topic Re: Expand streaming app aka like Crunchyroll in Sky Q

Expand streaming app aka like Crunchyroll

Shaby — Sat, 21 Dec 2024 10:24:22 GMT

PS, Xbox, TVs all have crunchyroll apps now, but the whole purpose and benefit of sky q and streaming was meant to bring everything as ease if access under 1 remote. I have been a member a year and i dont recall seeing any new apps available to stream from and anime is 1 area becoming more popular. It is a shame. Does anyone else want more options like this? What would they be?

Re: Expand streaming app aka like Crunchyroll

TimmyBGood — Sat, 21 Dec 2024 11:12:04 GMT

@Shaby

As mentioned before, Sky hardware only hosts apps where the app owner is prepared to contribute financially towards support costs (and, presumably, where there's a large enough user base to make this viable)

Re: Expand streaming app aka like Crunchyroll

Shaby — Sat, 21 Dec 2024 11:40:00 GMT

How would we make that happen though? Crunchyroll is a paid for service, its not free. If most major tv brands have it and many more it feels like a poll or interest is needed to show sky there is a benefit. I would assume though it is more sky wants £€$ from the provider? Unsure on their model? Does netflix and siney pay them to be on their devices? Or is that funded by our subscriptions?

Re: Expand streaming app aka like Crunchyroll

PandJ2020 — Sat, 21 Dec 2024 13:21:50 GMT

@Shaby wrote:
How would we make that happen though? Crunchyroll is a paid for service, its not free. If most major tv brands have it and many more it feels like a poll or interest is needed to show sky there is a benefit. I would assume though it is more sky wants £€$ from the provider? Unsure on their model? Does netflix and siney pay them to be on their devices? Or is that funded by our subscriptions?

Sky are unlikely to discuss confidential commercial relationships in public.

You could try contacting Crunchyroll as they would have to liaise with Sky to create/support an app etc...

Re: Expand streaming app aka like Crunchyroll

TimmyBGood — Sat, 21 Dec 2024 13:50:08 GMT

@Shaby wrote:

If most major tv brands have it and many more it feels like a poll or interest is needed to show sky there is a benefit.

TV manufacturers and other platforms don't need to extensively (and expensively) staff call centres to deal with subscriber issues though: they just point users to the app owner. Sky is unique in its relationship with its customers, and so has to run a different business model for hosted apps.

Re: Expand streaming app aka like Crunchyroll

Broonie312 — Sat, 21 Dec 2024 23:10:12 GMT

I have great news for you

Re: Expand streaming app aka like Crunchyroll

Broonie312 — Sat, 21 Dec 2024 23:24:10 GMT

since we dont have crunchyroll you can now use the airplay feature and just stream the crunchyroll app from your phone right onto your glass!

Re: Expand streaming app aka like Crunchyroll

best+of+the+best — Sun, 22 Dec 2024 05:59:03 GMT

@Broonie312 wrote:
since we dont have crunchyroll you can now use the airplay feature and just stream the crunchyroll app from your phone right onto your glass!

Fair comment @Broonie312 Crunchyroll is available via Prime that is an app on the Sky Q box also it's on offer at the moment 99p for 3 months I don't have Sky Glass and I don't need to use my phone when it's available via Prime.

Re: Expand streaming app aka like Crunchyroll

Chodley — Sun, 22 Dec 2024 08:32:36 GMT

Oh that's cool. We always had to fire the xbox up which hardly gets used otherwise and burns 300W or something just to stream Attack on Titan 😁

Re: Expand streaming app aka like Crunchyroll

Shaby — Sun, 22 Dec 2024 08:36:33 GMT

I was getting around it by using screen share with my.phone to the tv, but it just destroys the battery and now my smart tv wifi has stopped so im glad i got sky or id of needed a new tv to watch anything now lol.

I will try the amazon way, but i have a crunchyroll subscription si i hope that is plug and play and not i pay amazon again. They are also known to have these "partners" come and go like the wind lol

Re: Expand streaming app aka like Crunchyroll

Ellie_TV — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 14:49:30 GMT

Crunchyroll has arrived on Glass/Stream and should be coming to Q at some point...

https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2025/01/16/crunchyroll-app-added-to-sky-uk/?mc_cid=dd33a66237&mc_eid=0600af0a33