Enjoy Sky on demand with Sky Player – which is now even cheaper, thanks to this top Sky Player offer of up to 40% off selected Sky Player packs for 3 months! You don’t need a subscription to Sky TV to watch Sky Player, and there is no annual contract. After the three months the price will revert to the uual monthly cost, so you will need to cancel your Sky Player subscription if you decide you no longer want to take advantage of this Sky Player offer. Sky Player is TV via your broadband connection, on your compatible PC, laptop, Mac or other allowable device. Please note, this Sky Player 3 month discount offer ends on 30 September 2010. New and lapsed Sky Player customers only.

Why use Sky Player? With Sky Player there is NO ANNUAL CONTRACT. No dish is required. You just need a compatible computer and broadband internet access for live TV and TV on demand. You do not need to sign up to Sky TV to get Sky Player. Sky Player is available in the UK and Republic of Ireland.

Sky Player offer – up to 40% off for 3 months:

• 33% off Sky Player Entertainment Pack – 24 live entertainment channels including Sky 1, Living, Bravo, History and many more for just £10 a month for 3 months – save £15 (usual price £15)
• 40% off Sky Player Sports Pack – all 5 Sky Sports channels and 23 live entertainment channels for just £20 a month for 3 months – save £43.50 (usual price £34.50)
• 33% off Sky Player Movies Pack - over 400 movies on demand plus 28 live channels including Sky Movies Premier for just £22 a month for 3 months – save £32 (usual price £32)
• 27% off Sky Player Premium Pack - including all of the above for just £30 a month for 3 months – save £34.50 (usual price £41.50)

The discount code for these offers is: SKYSPORTS10. You can use this code for each of the offers above. You are not required to take ALL of these offers, for example you could just take the Movies Pack.

Sky Player – what can you watch?

Depending on the Sky player packs you subscribe to, you can view:

• Live TV – up to 33 great live channels including every Sky Sports and four Sky Movies channels
• TV on Demand – from Sky1, Living, Bravo and many more, plus more than 400 movies online to watch when you want
• No dish, equipment or annual contract – you just need a compatible computer with broadband internet access
• Sky Player is available on PC, Mac, Laptop, Windows 7 and Xbox 360 so you decide the way you want to watch
• Watch wherever you are in the UK and ROI

Sign up for Sky Player packs with 3 month discounts, and use your Sky Player voucher code SKYPLAYERSPORTS10 before 30 September 2010 to get up to 40% off selected Sky Player packs!

Sky Player offer expires on the 30th September 2010

About this Sky Player offer: This Sky Player offer for Sky on demand is available to new and lapsed Sky Player customers only. You must subscribe to Sky Player for a minimum of 3 months and your subscription will renew automatically if you do not unsubscribe, after the first 3 months you will be charged the standard monthly subscription price if you have not unsubscribed. Offer ends 30 September 2010. Sky Player subscription costs £15 – £41.50 or €18 – €60 a month. Some on-demand content is only available to Sky TV subscribers. Some programmes from live Sky TV channels are unavailable to show online. Availability of content may depend on your device type. To watch Sky Player on your Xbox 360 you need an Xbox Gold Live subscription. Minimum 2Mb broadband connection recommended. PC with Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 7 or Vista, or Intel based Mac required. Available to residential customers in UK, Republic of Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. Further terms apply.

Review of Sky Player  – now has Sky 1

Regardless of if you are a current Sky customer or are thinking signing up to Sky television the Sky Player – now has Sky 1 is something to have a further look at! Sky Player online – now has Sky 1 is an exceptional online feature which means you to can see the latest Sky content from your computer instead of your television screen, no matter where you are in the world.

You can simply register with Sky Player and access content from your TV subscriptions for free and with ease – meaning you can now watch your favourite shows whilst on the move with no hassle. Once you have registered for free you can choose to sign up to Sky Player subscriptions for access to Sky entertainment from your laptop or home PC. Another way in which you can access Sky Player is through your XBOX 360 so if you don’t have a satellite box but would like access to some Sky television content through the internet this is a simple way to do it! Channels that are available through the Sky Player such as; Sky Sports 1, G.O.L.D, Eurosport UK, Sky Real Lives, MTV, Nat Geo Wild, Nickelodeon and Sky 1. Over the coming months there will be even more channels added on top of these. It’s the perfect service if you are often staying away from home but would like to get access to your Sky TV subscription whilst you are out of the house. If you are not yet a Sky customer you can get online now and Sign up to Sky Player, and tou don’t need a Sky TV subscription.

How to get Sky Player – now has Sky 1

Visit Sky Online to sign up for Sky Player – now has Sky 1

The Sky Player (previously called  Sky Anytime on PC) is an online service, which can provide you with programmes from 25 different channels. You can watch films on Sky Movies, find out the latest news from the BBC, and catch a game on Sky Sports.

About Sky Player

With Sky Player you can watch channels live via the internet or just grab a programme or film on-demand, at a time that is good for you, and watch, stream, or download it. You can also purchase pay-per-view or buy-to-keep events and films, and the Sky Player will tell you how long you have left on any rental. For pay-per-view you have seven days to watch for the first time, then you can watch as many times as you like in the following 48 hours.

Find out more about Sky Player and read the Sky Player FAQs. Or see the different ways to watch Sky Player.

Sky Player for existing Sky TV customers

Sky TV customers can watch programmes that have previously aired on-demand through the Sky Player on their computer at no extra cost, so long as those channels are included in their Sky TV package. If you miss a show early in the month you have the rest of the month to watch it – in fact programmes are stored for 30 days after they’ve aired, so you never have to miss a thing. You can also pay for other programmes and films from other Sky packs.

If you are a Sky TV customer and you want to watch live TV through Sky Player (up to nine channels, including Sky Sports), it is free if you have Sky Multiroom or Sky Broadband Max – for other Sky TV customers, it is either £10 a month in the UK or €15 a month in the Republic of Ireland. Again, included available programmes depend on your sky TV package.

Find out more about sky Player for existing Sky TV customers.

Sky Player for non-Sky TV customers

For non-Sky customers, you can still sign up to the Sky Player and watch channels live (and a selection of on-demand programmes) by taking out a monthly subscription. If the hassle of a dish and set-top box set-up has put you off Sky in the past, then fear not – as the Sky Player subscription service for non-Sky TV customers requires neither (as you watch via your PC or your Mac).

Simply subscribe to Sky’s Sky Player Entertainment Pack then add on the premium Sky Sports channels you want. The Entertainment Pack is currently only £7.50 a month or €9 a month – this is a special introductory price until 31 January 2009, as Sky are working to include more live programmes. (The usual price is £15 or €18). The minimum contract length for access to the Sky Player is just one month and you can rent or buy single episodes of your favourite shows, without being committed to a contract!

Find out about Sky Player for non-Sky TV customers, and the Sky Player subscription package for non Sky TV customers (including how much the Sky Player Entertainment Pack with added Sky Sports costs per month).

Non-Sky TV customers who don’t want a subscription can instead just rent or buy on demand programmes and films. there are thousands to choose from and they cost from only £1 or €1.50 to rent for 48 hours or to own for ever.

Sky Player technical requirements

To watch Sky Player you will need a Mac or PC, and if you don’t already have it you will need to install the Microsoft Silverlight browser plug-in. There are three levels of viewing quality: low, medium, and high for, eg, at home, at work, or in a wifi hotspot. don’t forget that quality will depend on things like your broadband speed, what else you are doing on your computer, etc. And not all programmes are available to watch live as rights may not yet have been agreed. Additionally, you can only watch Sky Player on one computer at a time. Please note that though Sky Player can be viewed using a Mac there are some limitations (eg Sky Player software is not currently available for Macs), please check the Sky Player website for more information.

Find out more about the technical requirements for Sky Player and the Sky Player software download.

And find out how to get Sky Player here.