Sky+

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"Sky Plus, or Sky+ is a subscription personal video recorder (PVR) service for Sky Digital.

Sky+ allows the user to record, pause and instantly rewind live TV. The system performs these functions using an internal hard drive inside the Sky+ set top box. Launched in October 2001, Sky+ is the first and only PVR service on Sky Digital. However, similar services, such as Tivo, launched in mid-2000, in many other countries."

"Sky Anytime TV service

On January 2, 2007, Sky announced plans to release a service, named Sky Anytime to Sky+ subscribers. The service will be a Push-Video on Demand (push-VoD) system similar to Top Up TV Anytime, where the Sky+ PVR automatically records programmes transmitted over-night.[3] The service, will be available to over 2 million Sky+ subscribers, using reserved space on the PVR's hard drive.

The service will work as a catch-up service for the best programmes of the week.[4] The service will launch some time in March 2007"




Sky+ tops 2 million mark

"The number of Sky+ boxes installed in UK homes has reached 2 million according to Sky.

The PVR service will also be enhanced in the coming months by giving Sky+ customers the chance to enjoy a selection of the week's best programmes on-demand. The service will be available to more than one million Sky+ customers from launch, making use of additional recording capacity on the hard drive of more recent boxes."

"Drama was found to be the most frequently recorded genre, accounting for 39.3% of all time-shifted viewing, with documentaries making up 14.9%, entertainment 13.0% and movies, 9.5%.

News and weather account for just 0.6% of time-shifted viewing by Sky+ viewers, while current affairs programmes account for 1.2%."


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