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"Sky has announced a wealth of new features rolling out to its Sky+ HD customers in the UK from today, many of which promise to make it easier to find new shows to watch, as well as easier to\u00A0navigate the programme guide.\r\n\r\nAnnounced today, the update brings a handy 'Smart Series Link' feature that\u00A0automatically records new\u00A0series of shows already in your series recording list, and also introduces a useful 'HDMI One Touch' option. This allows you to\u00A0program the 'Sky' button to turn on the Sky+HD box and TV (as well as switching to the correct HDMI input) in a single key press.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAlongside making the interface a little easier to use, the company\u00A0has also focused on improving content recommendations. It says that its new 'recommendation engine' will suggest movies and TV shows based on your recently recorded and downloaded programmes.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nOther changes include combining HD and SD viewing quality options (to make it easier to\u00A0select between each when watching or downloading), support for DVD cover art and a new sports tile for the homepage designed to provide quick access to sporting events across a range of channels.\r\n\r\nThe revamp follows the introduction of\u00A0Buy and Keep downloads from the\u00A0Sky Store in April and the launch of a Sky News catchup service for Sky+HD customers in May. \u00A0The new sports tile is no surprise either - Sky recently tweaked a range of its sports and football-related\u00A0services in a bid to fend off competition from the likes of BT TV and Virgin Media.\r\n\r\nThe company said the update would begin rolling out today and will be available to &amp;quot;over 8 million customers with compatible Sky+HD boxes by the winter this year&amp;quot;.\r\n\r\nImage credit - Sky"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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