Sky – Display Daily

Sky Upgrades Glass Backlight Firmware

by Bob Raikes

What They Say What Hi-Fi in the UK attended a press event held by Sky about the new streaming puck, but Sky also showe a demonstration of improvements to the backlights in the recently …

Tags:LCD Backlights| Sky| TVs (TV Sets)

Links Week Ending 30th September 2022

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the end of this week. There are a lot again as I was …

Sky Stream will launch in the UK

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Sky said that it would sell its Sky Stream service and ‘puck’ in the UK. Up to now, the service has only been available to buyers of the Sky Glass TV …

Tags:Pay TV| Satellite| Sky| Streaming Video| UK (United Kingdom)

Sky to Stop Satellite Dish Installations? Italy & SA Get Sky Glass

by Bob Raikes

What They Say The daily newsletter from Advanced-television.com reported that Sky in the UK has told its suppliers that it will end new satellite dish installations by the end of 2023. However, when we …

Tags:Sky| UK (United Kingdom)

Sky postpones German launch of Sky Glass Pay-TV operator Sky Deutschland will launch its integrated smart TV Sky Glass in Germany in 2023 rather than this year.

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Broadband TV News reports that Sky Deutschland will launch its Sky Glass streaming-optimised TV in Germany in 2023. The firm had originally planned a launch this year. Sky said that it …

Tags:Germany| Sky| TVs (TV Sets)

Links Week Ending 29th July 2022

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the end of this week. Meta bumps prices of Quest 2 headsets ahead …

Useful essay from Mike Darcy, ex-CEO of Sky, on Netflix and the streaming model

by Bob Raikes

What They Say If you are interested in the world of streaming, its challenges, and how it affects traditional PayTV, I strongly recommend reading this great article by Mike Darcey of Sky which really …

Links Week Mid-Week Week Ending 6th May 2022

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are (quite!) a few from the middle part of this week. Market and finance results from Q1 …

Sky Glass without the TV is coming soon thanks to the Sky Stream puck

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Sky in the UK is making the ‘smarts’ from its Glass (almost tuner-less) TV available as an STB even for those that don’t have the Glass TV but do have the …

Tags:Sky| STBs| UK (United Kingdom)

Links Week Starting 28th March 2022

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the first part of this week. AOC: 23.8″ WQHD 165Hz 1ms G2G monitor …

Sky sheds 200,000 subs in 2021

by Bob Raikes

What They Say In the report on Q4 from parent company, Comcast, Sky is reported to have lost 198K subscribers in the UK, Germany and Italy. Revenue was down in Q4 by 2.4% to …

Tags:Comcast| Europe| Financial Data| Sky

Links Week Starting 24th January 2022

by Bob Raikes

Every week we see some articles that don’t really need comment or are just plain interesting. Here are a few from the first part of this week. Sky Is Largest TV Company by Revenue …