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Sky Stream brings everything you love about Sky to any TV, and you don’t even need a satellite dish
The small box plugs right into your current TV, giving you UHD content right at your fingertips
Hurrah, you’re moving to a new house. After spending hours bungling your 4K UHD telly into the back of the car and finding the perfect position for it in front of the couch, you can finally settle down, turn on the telly and watch some Premier League action and the latest episode of The Last of Us (Sky Atlantic) after a long day of shifting your things. But hang on a second, there’s something wrong. Where’s the satellite dish?
It’s a problem Sky has sought to solve over the last year, and the British broadcaster may have finally done it. With the launch of the Sky Stream, Sky has basically killed off the satellite dish, revolutionising telly-watching in living rooms right across the country with a small, plug-in streaming box.
Four quick things to know about Sky Stream:
- Stream Sky TV to any TV over wifi, no satellite dish necessary
- Features the same smart Sky Glass UI, pulling together all your favourite channels, apps and shows
- Comes with a clever voice remote to control your TV so you can jump right into the action
- Affordable packages with Netflix and Sky TV available for as little as £1 a day
Sky Stream is the latest way to get Sky on your TV. It’s a small box that plugs into the back of your current TV, and yep, you don’t even need a satellite dish to get content because you stream everything over wifi. Think Sky’s new Sky Glass TV. The same smart, intuitive user interface and all the intelligent features, except you don’t have to ditch your current telly to get it.
The best way to record, rewind and stream
You can add content on live TV or your favourite shows on your streaming service of choice to a playlist for viewing at a later date, and if you tune into a programme half-way through, you can restart it right from the beginning. Easy-peasy. It also supports content in UHD and is HDR and Dolby Atmos compatible, so it’ll work with your soundbar and HD-ready TV.
Plus, along with Netflix, you can also access your favourite streaming services, including Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, BBC iPlayer, All 4, YouTube, ITV Hub, Discovery+ and even fitness-based apps like Fiit and Peloton.
The Sky Stream is the easiest, most affordable way to get Sky
Sky Stream is the easiest way to get Sky, simply plug and play with no need for an engineer. You can opt for either a 31-day rolling plan or for an 18-month contract and both packages include Sky Ultimate TV, which offers Sky Entertainment (Sky Atlantic for The Last Of Us and Succession), the Netflix basic plan and Freeview.
Sky Glass: The streaming TV from Sky
But what if you want something more? Sky Glass is the original way to enjoy Sky without the satellite dish. Launched last year, Sky Glass is a 42in 4K TV featuring quantum dot technology for better colour reproduction.
It features six powerful speakers and a subwoofer for epic 360-degree Dolby Atmos, giving you that cinematic experience right from the comfort of your own home. And of course, Sky Glass benefits from its simple, intelligent UI. There’s a new way to record content, you can easily restart live programmes from the start, control the TV with a voice remote and access a wealth of streaming services and third-party apps.
Discover the Sky Glass plans available
To find out more head to Sky.com and discover the more affordable way to enjoy Sky