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Sky Player Coming to the UK on October 27th
Sky Player Coming to the UK on October 27th
Written Wednesday, October 14, 2009 by Dan Webb

Europe's Xbox Live Community maestro, Graeme Boyd, AKA AceyBongos, or Mini Major as we like to call him - he's a lot smaller than the Major you know - just announced via Twitter that the Sky Player will be coming to the UK on October 27th.

AceyBongos just "tweeted", "October 27 - that's the date when you'll be able to watch TV from Sky on your Xbox 360."

No details on the line-up or pricing yet, but according to AceyBongos, those details will "come at launch." Remember though, if you have Sky already, it's free.

For more details on the service, check out our interview with the Sky/MS top dogs here and our preview from earlier on in the year here.

October 27th then... just in time for Manchester United vs Barnsley in the Carling Cup. Wait a minute while I feign excitement... for that match, not for Sky.



User Comments
Comment #1 by Kif
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 10:35:59 AM

Hopefully pricing is around the same as Netflix for those of us without Sky already.

Comment #2 by Phil the Bear
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 10:39:54 AM

What if you have Sky - but not sports? Because that is what I would be interested in - getting one off games - I am sure they will cost something stupid like a tenner a game.

Comment #3 by JC
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 10:41:21 AM

Can't wait for this!

Comment #4 by MakoBallistic
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 10:41:23 AM

OR i could just continue to use the internet and my laptop to watch EVERYTHING for free.... hmm yes i think i will.

Comment #5 by NiceCheese
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 10:42:28 AM

finally a date!

Comment #6 by macd
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 10:44:58 AM

Hmmm, I would like this if it gave you a pay-per-programme option and also a season-pass at a discount rate, and perhaps a channel pass too. Would be good since I still live with my folks and they are too cheap to get Sky.

Then again, I'm not really that fussed. Don't watch much TV on the whole.

Comment #7 by DLStChad II
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 10:48:02 AM

Sounds like a good idea, I just got SKYHD installed so makes no difference to me. Im sure i heard u can watch the footie with your mates and you see your avatars watching it, lol.

Comment #8 by WaahhJedi
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 10:49:50 AM

Anybody found a workaround for getting this if you live in the States? Creating a secondary account or does it KNOW your location through internet wizardry?

Comment #9 by DragzZ
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 10:53:09 AM

Wonder if it will be in HD, if not, at least all I have to do is walk 30 feet in to the other room to watch it.

Comment #10 by Hysteria1
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 10:59:02 AM

can't believe this will be free as i already have sky. GOING TO BE SO GOOD!

Comment #11 by Hustlinonradio
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 11:01:19 AM

god i wish i was getting sky sports but alas im not in the uk. I have to thus get up at 8 every saturday just to be able to watch 1 game. and not even see the highlights that i would at least get from sky sports news. So sad :(

Stupid canada why don't we get any exclusive features

Comment #13 by Stevenlr
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 11:03:44 AM

Hope its not too much, very interested in this!

Comment #14 by Drakey Cakes
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 11:06:20 AM

Whoooooo!!! Awesome!...if i had Sky. lol XD

Comment #15 by LIL MYSTERIO
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 11:11:52 AM

i like #4's comment lool

Comment #16 by IanAHD
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 11:15:15 AM

if Man utd lose against barnsley....ill eat my hat

Comment #17 by Grey Delta
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 11:17:07 AM

What im wondering is....I dont have sky in the flat I live in...but my mother does in the house i used to live in...

I wonder could i link her sky to my live account? I dunno what way it works, guess ill have to wait and see

Comment #18 by kizwiz
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 11:17:10 AM

Yes!!! Awesome.

Comment #19 by andy360nufc
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 11:18:42 AM

Hallo san. really excited about this whole sky thing as where i live u cant get sky

Comment #20 by TheNewGokWan
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 11:19:43 AM

mud hut san? i know the feeling. fecking mud huts. thats where i live, do you?

Comment #21 by andy360nufc
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 11:20:45 AM

no my jewish friend. mother russia is where i live

Comment #22 by SYAK
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 11:21:02 AM

nice!!

Comment #23 by Teh_GreenyBoy
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 11:21:57 AM

Man U Vs Barnsley should be good! i live in barnsley though y'see so im gonna have to say COME ON TYKES!

Comment #24 by TheNewGokWan
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 11:22:17 AM

oh. well i live in nigeria and live in a mud hut.

i have to walk 3 hours with a pot on my head each day to get water from the local aids infected well.

but hey, each situation has a positve - as i live in a mud hut i dont have to worry about a mortgage!

hallo san, hallo san.

Comment #25 by andy360nufc
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 11:24:19 AM

al melt ya if u say anything more about mudhuts

Comment #26 by TheNewGokWan
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 11:26:17 AM

I'll get 'GET 100' on you, he's hard him like.

Comment #27 by andy360nufc
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 11:26:38 AM

#23 hav u got friends saying stuff like that. anyway who are burnly. u shud support CSKA Moscow. all i have 2 say is COME ON THE COW......Or not

Comment #28 by TheNewGokWan
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 11:31:16 AM

Who the hell are Burnley? You should all support Nigerianismic FC, there my local team and top of the Nigerian Premiership!

I like watching matches in England though, cos at half time I can get a steak and mushroom pie - we have no food in Africa and have to run 30 miles to a food drop for half time refreshments :(

Comment #29 by andy360nufc
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 11:34:08 AM

so alex1892 av got a jioke 4 u. how do u kill 5,000,000 flies?

Comment #30 by TheNewGokWan
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 11:35:48 AM

slap an ethiopan!

its my favourite hobby but sometimes when i do it they get angry and give me aids :(

Comment #31 by Tim1601
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 11:37:31 AM

umm....I'd assume that if you have a 360 you have a tv and if you have a tv you've probably got it hooked up to an ariel or satelite dish so...rather than mess around with this kind of stuff on your 360 why not just change the channel to tv?

Comment #32 by andy360nufc
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 11:37:52 AM

lol gets me every time

Comment #33 by xHHx CURT
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 11:45:12 AM

WOW if you have sky you get it for free and your complaining? If you dont have sky you can pay a small fee which is what it will probably be... You lot are a bunch of muppets... Id do anything to watch football with me mates and even watch a film now and again... Jesus some of you have to sort your lifes out

Comment #34 by Olliezilla
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 12:09:19 PM

Man U can suck dick :D

Comment #35 by Lynch182
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 12:23:34 PM

@17 you are thinking like me, my parents have sky at theirs, i'll give them £10 a month to add the sports package to their account and watch it on my xbox at mine. hopefully it'll just need a username/account number and password. hope barnsley (tarn) beat manchester united, and yes they can suck monkey d*ck as well

Comment #36 by GuardianAngelNR
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 12:32:02 PM

#4, you do know you pay for internet, right?

Comment #37 by GuardianAngelNR
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 12:33:43 PM

#35, how do you expect to get the satellite dish and cable running from their house to yours?

Comment #38 by Webb
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 01:06:25 PM

@#35 - No satellite dish or cable required... just a broadband connection.

Comment #39 by Grey Delta
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 01:19:46 PM

I really hope it'll work, free football ftw :>

Comment #40 by MegaMckenzie
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 03:15:55 PM

My birthday :D

Comment #41 by Lynch182
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 05:04:02 PM

@38 webb, i know it'll be through broadband, where did i mention needing a satellite dish or cable?? unless you meant to @37 instead of me @35.
@37 i'll be getting it through broadband not cable or satellite. like i said, they (parents) are existing sky members so hopefully i can use their account on my xbox to view sky. (without a dish and a 15mile cable :D)

Comment #42 by paddycfc22
Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 05:05:33 PM

does anyone know how they no u have sky do u need to link ur e mail address up to ur sky or somethin

Comment #43 by DeathFromME
Thursday, October 15, 2009 @ 02:50:50 AM

GO BARNSLEY!!! :D

Comment #44 by NATH4Nx
Thursday, October 15, 2009 @ 02:52:54 AM

Pricing is free. It says on the xbox dashboard


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