Sky Glass is a custom-designed 4K TV with dish-free Sky Q inside …and costs just £13

Sky has taken the wraps off an all-new QLED TV at a glitzy keynote presentation in London today. This marked the first major hardware announcement from the satellite broadcaster since it unveiled Sky Q back in 2015, which replaced Sky+HD in its line-up the following year.

Dubbed Sky Glass, the flatscreen QLED TV includes all of the circuitry needed to stream the complete Sky Q experience over Wi-Fi. Yes, for the first time, Sky will not require a satellite dish on the outside of our home to watch channels, pause and rewind live television, and catch-up with on-demand boxsets.

If that sounds familiar, it’s likely because Sky has talked about its ambition to untether its paid-for television from the satellite dish. The first time Sky publicly revealed its plans was back in 2017, when then-CEO Jeremy Darroch stated that ditching the dish would open up Sky Q to more than six million new customers across Europe, including two million in the UK alone. With the arrival of Sky Glass, Sky has finally made good on that four-year-old pledge.

Just like Sky Q, the 4K TV includes some of most popular streaming apps like Netflix, Prime Video, and Disney+. 

Sky Glass arrives in a choice of five different colours, and has been certified “carbon neutral”. Sky says that because everything is built into the television, it will use less energy than a standalone Sky Q set-top box and soundbar connected via HDMI to your telly – with up to 50 percent less power consumed than the traditional set-top.

For those worried that an Ultra HD television with Sky Q built-in could cost a small fortune, Sky CEO Dana Strong was quick to allay those fears during the keynote. The UK broadcaster has confirmed that prices will start from £13 a month. For that, subscribers will get a Sky Glass television and a bundle of channels. Just like with existing Sky subscriptions, Sky Cinema, Sky Sports, and bundles with Netflix and Disney+ can all be added at an extra cost.

Sky Glass will being to arrive from October 18, 2021 in the UK, with more countries to be added in 2022, Sky has confirmed.

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