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Sky Anytime+ on-demand service coming soon - For Sky TV and Sky Broadband customers

Originally Posted by Which?

Sky has shown off its latest video-on-demand service, Sky Anytime+, which the broadcaster says will launch later this year.

The service will allow Sky TV and broadband customers access to a library of content over an internet connection to watch on their TVs. Sky states that Movies, Sport, Art programmes, Sky1 programmes and content from third party channels will be available.

New Sky EPG for Sky Anytime+

The content can be selected through a newly-designed electronic programme guide (EPG) and is downloaded to the user's Sky+ box. The progressive downloading means that a typical 1.3GB film should be available to start watching on your TV after a minute over a 2Mps or faster connection, or after 40 minutes on a 1Mbps connection.

Find out how well the Sky+ box fared in our Sky and Sky HD box reviews

The new EPG has thumbnail images of the content and has a new menu for downloading content. Several programmes can be queued to download, and the queuing order can be re-prioritised. All downloads can be paused, if the user wants to free up broadband bandwidth so the downloads don't slow down other broadband activities, and then resumed.

Once the content has been downloaded it will be saved on the customer's Sky+ box until deleted.

Wireless or hard-lined internet connection

Sky explains that the box can be connected to the internet by an ethernet cable or by a wireless adaptor, which can be set up by a Sky engineer or by the user.

You must be a Sky TV and Sky Broadband customer to access Sky Anytime+.

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Finally a use for the Ethernet port!


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