Sky News Now Streaming Live TV Output 24/7 Online

From today Sky News has begun streaming its TV output live, free and 24 hours a day, on its website www.skynews.com.  And on the same day, skynews.com has also unveiled a new video player on the site that will further enhance its video content, delivering faster, crisper and more prominent footage on those stories that contain videos.

Sky News’ online team has been working with Sky Player to develop a login – free version of the online TV platform. Visitors to the site will now be welcomed by an enhanced home page offering the existing menu of the latest breaking news stories, blogs, and weather – plus a tab on the main story carousel offering Sky News, live and as it appears on TV, 24 hours a day.

There is no log in and it is not necessary for visitors to have a Sky account – just one click and anyone on the site can watch Sky News TV live from the home page, wherever they are in the UK or ROI without the need to be near a TV set.  The additional introduction of an enhanced video player to skynews.com will give visitors a richer and more immediate video experience on the site. The top video on a story now appears at the top of the page instead of a still picture at the top of the page.  The higher bit-rate player was developed by Sky News’ in-house development team. It includes suggestions of related video in-stream as you watch, and offers more clips to view at the end of each play. 

Julian March, Senior Executive Producer for Sky News online said: “The enhancements we have launched today on skynews.com reinforce our total commitment to video on the site. Breaking news in video is right at the top of our offering. We're delighted to showcase the great quality of Sky Player, and to give non-Sky customers access to just one of the many channels available to subscribers.”

“With Sky News now available on more platforms than ever – on TV, online, on mobiles, through iphone and ipod touch apps, at train stations and on planes – there's barely a screen in Britain where you can't access Sky News.”

Griff Parry, Director of OnDemand for Sky, said: “I am delighted that Sky Player is working with Sky News to deliver their TV channel on skynews.com This launch is another example of the core business using the Sky Player platform to offer new and innovative ways to access great Sky content.”