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(Pocket-lint) - Now (previously Now TV) is simply a large alternate to regular paid TV services successful the UK, arsenic it doesn't request a outer oregon installation.
It fundamentally offers entree to a wide array of Sky and different paid channels, container sets, movies and sports, some unrecorded and connected demand. And each without a semipermanent declaration oregon commitment.
Here is everything you request to cognize astir Now, however overmuch it costs, what devices are compatible, and much besides.
What does Now connection and however does it work?
Now is simply a Sky-owned video streaming work that offers a scope of TV channels and connected request contented for a no-contract monthly fee.
It is efficaciously Sky TV without the request for a outer dish. You bash request half-decent broadband, arsenic everything is streamed, and a instrumentality oregon astute TV that carries the Now app - but enactment is wide and varied, truthful that shouldn't beryllium excessively overmuch of an issue.
There are a fig of Now memberships that you tin acquisition for monthly rolling payment, which tin beryllium cancelled astatine immoderate time. Each volition springiness you entree to a acceptable fig of unrecorded channels and, often, on-demand container sets oregon films.
All contented is presented successful up to 720p and stereo sound, and is disposable to presumption connected 2 devices (of six registered) concurrently. However, if you wage for Now Boost connected apical of your existing membership, you tin upgrade that up to 1080p video and 5.1 situation sound, positive presumption connected 3 devices concurrently.
How does Now rank enactment and however does it cost?
There are 4 main TV memberships for Now. You acquisition 1 oregon more, with each giving you entree to a suite of unrecorded channels and, wherever applicable, container sets of TV shows oregon movies on-demand:
Sports
- Price: Usually £33.99 per period but lone £25 per period for 6-months connected peculiar offer
- There is besides a time rank + period of mobile entree for £9.98
There are a mates of options for Sky Sports - you tin take to wage for a day's entree oregon get rolling monthly membership. This is flexible allowing you to wage lone for the enactment you want.
Sports rank connected Now includes on-demand contented these days (it didn't before). You besides get the full line-up of Sky Sports channels to ticker live: Main Event, Premier League, Football, Cricket, Golf, F1, NFL (currently), Arena, and Sky Sports News.
Entertainment
Entertainment rank includes unrecorded entree to Sky's main channels, immoderate kids programming, and a fewer different stations. This includes Sky Max, Sky Atlantic, Sky Comedy and Nick Toons.
You besides get hundreds of container sets connected demand, including Sky Originals programming, specified arsenic Brassic 3, and HBO shows, specified arsenic Succession.
Cinema
Cinema rank gives you entree to the unrecorded showings connected each of Sky's movie channels.
In addition, you besides get entree to each of the movies shown crossed those channels to presumption astatine immoderate clip on-demand.
Hayu
Hayu is simply a catch-up and connected request work dedicated to US world TV shows, including conscionable astir everything the Kardashian's ever bash and Queer Eye.
In addition, you tin acquisition a Now Boost for £3 per period to up the video prime to 1080p and the audio to 5.1 situation sound. The fig of devices that tin beryllium utilized astatine the aforesaid clip is besides upgraded from 2 to three.
What devices tin tally Now?
You tin registry up to six devices connected a azygous Now relationship and usage up to 2 devices astatine a clip (three if you besides wage for Now Boost).
You tin besides swap up to 3 devices connected your relationship per period (unregister aged linked devices and registry caller ones).
Now has offered respective devices of its ain successful the past, including set-top-boxes, but is successful the process of phasing them out. After all, conscionable astir each different connected instrumentality you tin ideate has Now entree anyway.
The Now Smart Stick tin inactive beryllium bought from immoderate retailers though and is simply a comparatively inexpensive mode to get nonstop access.
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It provides elemental entree to each Now contented (in 720p and stereo) by plugging straight into the backmost of your set. It tin besides entree different escaped and paid streaming apps, including BBC iPlayer, ITV Hub, BT Sport and Netflix.
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Alternatively, determination are Now apps for a wide array of antithetic TVs, set-top-boxes, games consoles and different devices, arsenic below:
- Amazon Fire TV Stick
- Android phones and tablets (Android 5.0 and above)
- Apple iPhone and iPad (iOS 11.2 and above)
- Apple TV (from 4th Gen on)
- Chromecast
- LG astute TVs
- PC & Mac computers
- PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5
- Roku
- Samsung astute TVs
- Sony Android TVs
- Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S
- YouView (newer boxes only)
How to cancel a Now membership
Although you bash not request a declaration for immoderate of the Now memberships, you bash request to cancel 1 if you bash not privation it to proceed arsenic the interest volition beryllium taken retired of your relationship automatically each month.
Alternatively, you mightiness not privation to wage aft a escaped proceedings period.
It's casual to cancel it, however.
- Just caput to the NowTV.com website successful a browser.
- Head to My Account tab astatine the apical of the leafage and motion in.
- Click/tap connected My Account successful the container that pops up.
- Click/tap connected "Now membership".
- There you volition spot immoderate memberships you are presently subscribed to, with a large container nether each enabling you to cancel.
- Just pat oregon click connected that container and travel the steps to cancel the pass. Simple.
Any walk that is cancelled volition inactive enactment until the expiry date.
You tin besides usage the aforesaid leafage to bargain caller memberships oregon use immoderate vouchers you travel crossed connected the net oregon done an email from Now itself.
Writing by Rik Henderson. Originally published connected 16 April 2013.
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