Oct 29, 2007 microsoft silverlight is a crossbrowser, crossplatform plugin for delivering the next generation of microsoft. With sky go you can watch entertainment, movies and sports live and on demand anywhere you like at no extra cost your sky tv subscription. Net based media experiences and rich interactive applications for the web. Jan 16, 2019 microsoft silverlight is a plugin designed to enhance your video streaming capabilities and improve your overall viewing experience. Aug 12, 2015 sky go uses microsofts silverlight framework for its windows and mac players. Sky go app now working without a browser and no silverlight discus and support sky go app now working without a browser and no silverlight in windows 10 software and apps to solve the problem. Sky go is included at no extra cost to your sky tv subscription. Microsoft silverlight is a crossbrowser, crossplatform plugin for delivering the next generation of. Edge of course doesnt work with it, and the non ms browsers seem randomly to work or not work. Im trying to get silverlight to work on mac os x, any browser would do.
Works fine using a laptoppc via hdmi, either mac or pc with the sky go app. To me that would suggest that visitors on windows will at some point be changed to either the same app, or the html player directly on the site. Sky go is hopeless on any modern pc mac, they still use the obsolete microsoft silverlight platform which isnt supported by the latest browsers firefox will cease support by march, if they havent already. Net developer platform, as he introduces silverlight 4 and shows how silverlight helps companies design, develop and. Hi all, as a uk resident to get sky go working on the mac microsoft silverlight is required. Sorry if it was already asked but the search function doesnt work properly on my phone.
Mar 10, 2020 the default sky go app supports two devices phone, tablet, windows or mac. Sky go is an online television service from sky group provided free for sky tv subscibers that allows users to watch live and on demand sky tv via an internet connection. Skygo is not compatible with mac at present apparently not mavericks or mountain lion. Sky go can be used on multiple devices at the same time. Apr 11, 2012 initially silverlight was released as a video streaming plugin, later version brought additional interactivity features and support for.
And with sky mobile, you can watch sky tv on the go without using your data. May 11, 2012 initially silverlight was released as a video streaming plugin, later version brought additional interactivity features and support for. The deal with sky go is that it relies on silverlight which is an activex control. Silverlight, as you are already aware, is a web browser plugin for macs.
Arnold schwarzenegger this speech broke the internet and most inspiring speech it changed my life. Why do sky require us mac users to download a new sky go. Dec 24, 2019 sky go seems like an expensive proposition if youre not a domestic sky customer because the internet service provider charges onthego for the app. I assume that you also know that silverlight is no longer supported by microsoft, and most likely why, sky had to use a different installation method.
Oct 12, 2016 microsoft silverlight is a crossbrowser, crossplatform plugin for delivering the next generation of. Sky has told me that microsoft has some issues with silverlight and they are trying to fix the problem, is this true. On average, new discussions are replied to by our users within 3. And they utilise silverlight and whatever silverlight does. Sky go has a blank screen when i try to play content using. Jun 16, 2014 i have the latest versions of mac os 10.
While not the answer you probably want to hear, i didnt want to have you waiting around all day for an answer when i knew that it wasnt possible. Similarly, airplay via apple tv has the same issue. Sky store is the easy way to buy or rent the latest movies straight from the cinema. Sep 25, 2012 currently, you can not install silverlight onto the ps3, this is because microsoft owns silverlight and would have to license it out to sony, which is not being done right now. Discover new ways to buy the latest movies in sky store now from. I got the skygo app on my iphone and i was thinking of getting an ipad mainly due to the bigger screen for such apps including iplayer, 4od etc but if the it works well on the mac i might have second thoughts. It is compatible with multiple web browser products used on microsoft windows, linux using novell moonlight, and mac os x operating systems. The service allows users to watch live and on demand video content from their mac, windows pc, mobile phone, xbox 360, xbox one, playstation 3 or playstation 4 via a broadband or wifi. Sky go keeps asking me to activate silverlight ask ubuntu.
Its handy to watch tv with the missus on the main tv while keeping an eye on a football match on the ipad. Watch a webcast of the microsoft silverlight 4 launch on april th at 8. Im a long term user of linux, who gave up on windows about 14 years ago. Is it possible to install microsoft silverlight on playstation 3. Sky go on ps4 ps3 provides you with various contents such as movies, latest news, sports highlights, tv programs and many more. Problems downloading sky go installer for apple community.
I want to be able to watch sky go extra on this as i spend a lot of time in hospital, so it said on the sky website i needed to download silverlight so i downloaded it but when it came to opening it i couldnt, it says. Sky go edge, ie11 and silverlight what a dogs dinner of a. This is because the latest silverlight plugin does not operate with these due to a security issue. If you are seeing a blank screen where the content should be playing this can indicate that you need to update your version of silverlight andor your browser. Sky go uses microsofts silverlight framework for its windows and mac players. Hi folks sky have finally arrived in c21 desktop app for windows works fine on 1803 no silverlight etc needed. I have checked and silverlight is definitely installed on the mac. It generally works in the background, but you can adjust your.
The sky go app is available on windows and mac computers and also on android and ios devices. Hear scott guthrie, corporate vice president of microsofts. Sky go app now working without a browser and no silverlight. When i try to watch live sport on skygo, it asks for silverlight to be installed. Most browser plugins including silverlight, flash, java and almost all activex controls only work in 32bit browsers currently. Jan 20, 2016 i have an ipad 3 and sky go works for me.
Until sky move on from silverlight then it will continue to be a problem. Im not getting much success at all so far, nor help from the web. Sky go still uses silverlight and thus wont work with chrome. This question and all answers are all irrelevant now since in aug 2019 sky have released a new sky go player which is no longer based on silverlight and instead based on ciscos video player and after years of customer complaints that it only ever worked on windows, their new offering is compatible with windows and mac osx only. Sky go formerly known as sky player, sky anytime on pc and sky by broadband is an online television service from sky which launched in january 2006. On macs it changed to use the sky go download player app to play streams about the same time, which is essentially a html5 player wrapped as an electron app. The sky go app is available for all sky tv customers at no extra cost, so you can watch sky on the go on your mobile, tablet or laptop. Hi apologies in advance if this has been mentioned before but i have a new windows 8 internet explorer 10 laptop and went to add sky go, i followed the procedure by installing silverlight which has been done however every time i go to log in it says i have to install silverlight. I have a new macbook air 2015 with operates with yosemite.
Sky will have to figure out a different way to provide content on edge. So, you pay as you use the app and this can add up to quite a lot if you decide to bingewatch content on the application without a subscription. The service allows users to watch live and on demand video content from their mac, windows pc, mobile phone, xbox 360, xbox one, playstation 3 or playstation 4 via a broadband or wifi internet connection. How do i watch skygo on my new macbook ai apple community. Initially silverlight was released as a video streaming plugin, later version brought additional interactivity features and support for. What a dogs dinner of a mess sky go is still using silverlight for drm however its deprecated in windows so sooner or later ie11 wont work with it. Microsoft silverlight is a plugin designed to enhance your video streaming capabilities and improve your overall viewing experience. Microsoft silverlight is a crossbrowser, crossplatform plugin for delivering the next generation of microsoft. Visualiza contenidos web elaborados mediante esta tecnologia. Mar 21, 2017 on mac s it changed to use the sky go download player app to play streams about the same time, which is essentially a html5 player wrapped as an electron app. In this article, we will let you know how to install sky go on ps4 and ps3 devices. This is going to become more of an issue when firefox also drop npapi support in march 2017. How to add, remove and change devices on sky go geeksnipper.
The default sky go app supports two devices phone, tablet, windows or mac. Sky go is hopeless on any modern pcmac, they still use the obsolete microsoft silverlight platform which isnt supported by the latest browsers firefox will cease support by march, if they havent already. This community is dedicated to windows 10 which is a personal computer operating system released by microsoft as part of the windows nt. Services like sky go and netflix use modern versions of the closed source proprietary microsoft software, known as silverlight. Is it possible to get microsoft silverlight on ps3. Jan 20, 2014 skygo is not compatible with mac at present apparently not mavericks or mountain lion. Buy the digital movie, keep it in your library to watch on your tv and devices, or you can choose to add on the dvd or bluray and well send it to your home. Currently, you can not install silverlight onto the ps3, this is because microsoft owns silverlight and would have to license it out to sony, which is not being done right now. Cant really help with the issue you got but out of curiosity, how well does sky go work on the mac. Linux users attempting to watch sky go uk online were sent to a now dead download link for the moonlight plugin which would allow playback of microsoft silverlight versions up to silverlight 4. Mac users used to follow the same protocol using silverlight, though there were often problems. Sep 19, 2010 arnold schwarzenegger this speech broke the internet and most inspiring speech it changed my life. Sky go app watch sky tv on your mobile, tablet or laptop.
Ive just signed up for nowtv and have an entertainment pass, to find that i cant use it on my pc. I have done this but now, every time i go back to skygo, i keeps asking for silverlight to be installed. Netbased media experiences and rich interactive applications for the web. The sky go desktop app makes it even easier for you to find the programmes you want to watch. Activex is dead, and no other browser other than ie supports it so this is a nonissue. Sky go seems like an expensive proposition if youre not a domestic sky customer because the internet service provider charges onthego for the app.
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