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A thread to discuss Sky TV products/services and post news items.

New Channels launching or set to launch on Sky in the coming months

16/9/11 - Disney Channel HD - 609
Oct 11 - Dave HD - 111
Oct 11 - Watch HD - 109
2011 - Cartoon Network HD - 601
2011 - TCM HD - 317
2011 - Animal Planet HD - 525
2012 - Alibi HD - 132
2012 - QVC HD - 640

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Cartoon Network HD added to EPG today on Sky Channel 601.

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Yep and its 80-90% HD content aswell, a welcome addition to what is already a very strong linear HD line up on SKY.

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Thank you for your valued and totally impartial input, Sophie Turner Laing.....:D

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Disney channel HD has now launched on Sky channel 609.

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Yes strange the official date was tomorrow

http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2011/...ey-channel-uk/

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Sky Go passes one million downloads mark


http://www.cable.co.uk/news/sky-go-p...ark-800732851/

http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/news/sky-g...1109171409.htm

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Bidders queue for NHK’s EPG slot

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Bidders+queue+for+NHK%27s+EPG+slot

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This explains why Argumental was being filmed in HD then, hopefully I get to see myself on camera in HD :D

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I'll keep my eye out for you when it's on , is that you in your profile pic :D

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An Idiot Abroad picks up 1.3m viewers


http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011...redirect=false

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Cannot say that its a series l watch much MM but everybody to their own taste but yes thats a pretty good figure for a non terrestial channel.

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I've been watching Series 1 on Sky Anytime , really enjoyed it.

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That's great, I love the show. I'd like to see more from Gervais on SKY.

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Can't stand Ricky Gervais but the show is indeed brilliant. Very funny show.

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I think Gervais is one of those you either love or loathe , however I agree the show is very funny.

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Watch HD and Dave HD to launch October 12th.

My Virgin Media insider has told me that Watch HD and Dave HD will launch on October 12th 2011.

Sky viewers will get this channel from launch.

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Followed by PBS on the 1st November 2011 I believe.

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PBS TO LAUNCH 1ST NOVEMBER


http://www.rapidtvnews.com/index.php...device=desktop

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Premier League Risks Blow to BSkyB TV-Rights at EU’s Top Court

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-1...top-court.html

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Could this mean More 4 HD and Film4 HD could arrive in the not so distant future on Satellite

The new capacity on ASTRA 1N will be used to transmit Channel 4's main high-definition (HD) service together with further HD services over the coming years.
http://en.ses.com/4233325/news/2011/8181203

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Stop shouting, please.

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Apologies Hugh edited. :D

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New UKTV HD to launch next week.

Dave HD will now launch on Monday - October 10th.

Watch HD will also launch next Wednesday - October 12th.

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BSkyB: “We’re very positive about 3D

http://www.advanced-television.com/i...tive-about-3d/

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Come on MM they are bound to say that as they have invested plenty of money in 3D but for the vast majority of TV viewers 3D does not interest them and is very much for a small minority.

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We will See Den , I'm a fan of it with the right content.

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But there does not seem to be that much content apart from the Sky stuff and a few one offs being done by the Factual channels.

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Prices for 3DTV's are dropping to a level were more people are considering it. Sky now have an ok range of 3D content which will expand more as 3DTV owners increase. Golf , Cricket , Boxing and Football are excellent in 3D as are certain movies however I will say the SBS format broadcasters use comes nowhere near as good as Frame Sequential 3D used in Blu Ray.

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According to this public appetite for 3D still has a long way to go.

http://www.televisual.com/news-detai...y_nid-824.html

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Time will tell Den , I personally like it, granted though at the moment it only consumes a small percentage of my total TV viewing.

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Yes l suspect its very good and there will always be people who will spend extra on a new 3DTV set but in this current economic climate a new 3DTV set is well down the list of most peoples spending priorities.

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I've received an e-mail from SKY to confirm my order. The e-mail reads as follows:

"Dear Mr -----------

We're happy to confirm the equipment you've ordered below:

Broadband Box: £ 0.00
Sky+HD: £ 0.00
Wired Connection for Sky Anytime+: £ 0.00
SkyHD Box: £ 0.00
Install Visit: £ 0.00

Total Price: £ 0.00


Rest assured that if you need delivery and installation, then that's all been sorted too.

You'll get any relevant terms and conditions with your product when it arrives.

Should you need to cancel any products that you've ordered from us, please refer to our cancellation policy by scrolling down at the end of this message.

In the meantime, there's no need for you to do anything, just sit back and let us do the work.

Thanks for choosing Sky. We're sure you're going to enjoy the world of entertainment soon to be at your fingertips.

The Sky Team"

I know this will appear to be a very simple question however shouldn't the mini-dish appear as part of the equipment ordered too?

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Don't worry its included , you know your STB needs to be connected to a landline for a year don't you ? The Sky+HD box you will receive will be an Amstrad DRX 890 as Sky own Amstrad now.

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I did read that, in fact I'm sure both boxes I'm getting need to be connected for 12 months. Again I've never been with SKY so don't know what impact this will have, if any, with my phone and broadband? Is the STB being connected a bad thing?

SKY is making me feel "simples":D

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You must keep both boxes connected to the phone line , there is no impact it's just part of your contract. Are you taking two Sky+HD boxes or is your second just a SkyHD (non PVR) ?

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Yeah 1 SKY+HD and just a normal SKYHD box. I'm looking forward to accessing SKY Anytime+.

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Is that just if you have sky bb ,because i have no connection to my stb

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No you are meant to have it for every new STB installed however if you only have 1 STB they don't seem to police it , however they do on multiroom installs part of you getting your second box for 10.25 a month is your boxes must be connected to your landline. A friend of mine who has multiroom got a letter saying if he didn't plug his multiroom box into the landline they would charge him another full subscription.

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well i have got 3 SKY + HD boxes and none are connected to the BT landline ,i thought that was only to recieve things like sky +and go interactive

correction 1 hd sky+ 2 HD boxes

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Have a read of this
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...2&postcount=11

DAVE HD Ha launched on Sky channel 111
 

As title,

First HD programme is TOPGEAR @5pm then all SD until 10pm so.....

HD content on day 1

5pm TopGear
10pm Jo brands big splash
11pm Shooting Stars
11:30pm That Mitchell and Webb look
00:30am Red Bull X-Fighters 2011
02:00am Shooting Stars

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Can't see myself watching much on that channel.

Watch HD has launched Sky channel 109.
 

As thread title, enjoy....................

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Sky axes Britain's biggest magazine

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/market...st-magazine.do

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My Mum & Dad don't have a SKY subscription but still have a SKY minidish and SKY+ box, which can still record. The box and dish haven't been hooked up for about 3 years, until I messed about with it the other day.

Out of interest I was planning on recording some of the boxing from Box Nation on their SKY+ box this weekend. Would I be able to, once the recordings have finished, remove the SKY+box from their house and hook it up to my TV to watch the recorded content? I don't have a minidish and just wondered if the SKY+box could be hooked up to my TV via scart to watch the recordings. Does the box need to be attached to a minidish at all times to work?

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The box won't record , as you need a Sky subscription or you have to pay 10.00 a month to enable the recording feature.

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Thanks for the info. A bit harsh from SKY. You've bought the PVR from them and they disable the recording feature it you stop subscribing. I think my Mum paid £150.00 for that box. How can they disable a feature on a product you've purchased? I'm sure it's all tucked away in the T&C's:rolleyes:

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That's why I try to avoid paying for STB's mine was free as was the install. ;)

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I suspect it's not that they disable the box itself, but that they won't supply you the data it needs for the PVR function to work, unless you pay for that data. Still a bit cheeky considering you can get a functioning PVR without subscription on both Freesat and Freeview.

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BSkyB suffers fall in number of new pay-TV subscribers

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/m...=feeds-newsxml

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I read that in the Mail on Sunday but forgot to post it on here yesterday.

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l think the economic crisis is now really starting to hit peoples disposable income and people in the next year will tighten their belts even more.

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I fully agree , with the added competition of Youview next year the Pay TV companies are going to have to up their game or run the risk of losing higher numbers of subscribers.

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YouView will fall flat on its expensively crafted face. Get a Freeview HD box and a HDMI cable for your laptop, boom, you've got the equivalent of YouView.

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Except you haven't - you've got a STB wired up to a laptop. Not something most people can be bothered to have in their living room. Not something many people would even understand.

Branded consumer electronics works precisely because it saves people from having to know which boxes to buy and how to cable them up. ;)

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I doubt it will fail. In the long run it will just become what freeview/freesat is but with extra features.

I doubt it will impact too much on Sky/VM though. Its great to have an on demand portal. Not so great when no premium providers have anything they want to put on there as they earn a huge amount from Sky/VM whereas in Youview land they have to market to all these consumers themselves.

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I agree with you , however the Lovefilm , and possible launch of Netflix in the UK could prove interesting if the inquiry into movies bears fruit allowing both companies to launch subscription movie streaming services on Youview and other connected devices.

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Sky Go on Android

http://www.advanced-television.com/i...go-on-android/

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I'm always sceptical of what Netflix/Lovefilm can actually do.

Its tough to pay big money to beat Sky only then to have to rely on individuals paying bit by bit for the service. And then there is the fact that Sky and VM, Atlantic aside, seems to be having a bit of a love in. First VM sell Sky channels that are Freeview and Sky gets rid of them to weaken Freeview and then lots of movies appear on VM platform for Sky on demand.

For the hardcore tv enthusiast, pay tv is much stronger on both platforms than it was a year ago. Youview has a hell of a job convincing anyone that it can compete with Sky's offering (which has effectively grown by VM's customer base over the last week as Vm subscribers have on demand for premium too).

But I guess only time will tell as Youview probably has a couple of tricks up its sleeve.

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The problem for Netflix/lovefilm is the current situation being looked into by the competition commission , in the US Netflix has more subscribers than any other Cable/satellite provider.

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Some info on PBS

http://skyplustv.sky.com/showpage/pbs-launch

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Sky+ iOS app updated today and live on the App Store for people who were having issues with the iPad , IPhone 4.

http://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Sky-com-...pp/td-p/201993

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The BBC are set to push for the retransmission fees it pays BSkyB to be waved as it attempts to save money

http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2011/...mission-costs/

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l cannot see BSKYB waving these fees though.

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I hope they don't , why should Sky customers bear the cost :(

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You could always pay it with the interest from your fortune.:D

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PBS now testing on Sky

http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...6&postcount=12

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Sky managing director predicts fewer one-day matches in wake of spot-fixing convictions

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cri...nvictions.html

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Well with one-day matches being a huge revenue money spinner l am not sure that will happen.

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Sky to offer downloadable content for mobile devices from 2012 with more innovations promised.

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tech/new...from-2012.html

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l think companies are increasingly finding new innovative ways to try to keep their present customers and grow a bit and Sky are no different to Virgin in that respect.

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Sky mobile apps on the way include Movies channel companion for iOS, Go for Android

http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/03/s...n-for/?m=false

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Sky movies app launches today for apple devices
http://www.techdigest.tv/2011/11/sky_movies_app.html

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BBC programmes OD on Sky looking more likely.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011...redirect=false

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Sky to move Sky 3D and Sky Arts HD Channels about plus close Sky Living Loves in January.

http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showp...5&postcount=63

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Aha! Steve Coogan's latest Alan Partridge series heading for Sky


http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011...?newsfeed=true

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... where almost nobody will watch it. Mind you, Alan Partridge hasn't featured in a full TV series for almost a decade, according to that article, so maybe Coogan just wants to milk the character any way he can.

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Channel 5 +1 will launch on Sky Channel 177 on December 6th.

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Series record function to be added to the Sky+ app

http://www.digitalchoices.co.uk/seri...rd-290911.html

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Good find , that will be a welcome addition.

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Its excellent for people like me that don't watch tv live. Now I can just browse the guide in the app when I have a spare few minutes at work and set all my recordings.

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The plans are for you to be able to use iPhone/iPod touch and iPad initially to view your planner , use as a remote and eventually view content off your box I believe.

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A bit more info , apparently launching next week with Android version also
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/4310...android-update
http://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Sky-com-...e-view=desktop

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Correction android version comes in line with iOS version next week , series linking from the website starts next week with series link from the app in December.

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The Android Sky+ app update to bring it in line with the iOS version is now available , just downloaded it.

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The initial reviews on app market seem to be quite negative for the android update. have you tried it Muppetman?

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Yes , I've had no problems at all with it. The app is now identical to the iOS version , I'm running it on a HTC Desire but so far no issues.

https://market.android.com/details?i...ndroid.skyplus

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Thanks. got it and its a huge improvement.

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Sky to launch F1 channel in HD

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011...redirect=false

Great news for Sky Sports Subscribers or HD pack subscribers.

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Sky Go adds On Demand Movies

http://www.techradar.com/news/mobile...evices-1043714

Just tried it out and it's pretty impressive.

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Have Sky updated their Sky+ app yet to include remote series linking?

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Series link is now available on the Sky website with the feature to be added to the Sky+ apps in December

http://www.techradar.com/news/mobile...ounced-1041707

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That devils dinner party and This is Jinsy look crap.

There is also something called Fish Town

and now this crap.

I thought Sky Atlantic showed US Shows ?

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Thanks for that valuable input , the link below shows exactly what Sky Atlantic show. It's amazing that you bang on about this channel on every forum I've seen when you think the content is so bad. :confused:

http://skyatlantic.sky.com/shows

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I have changed my mind recently.

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Bollywood Fans

UTV Movies to make foray into UK

http://www.dnaindia.com/sport/report...nto-uk_1621597

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BSkyB sets up 3DTV test card

http://advanced-television.com/index...-tv-test-card/

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BSkyB Could Be Forced To Host On-Demand Movie Rivals

http://paidcontent.org/article/419-b...-movie-rivals/

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Sky movies app on iOS devices update available in app store now

1.1

Search feature now available allowing you to search by film or actor/director.
Feature to allow you to click certain movies and start watching them in Sky Go.

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Sky to extend availability of Go, plans to ‘supercharge’ Living

http://www.digitaltveurope.net/18380...%80%99-living/

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'Unforgettable': Sky Living picks up UK rights

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/new...uk-rights.html

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Hawaii Five-O and NCIS:LA begin on Sky1 HD in January.

http://www.sky.com/mysky/latestnews/...sky/index.html

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STAR One to relaunch as Life OK this Sunday.

http://media247.co.uk/bizasia/newsar...tv_changes.php

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ASA bans Sky Anytime+ ad

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011...redirect=false