Sky launches its own smart TV dropping the satellite dish
By Shubhangi on Oct 08, 2021 | 05:38 AM IST
Key Points:
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The smart TV will be available from
October 18 in the U.K before launching in other European markets next year.
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Customers can stream Sky TV and
other content over the internet without the Sky Q set-top box or a satellite
dish.
Sky has launched
its own smart television called Sky Glass, ditching the satellite dish or set-top
box to stay in the competition.
The smart
TV will be available from October 18 in the U.K before launching in other
European markets next year.
“Sky Glass is the streaming TV with Sky inside, providing
the total integration of hardware, software and content,” said Dana Strong,
group chief executive of Sky, in a statement.
Customers
can stream Sky TV and other content over the internet without the Sky Q set-top
box or a satellite dish, Sky said.
Sky, which
was acquired by Comcast in 2018 for $39 billion, is in a tough competition with
Netflix and Amazon on content.
The TV is
available in five colors and comes in three sizes: small 43 inches,
medium 55 inches and large 65 inches.
Sky said that services such as Netflix, Disney+, BBC iPlayer,
Peloton and Spotify can also be accessed through the TV.
Sky Glass can be switched on by saying “Hello Sky” and also
has a 4K Ultra HD screen which would show over 1 billion colors.
Comcast CEO Brian Roberts said Sky Glass is “all the
technology that Comcast and Sky have been working on for over a decade.”
He added: “All the wires are gone. All the boxes are gone.
You can talk to it. It tells you what you want to see. It shows it to you right
away. You can switch from music to exercise to television to news.”
The company said that a new 4K smart camera for Sky Glass
will be launched in 2022 supporting chat, gaming and workouts.
(With
inputs from CNBC)
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