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Essentials TV what can you do?

RobB61 — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 09:33:36 GMT

Can you pause and rewind live TV with the essentials TV package? Cheers in advance.

Re: Essentials TV what can you do?

Timelord2018 — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 10:34:04 GMT

Are you referring to Essentials on Sky Q or Sky Essential TV on Sky Stream (Sky Atlantic, remaining Discovery Pay channels, Sky Sports Mix, Sky Sports News and Sky Sports Racing alongside the free to air channels)

Re: Essentials TV what can you do?

RobB61 — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 07:27:52 GMT

Thanks for your reply. I will be a new customer so it will be Sky Stream I believe? I will be going with the cheapest TV option. And that's why I'm unsure if you can pause and rewind live TV.

Re: Essentials TV what can you do?

oj01 — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 07:31:25 GMT

@RobB61 wrote:
Thanks for your reply. I will be a new customer so it will be Sky Stream I believe? I will be going with the cheapest TV option. And that's why I'm unsure if you can pause and rewind live TV.

New customers can sign up for either Sky Q (satellite TV) or Sky Stream (Internet/Streaming TV).

The 'Essentials' offering differs between the two.

Re: Essentials TV what can you do?

Timelord2018 — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 07:50:42 GMT

You can pause and rewind live TV but Sky Stream only records to the cloud when isn't available On Demand or via a Streaming app e.g BBC iPlayer, ITVX/STV Player , Ch4 and Ch5, you add series and films to a 'playlist'

Re: Essentials TV what can you do?

TimmyBGood — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 07:45:29 GMT

@RobB61

Essential TV on Sky Stream has the same functionality as the more expensive Ultimate TV bundle, just with fewer channels.

Re: Essentials TV what can you do?

Timelord2018 — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 09:11:41 GMT

Very much designed with upcoming HBO Max launch in mind, although Sky Comedy and Sky Documentaries aren't in Essential TV which are effected.