Article ID: 976845 - Last Review: 12 December 2011 - Revision: 1.0

How to set up SKY on your Xbox 360 console

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SUMMARY

This article describes how to set up SKY on your Xbox 360 console.

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The Xbox 360 console is a SKY-ready device that lets you watch movies and TV shows instantly on your TV set. To use your Xbox 360 as a SKY-ready device, you must associate it with your SKY Go account by activating it. Activation is a quick, one-time process.

To set up SKY on your Xbox 360, follow these steps:

On your console, sign in with your Xbox LIVE gamertag (Xbox LIVE Gold Membership required).
Go to Apps, and then select Apps Marketplace.
Browse for Sky.
Select Sky to download and install the app.

To start Sky, go to TV and select Sky.

Note You must have an Xbox LIVE Gold subscription and an active SKY Go subscription to watch SKY content on your Xbox 360. If you have an Xbox LIVE Free account, you have the option of upgrading your account to Gold. You will be directed to the SKY website to sign up for a SKY Go subscription.

For more information about SKY on Xbox 360, please visit the following website:

www.skyplayer.com/xbox (http://www.skyplayer.com/xbox)

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REFERENCES

For more information about the SKY application on Xbox 360, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

976843� (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976843/ ) Frequently asked questions about watching SKY on Xbox 360

976846� (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976846/ ) Requirements for watching SKY on Xbox 360

976844� (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/976844/ ) How to remove your Xbox 360 as a SKY device

959939� (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/959939/ ) Description of and how to use the Xbox LIVE Party feature

962228� (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/962228/ ) How to download previously purchased content from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace

930017� (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930017/ ) You cannot access or use previously downloaded content on Xbox 360

971755� (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/971755/ ) How to clear the Xbox 360 console cache

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