Sky Glass and Stream UK Customers Get New Ad-Skipping Feature
Customers of Sky’s broadband-based Sky Glass and Sky Stream pay TV streaming devices have finally got access to the provider’s new Ad-Skipping feature, which is an add-on pack that appears to have been introduced alongside Sky’s latest firmware update (e.g. QS34.022.00P on Sky Glass).
The new update, which started to be rolled out last week, also included various other bug fixes and feature additions (e.g. a new Extra-vivid viewing mode and various tweaks to the User Interface). But the headline change was arguably the introduction of ad-skipping, which is only available with their “On Demand” content (i.e. not cloud recordings or within apps, with a few specific exceptions).
“From 12 December, Streaming TV customers with the Ad-Skipping pack will be able to skip adverts using the Skip Ads button. Skip Ads will pop up in the bottom right corner at the start of an ad break. Once it’s clicked it will skip the ads completely. This will stop the need for you to manually fast forward through ads,” said Sky’s Update Notice. Customers can also fast-forward through adverts when using Live Pause (up to the live broadcast only), Restart / ‘Watch from start’ and Playlist.
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In addition, it’s also possible to fast-forward adverts in the ITVX, STV Player and All4 TV apps, but those are the exceptions. “The Ad Skipping pack doesn’t mean that you won’t see any adverts. It just lets you skip or fast forward through the ads using the relevant remote control buttons and on screen menu options for what you’re watching. It doesn’t fast forward ads in: Live TV; or other TV apps, like Netflix, YouTube or Spotify,” said Sky.
Mark is a professional technology writer, IT consultant and computer engineer from Dorset (England), he also founded ISPreview in 1999 and enjoys analysing the latest telecoms and broadband developments. Find me on X (Twitter), Mastodon, Facebook, BlueSky, Threads.net and Linkedin.
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Had this for months and I’m on Sky Stream, it certainly isn’t a new feature
You must be a Sky beta tester because the skip ads button is part of the QS034 firmware update that commenced early December.
Do charge for it?
@Random Precision, what? I’m not s beta tester, there’s been a Skip ads feature for months on Sky Stream, they do offers for two months free and if you cancel a few days before it ends you can take it out again on offer
Skip Ads is not new! And it certainly didn’t only just get released in December
They also reduced the number of favourites to 49 channels from 99
We really need this on Sky Q, but it’s not gonna happen, is it?
No, Sky Q won’t be a thing by 2030.
Doubtful, plus they charge an extra £5pm for ad skipping on Stream.
@Random Precision exactly. If Stream is the same junk as now, I’ll be cancelling my Sky sub rather than suffer this regression in features, performance and convenience, all for a premium price.
@Mr Claus you had to fast forward through the ads on Stream, the skip ads button was only added in December. I suggest you re-read the original article.
No it’s not just been added in December. I’ve been with Sky stream since April and have had the add skipping functionality since then.