How to stop Sky Q recording suggested programs.

[Andys1408]

I'm getting pretty fed up of Sky recording programs that I don't want. I record F1 qualifying and the race, however Sky automatically records all the other programs relating to that race.  All the free practice, driver interviews etc are recorded.  

I believe this is called automatic recording suggestions.  Can anyone please help on how to stop this happening. 

Please note, these are not series linked or scheduled. 

[MightyQuinn]

Hi @Andys1408   So you are recording Qualifying and the Race but not on series link. If they are not on series link, how it it recording the other stuff?

[TimmyBGood]

@Andys1408 

Historically that's been:

With Settings highlighted press 0 0 1 Select.

Choose 'Pushed On Demand' and toggle it to 'off'.

[MightyQuinn · Accepted solution]

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@Andys1408 wrote:

I believe this is called automatic recording suggestions.

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Hi @Andys1408   The F1 series link records everything related to the race weekend, it has been like this for many many years. It is not called automatic recording suggestions, it is the programmes that are series linked. There is no compulsion to watch, simply delete what you don't want to watch. You cannot series link individual elements like race only.

[Laing1]

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@Andys1408 wrote:

I'm getting pretty fed up of Sky recording programs that I don't want. I record F1 qualifying and the race, however Sky automatically records all the other programs relating to that race.  All the free practice, driver interviews etc are recorded.  

I believe this is called automatic recording suggestions.  Can anyone please help on how to stop this happening. 

Please note, these are not series linked or scheduled. 

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@Andys1408 if you are only pressing the record button once it is setting up a series link which will record everything that is linked to F1 for that weeks race and the following races if you press the rfecord button twice it will only record that programme and won't set up a series link 

[xenon81]

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@TimmyBGood wrote:

@Andys1408 

Historically that's been:

With Settings highlighted press 0 0 1 Select.

Choose 'Pushed On Demand' and toggle it to 'off'.

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Pushed on Demand programmes never appeared in recordings, they were simply programmes featured on the Home page that were ready to watch without downloading (generally the latest Sky Cinema premieres or major new series on Sky channels).

Switching it on/off no-longer has any effect as the pushed on demand service ended in 2020. 

[Andys1408]

Thanks for responding. 

So, if I only want to series link the Qualifying & Race, it will always record the other programs that I haven't recorded or series linked?  Winds me up as it clutters my recordings and the solution shouldn't be just to delete them.  Seems a little odd to me. 

[Andys1408]

It's crazy. I've just recorded the Belgian F1 and no other programs and now whilst checking, it's decided to record 2 other programs after it. I don't want them recorded, but it seems I have no choice. 

[Laing1]

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@Andys1408 wrote:

Thanks for responding. 

So, if I only want to series link the Qualifying & Race, it will always record the other programs that I haven't recorded or series linked?  Winds me up as it clutters my recordings and the solution shouldn't be just to delete them.  Seems a little odd to me. 

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@Andys1408 you cannot just series link the Qualifying and the race its basically press the record button one to series link the whole cweekend or press the record button twice in each programme ie on qualifying press the record button twice and then on the race press the record button twice 

when you press the record button twice it removes the green up and down arrows which indicate series recording 

[Andys1408]

They appear as seperate programs on my Sky F1 channel.  I'm pretty sure i should be able to record one without having to record all of them. 

I've no interest in Teds Notebook or any of tye Free Practice so dont intentionally record them. But Sky records them anyway. They're seperate programs on the TV listings so should be able to record one and not all. 

[Laing1]

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@Andys1408 wrote:

They appear as seperate programs on my Sky F1 channel.  I'm pretty sure i should be able to record one without having to record all of them. 

I've no interest in Teds Notebook or any of tye Free Practice so dont intentionally record them. But Sky records them anyway. They're seperate programs on the TV listings so should be able to record one and not all. 

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@Andys1408 you can just record 1 programme you need to do as I say and not just press the record button once which series links the whole weekend every time there is a Grand Prix you need to manually set record on each programme  and every time there is a Grand Prix and thats by pressing the record button twice when you highlight the programme in the EPG

[nigea99]

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@Laing1 wrote:

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@Andys1408 wrote:

They appear as seperate programs on my Sky F1 channel.  I'm pretty sure i should be able to record one without having to record all of them. 

I've no interest in Teds Notebook or any of tye Free Practice so dont intentionally record them. But Sky records them anyway. They're seperate programs on the TV listings so should be able to record one and not all. 

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@Andys1408 you can just record 1 programme you need to do as I say and not just press the record button once which series links the whole weekend every time there is a Grand Prix you need to manually set record on each programme  and every time there is a Grand Prix and thats by pressing the record button twice when you highlight the programme in the EPG

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@Andys1408 

You can also go to recoedings - Scheduled 

and check if any have a link - if so you can tab right & select Remove Series Link

[Fil]

I'm sure a lot of people want to do the  same, just record the qualifying and race. I have this annoying problem too where it records everything under the sun using up valuable storage space.

Unfortunately saying, 'The series link will record everything to do with the race weekend' doesn't cut it. Why does it record everything 'related'? If I series link a tv series, do I also get interviews, backstage footage, director insights, all reviews of the series by other shows etc.? No, I just get the series I've recorded. If I series record a football match, do I get all the other 'related' shows that talk about the football match? No. I just get the future football matches. So why this happens with F1 doesn't make sense. If this happened with other shows everyone would be complaining constantly.

I feel it's a bit of a cop out just accepting that it happens and 'is what it is' and 'just delete what you don't watch'. What if the thing I wanted to watch couldn't be recorded because my disk was filled by related shows I had no desire to watch in the first place? Again, that system would be hugely flawed, as is the recording system for F1 currently (and seemingly has been 'for years').

[MightyQuinn]

Hi @Fil   You can waste your time by emailing viewer relations viewerR@sky.uk with your thoughts.

[oj01]

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@Fil wrote:

I'm sure a lot of people want to do the  same, just record the qualifying and race. I have this annoying problem too where it records everything under the sun using up valuable storage space.

Unfortunately saying, 'The series link will record everything to do with the race weekend' doesn't cut it. Why does it record everything 'related'? If I series link a tv series, do I also get interviews, backstage footage, director insights, all reviews of the series by other shows etc.? No, I just get the series I've recorded. If I series record a football match, do I get all the other 'related' shows that talk about the football match? No. I just get the future football matches. So why this happens with F1 doesn't make sense. If this happened with other shows everyone would be complaining constantly.

I feel it's a bit of a cop out just accepting that it happens and 'is what it is' and 'just delete what you don't watch'. What if the thing I wanted to watch couldn't be recorded because my disk was filled by related shows I had no desire to watch in the first place? Again, that system would be hugely flawed, as is the recording system for F1 currently (and seemingly has been 'for years').

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It happens because the whole race weekend programmes are deemed to be a series. If you don't want to record everything then just single record the elements you do want rather than series linking them.