topic Re: Feature Suggestion: “LiveSync” – Catch Up to Live Coverage Smoothly in Sky Q

Feature Suggestion: “LiveSync” – Catch Up to Live Coverage Smoothly

AdrianHull — Sun, 29 Jun 2025 15:56:09 GMT

Hi everyone,

I’d love to suggest a new feature idea that I think could really enhance the viewing experience—especially for sports fans.

Often, we start watching a live event a few minutes late due to pausing, or simply missing the start. Instead of skipping ahead and potentially missing key moments, what if Sky offered a feature that would allow viewers to watch at a slightly increased speed (e.g., 105–110%) so they can gradually catch up to the live broadcast. It would preserve the full viewing experience while helping users rejoin the live stream naturally.

This would be particularly useful for:

Live sports events

News broadcasts

Award shows or other real-time programming

Would love to hear what others think—and whether this is something Sky could consider implementing!

Thanks for reading,

Adrian

Re: Feature Suggestion: “LiveSync” – Catch Up to Live Coverage Smoothly

TimmyBGood — Sun, 29 Jun 2025 16:14:32 GMT

@AdrianHull

One distinct issue is that the commentary would sound rather odd...

Re: Feature Suggestion: “LiveSync” – Catch Up to Live Coverage Smoothly

PandJ2020 — Sun, 29 Jun 2025 17:25:23 GMT

@TimmyBGood wrote:
@AdrianHull

One distinct issue is that the commentary would sound rather odd...

Audio can be processed to change the tempo and maintain the pitch. However, I don't think the Q boxes have sufficient processing power for this. (I doubt there's any hardware assist either)