Hi, I鈥檓 Marcus Parnwell, Executive Product Manager for 主播大秀 iPlayer on TV, including operator platforms such as Sky.
I am happy today to announce that we are updating and improving the interface on 主播大秀 iPlayer on Sky to bring it more inline with
It鈥檚 been over 18 months since we launched this version of 主播大秀 iPlayer and I am pleased that we have been able to work with Sky to make some significant improvements to 主播大秀 iPlayer on the Sky+ HD platform.
So what鈥檚 new?
The first thing you鈥榬e likely to notice is that you can see and select programmes on the home-screen. Previously you would have seen effectively a menu of the areas to browse, but now the first thing you see is highlights of the content we have curated for you.
Updated iPlayer homescreen on Sky+ HD
Next is the navigation which, you may notice, is very similar to the that we are currently previewing. The same Channel and Category headings are there, alongside dedicated areas for Most Popular and Collections.
Finally, we have added an 鈥楢ll鈥� area that will provide an A-Z listing of programmes available from 主播大秀 iPlayer. This should make finding a programme by initial letter and browsing the full iPlayer inventory on Sky both much easier and hopefully you鈥檒l find it useful.
The new All view in iPlayer on Sky+ HD
Collections
The new interface enables us to increase the number of collections available by providing a dedicated area for you to browse them. So if you are looking for a theme or series to enjoy, please check this area out. We will be updating these regularly so do remember to come back. These have been very successful in the new versions of 主播大秀 iPlayer so it is a natural fit for us to enable them on Sky+ HD as well.
Collections, including whole series will be regularly updated
Exclusives and Premieres
I am pleased to announce that iPlayer exclusives and premieres are now available on 主播大秀 iPlayer on this platform. Look out for new and exciting content from 主播大秀 Radio 1鈥檚 Big Weekend and Glastonbury in the coming months. We are bringing this inline with other versions of 主播大秀 iPlayer so you won鈥檛 miss a thing.
Linking from 主播大秀 Red button
You may have noticed that we have added a link to 主播大秀 iPlayer from the Red Button menu, accessible from any 主播大秀 Channel. Simply press red and select 鈥樦鞑ゴ笮� iPlayer鈥� and we will take you direct to the home screen of 主播大秀 iPlayer. We know that many of you love the Red Button service and hope this will further improve the service by providing a nice easy way to get more programmes through 主播大秀 iPlayer.
What about double programme entries?
We are aware that displaying SD and HD copies of an episode next to each other isn鈥檛 the best use of screen space, which is why we are working hard with Sky on an update to improve this. We hope to have this solved in the next few months.
I am聽very interested in hearing what you think 鈥� please let me know below in the comments.
Finally, I would like to thank the hard working team at Sky for their work on this update and support.
Marcus Parnwell is聽Executive Product Manager for 主播大秀 iPlayer on TV