A brand new look for the UK's most popular on-screen TV guide

In January we unveiled our new Homepage that will start to roll out to customers from today. For us it’s the most significant shake-up to Sky’s electronic programme guide (EPG) since its introduction at the launch of digital TV in 1998.

It will mean that for the first time ever, On Demand, including Catch Up TV and Sky Store, and the Sky+ Planner will now sit alongside channel listings as equal options on a new Homepage. Customers can immediately find the shows they want to watch, whether live or on demand.

Plus we aren’t stopping there with updates later this year including a new and smarter approach to recommendations, based on Sky+ Planner recordings and downloads.

We launched our first EPG in 1998, and since then have introduced functionality such as Sky+, interactive services and many more features like the mini TV screen. This video gives just a glimpse of how far we’ve come since then, and what customers can look forward to with the latest update.

The new TV Homepage reflects how Sky customers are taking control over their viewing like never before. The combination of the UK’s widest choice of Catch Up TV channels as well as more box sets like Game of Thrones, The Wire, 24 and An Idiot Abroad has led to millions of people connecting their Sky+HD boxes to the internet, making Sky+ the UK’s biggest connected TV platform.

As well as this, the Sky+ app is also being refreshed, mirroring the changes taking place on the Sky+HD box. This includes the new Homepage plus a new highlights carousel. And responding to customer demand a new feature has been added, which lets customers use the Sky+ app to turn their Sky+HD box on and off from their mobile or tablet.

The software update with the new Homepage is rolling out to customers starting from today, and will be available to all 8 million customers with compatible Sky+HD boxes by the end of May this year.  To make the most of the new Homepage, Sky customers should connect their Sky+HD box to their home broadband. For further information customers should visit: sky.com/homepage.

We look forward to hearing what you think.