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Sky Sports + channel launch date & channel number?

IanGil — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 11:32:47 GMT

When does Sky Sports + become available, and on what channel number?

Moderator note: Amended title to better reflect query

Re: Sky Sports +

MarkGoldsmith — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 10:50:19 GMT

https://rxtvinfo.com/2024/new-sky-sports-channel-launching-8th-august/

Re: Sky Sports +

IanGil — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 11:00:47 GMT

Many thanks indeed. Shame that Sky Sports + isn't going to be available in UHD.

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MarkGoldsmith — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 11:04:14 GMT

@IanGil wrote:
When does Sky Sports + become available, and on what channel number?

I guess comes down to how much of the actual sporting content being shown would be available in UHD.

Re: Sky Sports +

Trips+out — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 17:44:08 GMT

Hi sky community

Announcement

no surprise here that sky sports + will simmercast Sky sports news from 6am on the 8th august.
followied by live EFL season launch at 6pm which is also broadcasting on sky sports ME channel and SS football as well. I do not understand why.

Re: Sky Sports +

MarkGoldsmith — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 20:06:12 GMT

@Trips+out wrote:
Hi sky community
Announcement
no surprise here that sky sports + will simmercast Sky sports news from 6am on the 8th august.
followied by live EFL season launch at 6pm which is also broadcasting on sky sports ME channel and SS football as well. I do not understand why.

Likely because the purpose of the Sky Sports + linear channel is to show the "pick of the sporting action" available from the Sky sports + service. The Sky press releases state that the service is essentially kicking off with the new football league season with every game being broadcast on the new sky sports + service.

I'd imagine launching the new service during the Olympics probably isn't ideal for Sky, as there would generally be a lull in sporting events (e.g tennis, golf etc) that would be getting broadcast on the sky sports + service but they have to launch it at that time in order to broadcast the opening weekend on the football league.

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lettice — Fri, 02 Aug 2024 14:37:07 GMT

It's getting nearer launch day.

A community News article has gone up today with some more info;

https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Sky-TV/Introducing-Sky-Sports/ba-p/4706785

Re: Sky Sports +

MarkGoldsmith — Fri, 02 Aug 2024 15:13:26 GMT

@lettice wrote:
It's getting nearer launch day.

A community News article has gone up today with some more info;
https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Sky-TV/Introducing-Sky-Sports/ba-p/4706785

Interesting that the new app is launching 2 days before the channel.

Re: Sky Sports +

SKY1992bf — Fri, 02 Aug 2024 15:22:57 GMT

Looks like I'll be using my iPad a lot more from next week as the mobile app is the only way I can access the non linear channel streams as a sky plus user

cannot wait to see how it looks and works

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Super+Anthony — Fri, 02 Aug 2024 20:26:33 GMT

Very excited @lettice if it works correctly. They still working on other issues which they have accepted and hoping it will be sorted soon

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Rushy64 — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 15:00:14 GMT

I have full Sky Sports package on my TV through the SKY box.

Is Sky Sports + supposed to magically appear as another channel?

If so, when?

Now 5th August and I would like to watch something on the 9th!

Re: Sky Sports +

Rushy64 — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 15:03:59 GMT

Taken me some time to find this but it would seem August 8th is the launch date.

Still no idea of the channel.

Re: Sky Sports +

IanGil — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 15:06:51 GMT

Replaces SS Arena 412 (on Sky Q)

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razmataz1 — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 20:42:52 GMT

I dont understand the logic of this going on Now TV (the budget version of Sky) which is accessible on nearly every device....laptops, smart sticks, PS4-5/Xbox but the premuim subscribers on Sky can only access on a smart phone if their not using the main/mini box at home.

Surely this will be available on Sky Go or some other way?

Re: Sky Sports +

MarkGoldsmith — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 21:11:00 GMT

@razmataz1 wrote:
I dont understand the logic of this going on Now TV (the budget version of Sky) which is accessible on nearly every device....laptops, smart sticks, PS4-5/Xbox but the premuim subscribers on Sky can only access on a smart phone if their not using the main/mini box at home.

Surely this will be available on Sky Go or some other way?

I believe only the Sky Sports + linear channel will be available via Sky Go, the extra streamed matches/events are only available via the Sky Sports app.

Re: Sky Sports +

Super+Anthony — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 06:28:24 GMT

Is the sky sports app definitely being updated today ahead of the main launch Thursday?

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MarkGoldsmith — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 06:54:12 GMT

@Super+Anthony wrote:
Is the sky sports app definitely being updated today ahead of the main launch Thursday?

Who knows - I guess we will find out 😀.

i know for the Apple App Store Apple have sometimes been slow at approving new app updates which is why for some apps I've seen android new versions get released sometimes up to 24 hours before it gets released on the Apple App Store.

Re: Sky Sports +

IanGil — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 08:24:11 GMT

Or will there be an option to 'UPDATE' available on the existing SS App???

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d2h — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 15:49:43 GMT

@IanGil wrote:
Or will there be an option to 'UPDATE' available on the existing SS App???

@IanGil

There's nothing to update as it's already in place - there will just be more simultaneous events listed than there are now.

If you already use the Sky Sports app, you'll do the same thing by going to the "Watch" menu.

Sky Sports + App

SJH1 — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 17:15:36 GMT

hi so this afternoon i noticed that sky added a sky sports app to my sly stream, i believe this is going to be part of the sky aports + as the layout is what we have seen in screen shots and video about the sky sports + HOWEVER there a few things wrong with it already, currently tennis is live now and im watching it, it all in slow motion, and the its jumps. nothing to do with my internet as tc channel are fine ( again im using sky stream)

have sky acutally done test on this sky sports app? it appears to me they havent, it like im watching a dodgy stream. im not impressed, going forward it, the EFL season starts on Friday night and i hope they have ironed out the issues im facing with the tennis.