Demand or is it recordings? Absolutely brilliant if its recordings.

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Sky Go is currently free for Sky subscribers on two devices , am I reading it right that my free Sky Go won't allow me too download content ?

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The download content to watch another time or when offline is what they are charging a fiver a month for. So no, you won't get this without paying extra.

Have no limits on my mobile data so not a big deal for me. Already use plex to stream content from home to my mobile when out instead of copying before I go, which is in essence what this product will do.

Will be useful for many though. Just wish mobile video providers didn't block the HDMI port on mobiles

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Seems to be a 2 month trial for free for existing customers too

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Very interesting. I did a survey about this about 2 days ago and from what i saw Sky Go extra is going to get really good.

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I didnt see the bit about trial, i hope there will be a site for the trial soon as i would love a test before i decied to pay £5 a month for it

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More info about Sky Go Extra below and the Sky Help Forum Thread.

Sky Go Extra Thread



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This is also a good way to get Sky Go on more than 2 devices even if you dont want to download and £5 extra to me isnt that bad of a price.

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This could be a further blow to the likes of Lovefilm and Netflix. For example say a student is living away from home but his / her parents have SKY. Rather than paying £4.99 or £5.99 for second rate movies on demand, via the likes of Lovefilm, they can get a wider and better selection of movies and TV content for £5 each month through their parents SKY subscription.

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I agree ,it's also another nice little earner for Sky.

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I agree on both points

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Sky Go to launch on Tuesday 22nd Jan 2013? We know its this week but maybe Tuesday. Look at post 8 onwards. Nothing official thou

http://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Sky-Go-D...p/869098#M9110

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Great spot mate,

Coming from Virgin Media last year, I'm still not quite used to the way that Sky talk about new products and features and get them released so quickly!

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Just seen i missed the Extar out of Sky Go Extra. My bad but im sure people know what i mean.

Yes Sky is very good at getting new products out

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More info on Sky Go Extra can be found below

http://www.sky.com/shop/tv/sky-go/?stop_mobi=yes

The update for this facility is now live in the App Store for Apple devices.

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Cheers MM,

I see that the Sky Go extra also brings with it iPhone 5 support. :)

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Me too! When a new channel launches 99% of the time it's on SKY right from the start. When SKY launch a new product they either give a launch date up front or keep customers updated as things develop.

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Well put Chad & that's just the way it should be in my opinion. :)

VM are infuriating at times when it comes to customer communication!

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I agree with you both

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Is there a way to select which of my boxes I want to connect to & control on the Sky+ iPad app?

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Yes go into settings then Sky+HD boxes and they should be listed.

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Sorted it now, cheers MM - I knew that I'd seen the option somewhere. :)

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2013...ge?INTCMP=SRCH

A decent read about SKY's plans over the next 12 months or so

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Thanks for posting that Chad, a very good read indeed.

Targeted advertising is going to be very big for Sky over the next couple of years if they implement it correctly.

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No it has not - I have one - never used it ( on PC ). Not sure why my son put it on. In fact no idea what is does. Guess he thought he was being kind. Questions could I send it to my TV & does it show live TV if so think I may know why he did :erm:

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More info on targeted advertising ,
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media-netw...tv-advertising

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An interesting quote from Nigel Walley, managing director of digital TV consultancy, Decipher:

So with Sky's first-mover advantage in the UK, what will Virgin do? "The difficult truth for Virgin is, it's already launched its version and no one is talking about it," says Walley. "There are targeted ads on Virgin in On Demand. Sky is taking it to broadcast which is technically much harder. It would be a lot easier if they agreed to launch together."

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Not sure about it being a Sky first, Telewest used to insert their own adverts on the Viacom channels during an ad break.

It's clear why Sky have been recently pushing their 'on demand', it's because they have no other way to see in on viewers' habits and having a customer's box hooked up to the internet allows them to secretly store ads on the customers hard drive ready to play when they want it to play. Of course VM doesn't have that problem.

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There is nothing secret about it Sky wrote to customers a while back in the Sky magazine informing them of their plans to start targeted advertising , you can also opt out in 'My Sky' on their website.

http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/news/1063028/

Also they don't need to send ads to customers boxes via the Internet , it can be done in the same way showcase content is sent now via satellite.

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The only problem Virgin have is it's going to take them another 24 to 48 months to get a TiVo box into every TV customers home. Until their 3.8 million or so TV customers are hooked up, targeted adverts is a revenue stream Virgin won't be able to exploit to it's full potential.

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Personally, targeted advertising seems flawed. I rarely buy from any advertisement, generally I search for something I need, or buy something i heard about. But the source is never advertisements, I have a rule to not use ]places that use adverts I compare for best deal. Frugal nature inbred

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For anyone that has Sky Go on a Android device DO NOT update to 4.2.2 at moment as Sky Go doesnt work at moment

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I don't watch Live TV that often so generally hit FF through the ads anyway :D , about the only live stuff we watch is sport and ad breaks are brew time. :D

That said there's still millions who watch live TV so I suppose that's their market.

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I can see the advantages for it as well. Might be good thing as i dont like some ads but i do like some ads as well

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True, but those were inserted at the central headend so weren't targeted. As far as I know, this is the first time there has been ad-insertion in the box.

Many years ago analogue cable had ad insertion at the regional headend, so you'd get adverts for local businesses.

The same applies to all the Sky customers who don't have Sky+HD.

In the meantime, VM can do ad insertion on VOD to all customers regardless of box type, albeit not as targeted as TiVo could do.

If advertising (targeted or not) didn't work, they wouldn't do it.

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true...i meant for me :)

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I'm sure Sky can do something similar allbeit only with the boxes that have a HDD , I'm sure years ago when we had a white Sky+ box the Sky Anytime content which is delivered via satellite had ads inserted , granted I'm not 100% sure here and there are still many Sky households out there with the original Sky digital (non PVR) STB'S which can't get On Demand something VM has no problems with.


Exactly couldn't agree more.

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Update for anyone that has a Nexus on Android 4.2.2 with Sky Go not working. Update for Sky Go should be out in a few weeks.

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Sky+ app update Version 4.3.3 available for iOS.

Adds the following features :-

See how much space is left on your Sky+HD box

Support for new STB software

Coming soon : 4oD added to catchup section in app to allow you to view and start downloads

You must now login with your twitter credentials to see tweets about a show

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Sky Movies app rolls out on Android

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech/new...n-android.html

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Good news.

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Indeed, excellent news for Android users. I really enjoy browsing the Sky Movies library on the iPad app! :)

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Sky+ app update.

Version 4.3.5 has become available.

What's new?
- Improves connectivity to Sky+HD box.
- New 4oD section in Catch Up.

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Update for Sky Go for iOS available today

What's New in Version 3.0.1
We are aware that some customers experienced issues with the last app update so we have worked to improve the service following your feedback. Thank you for your patience.

What’s New:
- Watch Channel 4 and More4 live, and enjoy top Channel 4 shows on demand, all within Sky Go
- Improved App performance and faster loading times
- Enhanced network stability whilst watching Live and On Demand content
- Improved download speed reporting
- Bug fix for customers experiencing an Error 23 message after synching their device with iTunes/iCloud
- ‘Concurrency – You are not signed in’ error message resolved
- General bug fixes

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Sky Movies Disney , Syfy , Universal , Crime & Investigation and Star Plus added to Sky Go taking the total channels available to 49.

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FF can be too much hassle for those without patience. I'll be sticking Atlantic HD on later while Game of Thrones is on, simply so Sky get the viewing stats from my box and related ads revenue. My TV will be getting its input from a network device though



:angel:

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The fact the box is tuned to the channel says nothing about who is watching, or indeed whether anyone is. Even if Sky do collect data this way, it is so low grade no advertiser would accept it.

Here's how viewing measurement is actually done:
http://www.barb.co.uk/resources/refe...hat-we-do?_s=4

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Even BARB is useless now, if you have a BARB device they say you represent 5000 homes. It still takes it stats the way it did when most homes had 1 TV and 4 channels.

We have 5 TV's in our house, hundreds of channels and Sky, Virgin, Roku and xbox's. So there are times when all 4 of us are watching something different as happened yesterday. Me football, my youngest in her room watching Sky Movies Disney, my oldest watching something from VM Ondemand and my Mrs watching some child birth/ Midwife recording on the TiVo.

Tonight was several programs at one time we had Sky 1 , Sky Atlantic, E4 and Roku on. The days of Dad saying what the family watch are long gone. If the BARB device reports the main TV was tuned to BBC what about the other 2 TV's tuned to Sky Atlantic?

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When there was just 3 channels didn't they used to estimate viewers with power station data as people stuck the kettle on in breaks or at the end of a programme? :D

Let me feel good about pirating something I already pay for fgs! I delete after watching so there is an extra brownie point to be earned ;)

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So you didn't read the link then? ;)

"More than 30,000 viewing devices are monitored across the panel of over 5,100 homes, including PVRs, DVDRs and VCRs, as well as standard set-top boxes."

I can't think how else they could get instant results. The final viewing figures were collected by interviewing people in the street about their previous day's viewing, but it would take several days to process the results.

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Agreed although Sky does have its own viewer panel Sky View encompassing some 33,000 Sky digital homes , it also has its own ad sales arm Sky Media who sell ads for the Sky channels plus many more.

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Some interesting rumours going around on investment boards that BSkyB trying to figure out how they can purchase EE if France/Deutsch Telecom put it up for sale as expected.

If they can get the financing it would make BSkyB the biggest media and telecoms player in the UK by a huge margin - it also means VM would be an MVNO of Sky! Barmy.

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Nice update for the Sky Sports iPad app.

http://recombu.com/digital/news/sky-...es_M11594.html

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Sky Sports iPad app to get new look and update ready for new football season

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech/new...-features.html

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i noticed my android phone had an update to the sky+ app, to fix for jellybean 4.3

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Sky Share now officially announced. Not something I'll personally make use of however I'm sure some will.

http://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Sky-Prod...e/td-p/1275670

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I share nothing :)

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Just back in the house, turned on the SKY+ box and got a message about updates that had been rolled out. Before I could read the message, my wife turned the channel over :(

What updates got rolled out today?

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Your box has probably just received the update to enable BB connectivity , not much change for you as you have multiroom your boxes for the time being still have to be connected to a working landline however customers with single boxes can now just connect their boxes to the Internet as this update enables callbacks and Sky Store purchases over broadband.

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Thanks for the info

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In system details your box should now be reporting your on R007.061.49.00P , I believe that's the latest public release.

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Just saved my self £4.40 but not cancelling Sky Moves. I just rang up Sky to cancel MUTV and Sky Movies and MUTV will be cancelled in 31 days and Sky gave me a discount if i dont cancel Sky Movies and excluding MUTV i am now saving £4.40 if i dont cancel. Oh and discount runs until end of May 2014. Thank you Sky :)

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Well done you :tu: :)

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Seems that Sky have removed the 'Highlights' section from the Sky+ app following the recent updates. :(

I regularly used that to find new and interesting shows that I would have otherwise missed.

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I noticed that I quite liked that section myself , think there could be a few changes on the way with it ;)

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Any hints?

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Let's just say I'm pretty sure there's new ways of discovering content being worked on.

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Sky have now added E4 and Film 4 to Sky Go. I have checked on my phone and confirm they are now added

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech/new...-channels.html

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Confirmed here also , the documentary genre needs some additions as it currently has the paltry amount of one channel.

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Sky to increase line rental by 90p to £15.40 in December

http://recombu.com/digital/news/sky-...mpaign=website

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Thanks MM. That sucks :(

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Sky Multiroom has been renamed to Sky Multiscreen

http://www.sky.com/products/ways-to-...een/index.html

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Probably to do with the fact that Sky Go extra is now included with multiroom , I'm sure there's a few more future changes in this area.

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Sky Adsmart has now officially launched

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/n...V-adverts.html

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Yes l saw a bit on BBC news this morning about this.

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Your FF button has always been your best friend :D

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If i remember correctly its only when watching live TV. Im sure MM will correct me if im wrong

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You can also opt out via the SKY website.

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Ya you can, what i meant was that the smart ads are only shown when watching a live broadcast, thats how it was when testing anyway, but im not sure if this is still the case

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IIRC I already opted out.

It's very rare that I watch live TV anyway as the FF button is indeed my best friend. :)

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That's correct now its live customers watching live TV wont notice any difference during the ads as they are seamlessly inserted , during the trial you had the timer on screen and generally the same few ads were repeated over and over and over and over again.:D

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Some wernt that bad, but like you said they were repeated over and over and over again