Sky Stream & Sky Glass recording feature moves closer to launch
Sky Stream and Sky Glass could finally be on the verge of gaining one of their most requested features, with BizAsiaLive.com understanding that Sky is testing a new cloud-based recording system among a limited group of users.
Currently, neither Sky Stream nor Sky Glass offers a traditional recording feature. Instead, both platforms rely on playlists that direct viewers to live broadcasts, catch-up services and on-demand content where available. The lack of recordings has long been viewed as one of the key advantages Sky Q retains over Sky’s newer internet-based TV products.
BizAsia understands that a new software update being trialled by selected users includes a dedicated “Recordings” section, allowing customers to save programmes in the cloud rather than on a physical hard drive. The move would bring Sky Stream and Sky Glass closer to replicating one of Sky Q’s most popular features, while maintaining their streaming-first approach.
Screenshots shared by trial participants appear to show a standalone recordings menu separate from playlists. Users involved in the test claim that recordings are available across a wide range of channels, including Sky channels, Channel 4 and Channel 5. However, BBC and ITV channels are not currently believed to be supported.
BizAsia also understands that improvements to Sky Go integration form part of the wider update. Some users involved in testing have claimed that the cloud recording system could support up to 1,000 hours of content, although Sky has yet to verify any storage limits publicly.
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Sky has not officially announced the feature or provided a launch date. However, BizAsia understands that while a release before the end of the year remains a possibility, a wider consumer rollout is currently considered more likely in early 2027 as testing continues.
If introduced more broadly, cloud recordings would represent one of the most significant upgrades yet for Sky Stream and Sky Glass and mark another major step in Sky’s long-term transition away from satellite television.
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Image credits: Sky users who are trialling the software update have given BizAsia permission to use these images.
