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19-02-2012, 15:54
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Re: General Sky TV Discussion
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Just had my first Never Miss success! Series 2 of Sherlock is being repeated starting this coming Saturday at 9pm on BBC HD. Great for anyone like me who missed it the first time around.  |
Glad your enjoying it so far.
I love the never miss feature. I just check my emails on my phone and then just use the app to set the recording. IMO the best of the Sky features particularly as the app had alternative viewing times so I always set my recordings at the alternative times.
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19-02-2012, 15:58
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Re: General Sky TV Discussion
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Glad your enjoying it so far.
I love the never miss feature. I just check my emails on my phone and then just use the app to set the recording. IMO the best of the Sky features particularly as the app had alternative viewing times so I always set my recordings at the alternative times.
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Mark my words Never Miss will be integrated into the Sky+ app at some point I'm sure.
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19-02-2012, 16:30
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Re: General Sky TV Discussion
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Mark my words Never Miss will be integrated into the Sky+ app at some point I'm sure.
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Yeah, I does seem like a killer feature that Sky are under marketing. Knowing the Sky advertising team, I can't see it staying this way for much longer!
It would definitely prove a great addition to the Sky+ & Sky Movies apps.
Thanks again for the heads up MM. Do Sky have any other hidden gems that I'm missing out on?
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19-02-2012, 16:41
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Re: General Sky TV Discussion
Only free cinema tickets and competitions via My Sky. The next 3-4 months should be interesting with rumours of the following
New EPG
Shared Planner
Animal Planet HD
TCM HD
Sky Sports F1 HD
Sky Sports F1 HD app
Sky Everywhere Wifi
Sky FTTC product
BBC Iplayer Catchup
ITV Player catchup
Anytime+ open upto customers of any ISP
Access your planner on your tablet/smartphone.
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19-02-2012, 16:50
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Re: General Sky TV Discussion
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Originally Posted by muppetman11
Only free cinema tickets and competitions via My Sky. The next 3-4 months should be interesting with rumours of the following
New EPG
Shared Planner
Animal Planet HD
TCM HD
Sky Sports F1 HD
Sky Sports F1 HD app
Sky Everywhere Wifi
Sky FTTC product
BBC Iplayer Catchup
ITV Player catchup
Anytime+ open upto customers of any ISP
Access your planner on your tablet/smartphone.
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Has TCM HD been confirmed yet or unconfirmed like More4 HD?
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19-02-2012, 17:09
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Re: General Sky TV Discussion
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Mark my words Never Miss will be integrated into the Sky+ app at some point I'm sure.
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I hope so. That along with access to planner would be excellent.
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19-02-2012, 18:33
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Re: General Sky TV Discussion
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Mark my words Never Miss will be integrated into the Sky+ app at some point I'm sure.
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It could be integrated into the Sky Movies app right now and replace the fairly useless Shortlist option.
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19-02-2012, 18:38
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Re: General Sky TV Discussion
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It could be integrated into the Sky Movies app right now and replace the fairly useless Shortlist option.
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Join the Sky help forum and go into the suggestions section and let them know trust me they listen , I've seen many suggestions introduced as features and I agree re short list feature.
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20-02-2012, 10:18
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Re: General Sky TV Discussion
http://apps.facebook.com/theguardian...yb-internet-tv
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BSkyB's internet TV plan is brilliant, a rare example of perfect timing
In essence, Sky is doing with its television output what Amazon does with the Kindle, taking ownership of the conduit
On the internet, it's always better to jump before you're pushed. That's the clear lesson from John Naughton's new book, From Gutenberg to Zuckerberg, which points out – among other things – that "on the internet, disruption is a feature, not a bug". In other words: change just keeps on coming; and if you wait to be pushed rather than leaping into the flood of change, you'll generally find yourself face down in the mud with people running over your back.
Equally, though, timing matters. Ten years ago I recall mobile phone companies that had just spend billions on 3G bids demonstrating to journalists how the latest handsets could stream TV direct to their mobiles. It was great, if you wanted to watch something that looked like the first moon landing viewed on a TV across a road. TV on mobiles didn't take off; music did.
But now we have the bandwidth and processing power to give us video capability all over the place. And what I think is the most impressive case of jumping before being pushed in the media ecosystem recently: BSkyB's announcement that it's going to launch an internet TV service that will let you get content from it on an ad hoc basis, no matter whether you use Sky's broadband or pay for Sky in your home.
In essence, Sky is doing with its TV output what Amazon does with the Kindle: saying "we don't mind how you view our content. We just want to be the conduit so we benefit from your attention." Video-on-demand (VoD) for anyone prepared to pay, not just existing users of its pay TV service
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20-02-2012, 14:17
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Sky could offer Formula One in 3D
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Sky's dedicated Formula One channel launches on 9 March in SD and HD, and the broadcaster has revealed to Pocket-lint that it hopes to add 3D to that mix some time in the future.
Speaking at its Sky Studios complex, opened last summer, Martin Turner, executive producer of F1 HD, told us that 3D is very much part of Sky's ultimate plans for its coverage of the motorsport:
"We've got a lot of challenges and one of them will be, at some stage, to potentially do some 3D," he said.*"Some 3D testing."
However, Turner admits that actually filming a race in 3D could be difficult at present.*"One of the other challenges around that is that the teams - unlike in years gone by - are not allowed to drive their cars willy-nilly," he said.
"They're very much restricted with tests - three testing sessions, one last week and two in Barcelona next week - in order to keep down the costs.*So, the opportunity to find events where we could go and take our 3D cameras, to set up and show what it looks like are few and far between."
The other current barrier is that, unlike with other sports, the live HD pictures of the races taken around the world are supplied to Sky by Formula One itself, rather than shot by the broadcaster.
"We could be in a position to go and do some 3D, we have the 3D*capabilities in the terms of having the trucks," said Turner. "But there's the fact that we don't control the race pictures, which is*very unusual for a sport where you're a major rights holder.
"You would expect, for example, to be at least host in your territories. That's traditionally what's happened.
"I think our main concern is to get this first season up and running and do a great job, and there is still this little carrot of 3D. I would be lovely at some stage do some 3D, but none is carded at the moment."
Owen Williams, head of projects for Sky Sport’s Digital Media, agrees that it's important to focus on this, Sky's first, F1 season and then add new developments down the line:
"We're a few weeks into a seven-year relationship and what you see now, what we're going to offer in March 2012, will be far removed from what we can offer in March 2013, 2014, etc," he told us. "Certainly, from my team's point of view, we want to complement what Martin's doing now and then build and build and build.
"For example, the F1 section of our website has been revamped and relaunched and we're quite proud of that, the look and the way it works for the moment, but we feel it's just scratching the surface really of what we can do.
"It's all about establishing Sky's name as the market leaders in F1."
And 3D, it seems, will be very much a part of that in the future.
What do you think? Would you like to see Formula One in 3D? Let us know in the comments below...
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http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/4447...ld-offer-f1-3d
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20-02-2012, 14:22
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Re: General Sky TV Discussion
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Well my own personal opinion on 3D is that l think it is a waste of time and money because for most people all they are interested in is just watching a programme even if it is just in SD and for the vast majority of people that satisfys their needs totally without incuring more expense at the end of the day which you will with 3D.
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20-02-2012, 14:52
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Re: General Sky TV Discussion
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Well my own personal opinion on 3D is that l think it is a waste of time and money because for most people all they are interested in is just watching a programme even if it is just in SD and for the vast majority of people that satisfys their needs totally without incuring more expense at the end of the day which you will with 3D.
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Because they believe in better 
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20-02-2012, 14:55
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Re: General Sky TV Discussion
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Because they believe in better |
You means they believe in making us pay more master.
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20-02-2012, 15:00
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Re: General Sky TV Discussion
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You means they believe in making us pay more master. |
For me though Den still considerably cheaper than the competition and a vastly better TV service no brainer really
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