From April 2022 Sky offer on digital terrestrial will no longer be available - Digital-News

2022-08-13 14:27:50 By : Mr. Edward Zhang

The OnLine magazine dedicated to Digital TVNews posted by: Simone Rossi (Satred)As part of Sky's innovation path, it communicated to its DTT customers that starting from 1 April 2022, the Sky digital terrestrial service will switch to a new solution that combines digital terrestrial and internet.In this way it will be possible to benefit from the advantages of the two technologies, with a wider offer of linear channels and the possibility of enjoying the on-demand content and viewing experience of Sky Q.In any case, from 1 April 2022 the Sky offer on digital terrestrial will no longer be available and will close automatically.In the coming weeks, Sky will send the new Sky Q decoder home free of charge via the internet.With Sky Q via the internet it will be possible to see all the contents of Sky TV, Sky Sport and Sky Calcio, in HD, with many more channels and a large catalog on demand with a new Sky Q box, small, light and extremely handy, which thanks due to its small size, it can be connected to the television in any room of the house, thus ensuring maximum flexibility and freedom of vision.In fact, the new Sky Q box does not need a dish or installation by a technician, just connect it to your Internet connection, via wifi or via Lan, and with a few simple steps you can immediately see the Sky content offer on the Home TV that you prefer and have on demand, the restart function that restarts the films or series on air and, on the move, Sky Go.Sky Q via internet, using a hybrid channel list that allows you to combine internet with digital terrestrial, is already compatible with the new digital terrestrial (DVB-T2) and therefore there is no need to change TV or buy another decoder.This new internet box allows you to immediately access Sky Entertainment, cinema, sports, football and children content and the main apps all in one place with the advantages of voice control and personalized suggestions.To view free-to-air digital terrestrial channels via Sky Q, you need to connect the terrestrial antenna cable to the RF IN port of the decoder and search for channels in the Settings> Digital Terrestrial section.For technological reasons, the signal transmitted via the internet can arrive with a minimum delay compared to that received via digital terrestrial.To ensure the best viewing experience of sports programs, especially live ones, Sky will make available, even in situations where the connection is poorly performing or unstable, the viewing of the Sky Sport Uno and Sky Sport Calcio channels (with numerous events live sports) as well as on the internet channels 201 and 202 also through the use of digital terrestrial.By choosing to join the new offer, Sky will apply a discount of € 5 per month compared to the cost of the current digital terrestrial subscription, which therefore for the viewing of the Sky TV + Sky Sport + Sky Calcio + Sky HD packages will go from 34.90 € per month at € 29.90 per month for the first 18 months, with the possibility of withdrawing from the offer at any time without costs or expenses.With Sky Q without dish you can live the Sky Q experience exclusively on the main TV.To watch your favorite programs on smartphones, tablets and PCs, you can use Sky Go with many channels of your Sky subscription "live" and thousands of titles on demand;it is also possible to synchronize Sky Go with Sky Q via Wi-Fi network and thus access an even more integrated experience on all devices on which Sky Go is present.In addition to all the usual contact and assistance channels, Sky has set up a reserved toll-free number 800 922 305 for information or support for the activation of the new offer.In view of this step, it is possible to withdraw from the Sky digital terrestrial subscription at any time, without costs or expenses until March 31, 2022.Article by Simone Rossi for "Digital-News.it" (twitter: @simone__rossi)______________________________________ Please clearly quote Digital-News.it as a source if you report the news or parts of it on other sites and / or blogsThe OnLine magazine dedicated to Digital TV