Sky Music to offer streaming by Christmas?

Sky’s music service has been in the works since July last year, but if the latest reports are to be believed it’s about to come thundering out of the gates, offering a streaming service to tackle Spotify by Christmas.

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Sky confirms 3D channel!

Wow, it really is happening. A Sky 3D channel will launch in 2010, serving up a slew of different shows in mind–bending 3D over your existing Sky+HD box. The move comes just months after Sky announced its 3D plans and then trialled live broadcasts on the service. Keep reading to see just what you’ll need to live the three dimensional dream.

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Sky Player to show the Ashes

Sky Player, Sky’s online TV service for PC and Mac, will be streaming the entire Ashes series this Summer, and even better, for July and August, the whole shebang will be available completely free to Sky TV customers. Cricket fans unite and procrastinate! …continue reading Sky Player to show the Ashes

Sky set-top boxes to get Sky Player

Sky Player, Sky’s online on-demand and live TV streaming service, could soon be headed to the company’s set top boxes, as well as Xbox LIVE. Read on to find out how we know. …continue reading Sky set-top boxes to get Sky Player

Sky Player coming to Xbox LIVE

Xbox LIVE is to start streaming Sky Player to your telly from the Autumn, making the Xbox 360 the first console to pipe through live TV! …continue reading Sky Player coming to Xbox LIVE

Sky HD hits one million subscribers!

It appears that Sky HD is really taking hold of the British public, with Sky announcing that in the past year alone the amount of people in the UK subscribing to the service has doubled to a whopping million! …continue reading Sky HD hits one million subscribers!

Sky broadcasts UK’s first 3D event!

Sky is breaking boundaries again. Not content with its popular HD service, it’s already concentrating on providing 3D broadcasts for the upcoming 3DTV revolution, starting with yesterday’s first live 3D broadcast – a live gig by Keane at Abbey Road. And the good news? No glasses necessary! …continue reading Sky broadcasts UK’s first 3D event!

Last-minute Christmas gift ideas

Left the shopping to the last minute? If you’re anything like us (or just a man) you probably have. Don’t fret. Here are ten last-minute suggestions. Now stop dawdling and go out and do some shopping! …continue reading Last-minute Christmas gift ideas

Sky testing out 3D telly

Cinematographers have been experimenting with 3D since the 1950s, but it’s never taken off in a big way, largely down to the absurd green and red paper spectacles you had to wear and the gimmicky films of people reaching out of the screen. Imagine our surprise though to find out that 3D video has been mastered for a commercial audience, but not by any Hollywood studio: by British satellite TV service Sky. …continue reading Sky testing out 3D telly

The big next-gen telly conundrum

Filling your eyes with the latest TV shows used to be as simple as plugging in an aerial and flicking between four channels. But not any more. Between Sky, Freeview, Freesat and cable, there’s a mind boggling choice.

With so many hoops to jump through, just to keep up with your favourite shows, which is the best option? As usual, it depends what you’re looking for.

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