Sky launches 4K UHD sport coverage

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#3456546 28-Jan-2026 06:39

jameshammond:

Do we know if the Winter Olympics will be broadcast in 4K on SKY? I don't recall any announcements beyond the Ashes and AO, hopefully we don't have to wait a long time until the next 4K event.

Winter Olympics wil NOT be 4k.

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#3456550 28-Jan-2026 07:39

just found out that the tennis in 4k is through the internet and cant be recorded and is 10 seconds or so behind the HD coverage . is this the norm ?.

Common sense is not as common as you think.

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#3456617 28-Jan-2026 08:28

vexxxboy:

just found out that the tennis in 4k is through the internet and cant be recorded and is 10 seconds or so behind the HD coverage . is this the norm ?.

No. Channel 252 is 4K tennis channel. Channels 608 through 619 were HD only. Normal Sky Sport channels 51 etc. were HD.

EDIT: Yes there was a delay on 252, was behind SkyGo.

EDIT: I'm now assuming you mean the feed was via Internet rather than satellite. I have no idea. Will test recording 252 tonight.

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#3456744 28-Jan-2026 18:34

Channel 252 cannot be recorded and is being sourced from satellite.

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#3456755 28-Jan-2026 19:42

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Channel 252 cannot be recorded and is being sourced from satellite.

i was just asking because when i went to record the tennis it told me you cant record because it is the internet

Common sense is not as common as you think.

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#3456762 28-Jan-2026 20:11

The Aus Open 4k popup is being delivered over IP only (just like the HD AO popups) so can't be recorded.

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#3456837 28-Jan-2026 22:23

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AO on 252 (4K) and channels 608 to 619 (all HD), 13 channels total.

so is channel 51 Not 4k, even though the channel name is Sky Sport 1 4K UHD

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#3456841 28-Jan-2026 22:37

Most events on 51 are upscaled from HD. Native UHD content has a UHD specific bug.

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#3457005 29-Jan-2026 14:38

arnies:

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AO on 252 (4K) and channels 608 to 619 (all HD), 13 channels total.

so is channel 51 Not 4k, even though the channel name is Sky Sport 1 4K UHD

My understanding is 51 is UHD on Sky Box, but not on Sky Pod, so you have to use 251/252 on the Pod.

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#3457018 29-Jan-2026 16:03

jameshammond:

arnies:

so is channel 51 Not 4k, even though the channel name is Sky Sport 1 4K UHD

My understanding is 51 is UHD on Sky Box, but not on Sky Pod, so you have to use 251/252 on the Pod.

Channel 51 has had no 4K UHD bug on any games (I only have HD TV on Sky decoder) so I was assuming 4K content was on channel 252 - has 4K UHD bug. Given that 252 content is a duplicate of 51 wouldn't make sense to have 4K on both.

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#3457336 30-Jan-2026 19:44

Just round at my parents who have the sky box. Channel 51 no uhd bug, only 252 has it and 252 is streamed.

i was under the impression on the sky box it was broadcast via satellite and not streamed?

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#3457346 30-Jan-2026 21:10

JarrodM:

i was under the impression on the sky box it was broadcast via satellite and not streamed?

Sky is doing popup channels for special events over IP streaming.

Sport 1 (51) takes the world feed, which is HD. 252 is a dedicated Rod Laver Arena popup, which is the only UHD feed.

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#3457802 1-Feb-2026 21:54

Says it here: https://help.sky.co.nz/s/article/4K-UHD#ao

Note that if you’re watching AO on Sky Sport 1 UHD, this will be an upscaled World feed – the World feed isn’t available in 4K UHD.

To find AO in 4K UHD, you can do any of the following:

- Click on one of the tiles on the Home Page or Sports Page.
- Use your remote to type in Channel 252.
- Find the AO channel in the Programme Guide (you’ll also see other AO court feeds on a couple of different channels but these won’t be in 4K UHD).

A couple of things to remember about 4K UHD programming:

- You’ll be able to watch instant replays for up to three days after an event ends.
- Highlights will only be available in HD (not 4K UHD).
- The new Sky Box won’t let you record 4K UHD programming that’s broadcast via a pop-up channel (this restriction applies to all internet-delivered channels).

Kinda bizarre they've put the HD feed on the "Sky Sport 1 UHD" channel.. but anyway