Now TV Smart Box official, plus no-contract TV, broadband and phone from £9.99
Sky has officially announced its next Now TV box at an event in London. It also launched the Now TV Combo, which lumps a streaming service pass, unlimited broadband, and a phone line, all without a contract.
The combo comes with the new Now TV Smart Box included.
Prices for the combo depends on the pass, broadband package and landline deal, but starts at £9.99 a month. The bigger the pass or better the broadband and phone, the higher the price.
The Now TV Smart Box comes with a digital TV tuner and all of Now TV’s apps and services. You can buy it separately for £40 if you don’t want the Combo package. Live TV is included into the usual menu screen and runs from an aerial socket.
It will be available from early July.
There was no mention of 4K Ultra HD connectivity, as was previously rumoured. We will be asking Sky whether its new box has the capability though, to add 4K channels when they are launched – thought to be later this summer.
The standard Now TV box will continue to be sold for those who don’t require the Freeview tuner.
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