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Old 17-07-2013, 13:58   #2206
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Im sure there is plenty more to come soon
I would say the last year or so has been pretty good overall

Additions like

More 4 HD
Disney Junior HD
Film 4 HD to arrive soon
Drama
BT Sports 1
BT Sports 1 HD
BT Sports 2
BT Sports 2 HD
RT HD
Arise News HD

Nat Geo content added to Sky Catchup (SD&HD)
C&I content added to Sky Catchup (SD&HD)
History content added to Sky Catchup (SD&HD)
Disney Channel content added to Sky Catchup (SD&HD)
Disney Junior content added to Sky Catchup (SD&HD)
Disney XD content added to Sky Catchup (SD&HD)
4oD added to Sky Catchup (SD) with some available on Sky Go
4oD boxsets available
Sky Go Extra (ability to download content to mobile devices) and now included with multiroom subs
Sky Go and Sky+ now available on many Android devices
Two Sky Fibre optic products launched
2TB Sky+HD STB launched.
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Old 17-07-2013, 14:15   #2207
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I'm just happy to see my Virgin Media chums finally getting access to some of the great channels I've been enjoying since December
Come and join us Chad as you and your pals will be welcomed back with open arms and remember the old saying of it does what it says on the tin.

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I would say the last year or so has been pretty good overall

Additions like

More 4 HD
Disney Junior HD
Film 4 HD to arrive soon
Drama
BT Sports 1
BT Sports 1 HD
BT Sports 2
BT Sports 2 HD
RT HD
Arise News HD

Nat Geo content added to Sky Catchup (SD&HD)
C&I content added to Sky Catchup (SD&HD)
History content added to Sky Catchup (SD&HD)
Disney Channel content added to Sky Catchup (SD&HD)
Disney Junior content added to Sky Catchup (SD&HD)
Disney XD content added to Sky Catchup (SD&HD)
4oD added to Sky Catchup (SD) with some available on Sky Go
4oD boxsets available
Sky Go Extra (ability to download content to mobile devices) and now included with multiroom subs
Sky Go and Sky+ now available on many Android devices
Two Sky Fibre optic products launched
2TB Sky+HD STB launched.
My my Master you have been a busy bee today.
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Old 17-07-2013, 14:29   #2208
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I agree with Chad and MM
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Old 17-07-2013, 15:01   #2209
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I would say the last year or so has been pretty good overall

Additions like

More 4 HD
Disney Junior HD
Film 4 HD to arrive soon
Drama
BT Sports 1
BT Sports 1 HD
BT Sports 2
BT Sports 2 HD
RT HD
Arise News HD
So two news channels that very few people will watch, a more expensive football option than last year, a kids channel and some Freeview channels in HD.

When do I start believing in better?
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Old 17-07-2013, 15:49   #2210
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So two news channels that very few people will watch, a more expensive football option than last year, a kids channel and some Freeview channels in HD.

When do I start believing in better?
Believe in what you want pal , its your choice who you choose.

Aren't many channels that are added to pay TV low on viewing figures ? , I'm sure we have many homes in the UK with kids who in turn watch channels from Disney.

BT is available free on the Sky platform for those that have BT Broadband of which there are quite a few , ESPN cost £13 for those subscribers without Sky Sports so for this year its a pound cheaper if they sign up before August 1st.
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Old 17-07-2013, 18:08   #2211
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What`s the channel number anyone?
Drama (UKTV) channel to move to Sky Channel 166 on Wednesday 24th July

http://corporate.uktv.co.uk/news/article/drama-sky-epg/
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Old 17-07-2013, 18:11   #2212
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Re: General Sky TV Discussion

Broadcastnow says PBS Amierica will move to Sky Channel 534.

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The move means that PBS America will move from Sky channel 166 to 534, while Drama, which launched earlier this month will move from Sky channel 291 to 166.
http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/news/b...058374.article
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Re: General Sky TV Discussion

Sky Sports to broadcast Football League matches until 2018.

http://www1.skysports.com/football/n...hes-until-2018
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BSkyB to shrug off rivals with £100m profit rise.


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/n...ofit-rise.html
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Re: General Sky TV Discussion

http://corporate.sky.com/documents/p...ss_release.pdf

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There are three key elements to our plan: first, we will step up the roll-out of connected boxes across our base by offering a low-cost wireless connector to customers that have a Sky+HD box but haven’t yet connected it to broadband. We will also launch a new WiFi- enabled Sky+HD box as standard from September, rolling it out to targeted groups of customers who don’t yet have Sky+HD boxes. This acceleration of our connected Sky+HD platform will open up access to the full range of On Demand services, increasing the value we deliver to customers and providing an important platform from which to grow new revenue streams.
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we are going to enhance our market-leading on demand service. We plan to add more than 20 new channels to our Catch Up TV service and develop the quality of our Box Sets, increasing the hours of content available by around 50% in the next year. Both initiatives are aimed at driving on-demand usage and reinforcing our platform superiority. We will monetise this usage with the new Entertainment Extra+ bundle. In addition, we will expand Sky Store, our movie rental service offering customers the choice of thousands of blockbuster movies.
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we are going to extend the leadership that we have established in mobile TV with Sky Go. We will add more than ten new channels to the service next year and continue to improve functionality. On the back of this, we will increase our marketing to drive greater usage and upsell to our new subscription service Sky Go Extra. For £5 a month, this lets customers register up to four devices per account and download movies and TV shows to watch offline.
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Sy just keeps getting better and better. Believe in better
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Old 26-07-2013, 20:44   #2217
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"We plan to add more than 20 new channels to our Catch Up TV service "

"develop the quality of our Box Sets, increasing the hours of content available by around 50% in the next year"



Very impressive. SKY are moving to a place where you can almost completely ignore TV listings. I must admit I never thought SKY would become so dominant in terms of catch up and on demand content. Free wi-fi connection boxes for current SKY+HD customers and wi-fi enabled SKY+HD boxes launching in September.
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Universal and Syfy now live in catchup , both SD and HD content.
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Great news MM
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Great news MM
Missed Fox off my list also available in SD and HD but you probably know that

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