Tag: sky player
Sky Player getting Kinect-ed on Xbox 360
Both Microsoft and Sky have confirmed that the Xbox 360's Sky Player will be fully compatible with the forthcoming Kinect Motion controller. Though little is known on how exactly this will work, it's likely that the motion-sensing unit, which works…
Sky to revamp Anytime video-on-demand service
Sky are set to roll out a new Anytime+ service to Sky+ HD subscribers later this year. It will allow customers to choose specific shows from Sky's vast catalogue of programs and download them onto their box to be viewed….
Sky Player headed to Humax Freeview boxes
Sky have announced a new deal this morning, bringing their on-demand Sky Player to Humax Freeview set-top boxes, expanding the number of Sky viewers by thousands. The deal comes hot on the heels of similar ones made with 3View and…
Sky Player snuggles up with Windows Media Center
Sky TV and Microsoft have teamed up to integrate the Sky Player into Windows Media Center. Users will now be able to stream on-demand Sky content straight from their Windows Media Center library. All the features of the standalone Sky…
Revised BBC iPlayer headed to Wii
Does the new-look Wii iPlayer stand up well against its PS3 and console counterparts?
Sky Player on Xbox 360 gets revised
The new revised model will see the service available first to "ten of thousands" of customers a day, with that rough figure gradually rising as problems and bugs are addressed.
Microsoft and BSkyB launch Sky Player for Xbox
Microsoft and BSkyB have formally unveiled Sky Player for Xbox 360, Sky’s TV service for the Microsoft console.
The service launches later this year and will offer a range of linear TV channels, as well as a library of on-demand content. A number of subscription packages will be available, as will the opportunity to access programming on a pay-per-view basis.
Xbox owners who already have a Sky TV subscription will be able to access Sky Player’s on-demand services through their console, in addition to their PC or Mac.
The service will also allow users to IM each other and check news and access fixtures and any other on-demand information.
BSkyB wouldn’t say whether the deal with Microsoft was exclusive, although sources said that this is unlikely.
Similar deals could eventually be struck with Sony’s PlayStation 3, Nintendo’s Wii and Project Canvas the appallingly named catch-up TV service in development by the BBC, ITV and BT.
(Via TechCrunch)
New Sky Player subscription service for non-Sky customers
Sky is looking to wires under the ground to provide TV programmes to customers – it is planning a new internet based subscription service for Sky Player, the iPlayer-esque clunky, bloated piece of crap you installed once and gave upon before successfully downloading any programmes to watch.
Sky adds iPlayer listings to Sky Player, but Discovery doesn't want anything to do with the Internet
Sky has just added listings from rival BBC’s iPlayer to its own content-catchup service, Sky Player. The new sections carry BBC branding, but just consist of links to play the content in BBC’s own iPlayer environment…
