Sky+ Rolls Out New Catch-Up Service

LONDON: Sky in the U.K. has made a number of enhancements to its DVR service, Sky+, including rolling out a new seven-day catch-up TV section.

More than 9 million Sky subscribing homes have the Sky+ PVR. Users can now access the seven-day Catch Up TV, featuring Sky’s own shows as well as content from the ITV Player and Demand 5. This fall, BBC iPlayer will be added, followed by 4oD in early 2013. The platform is also offering a new set-top box with increased storage space—up to 350 hours HD content.

Plus, the Sky+ app for iPad allows customers to interact more fully with content, with a built-in Twitter feed and extra information related to the show, among other second-screen functionality.

“Since launch, Sky+ has led the revolution in how we watch TV and let more than 9 million households take control of their viewing," said Luke Bradley-Jones, Sky’s brand director for TV products. "We’re pushing forward again by offering customers even more flexibility, more personal storage and entirely new ways of engaging with their favorite TV. With customers using Sky+ a staggering total of more than a billion times each month, it remains the gold standard in pay TV.”