[IanJRedman]

Yesterday is now available in HD on Sky:

rxtvinfo.com 

Yesterday channel goes HD on Sky > RXTV info
Sky subscribers can now access a high definition version of the factual entertai…
  Source: rxtvinfo.com

ADMIN: thread moved to Industry News and Technology forum (from TV Pres forum) and retitled.

[IanJRedman]

Sky has formally announced the launch of Sky Stream, effectively a standalone Glass puck:

www.skygroup.sky 

Sky Stream - the new, easy way to get Sky | Sky Group
Simply plug in and play for endless entertainment on any TVLaunching in the UK f…
  Source: www.skygroup.sky

[Keith]

I'm guessing this may also be part of the reason why NOW (TV) stopped selling their own streaming devices, and focused on just the app.

[London Lite]

Well at least homes who can't have Sky Q and want to use their own tv and an internet connection have two choices.

NOW: Available on the likes of Fire TV, Roku and YouView, in addition to tablets and phones using a PAYG membership strategy with a limited selection of popular entertainment channels, plus Sky Sports and Sky Cinema along with box sets and SvOD films.

Sky Stream: 30 day rolling contract or 18 month contract for a smaller price with a wider selection of streaming linear channels with add-ons for Sports and Cinema, along with box sets. Set-up fee applies. Channel selection is less than Q however. BBC One English regions, Channel 5 spin-offs and AMC owned channels such as Legend are in HD compared to Q. Sky provide a streaming box.

[Lester]

I'm quite interested in getting this new streaming box.... I really like Sky's look and feel.

How quickly do the channels change with this? Does anyone have the Sky Glass TV or Puck?

[Allanbuzzy]

Well at least homes who can't have Sky Q and want to use their own tv and an internet connection have two choices.

NOW: Available on the likes of Fire TV, Roku and YouView, in addition to tablets and phones using a PAYG membership strategy with a limited selection of popular entertainment channels, plus Sky Sports and Sky Cinema along with box sets and SvOD films.

Sky Stream: 30 day rolling contract or 18 month contract for a smaller price with a wider selection of streaming linear channels with add-ons for Sports and Cinema, along with box sets.  Set-up fee applies.  Channel selection is less than Q however.    BBC One English regions, Channel 5 spin-offs and AMC owned channels such as Legend are in HD compared to Q.  Sky provide a streaming box.

Wait, AMC's channels are in HD? I knew about Channel 5's spin-offs being HD, I know 5Action, back when it was still called Paramount, had a HD feed but only Virgin customers could get it. 

Though the name of "Sky Stream" doesn't spike any revolution. BT Stream when? 

[London Lite]

Well at least homes who can't have Sky Q and want to use their own tv and an internet connection have two choices.

NOW: Available on the likes of Fire TV, Roku and YouView, in addition to tablets and phones using a PAYG membership strategy with a limited selection of popular entertainment channels, plus Sky Sports and Sky Cinema along with box sets and SvOD films.

Sky Stream: 30 day rolling contract or 18 month contract for a smaller price with a wider selection of streaming linear channels with add-ons for Sports and Cinema, along with box sets.  Set-up fee applies.  Channel selection is less than Q however.    BBC One English regions, Channel 5 spin-offs and AMC owned channels such as Legend are in HD compared to Q.  Sky provide a streaming box.

Wait, AMC's channels are in HD? I knew about Channel 5's spin-offs being HD, I know 5Action, back when it was still called Paramount, had a HD feed but only Virgin customers could get it. 

Though the name of "Sky Stream" doesn't spike any revolution. BT Stream when? 

Apologies, I just double checked the Sky Glass channel list and it appears the AMC channels are in SD still. I thought the former CBS channels launched in HD at launch of Glass, but clearly not.

Channel 5 spin-off channels in HD seem to be exclusive to Glass/Stream.

[Lester]

Well at least homes who can't have Sky Q and want to use their own tv and an internet connection have two choices.

NOW: Available on the likes of Fire TV, Roku and YouView, in addition to tablets and phones using a PAYG membership strategy with a limited selection of popular entertainment channels, plus Sky Sports and Sky Cinema along with box sets and SvOD films.

Sky Stream: 30 day rolling contract or 18 month contract for a smaller price with a wider selection of streaming linear channels with add-ons for Sports and Cinema, along with box sets.  Set-up fee applies.  Channel selection is less than Q however.    BBC One English regions, Channel 5 spin-offs and AMC owned channels such as Legend are in HD compared to Q.  Sky provide a streaming box.

Wait, AMC's channels are in HD? I knew about Channel 5's spin-offs being HD, I know 5Action, back when it was still called Paramount, had a HD feed but only Virgin customers could get it. 

Though the name of "Sky Stream" doesn't spike any revolution. BT Stream when? 

Apologies, I just double checked the Sky Glass channel list and it appears the AMC channels are in SD still.  I thought the former CBS channels launched in HD at launch of Glass, but clearly not.

Channel 5 spin-off channels in HD seem to be exclusive to Glass/Stream.

I thought every channel on Sky Glass was HD?

[IanJRedman]

Well at least homes who can't have Sky Q and want to use their own tv and an internet connection have two choices.

NOW: Available on the likes of Fire TV, Roku and YouView, in addition to tablets and phones using a PAYG membership strategy with a limited selection of popular entertainment channels, plus Sky Sports and Sky Cinema along with box sets and SvOD films.

Sky Stream: 30 day rolling contract or 18 month contract for a smaller price with a wider selection of streaming linear channels with add-ons for Sports and Cinema, along with box sets.  Set-up fee applies.  Channel selection is less than Q however.    BBC One English regions, Channel 5 spin-offs and AMC owned channels such as Legend are in HD compared to Q.  Sky provide a streaming box.

Wait, AMC's channels are in HD? I knew about Channel 5's spin-offs being HD, I know 5Action, back when it was still called Paramount, had a HD feed but only Virgin customers could get it. 

Though the name of "Sky Stream" doesn't spike any revolution. BT Stream when? 

Apologies, I just double checked the Sky Glass channel list and it appears the AMC channels are in SD still.  I thought the former CBS channels launched in HD at launch of Glass, but clearly not.

Channel 5 spin-off channels in HD seem to be exclusive to Glass/Stream.

I thought every channel on Sky Glass was HD?

No - any channels which have an HD version are provided as standard (including some which are exclusive to Glass), but there are still a large number of SD channels on the platform.

[Kunst]

Nat Geo and Nat Geo Wild, historical channels in Italy just as in the UK, shut down on the 1st of October; and UK can't be too far behind, since there are signs for it