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DD16's avatar
DD16
Just joined
7 months ago

Sky Sports + Red Button on Desktop App

Hi,

Has anyone figured out a way to use the "red button" function whilst watching Sky Sports + using the Sky Sports desktop app on laptop/PC?

Plenty of live games to choose from on the TV but seems you can only watch the one they are showing by default whilst streaming online.

Thanks,

  • newapollo's avatar
    newapollo
    Very Insightful Person

    Hi DD16 

    I'm sorry but Sky haven't made that function available to anyone on a computer, not even their own customers.

    You can though access the streamed red button content using the Sky Sports app on ios and android mobiles and tablets.

     

     

  • nodrogd's avatar
    nodrogd
    Very Insightful Person

    Sky 1) Do not want to allow casting to TVs, and 2) stop pirate copies being made from the streams.

    • dabmonger's avatar
      dabmonger
      Joining in

      You are most certainly correct, but it's a shame that the Sky Sports Desktop Player (and Sky Go for Sky subscribers) don't have access to Sky Sports+ streams, especially given that these are themselves apps, and thus not provided via a browser (eg Chrome).

      I understand that NOW provides the Sky Sports+ streams on a computer, but I could be wrong on that.