Sky is introducing a series of new updates to its Entertainment OS operating system on Sky Glass and Sky Stream.
New features on Entertainment OS 1.2 include a personalised recommendation rail, enhanced voice control options and lower latency on Sky Sports Main Event.
Since the launch of Sky Glass over 500 updates have been made to Entertainment OS.
The new personalised recommendation rail suggests new content based on what you might have watched previously. For example a viewer of Ferrari or Mary & George would see personalised genre rails featuring biographical and historical dramas.
Show Pages now include a Cast and Crew rail featuring the actors from the TV series or movie you’re watching.
A popular feature from Sky Q is now on Sky Glass and Sky Stream. Subscribers can use their voice to fast forward or rewind. Voice control is now also available on music services Amazon Music and ROXi.
Next month, Entertainment OS 1.3 will launch with Auto Game Mode, which uses Auto Low Latency (ALLM) to offer a more responsive gaming experience for casual players. Simply plug in your console and Sky Glass will automatically switch to Auto Game Mode.
Football fans will be able to follow their teams from a single source, while favourite people can be added the new Cast & Crew rail on the show page.
Sky Sports Main Event viewers will soon be able to watch the channel in Low Latency, reducing the time between the action on the pitch and watching on your Sky Glass or Stream. Latency has been reduced by over 20 seconds, which Sky says is faster than many other streaming services.
Sky Sports Main Event viewers will be able to watch sports in Low Latency over the coming months, before being rolled out to other Sky Sports channels this year.
All Ultra HD on demand content, including Sky Nature shows and blockbuster films, will have the option for subtitles by the end of the summer – a feature already available on HD.
Audio Description, a popular feature on our TV channels, will also be available on video on demand content. It follows a recent statement on access services by the regulator Ofcom.
