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Sky Sports opened up to mobile and online

June 29, 2010 11.44 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Sky Sports subscribers will be able to access the channel pack free of charge on Sky’s online and mobile platforms until the end of the year.

Filed Under: Mobile TV, Newsline, Web TV Tagged With: Sky Mobile, Sky Player, Sky Sports Edited: June 29, 2010 22:51

Fetch TV launch for Sky Player

May 21, 2010 10.12 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Significant parts of Sky’s pay-TV line-up are now available through a Freeview+ set-top box. Registered users of IP Vision’s Fetch TV product can view programmes from over 20 different channels including Sky Sports, Sky 1, Sky Arts, GOLD, History, MTV and Disney as part of the Sky Player service. On demand movies will be added […]

Filed Under: Newsline Tagged With: Fetch TV, Sky Player Edited: May 21, 2010 15:42

Sky-Humax deal brings early taste of Picnic

April 14, 2010 10.30 Europe/London By Julian Clover

In its first agreement with a major player in the set-top box market, Sky is to launch its Sky Player service on the Humax range of broadband-enabled high definition receivers.

Filed Under: Newsline, Technology, Top Story, Web TV Tagged With: Sky Player Edited: April 15, 2010 10:55

Sky Player extends Connected TV options

March 25, 2010 10.48 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Sky Player, Sky’s online TV service, is to launch on a new range of connected TVs and set-top boxes. Agreements have been announced with Cello and 3 View.

Filed Under: Connected TV, Newsline Tagged With: Sky Player Edited: March 25, 2010 10:48

BSkyB: Hybrid strategy, but DTH core

March 8, 2010 14.22 Europe/London By Julian Clover

DVB World 2010 – Lisbon: Brian Lenz, BSkyB’s director of product design and TV product development, has revealed that the technical glitches that dogged the launch of the Sky Player on Xbox last October were down to a serious under-estimation of demand.

Filed Under: Newsline, Technology Tagged With: BSkyB, DVB World, Sky Player Edited: March 9, 2010 12:11

Sky Player to carry targeted ads

November 9, 2009 18.11 Europe/London By Julian Clover

BSkyB has confirmed plans to run targeted advertising on its broadband-based TV outlet Sky Player. In a note to subscribers Sky said it would be introducing the AdSmart technology from the New Year.

Filed Under: Newsline Tagged With: AdSmart, Sky Player Edited: November 9, 2009 19:19

Peace breaks out between Sky and Canvas

October 15, 2009 10.45 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Screen Digest – Future of Online Media – London: Sky has offered an olive branch to the BBC over the possibility of its content being carried on the proposed Canvas system.

Filed Under: Newsline, On Demand/VOD, Top Story, Web TV Tagged With: Canvas, Sky Player Edited: November 9, 2009 18:15

Sky boosts broadband delivery

October 15, 2009 09.11 Europe/London By Julian Clover

Sky has signed a distribution agreement with the hybrid DTT-IP platform Fetch TV and confirmed the launch date for the delivery of its content over the Xbox.

Filed Under: Newsline, On Demand/VOD, Web TV Tagged With: Fetch TV, Sky Player, Xbox Edited: November 9, 2009 18:14

Ioko to take Sky Player international

September 13, 2009 08.08 Europe/London By Julian Clover

IBC 2009 – Amsterdam. Ioko, the technology aggregator behind the Sky Player online video platform, is to make the service available to other broadcasters within the News Corp group.

Filed Under: IBC Special, Newsline, Web TV Tagged With: Sky Player Edited: September 13, 2009 08:56

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