Sky Player made available to Fetch TV set-top box users

May 21
2010

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IP Vision has made Sky’s catch up TV-service, Sky Player, available through its Fetch TV Freeview set-top box.

Sky Player allows viewers to watch TV shows as they are being broadcast on Sky channels such as Sky Sports, Sky 1, G.O.L.D, MTV and Disney, as well as accessing a range of on-demand programmes and movies.

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Subscribers to Sky’s satellite TV service can watch the programmes that fall into their TV pack on Sky Player for free, while non-Sky customers can either purchase an online monthly subscription, which is priced from £15, or on a pay-per-view basis.

Until now, Sky Player has currently only been available via a PC with internet access and through Xbox games consoles.

The Sky Player service will be available to both existing Fetch TV users and new customers.

As well as offering access to Freeview channels and Sky Player, the Fetch TV Smartbox also allow users to access a range of TV-on-demand content including the BBC iPlayer.

The set-top box comes with both Wi-Fi and Ethernet connectivity and all of the content, apart from Freeview channels, is delivered via the internet connection.

It offers a PVR function that ensures users can pause and rewind live TV as well as recording any of the Freeview content onto its 160GB hard drive.

The FetchTV SmartBox also doubles as a media centre so users can stream content stored on PCs around their home network to the TV the set-top box is connected to.

Viewers will also benefit from two USB ports that allow TV shows recorded on the SmartBox to be transferred to an external hard drive or other USB device.

“This launch gives consumers a real choice of how they can access fantastic sports, movies and entertainment content on their TV screen,” said Eddie Abrams, CEO of Fetch TV.

The FtechTV SmartBox is available from a number of retailers including John Lewis and Currys, with prices starting from £179.

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