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Sky has revealed that the future release of their next Sky OS 2.0 software (firmware) for the provider’s broadband-based Sky Glass and Sky Stream pay TV streaming devices and service will bring some major enhancements, including revised cloud recording (PVR) capabilities and AI-powered voice search.
At present Sky’s partial solution to PVR on their modern Glass and Stream platforms has been to use the ‘Playlist’ feature (in Sky OS 2.0 this will become ‘My Library‘). So instead of recording, you would have added shows to a Playlist using the ‘plus’ button. This bookmarks the content and streams it on-demand from catch-up apps or cloud servers. But it’s not true PVR in the traditional sense.
The good news is that Sky OS 2.0, which is currently in trial with some existing customers, introduces a dedicated ‘Recordings’ section and a proper Record button. The service, once live, should provide up to 1,000 hours of cloud storage (online) per home for eligible programmes.