After months of waiting Sky have announced that the much-anticipated new version of it’s electronic programme guide software for its HD (high definition) boxes will arrive imminently.
The new EPG was announced last year and was due for launch in November 2008. The new EPG is designed to make the plethora of linear HD content more navigable and lay the groundwork for the delivery of on demand content via broadband, which is a “core” element of Sky’s future development plans.
The retail price of the high definition box will be reduced from *£150 to £49 immediately.
Sky’s director of strategic product development Gerry O’Sullivan said, "We are ramping up for its imminent launch. We haven’t changed our EPG for a long time. We are very sensitive in keeping all the navigation paradigms and the user interface of our current world-class EPG. How do you improve something and not break that? It’s been a very interesting project.
“There was no rush for us. We decided to get it as good as we possibly can, and what we’ve got now is really going to blow the audience away.
Stay tuned to your SKY HD + Box for the upload.