unitron_unitron 22/02/2016 17:22 Page 1
Sky partners with Unitron
for new home entertainment
system, Sky Q
Unitron Group today announces it has partnered with Sky to
create a new line of digital Multi-Dwelling Unit (MDU) products for
Sky’s new home entertainment system, Sky Q. With the Unitron
dSCR family of Outdoor Unit (ODU) Multiswitch products, Sky Q
can be easily deployed to Sky’s hospitality customers, as well as
customers living in flats.
Sky Q is Sky’s next generation home entertainment service,
which will open up a whole new way of watching TV. Available in
early 2016, Sky Q is a family of advanced products, connecting
wirelessly to create a new ecosystem that makes it easier than
ever for customers to access all their favorite TV, and brings an
even wider range of entertainment to the big screen.
Sky Q will allow customers to watch on up to five screen
simultaneously, while recording four other channels, pause on one
screen and carry on viewing on another, watch shows from their
box, whether live, recorded or on demand, anywhere around the
home, and for the first time, to take their recordings with them on
their tablet.
Unitron dSCR-54, dSCR-58, and dSCR-516 digital single cable
ODU products allow the Sky Q set top boxes to receive all
available content via an existing single cable run from the main
satellite dish trunk system. In addition to supporting the new Sky
Q system the dSCR products support backwards compatibility to
older Sky boxes and industry communication standards EN50494
and EN50607.
“Our new dSCR family is a winning solution for Sky to enable
their groundbreaking new home entertainment system, Sky Q, for
those customers residing in MDU residencies. As industry leaders
of analog single cable systems we are continuing to lead with
next generation versions.” said co CEO’s Elisabeth and Philippe
Lamaire.
“We are pleased that Unitron has delivered to meet our new
Sky Q system needs with their dSCR Multiswitch products. Our
partnership will mean that even more Sky customers can take
advantage of all that Sky Q has to offer.” said Andrew Olson,
Director of New Products at Sky.
Sky Q will be available in the UK and Ireland in early 2016 joining
Sky’s existing line-up of TV products, including the UK’s most
popular PVR Sky+. The Unitron dSCR product is Ultra HD ready
in advance of Sky launching the UK’s most comprehensive Ultra
High Definition service later in 2016.
About Unitron Group
Unitron Group is an international group of companies,
offering state-of-the-art headend technologies and digital
TV accessories, for providing TV distribution
to multi-dwelling and residential buildings. Unitron’s
solutions are available to many Original Equipment
Manufacturer (OEM) customers and TV-operators,
under their own brand-names. Installers and customers
have access to our ‘Johansson’ branded products via a
worldwide network of distributors.
For more information visit
www.unitron.be/en/contact
About Sky
Sky is Europe’s leading entertainment company, serving
21 million customers across five countries: UK, Ireland,
Germany, Austria and Italy. We offer the best and broadest
range of content, deliver market-leading customer service
and use innovative new technology to give customers
a better TV experience, whenever and wherever they
choose.
Sky has annual revenues of over £11 billion and is Europe’s
leading investor in television content with a combined
programming budget of