Do you want to listen and watch content on your Sky Q box? Well, today you have a new aural addition to our main set-top box in the form of the BBC Sounds app, which brings the UK broadcaster's cultural, podcast and radio audio content right into your living room. Joining Spotify in the ranks of Sky Q's audio-focused apps, the successor to iPlayer Radio offers 80,000 hours of legacy programming as well as live radio broadcasts from the likes of Radio 1, Radio 2, World Service, Asian Network and many others. . Download the app from the Apps section of the Sky Q menu, then it's ready to launch as a full-screen browsing experience, also accessible via the 'Launch BBC Sounds' voice search command.
Synchronized sounds
It's a great suite of shows and content available through the BBC Sounds app, drawing on decades of archived audio hosted by Beeb. With all BBC digital content now requiring a user account for license fee reasons, the BBC Sounds for Sky Q app syncs seamlessly with its mobile companion, maintaining bookmarks and series subscriptions across both platforms. . -shapes. It's also a well-designed big-screen experience, with recommended content tiled alongside a search tool, bookmark lists, and a ubiquitous ``Now Playing'' pop-up on the home screen. application that allows you to quickly go from browsing to reading. Podcasts are a growing business for platform owners, with Spotify investing heavily in the format, Amazon signing big names to its Audible podcast section, and even Netflix has said it's considering adding podcasts to its own. streaming platform. By adding the BBC Sounds app to its service, Sky is tapping into an out-of-the-box archive of great free content, not to mention podcasts that its subscribers can access via the set-top box's existing Spotify app. Do you want to switch to Sky Q? You can ensure you get the best price for your package with our Sky TV deals guide.