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Sky Q adds Peloton to fitness offering

The Peloton App is now availablt to Sky Q customers in the UK, offering studio-style workouts in the convenience and comfort of home. Thousands of classes across a variety of disciplines, taught by leading instructors, are now available via Sky Q. Those who subscribe to Peloton on Sky Q and see the full library of […]

May 6, 2021

Sky Q adds Line of Duty voice commands

Sky Q has added new voice commands to its Voice Control function, to mark the highly anticipated series finale of Line of Duty on May 2nd. Sky Q users can say iconic phrases into tehirr Sky Q voice remote to get straight to specific episodes and watch the AC-12 team in action. Functioning voice commands […]

April 28, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Sky opens retail store in Gateshead

Sky has opened a new retail store in the Metrocentre Gateshead, in the northwest of England. The new retail concept, which will open its doors today (April 19th), brings together Sky Mobile, Sky Broadband and Sky TV, and offers potential customers the opportunity to fully sample the Sky Q experience. The Sky shop will be […]

April 19, 2021

Discovery UK sees record Q1 audience

Discovery UK has delivered its strongest ever Q1 in 2021, its 10th consecutive year of Q1 growth; growing its share of adults by 7 per cent year-on-year, up from 4.7 per cent in Q1 2020 to hit 5 per cent. This followed the portfolio’s strongest year on record in 2020, which saw its share of […]

April 9, 2021

Sky Q adds new voice search innovations

Sky is rolling out a raft of new features and voice innovations on its Sky Q platform. Over the next month, movies and series from Disney+, will begin to appear in broader voice and text searches on Sky Q. Users can search for Disney+ exclusives, such as Marvel’s The Falcon and The Winter Soldier and […]

March 31, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Disruptel announces $1.15m seed round

Disruptel, the interactive TV and voice assistant innovator, has announced the completion of a $1.15 million (€0.96m) seed funding round. PJC and Progress Ventures led the round, with the backing of notable industry investors and advisors including Mike Baker, co-founder and former CEO of DataXu (acquired by Roku in 2019), Adam Cheyer, voice assistant expert […]

March 15, 2021

RTL’s NowTV app joins Sky Deutschland  

RTL’s NowTV app is now available on the Sky Q platform in Germany. It joins the likes of ARD, ZDF, Netflix and Prime as apps already on the platform. Viewers will be able to use the app to access all RTL’s FTA channels and catch up. A subscription is required for the pay channels. The […]

March 5, 2021

STV Player sees record-breaking start to 2021

STV Player, the free streaming service run by Scottish broadcaster STV, has kicked off 2021 with a record-breaking performance. The platform delivered 12.5 million streams in January, an increase of 115 per cent on the same month last year. Online viewing* was also up 100 per cent year-on-year, with a total of 6 million hours […]

February 3, 2021

Free movies, fitness & education apps for Sky VIPs

As the nation remains in lockdown, Sky has unveiled a range of free offers to give its Sky VIP customers a boost, including free Sky Original films and free access to fitness apps. Throughout February, all Sky customers will be able to benefit from these perks, as long as they’re enrolled in the free VIP […]

January 28, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Sky unveils biggest ever slate of original content

Sky and NOW TV will air over 125 new Sky Originals throughout 2021. Sky will bring its subscribers 30 new Sky Original films and 30 new Sky Original documentaries, on top of a number of drama, comedy, entertainment and arts series. Altogether, Sky says there will be 50 per cent more original TV and film […]

January 25, 2021By Nik Roseveare