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Old 22-10-2019, 16:19   #2098
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Re: Coming Soon to Virgin TV (2019)
Sky's UHD content is broadcast via satellite for live material and is downloaded for viewing for recorded content. There is no UHD streaming on Sky.

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Originally Posted by cheekyangus View Post
No. All Sky's UHD content is currently streaming, not broadcast. If there's a UHD version of a particular show a red button prompt takes you to it. Other than that it's boxsets.

The first question on the FAQ here
https://www.sky.com/help/articles/wa...-q-in-ultra-hd



Many of the 3rd party HD channels on Sky satellite transponder space that have been closing over the last year, it could be simply Sky want their space back to launch broadcast UHD.
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