Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
As of 2012 it has over sixty HD channels, a mix of basic and premium subscription, free-to-air and free-to-view services. HD broadcasts are received using the Sky+ HD service or a Sky HD receiver. A selection of HD push-video on demand content is also available through Sky Anytime on Sky+ HD receivers.
The transition to high-definition television is a process by which standard-definition (SD) television signals are upgraded to a high-definition (HD) format. [1] In this process, channels usually either simulcast their HD signals alongside the existing SD signals or broadcast exclusively in HD.
Sky+ HD was the brand name of the HDTV service launched by Sky plc on 22 May 2006 in the United Kingdom and Ireland to enable high definition channels on Sky to be viewed. For the first two years after launch, the service was branded Sky HD.
Sky Sports Box Office HD 100% HD 2 April 2015 Sky Sports Box Office 2 HD Independent 28 October 2020 Sky Sports Cricket HD HD/upscaled SD mix Simulcast 31 July 2006 Sky Sports Extra HD 18 July 2017 Sky Sports F1 HD: 9 March 2012 Sky Sports Football HD 18 July 2017 Sky Sports Golf HD 29 April 2010 Sky Sports Main Event HD 22 May 2006 Sky Sports ...
In early 2012, Sky released an update to its Sky Anytime service. This update offers customers the chance to buy and rent films from the Sky Store. In June 2012, Sky launched a new EPG for Sky+ HD boxes. The update included a new modernised look and improved functionality.
At the time of the official launch, BBC HD was available universally on all HD broadcasters as a free-to-air station. Satellite viewers could watch the channel on Freesat or Sky, who received their signal from the Astra 1N satellite. The channel was also available to cable television customers through Virgin Media's basic package.
The standard Sky Q box has 1 terabyte of storage and 8 tuners, supporting broadcasts up to 1080p ("Full HD"). A third box, Sky Q Mini, acts as a secondary device without tuners or hard drives that merely networks to the main box to allow the Sky Q service to be used in other rooms, and can also be used as a Wi-Fi "extender" to provide stable ...
4 June – British Sky Broadcasting and Virgin Media announce that they have reached an agreement for the acquisition by Sky of Virgin Media Television. [74] [75] The take-over is completed on 13 July. [76] 20 July – Film4 HD launches exclusively on Virgin Media [77] [78] and remains exclusive to the platform until it launches on Sky in 2013.