Sky Digital

About Sky Digital

With over 8 million subscribers, Sky is the UK’s most popular digital satellite entertainment service provider. Using advanced satellite technology, they deliver access to more than 200 channels of programming to homes and businesses that have digital satellite equipment supplied by Sky; this equipment includes a small satellite dish (minidish), a Sky box (a digital satellite receiver) and a remote control.
There are currently three types of receiver available from Sky, the basic digital receiver, Sky+, which will enable you to record and store programmes and Sky HD, which will which is also a PVR and will allow you to view High Definition (HD) channels available on Sky.

Sky Packages:

Sky World & Family Pack

Sky's most popular and fully comprehensive package. For £41 a month, you get over 100 quality TV and radio channels including all five Sky Sports channels, the nine Sky Movie screens, Sky Cinema and four Disney channels… as well as the best of Sky’s entertainment shows, music, news and documentaries.

Sky Movie World & Family Pack

The package for movie fans. The nine Sky Movie screens together with Sky Cinema give you a total of 11 screens, in addition to all four Disney channels. For £35 a month, you also get the best of Sky’s entertainment shows, music, news and documentaries. Sky Sports 1,2,3 and Xtra are not included.

Sky Sports World & Family Pack

Five Sky Sports channels, for £33 a month, you also get the best of Sky’s entertainment shows, music, news and documentaries. Sky Movies and Sky Cinema are not included.

Family Pack

If you want maximum variety at minimum cost, the Family Pack is for you. For £19.50 a month - that's the equivalent of just 64p a day - you'll be spoilt for choice with the latest US shows, classic comedies and even programmes on terrestrial TV you may have just missed. Sky Sports 1,2,3, Xtra, Sky Movies and Sky Cinema are not included.
If this is the right package for you, order it now by calling 08705 800 874. Unfortunately, this package is not currently available to order online.

Value Pack

This is Sky's entry level package. £13.50 a month - £3.10 a week - buys you Sky’s flagship channel, Sky One, as well as Bloomberg, Discovery Home and Leisure. Sky News is available without a viewing card. Unfortunately, this package is not currently available to order online.

Equipment (new customers only)

To receive your chosen Sky digital channels, you will need a Sky box (sometimes referred to as a digital receiver or set-top box) and a minidish in the U.K. and republic of Ireland.
There are three types of Sky box: our standard Sky box, the more advanced Sky+ box and the Sky+ 160 box. Each is supplied with a FREE minidish installed outside your home. If you'd like to watch Sky digital in more than one room, (Sky Multiroom).

Sky receiver

The Sky receiver is the standard satellite receiver and comes with a FREE minidish. It plugs into your TV and connects to the minidish, which sits discreetly on the side of your house. The receiver, minidish and installation are freewith any channel package costing £19.50 a month or more.

Sky+ video recorder & receiver in one

A digital video recorder and satellite receiver in one, Sky+ lets you record and store your favourite programmes so you can watch them whenever you like, so there's always something you'll love whenever you turn on the TV. You can even pause and rewind live TV. There are two type of Sky+ boxes: the standard one which has 20 hours recording capacity, and Sky+ 160 which has 80 hours.
Sky+ lets you access programmes in the same way as our standard Sky box, but its real advantage lies in its advanced features.

Record directly to your Sky+ box at the touch of a button - no tapes, no timers, no fuss! Record your favourite shows for a time that suits you, auto-record a whole series so you will never miss an episode again. Record two programmes at the same time as you watch a programme you recorded earlier. Pause your favourite programme to take a phone call, or rewind the live match to see that goal again.

Sky HD - High Definition

High Definition (HD) offers picture quality with four times more detail, vibrant colour and incredible depth, the ultimate way to watch your favourite programmes. So how does it work?
Essentially, HD works by using more than four times as many pixels to create a picture compared to normal TV. This gives incredible clarity to images, with edges and lines looking more distinct. HD also uses millions more colours than normal TV, increasing the richness and intensity of everything you watch. And because many HD programmes are made with cinema-style surround sound, you can experience this in full with a compatible surround sound system.

Although it is often talked about in terms of television programmes, the impact of HD has also been felt in the worlds of gaming and home movie-making. Games consoles supporting HD content are now on the market, enhancing gamers' experience with astonishingly lifelike graphics, while HD camcorders like the Sony High Definition HDD Handycam HDR-SR1E are also available for shooting video in high definition.

Sky's HD Receiver

All the functionality available on Sky+ is inside the Sky HD box - pause and rewind live TV, record whole series at the touch of a button and record two programmes at the same time. With remote record, you can even use your mobile phone to set up recordings. Programmes can be recorded in standard definition as well as HD.
The Sky HD box is connected to your HD-ready TV using an HDMI cable (instead of the normal SCART connector). This simple all-in-one connection carries the HD picture and Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound together. Remember to check that your TV carries the HD Ready logo.

Immerse yourself in cinema-style surround sound on movies, Barclays Premiership football and more by connecting your Sky HD box to a compatible Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound system.