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Sky Player Now Includes Sky 1 In Channel Line-Up

So here we are again talking about another advancement in the TV scene and this time it’s online, on-demand TV. Subscribers to Sky’s online ‘Sky Player’ service now have access to Sky 1 in addition to the 27 live channels already available over the service – included in this being able to watch these Sky channels on your PC or though the Xbox 360 service.

Sky 1 is one of the best Sky channels and features many top American shows such as The Simpsons, Lost, Bones, 24, Fringe and many more as well as some other hit shows such as Pineapple Dance Studios and Futurama.

I think it’s fair to say this addition to the service will be extremely popular with many TV enthusiasts as there is already 400 movies on-demand as well as all 4 sports channels. Therefore if you can’t find something worth watching, you’re really not a big fan of TV are you?

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New Virgin Media HD V Box – Free, Basic HDTV Service?

OK, so over the past week or so we’ve seen quite an advancement in the world of HDTV. First came ITV HD, then came FIVE HD in and amongst a whole host of other new HD offerings from various companies. Well now comes another unveiling that is just another rung on the ladder on Virgin Media’s path to conquering what is essentially, Sky’s monopoly on digital HD broadcasting.

Unveiled earlier in the week was Virgin Media’s HD V box which sits alongside their ‘free’ HD service. Its intentions? To make high definition more affordable and appeal to a wider audience than Sky’s sometimes very costly service. With no monthly fee this sets in good stead in its fight with BSkyB, although you do have to pay for an initial set up fee as well as the box itself.

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Five HD Channel Gets Sky HD Release Date

Just this week I wrote about the introduction of ITV HD to Sky and Virgin’s high definition services. But upon browsing the web and checking my e-mails it has now come to my attention that another terrestrial channel, Five, will soon be launching an HD channel as well.

Five HD will start broadcasting to more than 2 million Sky HD subscribers in July of this year, which will put a smile on the face of fans of hit US drama’s such as CSI and FlashForward. In addition to this, in recent months and years Five has acquired the right to show popular australian soap Neighbours along with Home & Away. They also provide a solid line up of blockbuster movies and more importantly to football fans, UEFA Europa league football.

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ITV HD Channel Gets Sky HD & Virgin Media Release Date

This is big news for those of us who enjoy watching a lot of sport. Football in particular. It has been confirmed that ITV1 will at last be officially broadcast in HD as of this April 2010 for Sky HD and Virgin Media customers. It comes as no surprise seeing as the company have shared broadcasting rights in the UK for this Summer’s World Cup in South Africa.

ITV HD has been airing Freeview and Freesat for a while now, but from next month it will, for the first time, be a standalone channel. Obviously the major news though, is that Sky HD and Virgin Media V+ subscribers will now have access to the high definition channel.

Of course, ITV is more than just a sports channel. A lot more. Although many people may not enjoy all of the shows aired, it is clear that many of us do. Soaps such as Coronation Street and reality/talent shows such as Britain’s Got Talent keep millions pinned to their armchairs for hours upon end throughout the year. Other top shows include Law and Order: UK and Lewis which have become popular more recently.

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Virgin Media TiVo-Based Set-Top Box Announced (UK)

Virgin seem to be dipping their toes into any puddle or pond they stumble upon these days such as offering Virgin Media Broadband internet provision and using Google Mail for those Virgin customers, and since their venture into the TV market has been somewhat of a success, it now seems as though they are going to expand it further by building their next set top box around the current TiVo system.

In essence, TiVo is a DVR (Digital Video Recorder), similar to the likes of Sky+ and Sky HD which is probably one of the most highly demanded product of it’s kind at this moment in time. But it is clear that with this move, Virgin look to tackle BSkyB head on with their own box.

So what is TiVo? Well for those of you who have Sky+, you will be familiar with such functions as creating what they call ‘series links’ to your favourite shows and saving the entire season to an internal storage device. TiVo is designed with a similar intention, allowing users to save their favourite shows for future viewing, but the other main feature is that it suggests TV shows and films that it think you should like based upon what you already like – it’s a great system to find new content that you’ll like.

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Sky 3DTV Football Coverage In Pubs

For many football fans this weekend just gone will be a memorable one. Not just because of the traditionally fierce clash between Arsenal and Manchester United, but because of the fact that for the first time ever, in pubs up and down the country, the game was aired in Sky 3DTV.

Much has been made of the 3D scene in the past few months and this is surely a massive step forward in terms of sport. Some may argue that whilst impressive, it’s more for glamour than anything else, but then again that seems to be the way football is these days anyway. Whether or not it is necessary doesn’t deny the fact that an impressive display of 3D football got many fans excited for the future of football on TV.

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3DTV Without Glasses, Coming Soon?

I went out for a meal at Xscape in Castleford last night, and thought I’d have a stroll around to let my food settle. I reached the back of the complex and noticed something odd about some of the TV’s that were playing videos……………they were projecting 3D images and I didn’t even have glasses on!!!

I couldn’t believe what I was seeing! I didn’t think this technology was available just yet, I knew that Sky 3DTV is coming in 2010, but you needed glasses for that. Of course you’d need a 3DTV, but why do we need glasses anymore if this technology is available?

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Sky 3DTV Launching In 2010

Sky are set to launch the UK’s first 3DTV Channel by 2010.

This doesn’t surprise me as 3D films are becoming quite a major thing in cinemas nowadays and most of the blockbusters have some 3D scenes in them, whether they be the full film in 3D, or just certain parts of the film which you can watch at the IMAX.

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Sky News iPhone App Review

You can now get a free Sky News iPhone app from the Apple iTunes App Store, so it would appear that Sky are really starting to embrace the iPhone and its userbase now after it recently launched the Sky+ iPhone app that allows subscribers to set their Sky+ or Sky HD boxes to record shows no matter where they might be (a very handy little tool, I suggest you check it out if you haven’t already got it on your iPhone).

So what does the Sky News iPhone app allow you to do? Well perhaps predictably it brings you the top news stories from the Sky News TV channel (and website) to your iPhone in an easy to navigate application that’s presented very well in my opinion.

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Sky+ iPhone App Review

Sky’s announced that you can now download their free Sky+ iPhone app from the Apple App Store which will give you control to “Remote Record” on your Sky+ or Sky HD box wherever you maybe be at the time.

The Sky+ iPhone App allows you to view the next 7 days worth of the Sky TV channel guide by day/time of either all the channels or by selecting a certain sub-group type (much like you would using your Sky Remote) such as Entertainment/Sports/Movies/Documentaries. You’re then presented with a TV guide much like the current one on your TV all be it, much more squashed horizontally – unfortunately you can’t rotate your iPhone to change the viewing aspect, I’m hoping that feature will be included as the Sky+ iPhone App is developed.

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