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Sky Sports will never be the same again
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Quick SummarySky has started to roll out its low latency feature on Sky Sports Main Event for Sky Glass and Sky Stream.This shortens the broadcast latency of live matches and events to around 8 seconds – a vast improvement over the previous 30-second delay.
Sky has started to roll out its low latency feature on Sky Sports Main Event for Sky Glass and Sky Stream.This shortens the broadcast latency of live matches and events to around 8 seconds – a vast improvement over the previous 30-second delay.
Sky has started to roll out its low latency feature on Sky Sports Main Event for Sky Glass and Sky Stream.This shortens the broadcast latency of live matches and events to around 8 seconds – a vast improvement over the previous 30-second delay.
Sky has started to roll out its low latency feature on Sky Sports Main Event for Sky Glass and Sky Stream.
This shortens the broadcast latency of live matches and events to around 8 seconds – a vast improvement over the previous 30-second delay.
Sky has rolled out a feature across two of its TV services that is transformative, especially when it comes to live Sky Sports broadcasts.
Sky GlassandSky Streamcustomers can enjoy low latency broadcasts on the Sky Sports Main Event channel, with the feature rolling out now. It’s an opt-in service that cuts the latency of live events from approximately 30 seconds to around 8.
This means that you shouldn’t get spoilers from sports apps on your mobile phone anymore – you’ll see a goal scored, for example, just 8 seconds after it happens in the ground itself. It’s genuinely a game changer.
We first heard about the new feature when wevisited Sky’s London HQ in Aprilthis year, but it’s taken a while to roll out to all customers. It’s only available on Sky Sports Main Event at present, although there are plans to introduce it to other channels in future.
We’ve asked Sky whether the feature will also be available for Nowstreaming servicecustomers.
How to watch low latency Sky Sports
To opt into a low latency broadcast you can either hit the Live Sync button when tuned into the Sky Sports Main Event channel, or head to channel 921 for HD customers, or 922 for those on a UHD package.
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Premier League and other football matches broadcast on the channel will undoubtedly benefit, although any other live event will make use of the reduced latency too.
Sky has also recently announced that it has extended the sale of Sky Glass TVs to Currys in the UK. That means you can now buy the dedicated TV in three different sizes from an additional source.
Please note, in a previous version of this story we reported that the feature was also rolling out on Sky Q, but Sky has now informed us that this is not correct. The low latency broadcasts are currently exclusive to Sky Glass and Sky Stream.
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