Today BSkyB has announced that their Sky Now TV service that includes Sky Movies and Sky Sports is now available via an application on Sony’s PlayStation 3 console.
The Sky Now TV service is available to viewers without the need to signup for a contract and is available to purchase as a £9.99 Sky Sports Day pass which lets customers watch sports content on a pay-as-you-go basis.
Sky Now TV will also add shows from Sky 1, Sky Atlantic, Sky Arts and Sky Living over the course of the year, Gideon Katz, director of Now TV explained in todays press release:
“More and more consumers are demanding easy access to a greater choice of high-quality entertainment over internet-connected devices – and Now TV is here to meet that demand. Following the addition of PlayStation 3, our customers now have another way of streaming to their main TV screen, while continuing to enjoy access out and about via iPad and smartphones. At the same time as we’re rolling Now TV out to new platforms and devices, we’re also preparing to increase the range and choice of great Sky content that our customers can access,”
Source: Digital TV