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How To Add ITV HD to your Sky+ HD box [UPDATED 2014]

Sunday, January 12th, 2014

UPDATE: For many, ITV HD is now available via the normal EPG, but viewers in Scotland have to wait until April 2014 for STV HD to be added.

It is not possible to add STV HD via this method – STV HD is broadcast on a DVB-S2 transponder and can’t be added due to limitations of the Sky box – and as of March 2014, ITV HD is also no longer available in this way. However, if it’s HD football (like Champions League games) you are after the final option is to add UTV HD (Ulster Television). Here’s how:

1. Press the Services button on your remote.
2. From the middle menu scroll to Add Channels and hit Select.
3. Enter the following information and press the yellow button:

Frequency: 11.053
Polarisation: H
Symbol Rate: 22.0
FEC: 5/6

4. You should be presented with list of channels found, including UTV HD. Press the yellow button to select the channel and Select to store.
5. The channel will now be available via the Other Channels menu.

Note: With “Other Channels” there’s no program information and you can’t pause or record.

New Sky+ HD EPG

Wednesday, July 11th, 2012
sky-epg-new

Sky are in the process of rolling out updates to the Sky+ HD EPG, initially just available for the Amstrad DRX890 and DRX895 box. All other boxes are scheduled to get the update later in the yar, apart from Thomson DSI8215 for which there are no plans.

Key features:

  • Fresh new look – same layout but brighter colours and more channels per page
  • Genre tabs added to the planner
  • New quick links in the TV Guide – icons to jump to  Channels, Recordings, On Demand, Rentals and Search

Video and more info

Yet more info

* that’s not my hand in the picture by the way……… my hand is much hairier! [evil laugh]

Sky Anytime+ Set To Be Rolled Out To Everyone

Monday, January 30th, 2012

Sky have announced that from Easter 2012 their Sky Anytime+ service will be available to all subscribers with an Anytime+ capable HD box, regardless of who supplies their broadband. Up until now customers were required to have the Sky Broadband package.

Sky Anytime+ comes at no extra charge and already provides access to a wide range of on-demand content including movies, entertainment, documentaries and drama ‘box sets’.

Sky will also be adding BBC iPlayer and ITV Player content to the Anytime+ service, after reaching agreement with BBC and ITV.

Sky Anytime+ goes from strength to strength with more content and increased reach [sky.com]

Watch ESPN For Free

Sunday, January 29th, 2012

All Sky customers will be able to watch ESPN free from 6am Friday 3rd February until 6am Monday 6th February. This includes ESPN, ESPN HD, ESPN America and ESPN America HD.

Fri 3rd Feb:
19:30 – LIVE Bundesliga: Nuremberg v Dortmund

Sat 4th Feb:
01:00 – LIVE NBA New York @ Boston
16.30 – LIVE Barclays Premier League: Manchester City v Fulham
19:45 – LIVE Serie A: Roma v Inter

Sun 6th Feb:
03:00 – LIVE UFC 143 St Pierre v Diaz
11:30 – LIVE Serie A: Genoa v Lazio
13:45 – LIVE Serie A: Fiorentina v Udinese
16:45 – LIVE Bundesliga: Kaiserslauern v Cologne
19:15 – LIVE Serie A: AC Milan v Napoli

subject to change



Upcoming after this weekend:

Tues 8th Feb:
19:30 – FA Cup 4th round replay.

Sat 11th Feb:
11:15: SPL – Dunfermline v Rangers
14:00: APR – Gloucester v Northampton
16:30: BPL – Spurs v Newcastle
19:45: Serie A

Sun 12th Feb:
12:30: APR – Wasps v Saracens
16:15: Bundesliga – Cologne v Hamburg

Wed 15th & Thurs 16th Feb:
UEFA Europa League (1x Wed, 2 x Thurs)

Sat 18th & Sun 19th Feb:
FA Cup 5th Round fixtures x 2
Assorted Serie A, Bundelsiga, APR ,Top 14, NBA games

Sky Digital – Current Offers – December 2011

Saturday, November 26th, 2011

Here’s a round-up of the latest Sky Digital offers for new and existing customers. All offers valid until 29th December 2011 (unless stated) and only available online.

UPDATE: These offers have now expired. Please see the Sky Offers page for the latest deals.

Sky+ TV, broadband and calls



· £100 M&S voucher (until 21st December)
· Free Sky+ box and £30 set-up
· Broadband everyday lite and inclusive evening and weekend calls
· Sky wireless N router
· Plus £12.25 line rental
· Prices from £20 a month
New customers only.

Sky+ HD, broadband and calls



· £100 M&S voucher (until 21st December)
· Free Sky+HD box and free standard set-up
· Broadband everyday lite and inclusive evening and weekend calls
· Sky wireless N router
· Plus £12.25 line rental
· Prices from £30.25 a month
New customers only.

6 months half price Sky broadband unlimited for existing customers



· Up to 20Mb unlimited half price for 6 months, with calls and line rental
· £3.75 for the first 6 months then just £7.50 a month
· Includes evening and weekend calls to UK landlines
· Includes Wifi N router
· Plus £12.25 line rental
Existing Sky TV customers only.

6 months half price broadband unlimited with calls and line rental for new customers without TV



· Up to 20Mb unlimited broadband half price for 6 months, with calls and line rental
· Prices from £5 a month for the first 6 month then just £10 a month
· Includes evening and weekend calls to UK landlines
· Includes Wifi N router
· Plus £12.25 line rental
· No activation fee
New customers only.