Sky by Broadband
Live in the UK? - Check
Subscribe to Sky Movies and/or Sky Sports? - Check
Have broadband? - Check
Want to download movies/sport/news? - Check
Then sign up and download Sky by Broadband (50Mb download)
Some things to note, the system uses Kontiki pier to pier content delivery system
Port’s required open are 80 (http), 443(https) and 8080(proxy) (standard stuff besides 8080). The applications that need to have access to the internet are KService.exe, SkyBroadband.exe.
Here is the ‘press’ :- (click through)
Sky by Broadband provides 200 films free to digital subscribers, although they must have a broadband connection and a PC using Microsoft Windows XP.
The company says it hopes to supply more than 1,000 films from Sky Movies’ back catalogue through broadband.
Sky Sports subscribers will also be able to download sports clips through the broadband service.
The company also announced the launch of Sky by Mobile, which will provide news and sport to digital customers’ mobile phones. A service is already up and running for customers on Vodafone’s 3G network.
Richard Freudenstein, of Sky, said the new services were part of a “continuing stream of innovations”.
“Families’ entertainment needs are changing fast and audiences increasingly expect to be able to access content whenever and wherever they want,” he said.
Sky digital customers subscribed to at least two “premium” channels will be able to register for film downloads at the Sky by Broadband website.
Are you not an American ? - Tick
Peer to peer, rather than pier to pier. Although the concept sounds great! Sorry Ash.. you know how fussy I am about such stuff.
pier to pier file transfer via boats!