Sky Improves App Functionality

LONDON: A new update to the Sky+ app allows Sky TV customers to use their iPad as a television remote control.

The enhanced app allows users to change channels as well as pause, play and rewind using their iPad. Sky customers can also manage their planner through the iPad app, allowing them to add and delete recordings they have on their set-top box without using their television. The app also has a redesigned TV guide, with new genre tabs. Improved search and navigation functions have been incorporated as well.

Luke Bradley Jones, the brand director of TV products, commented: "The Sky+ app has proved hugely popular, with millions of Sky customers embracing the convenience of being able to set recordings of their favorite shows while they are on the move. We’re now taking the Sky+ experience one step further, handing our customers even more control over their planner—not to mention being able to use the app to change channels and play, pause and rewind their favorite TV. Today’s update marks a major step forward in using mobile apps to make the Sky TV experience even better, and it’s just the start, as we’ll be following it up with a series of further enhancements later this year."