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Make the most of your Sky+

Change the way you watch TV forever with Sky+. With easy to use features such as one touch recording and series link, you can get the TV you love, at the touch of a button. You can even pause and rewind live TV, so you never have to miss a moment of your favourite shows.

Standard Sky+ Features

  • Simple one touch recording

    - record on average up to 40 hours of quality TV, without the need for tapes and timers.

  • Series link

    - never miss an episode of your favourite shows. Record an entire series at the touch of a button.

  • Sky Anytime

    - offers a hand-picked collection of the week’s unmissable TV, all ready to watch when you are*.

  • Rewind live TV

    - watch your favourite bits again and again.

  • Pause live TV

    - never miss a second of the action.

Choose between our Sky+ and Sky+HD boxes

Watch what you want, when you want with a Sky+ box, or upgrade to Sky+HD to get all the benefits of Sky+, in glorious high definition. Take a look at some of our popular Sky+ packages or find out more about Sky+HD.

Sky+ Box

Sky+

Watch more of the TV you love with Sky+ and never miss a minute of your favourite programmes.

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Help and Questions

Sky+ questions

Sky+ is simple to use, but for more information on how Sky+ works, have a look at some of our frequently asked questions.

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Please note:

*Content dependant on Sky TV subscription.

Prices apply to your first Sky+/Sky+HD box only.

Free Sky+ box offer: Offer only available to new customers taking a Sky TV subscription and existing Sky TV customers introducing a friend and staying with Sky TV for another year. Free Sky+ box set-up is £30 for new customers, £60 for existing customers. Non-standard set-up may cost extra. Only one Free Sky+ box per customer. Sky+ can store an average of 40 hours of programmes at a time. Offer ends 23 July 2009.

Sky+: Free when you join Sky TV. £99 when existing customers sign up to another 12 month minimum term for Sky TV. One per household and not available if you already have Sky+/SkyHD/Sky+HD. Sky+ can store an average of 40 hours of programmes. Sky+ box price £199 for customers not eligible for £49 box price (Sky TV subscription required). Sky+ functionality requires a Sky+ subscription (free for Sky TV customers, or £9.75 pm) and two satellite feeds.

Sky+HD: £9.75 pm for the HD Pack. Sky Movies/Sports HD channels depend on your Sky TV package. Sky+HD box £49 when you take the HD Pack and Sky TV and existing customers sign up to another 12 month minimum term for Sky TV. One £49 box per household and not available if you already have SkyHD/Sky+HD box. Sky+HD box price £199 for customers not eligible for £49 box price (Sky TV and HD Pack subscriptions required). Sky+ functionality requires a Sky+ subscription (free for Sky TV customers, or £9.75 pm) and two satellite feeds. Sky+HD can store an average of 30 hours of high definition and 80 hours of standard definition programmes. HD ready TV required. Luxe TV HD, Channel 4 HD and BBC HD are available without subscription. Channel 4 HD requires a viewing card.

Standard set-up: Standard set-up for £49 Sky+HD box is free for new customers and £30 for existing (free if taken with Multiroom). Standard set-up for free Sky+ box is £30 for new customers. Standard set-up for £99 Sky+ box is £60 for existing customers (£30 if taken with Multiroom). Standard set-up for a Sky box is £60 for new and existing customers. Standard set-up £117.45 without Sky TV. Non-standard set-up may cost extra. Set up for existing customers taking Sky Broadband is £60 for Base, £30 for Everyday & Connect or free for Unlimited.

Sky TV subscription and VAT changes: Packages currently £16.50-£46 a month. From 1/9/09 most prices will increase by up to £1.50 a month and from 1/1/10 by no more than a £1 a month due to VAT change. (HD Pack & Multiroom prices increase by 25p a month.)

Remote Record: Recording requests must be made at least 30 minutes before start of programme. Confirmation costs 25p. Mobile network charges apply. See sky.com for full details.

Prices shown apply to customers paying by Direct Debit. An additional 50p per month is payable by customers paying by continuous credit card.

Information correct at 1 July 2009.