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New EPG first release underway

March 10, 2009

Sky’s new HD EPG got under way in the early hours of this morning with release to 38,000 Sky HD Digiboxes, manufactured by Thomson. The initial new EPG has been rolled-out to version 4E300E boxes, which is said to be the smaller volume of version numbers (the last from Thomson) allowing Sky the opportunity to [...]

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New Sky+HD EPG website launched

March 6, 2009

Sky have today launched a micro-site filled with information on the upcoming new Sky+HD EPG. The site includes a few demo’s, user guides and FAQ’s to help smooth the process of transfer. According to Sky’s release notes, the roll-out will begin within the next couple of weeks and continue for a number of months. Thomson [...]

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New Sky EPG Imminent

February 5, 2009

It has been confirmed today that after many delays, the new eagerly-anticipated electronic programme guide (EPG) launch is “imminet”. The new EPG, which has been been a popular topic throughout the satellite industry has supposedly endured a number of additional tweaks since it’s last proposed launch back in September 2008. It is designed to make [...]

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New Sky HD EPG delayed

October 1, 2008

Sky have disclosed that the new Sky HD EPG which was due for launch in November 2008 has now been delayed back to 2009, most likely March. Reasons are unclear at this time, but a few remaining issues and lack of certain features have meant Sky are going to delay to avoid launching anywhere near [...]

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New Sky HD EPG coming soon

September 25, 2008

The new Sky EPG, which will be rolled out in batches on all Sky HD Digiboxes is coming soon, and our sources suggest this will take place early November, as testing continues. We expect that everyone will know in advance, as instruction guides are due to arrive prior to launch, so everyone knows what they [...]