Enjoy your Sky TV when, where and how you want to
Unlock a world of on demand TV with your compatible black Sky+ box, including our brand new Catch Up TV.
Choose from full series box sets, movies* and more, ready to watch when you are. All at no extra monthly cost to your Sky TV subscription.
Find out how to set up On Demand
Source: MSN Tech, November 2012
Join Sky TV online and you'll get a free Sky+ or Sky+HD box and free standard set-up, plus a £25 M&S voucher.
Connect your compatible black Sky+ box to any broadband router to unlock a world of entertainment on demand including Catch Up TV. All at no extra monthly cost to your Sky TV.
Get another charming slice of the working-class Welsh Valleys as the hit comedy returns with even more family saga, drama and laugh-out-loud humour. Stella admitted some big news to her daughter in the last series - how will everyone react? Creator and writer, Ruth Jones also stars in the leading role.
Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu star as Sherlock Holmes and Dr Joan Watson in this modern-day take on the iconic detective stories. The eccentric crime solver takes on New York, where, straight out of rehab, he's been assigned to live with his sober coach, Dr Watson. With Aidan Quinn and Jon Michael Hill.
Enjoy last week's top shows from Sky, BBC iPlayer, ITV on demand and Demand 5 on your TV screen. And now you can watch all your favourites from National Geographic Channel, History, and Crime & Investigation Network. Plus, watch out for 4oD coming in spring 2013.
We bring you the very best of the week’s TV, and if you take the HD Pack, it’s all available in stunning high definition.
Edge-of-the seat thriller about a charismatic serial killer who escapes death row and embarks on a new killing spree. Kevin Bacon stars as the FBI agent who sets out to catch him, but finds himself in the middle of a network of serial killers. Also starring James Purefoy, Natalie Zea and Annie Parisse.
Dust off your dancing shoes and get ready for the return of the dance sensation of the year. JLS band member Aston Merrygold joins Kimberly Wyatt and Ashley Banjo on the judging panel, while Davina McCall returns to host the series. Plus, look out for some backstage antics from the Diversity crew.
The battle to survive continues as the post zombie apocalyptic survivors fight the undead. Surrounded by carnage and mayhem, some are separated into smaller groups - but who will survive the onslaught? Starring Andrew Lincoln, Jon Bernthal, Sarah Wayne Callies and Laurie Holden.
Watch episodes of top Sky shows and immerse yourself in back to back episodes of your favourite shows, with entire series boxsets.
Brit actor and writer Chris O'Dowd brings his childhood to life in a new comedy drama. He stars as the imaginary friend of a young boy from a large, loving Irish family who relies on his active imagination to deal with the life's predicaments in the 1980s. Also starring David Rawle and Deirdre O'Kane.
After a devastating loss at Nationals, Mr Schuester comes up with a project to get the New Directions clan back on track. Meanwhile, Sue Sylvester starts her congressional campaign. Special guest stars include Whoopi Goldberg, Jeff Goldblum, and Lindsay Lohan.
Cameron and Mitchell contemplate having another baby, while Jay and Gloria guide the ever-hopeful Manny through more romantic dilemmas. Claire and Phil continue to juggle the chaotic problems of bringing up three very different children. Award winning comedy starring Ed O'Neill, Sofía Vergara, and Julie Bowen.
Watch the latest blockbusters, family favourites and all time classics whenever you want, with over 500 movies on demand, with more added every week. It’s all available at no extra cost when you subscribe to our Sky Movies Pack.
A team of the world's greatest superheroes unite to save mankind, when an evil villain threatens to annihilate the world. Awesome action featuring iconic characters Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, and Tom Hiddleston.
The battle for Earth begins at sea when a score of alien warships are discovered in the ocean. And it's up to one hardy group of seamen to defeat the enemy and save the world. Peter Berg's epic action-adventure stars Liam Neeson, pop megastar Rihanna, Alexander Skarsgård, and Brooklyn Decker.
Crime thriller about a former smuggler who is forced back into a life of crime after his brother-in-law falls on the wrong side of a murderous gangster. With the authorities breathing down his neck, the plan must go without a hitch in order to save his family. Starring Mark Wahlberg, Ben Foster, and Kate Beckinsale.
Choose from over 1,000 movies to rent through your Sky+HD box. Simply connect your compatible black Sky+ box to any broadband router and head to Sky Store.
Director Sam Mendes brings explosive 007 action to the screen with Daniel Craig's third outing as the secret agent. Bond is left for dead in a botched mission, but resurfaces to take on a sinister global cyber terrorist from M’s past. As MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost. Also starring Javier Bardem, Judi Dench and Ralph Fiennes.
Liam Neeson returns as the ex-CIA agent who stopped at nothing to rescue his daughter from sadistic kidnappers. When the father of one of the kidnappers seeks revenge, it is Bryan and his wife who find themselves taken hostage in Istanbul. To survive, Bryan must enlist help while he uses his skills to take out his heavily-armed foes one by one. With Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen and Rade Serbedzija.
The zoosters return for their third high-flying adventure, as laid back lion Alex persuades the crew to head home to New York from Africa. Their voyage takes them through Europe, where they join a circus to escape a vengeful French animal control officer. With the voices of Ben Stiller and Sacha Baron Cohen.
To unlock TV on demand, you'll need a Sky TV package and a compatible black Sky or Sky HD box connected to a broadband router (from any broadband provider). You can connect them yourself using an Ethernet cable or our Wireless Connector, perfect if your box and router are in different rooms.
It’s easy to get started - simply connect your compatible Sky box to any broadband router. More about different set-up options
To start watching shows on demand, including Catch Up TV, press the TV Guide on your Sky remote and then the red button to access On Demand. You should see mini-icons of the programmes available, similar to the image below.
It's easy to set up your On Demand service yourself - all you need to do is connect an Ethernet cable from your compatible Sky box to your broadband router.
Free
(Ethernet cable required)
If you'd prefer not to have a wire running from your Sky+ box to your broadband router, you can connect them wirelessly. Simply add a Wireless Connector before you checkout.
£21.95
(Limits apply)
Rent movies with Sky Store. It's easy - there's no need to leave your sofa, no waiting for the post, and no late fees. Choose from latest releases to all time favourites. Prices start from just 99p each, and it's open to all Sky TV customers - simply connect your compatible black Sky+ box to any broadband router.
Connecting your compatible Sky box to your broadband router gives you access to all our On Demand features. Unlock Catch Up TV, box sets on demand and access to the full Sky Store.
If you haven’t connected a recent Sky or Sky HD box to the internet you will receive a showcase of the week's best TV on demand, ready to watch when you are.
Content depends on your Sky TV subscription.
You can download anything in the On Demand catalogue, but you can only watch content for which you already have a subscription. Programmes in HD will require an HD subscription, to watch Sky Movies on demand you’ll need the Movies Pack (Sky Movies 1 & 2), and to watch Sky Sports on demand you'll need the Sports Pack (Sky Sports 1 & 2). Plus, all On Demand customers can rent movies at the touch of a button in the new Sky Store. Once you have unlocked the service, you can see what's on by pressing 'TV Guide' on your Sky remote followed by the red button.
When you download a programme, in most cases you can start watching within minutes. However, the download speed of your chosen programme will depend on your line speed. If your line speed is below 2Mbps, you might find your programme downloads faster if you download outside of peak hours.
Sky Store is the new place to rent movies - no need to leave the house and no late fees. It’s open to all Sky TV customers with a compatible Sky box , just scroll across to the Sky Store tab and browse through hundreds of movies, including some of the latest releases out on DVD and a huge library of favourites. Prices start from just 99p. Once you’ve chosen the movie you want to rent, simply enter your pin (if you have one) and start your download . Please note, your Sky HD box needs to be connected to a working telephone line.
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Free Sky+ box offer: Sky+ box free with free standard set-up for new customers joining Sky TV online. One free box per household. This is a new customer offer.
New Sky TV customer online Marks and Spencer voucher offer: £25 M&S vouchers for new customers joining Sky TV. Only available at sky.com. Not available in conjunction with any other offer. One voucher per household. Voucher sent, within 45 days of activating your service, to the email address provided when joining Sky. M&S terms apply.
Sky Broadband Unlimited Marks and Spencer voucher offer: £25 M&S voucher for new and existing customers in sky network areas, switching their broadband, calls# and line rental to Sky. Only available at sky.com. Not available in conjunction with any other offer. One voucher per household. Voucher sent, within 45 days of activating your service, to the email address provided when joining Sky. M&S terms apply.
6 months free unlimited broadband offer: Available for new and existing Sky TV customers switching their broadband, calls and line rental to Sky. Only available in Sky network areas. Excludes Fibre products. Discount applied following activation of both Broadband & Talk services. Sky line rental £14.50 a month. £2.18 router delivery charge. After 6 months Broadband Unlimited £10 a month with Talk Weekends for new customers without Sky TV, £29 a month for new customers with Sky TV and £7.50 extra a month for existing Sky TV customers. Speeds vary with location and line quality. No traffic management policy for Sky Broadband Unlimited. External factors such as internet congestion can affect speed. Offer ends 14 February 2013 for new customers joining with Sky TV. Offer extended until 28 March 2013 for new customers joining without Sky TV and existing Sky TV customers.
Upfront line rental offer: Available to new and existing customers taking Sky Broadband, Talk and line rental. Line rental is charged as an upfront cost of £119.40 for the entire 12 months. Equivalent to £9.95 per month - a saving of £54.60 over 12 months. Standard monthly price £14.50. After the 12 months has ended, you will automatically be moved on to the standard monthly price, unless you specify otherwise. Offer ends 29 June 2013.
Sky Go Extra Offer: Sky Go Extra available free for Sky TV customers for the first two months. After two months you will continue to receive Sky Go Extra at £5pm extra unless you call us to cancel at least 31 days before the end of the two month period. Offer ends 31 March 2013.
Existing customer free Sky+HD box offer: Upgrade to Sky+HD to get a free Sky+HD box (set-up fee may apply). Existing Sky+HD box households are not eligible for a discounted box. One free box per household. 12 month min term.
3 months half price Fibre Unlimited offer: Available for new and existing customers switching their broadband, calls and line rental to Sky. Selected Fibre areas only. Speeds vary with location. 12 month minimum term. £2.18 router delivery charge applies. After 3 months Fibre Unlimited £20 a month with Talk Weekends for new and existing customers. Offer ends 14 February 2013.
Movies and Sports upgrades offers: £5 one-off discount when you upgrade online to the Sky Sports Pack (£21 extra a month) or the Sky Movies Pack (£16 extra a month), £10 one-off discount when you upgrade to both the Sky Sports Pack and Sky Movies Pack. This offer does not include standalone Premium Channels and is not available in conjunction with any other offer or to customers with single Sports or single Movies.
Introduce a Friend voucher offer: Only available by following the steps set out on this website and not by any other means e.g. via a retail outlet. New customer introduced cannot be in same household. Existing Sky TV customer must remain an active subscriber to qualify. Existing customer will be sent an email with details of how to claim their voucher within 24 hours of Sky’s receipt of new customer's first subscription payment. Vouchers must be claimed within 90 days of the date of this email and will be sent within 45 days of the claim being made. Vouchers subject to separate terms and conditions. Not available in conjunction with any other offer. Offer excludes Sky group employees and agents and cannot be offered commercially.
‡ HD channels received depend on your Sky TV subscription. BBC HD Channels, ITV HD (England & Wales only), Channel 4 HD, Channel 5 HD, NHK World HD and RT HD are available without subscription. Channel 5 HD requires a viewing card.
Sky TV Subscription: Packages £21.50-£55.50 per month (pm). Sky Movies Box Office and Sky Store costs extra. Sky News and Pick TV are available without subscription; Pick TV, Channel 4, Channel 5, 5 USA and 5* require a viewing card. Sky box and set-up required.
Sky 3D: 3DTV and Sky World HD (£65.75 pm) subscription required. Pay per view content may cost extra.
Dolby Digital 5.1: Available on many programmes. Compatible home cinema system required.
ESPN: £10 extra pm if you are a Sky Sports Pack customer, otherwise £13 extra pm.
Sky Multiroom: Provides same Sky TV channels as main Sky TV subscription on another box. To receive HD Pack channels on your Multiroom box you need a Sky HD box an HD Pack subscription (only one HD Pack subscription required per household).
Money back guarantee: If you cancel Sky HD within one calendar month of activation, we will refund the cost of your box (but not any subscription or set up charges).
Remote Record: Use sky.com or a compatible device. Requests require up to 30 minutes notice before start of programme.
WWF Sky Rainforest Rescue: All money raised through Sky Rainforest Rescue will be donated to WWF-UK, charity registered in England and Wales number 1081247 and in Scotland number SC039593. Sky will donate a further £1 to WWF-UK to match each £1 raised through Sky Rainforest Rescue. Sky will match donations to help reach the project target of £4million.
*On Demand: Available to Sky TV customers with compatible black Sky box. Downloading content requires broadband connection (minimum recommended speed 2 Mbps) and self set-up using own cable or wireless connector (£21.95 - limits apply). Downloads count towards any usage caps. Content depends on your Sky TV/HD subscription. Sky Store costs extra. Sky Movies 1&2 or Sky Sports 1&2 required for Sky Movies or Sky Sports. Sky+ subscribers without Sky TV can access BBC iPlayer only. Downloadable HD content takes longer to start viewing. Entertainment / Entertainment Extra SD customers joining after 13 November will have access to boxsets on demand until May 2013.
Sky Box Office: Sky Box Office content costs extra. Pay per view charges apply. SBO 3D requires a 3DTV and Sky World HD subscription.
Sky Go: UK / Ireland only. Streamed via broadband/3G (charges may apply). Available on two registered compatible devices (content may vary). Some live TV programmes will be unavailable (go to - go.sky.com). iPhone (3GS or above), iPad, iPod touch (4th generation or above) require iOS 5.1 or later, and available on selected Android devices with OS2.2x to OS4.2.1 (excluding 3.x). Sky on your Xbox 360 requires Xbox Gold Live subscription. Sky TV Customers: Selected live channels and on demand content available in line with your Sky TV subscription at no extra cost. You'll need Sky Movies 1&2 or Sky Sports 1&2 Packs for on demand Sky Movies or Sky Sports. Non-Sky TV Customers: Subscriptions £15-£40 pm. ESPN £10-£13 pm extra (or standalone at £16 pm). Monthly subscriptions renew automatically until you unsubscribe.
Sky Go Extra: Sky TV customers only. £5 extra a month. 31 days’ notice to cancel. Register up to 4 Sky Go devices, concurrent viewing on two devices. Download selected Sky Go content via WiFi (Unavailable on Xbox 360). Content depends on your Sky TV package. Movies Pack required to download movies. Max 2 downloads per programme. Content deleted from device 48 hours after viewing starts or no later than 7 or 30 days after download depending on content.
Box set-up times currently average 7-10 days for new customers and may be longer for existing customers upgrading to Sky+HD (excludes Highlands & Islands, Channel Islands, Scottish Islands, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, ROI).
Standard set-up of Sky+HD box with the HD Pack is free when you join Sky TV online (otherwise £30); free for existing customers with a new Multiroom subscription (otherwise £60 or £15 for Sky+ customers selecting self set-up).
Existing Sky TV customer: Sky Broadband set-up fees for existing Sky TV customers £60 for Lite, £30 for Connect or free for Unlimited. £30 set-up fee for Connect for customers without Sky TV.
Self set-up: Available to Sky+ customers for £15. Self set-up must be completed within 31 days of receipt.
Sky+HD box: Existing Sky+ box households are not eligible for a discounted box unless taking the HD Pack. Existing customers must agree to new 12 month minimum term for Sky TV. One free/discounted box per household. Sky+HD box up to £199 if you are not eligible for discounted price (Sky TV subscription required). A Sky+HD box can store an average of 60 hours of HD or 185 hours of standard definition programmes. HD ready TV required.
Sky+ box: Existing Sky+ box households are not eligible for a discounted box. Existing customers must agree to new 12 month minimum term for Sky TV. One free/discounted box per household. Sky+ box up to £199 if you are not eligible for discounted price (Sky TV subscription required). You will receive a Sky+HD box which has all the features of Sky+ and can store an average of 185 hours of standard definition programmes. To view free-to-air HD content you need an HD ready TV. To view Sky HD content you will also need the HD Pack (£10.25 a month).
Sky+HD 2TB box: £49 for existing Sky TV customers taking their first HD package (£10.25pm) or existing Sky+HD customers adding Sky Multiroom (£10.25pm per box). Existing Sky+HD customers are entitled to one £149 box, additional 2TB boxes £249. £249 for any existing customer who received a discounted 1TB box. New customers joining Sky TV with the HD Pack are entitled to one £149 box. Any additional 2TB boxes thereafter or when taking without the HD Pack are £249. Standard set-up £30 for new customers and £60 for existing Sky TV customers. Non-standard set-up may cost extra. Sky+HD 2TB box provides 1.5TB of personal storage and 0.5TB of storage for On Demand Showcase content.
Sky HD Multiroom box: Sky HD Multiroom box is the SkyHD standard Digibox (No PVR functionality) which along with a Sky TV and Sky Multiroom subscription (£10.25 extra a month) gives your Sky TV subscription in another room. First box free for new and existing customers when taken with a new Sky Multiroom subscription and paying for set-up. Limited to one free box per household (and not available to customers who have already received a free standard box) otherwise £49. Replacement boxes are £99.
You do not have to subscribe to Sky TV - available directly from Sky call centre (standard set up £120) - limited to one per household.
Subject to status. Upfront payment may be required.12 month minimum subscriptions. Non-standard set-up may cost extra. Boxes must be connected to a fixed telephone line and prices may vary if you live in a flat. Sky+ functionality requires two satellite feeds. You must get any consents required (e.g. landlord's). Prices for Direct Debit payments only. Continuous debit/credit card mandate costs 50p pm.
UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man residential customers only. These offers are not available with any other offers. Further terms apply. Calls to Sky cost 5.1p per minute (plus 13.1p connection fee) for BT customers. Calls from other providers may vary. Correct at 8 February 2013. The full text of our customer contracts can be found here
