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Sky apes Microsoft with Sky+HD parties promo

Sky is taking a leaf out of Microsoft's book with the news that the broadcaster is encouraging those with Sky+HD to hold movie-watching parties in order to persuade their guests to sign up for the high def service.

Each party host will get one free film -...

Sky Player on Xbox 360 goes for second time lucky

Sky and Microsoft will attempt to launch the new Sky Player for Xbox 360 for a second time after the companies had to pull the service on the official launch day on Tuesday.

"The service has been suspended due to an unforeseen technical issue". Sky said in a statement....

Sky Player arrives on Xbox 360

Ladies and gentlemen, Sky Player for Xbox 360 is finally here. The service, which allows you to access on-demand streams of Sky content and live broadcasting, has been long-trailed (see our coverage here, here, here and here), but has now arrived and should be accessible...

VIDEO: Sky Player for Xbox 360 walk-through

We've already seen Sky Player in Windows 7, but now you can see it on the Xbox 360 ahead of the official UK release on Tuesday 27 October. 

The 8-minute video, sent to techtv101.com, details the channel selection process and what you can expect from the service...

Sky+HD box sold every 30 seconds

Sky has announced that the number of homes with Sky+HD has increased to 1.6 million while 6 million get just Sky+.

Throughout July, August and September Sky saw a new Sky+HD customer on average every 30 seconds with 287,000 customers signed up during this period...

VIDEO: Sky Player in Windows 7

Sky today showed off their Sky Player integrated to Windows 7 which will appear as a tile in the TV section of Media Centre.

The aim is to provide a seamless experience as a value-added benefit for existing Sky subscribers, but also as a subscription package for...

Google launching music service?

It's being reported that Google is planning to launch a music service imminently. A number of sources quoted by TechCrunch are saying that the company is securing content from major labels, and one source has named the offering "Google Audio".

At a time when the...

Sky Songs is now live

Sky's "Sky Songs" music subscription service, which we've dissected in detail previously, has now gone live and is available to consumers. It costs £6.49 each month, and that'll get you ad-free unlimited streaming and ten MP3s. There's also an £8 tier that gets you 15...

Xbox 360 Dashboard preview program reopens

Microsoft has, just like earlier in the year, offered its users the chance to take a look at the forthcoming dashboard upgrade a little early in the hope of getting rid of any bugs that testers might not have spotted.

The next version of the dashboard will have,...

Sky News starts 24-hour live stream

UK broadcaster Sky News has announced it has now begun streaming its TV output live online, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

A new, higher bit rate video player at skynews.com claims to deliver "faster, crisper and more prominent footage on those stories that...

Sky Songs music service officially announced

Following the news we brought you that the service was coming soon, Sky has officially announced it is to launch its Sky Songs online music streaming and download service in the UK.

4 million tracks are available via unlimited, ad-free online streaming, while...

Unlimited music service Sky Songs hits beta

It's been well over a year since UK broadcaster Sky officially announced plans to create an unlimited music service, and it's only now just about to go into a limited beta testing phase.

Called "Sky Songs", there's a website up and running now with a "coming...

Sky Player coming to Xbox 360 in October?

It's rumoured that the next Xbox 360 update will be arriving in October. The October issue of Sky Magazine says that the Sky Player will be avaialble to download on the console, and a web address that the publication links to also features "OCT" in the url.

The...

Sky: Scheduling clash saw 2 million set Sky+ boxes

Sky has revealed how many reality TV addicts set their Sky+ boxes to record shows this weekend just gone as - gasp - two rival broadcasters scheduled "talent" programmes to clash.

Anyone who wanted to watch (and apparently there's millions of you out there)...

3D TV and exactly what Sky plans to do with it

Life is good at BSkyB. The company more or less owns sport on UK screens, it's by far and away the biggest HD program provider and now, at some mystery point of 2010, it looks like it'll be way out in front with 3D too. Sky's director of product design and development and...

Sky 3D likely to hit cinema screens first

Sky has said that it is preparing for the lack of 3D enabled TVs in the home with a possible move to host 3D events in cinemas while people move to the new technology.

"We will absolutely be launching a service in 2010 and that service will be fundamentally...

Sky could go 3D next week

Sky could offer a 3D service from next week rather than next year according to imaging industry veteran John Lowry.

Lowry and his company have developed a new way to vastly improve anaglyph images so users can immerse themselves in the movie without, importantly,...

BBC should film 2012 Olympics in 3D

The BBC "should" film the 2012 Olympics in 3D, as well as "super HD", even if the technology to view such footage will likely not be widely available by then.

This suggestion comes from Roger Mosey, the director of the BBC's 2012 Olympics operation, speaking...

BT plans music subscription service

BT is reportedly in early discussions with execs at all four major labels to try and build a legal music subscription service to rival the vague plans that Sky says it has about a similar initiative.

Sky says that it's reached agreements with EMI and Sony Music,...

VIDEO: Tech week in view 31-07-09

It's been a busy week with plenty of big announcements and happenings in the world of gadgets and technology.

First there was the final deal between Yahoo and Microsoft, bringing the two companies closer together in search and advertising. Then there was the...

Who will be first with a "3D Ready" television?

After various trials and demos, Sky has announced it is to launch a 3D television channel in the UK in 2010.

Although the current generation of Sky+HD set-top boxes will be able to handle the 3D signal, those that want to watch in 3D will need to upgrade their...

Sky announces 3D TV for 2010

Sky has has announced that it will launch the UK's first 3D channel next year.

The broadcaster says the channel will offer a "broad selection of the best available 3D programming", expected to include movies, entertainment and sport.

The service...

Sky stunt sees horse hooked up with 52-inch HDTV

In what must be one of the most bizarre publicity stunts of recent times, Sky has helped hook up an ex-international show jumping horse with a 52-inch telly complete with Sky+HD.

Belle De Harlequin or Belly Bumps for short, "one of the most pampered horses...

Sky launches free gesture-controlled webcam games

Sky Games has launched an exclusive collection of online games with gesture-recognition controls for PC users with webcams, powered by OmniMotion.

Sky says the free webcam games - which range from sports to puzzles - "put players in the middle of the action,...

Sky News offers interactive Solar System

Sky News has launched an interactive Solar System on its website to commemorate the first landing of man on the Moon.

The graphic lets users click around the Solar System by different planets and get access to key stats and facts and figures about that planet...