Sky TV on demand

Using on demand on Sky+

What is Sky TV on demand?

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Sky TV on demand is available at no extra cost with any Sky TV bundle. Through your Sky+HD box you can download and watch:

  • Catch Up TV from the last 30 days on up to 60 channels, including Sky Max and Sky Comedy, as well as catch-up services like BBC iPlayer and ITV Hub*.
  • 300 shows on Sky Box Sets, if included in your Sky subscription. Find out what shows are available on Sky Box Sets and check when they’ll be leaving on Sky Community.
  • Over 1,000 movies on demand, if you have a Sky Cinema subscription.
  • The latest releases that you can buy or rent through Sky Store.
  • If you’re watching live TV and missed the start of a movie or show, press the green button to download and watch it from the beginning. This feature’s only available on selected titles and channels, and if the movie or episode is on demand.

*Due to contractual agreements with the rights holders of certain programmes, not all programmes shown on Sky TV are available on Catch Up TV or Sky Box Sets.

How to use on demand

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To access on demand, your Sky+HD box needs to be connected to your broadband network. To find out how to do this, follow our Set up Sky TV on demand guide.

  1. Press tv guide on your Sky remote.
  2. Select Catch Up TV, Sky Box Sets, Sky Cinema or Sky Store*.
  3. Search for the show or movie you want to watch and download it in Standard Definition (SD) or High Definition (HD), depending on which formats are available and your Sky TV subscription.
  4. An on-screen message appears as soon as it’s available to watch or go to your Planner where you’ll find all your downloads.

*Content depends on your Sky TV/HD subscription. Sky subscribers without Sky TV can access BBC iPlayer only.

How to set a series link recording

This feature is turned on by default. To turn it off, you can:

  1. Press services on your Sky remote.
  2. Press the right arrow to highlight Options.
  3. Press select.
  4. Press the left/right arrow to highlight Customise.
  5. Scroll down and highlight Auto Record Series Link from Catch Up and press the left/right arrow to turn on/off.
  6. Press the green button to save the settings.

How to Download the next episode in series automatically

When you watch a programme from Catch Up, Sky Box Sets, Top Picks, Kids or Sports, the next episode will automatically be downloaded to your Planner.

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This feature is turned on by default. To turn it off, you can:

  1. Press services on your Sky remote.
  2. Press the right arrow to highlight Options.
  3. Press select.
  4. Press the left/right arrow to highlight Customise.
  5. Highlight Auto Download On Demand and press the left/right arrow to turn on/off.

How to download a Box Set

This feature isn't compatible with the following Sky boxes:

  • Amstrad DRX780
  • Samsung / Pace / Thomson HD
  • Amstrad DRX595 Multiscreen boxes

You can check the Version Number of your box to determine if it is compatible.

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Download a whole Box Set quickly

  1. Using your Sky remote, press tv guide, scroll to Sky Box Sets and press select.
  2. Find the show you want to watch, and press select.
  3. Highlight the series you want to download then press select.
  4. Press select to download all.

If the series is available in both Standard Definition (SD) and High Definition (HD) and you’ve got the Multi-Format feature enabled, you’ll be given the option to Download all in HD or Download all in SD.

While your series is downloading, you'll see the following message appear briefly on your TV screen (Image)

See the series summary before downloading a Box Set

  1. Using your Sky remote, press tv guide, scroll to Sky Box Sets and press select.
  2. Find the show you want, and press select.
  3. Highlight the series title, for example ‘Billions S1’ and press select to view the series summary, download the whole series, or just download individual episodes.

Watching your downloaded Box Sets

  • You’ll find the downloading or downloaded Box Sets in your Planner.
  • To help save you storage space, only the first two episodes will download to start with.
  • While episode one is downloading, episode two will show as SCHEDULED and all remaining episodes will show as PENDING.

If episode one is 75 minutes or longer, only the first episode will download automatically.

  • The next PENDING episode in the queue will automatically download when you start watching an episode, so there's always an episode waiting to watch in your Planner.
  • If you want to skip ahead and watch different episodes that are still PENDING, simply go to your Planner and press R or press select on the episode you want to download.

Downloads take several minutes or longer to start viewing if your broadband speed is less than 6Mbps (HD) or 2Mbps (SD). Downloads count towards any broadband usage cap and may expire from your Planner. Sky Cinema Pack required for Sky Cinema.

The shows/series available on Sky Box Sets varies each month and requires Box Sets pack or Box Sets Bundle.