Sky has unveiled its new Sky Glass TV, featuring brighter 4K HDR screen and an enhanced seven-speaker Dolby Atmos sound system built in. Sky Glass comes with Sky TV built in, with no dish or box required to stream over Wi-Fi. There are three sizes available: 43”, 55” and 65”, as well as three updated […]
The Digital TV Group (DTG) has released its latest analysis, showcasing notable improvements in live sports streaming performance in the UK across three major events in 2024: Wimbledon, the Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games. The study examined device performance, latency, and accessibility features, compared with 2023 live events, providing critical insights into the current […]
Sky and UK electricals retailer Currys have announced a new retail partnership allowing customers to purchase Sky Glass in Currys stores nationwide, as well as online through the Currys website. To mark the launch og the partnership, customers buying in-store can enjoy an introductory offer of Sky Glass with Sky TV and Netflix in one […]
Sky has apologised as hundreds of Sky Stream and Sky Glass users report trouble controlling their devices. Reports to platform outage monitor Downdetector were in the hundreds on the evening of September 19th, with problems continuing into the morning of September 20th. “We are sorry that some Sky Glass and Stream customers are currently experiencing […]
Sky TV customers can watch six new Sky FAST channels on Sky Glass and Sky Stream, available immediately, at no extra cost. The channels – including Pick Paranormal, Emergency 24/7, Sky Artist of The Year, Sky Sports Stories, Sky Sports Classics and Sky Sports Vault – are home to a range of previously aired shows […]
Sky has announced a raft of new updates that are set to launch on Sky Glass and Sky Stream through its Entertainment Operating System (OS). New features include a personalised recommendation rail, enhanced voice control options and lower latency on Sky Sports Main Event. These join over 500 updates made to Entertainment OS since the […]
Sky is to preparing to cut some 1,000 jobs in the latest round of redundancies to hit the UK media industry. The satellite pay-TV company, which employs around 26,000 individuals in the UK, is seeking to reduce its workforce by about 4 per cent during 2024. The cuts will come mainly affect technicians who install […]
DAZN, the sports entertainment platform, has announced that the DAZN app will go live on Sky UK’s platform in 2024, sitting alongside other streaming services such as Prime Video and Disney+. Sky customers will be able to sign up to DAZN’s service on Sky Glass, Sky Stream and Sky Q, giving access to a range […]
At an immersive industry Upfronts on November 30th, Sky Media, the advertising arm of Sky, revealed a number of advertising initiatives and innovations to a senior agency audience. Hosted at the ‘Frameless’ interactive gallery in Marble Arch, Sky Media Managing Director Brett Aumuller and his team shared their advertising vision and plans for 2024. Amongst […]
Sky has starting rolling out new features to Entertainment OS, its Sky Glass and Sky Stream operating system. Entertainment OS 1.2 brings viewers a new way to ‘manage all’ their curated Playlists, a faster way to ‘Restart’ any TV programme or film, and a new ‘continue watching’ rail for Netflix content. And with the Women’s […]