ITV and Channel 5 catch-up now on Sky Go

Sky has added catch-up programming from ITV and Channel 5 to its Sky Go mobile platform for subscribers.

From today, Sky Go customers can catch up with the latest dramas unfolding between Chloe and Jake in ITVBe's "TOWIE". Fans of talent shows can keep up with the new series of Britain’s Got Talent and other top ITV shows.

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To use Sky GO in Spain you need a VPN service to mask your Spanish IP address, and give you a UK IP address:

 

HBO cracks down on viewers using VPNs to watch outside the US

HBO cracks down on viewers using VPNs to watch outside the US

Pay TV service HBO is threatening to cut off paying customers of its Now service if they are outside the US.

HBO has started to crack down on paying customers who access the HBO Now service from outside the United States.

Subscribers from countries including Canada, the UK, Germany and Australia who use VPNs and other unblocking tools are now being threatened with account terminations. HBO has sent emails to people around the world it has detected are using software tools to watch HBO Now shows.

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Sky Go Extra download service to launch this week

Sky has confirmed that it will launch a new download service to allow subscribers to watch content offline on their smartphones and tablets.

The Sky Go Extra platform builds on the massively-successful Sky Go live streaming app and will offer unlimited downloads of popular movies and TV shows on to portable devices.

For £5 extra a month, existing Sky subscribers can download as much as their device will hold and each download will last for a month before expiring.

Up to four users per subscription will be able to make use of the service.

The broadcaster is also offering a two-month free trial to all subscribers in the hope of luring them away from the on-demand Netflix and Lovefilm platforms.

Sky's almighty array of new movies, which far outstrips any other UK provider's, will make Sky Go Extra an enticing prospect for subscribers who don't get much time to sit down in front of their TV sets.

Sky's Brand Director for TV products Luke Bradley-Jones said: "The way customers are thinking about the whole TV experience is changing again and it's ultimately all about the content - however people want to watch it."

The launch will make the complete Sky Go package much more iPlayer-like, with the ability to both stream live and download content for viewing at a later time on mobile devices.

Sky launches Sky Go sports campaign

Sky has recruited Spurs and England striker Peter Crouch and rapper Dizzee Rascal for a new advertisement that will promote the new Sky Go service.
Launching this month, Sky Go is a multiscreen service that will allow Sky subscribers access to Sky content across a range of devices including the iPhone, iPad and laptop.

The 60-second ad, which was created by Brothers & Sisters and premieres today, illustrates the flexibility of Sky Go by featuring sports fans miraculously folding one device into another using only their bare hands. Crouch, known for his goal celebrations, adds a new one called ‘The Fold’ to his repertoire. Rascal performs a rap against a backdrop of glamorous dancers and folding TV screens that display live sports coverage as they fold into phones.




source: broadbandtvnews