Chromecast Sky App

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The Sky Go app is available for all Sky TV customers at no extra cost, so you can watch Sky on the go on your mobile, tablet or laptop. I have tried unplugging the Chromecast also removed the sky store app and reinstalled. All I get is connect to nearby device when I go to connect to the Chromecast then the app freezes and have to close this down. Set up, manage, and control your Google Home, Google Nest, and Chromecast devices, plus thousands of connected home products like lights, cameras, thermostats, and more – all from the Google Home. While the latest version of the Sky Go app officially supports casting to Chromecast, the problem is the app is only available in New Zealand. Inside New Zealand, casting can be done in a couple of taps, with no problems. The feature also seems to work in Australia.

In this article, you will find the exact step by step instructions to watch Sky Go on Chromecast.

The availability of subscription-based, on-demand video streaming services in the United Kingdom is quite low compared to what you can get in the rest of the world.

For example, there are more than 50 television networks in the United States that offer its TV Everywhere services (requires cable login) on mobile devices, media streaming players, and modern web browsers. Also, dozens of VOD and live TV streaming services are available on a subscription basis.

BBC iPlayer is one of the few catch-up services that you can watch for free, albeit with a TV license. The list of premium on-demand services in the UK is quite underwhelming due to the monopolies of UK-based pay-TV services like BT, Sky, and Virgin Media.

However, they also offer catch-up services to their users, and Sky Go is one of the better ones in that regard.

Since many of you seem to use a dedicated Chromecast device or a TV with Chromecast built-in, we have prepared this guide to help you cast content from Sky Go on Chromecast.

Contents

  • 1 What can you watch on Sky Go?

What can you watch on Sky Go?

Sky TV’s UK online catch-up service Sky Go has 70+ British and international entertainment, sports, movies, kids, news, documentary channels, along with thousands of movies, TV shows, and catch-up episodes on-demand.

It should be mentioned that Sky Go is exclusive to Sky TV customers only, and it can be availed without paying an extra charge. You will need your Sky ID to log in to the service.

Depending on your Sky TV subscription, your streaming library on Sky Go will vastly vary. Since it’s considered as a complimentary service for Sky TV subscribers, it’s mandatory for users to pay for the connection.

On Sky Go, you can watch most of the free-to-air channels, including ITV and Channel 4. The service also incorporates all Sky Cinema and Sky Sports channels.

Based on what you have in your Sky TV subscription, you might get access to Sky Atlantic as well, which hosts a variety of blockbuster movies and broadcasts HBO originals, including Game of Thrones, Watchmen, Chernobyl, Westworld, The Outsider, etc. Channels like Sky Comedy, Sky Crime, Sky Nature, Sky One, Sky Documentaries, and many more are available to watch on the Sky Go service.

If your Sky TV subscription includes Sky Sports, then you will get to watch all the Sky Sports channels on the service, which are Sky Sports Premier League, F1, Golf, Cricket, Football, Main Event, Arena, Action, Mix, Racing, etc. You can basically watch live and on-demand sports content on Sky Go.

You can watch some of the best box sets on Sky Go, including Succession, Big Little Lies, Babylon Berlin, Britannia, Cyberwar, True Detective, The Sopranos, Watchmen, Veep, The Wire, Ray Donovan, Dexter, Fortitude, Billions, and dozens of more award-winning titles.

Do you need Sky Go Extra to Chromecast Sky Go?

Many of you probably are confused about Sky Go Extra, whether you need it or not. Fortunately, all you need is a Sky TV subscription, and you won’t have to pay for the Extra add-on. It doesn’t matter which device you use to watch Sky Go; the Sky Go Extra only gives you an offline download option.

You can only download what your Sky TV subscription includes. There are a few restrictions on the latest catch-ups, but select on-demand programming can be downloaded and stored for up to 30 days offline and can be accessed from the Sky Go app.

The Sky Go Extra add-on adds £5 to your existing Sky TV plan, and you won’t need it to watch Sky Go on Chromecast.

Can you Cast Sky Go to Chromecast?

The answer to this question varies based on where you live. A vast majority of people often mix up the Sky Go service in New Zealand with the UK one. The NZ variant of Sky Go natively supports Chromecast, but the same can’t be said for the UK variant.

However, it’s still possible for Sky TV subscribers in the United Kingdom to watch Sky Go on Firestick using the screen mirroring option, which we will discuss in the next section of this guide.

It’s worth mentioning that Kiwi Sky Go users can use Android and iOS devices to cast content on the first, second, and third generations of Chromecast devices.

How to Cast Sky Go on Chromecast in the UK

Although Sky Go users in New Zealand are in luck, British Sky Go users will have to follow a different workaround to cast Sky Go on Chromecast. Unfortunately, you won’t be able to use your Android or iOS device, and you will need a PC instead.

The Sky Go app on Android and iOS has DRM restrictions, which means you won’t be able to mirror any content on your Chromecast. It will simply show you a black screen.

However, you can take advantage of the desktop version of Sky Go, which doesn’t have any sort of DRM system in place. You will also need Google Chrome, which does let you cast the desktop and browser tabs. Here’s how you can do it:

  • First, go to google.com/chrome and download Google Chrome on your PC if you don’t already have it.
  • After that, open a browser tab in Chrome and visit https://www.sky.com/watch/sky-go/windows to download the Sky Go desktop app.
  • Once you install it, launch the Sky Go app and sign in with your Sky ID and password.
  • Now play something on Sky Go, then return to the Chrome window.
  • Next, click the vertical ellipsis (⋮) icon on the top-right corner of the navigation bar, then select Cast from the drop-down menu.

Note:If your PC and Chromecast is connected to the same home network, then you should see your Chromecast device in the list. Otherwise, it won’t work.

  • Click Sources in the pop-up window, then select the Cast desktop.
  • Now select your Chromecast device from the list of devices, choose your desktop feed from the window, and click Share.

That’s it! You should see your full desktop mirrored on your Chromecast. Audio will work out of the box. You won’t have to configure anything else.

You can now return to the Sky Go window and stream your favorite TV channels and TV shows on your Chromecast.

Wrapping up

Our workaround to watching Sky Go on Chromecast is a bit complex, but it will do the job just fine. Until Sky TV UK adds back the cast functionality on its Sky Go app, you can follow the steps above and watch Sky Go to Chromecast device.

If you experience artifacts or stutters in the mirrored feed, make sure that your PC and Chromecast device receives adequate Wi-Fi signal strength. Also, if you have a Wi-Fi router set up, then connect your PC or laptop to it over Ethernet for the best Chromecast experience possible.

Sports fans are spoilt for choice when it comes to Chromecast. If you want all of the Premier League games without a TV subscription, you can make that happen.

If you want Formula 1 races, MotoGP, UFC fights, kickboxing, surfing, extreme sports, you can cast all that and more from your iOS or Android device.

Here’s our round up of the only sports-based Chromecast apps worth your attention.

BBC Sport

The BBC Sport mobile apps are fully Chromecast-compatible, so you can cast live feeds and on-demand video clips to your TV, if for whatever reason you can’t get the TV channels, red button’s not working or BBC iPlayer doesn’t have it yet.

Speaking of which, it’s worth pointing out that BBC iPlayer for iOS and Android works with Chromecast too. So whenever there’s some Wimbledon, World Cup, Olympic or Commonwealth Games action on the BBC’s main channels, open up iPlayer, hit the Google Cast icon and you’re good to go.

BBC Sport:iTunes, Google Play

Now TV + Sky Sports Pass

Don’t forget to check out our Chromecast Mirroring Tips & Tricks and Best Chromecast Apps featuresNow TV is a live and on-demand streaming service run by Sky for folks who can’t get (or don’t want) a dish installed at home or for whatever reason plain don’t want regular Sky TV.

This means you can get the premium Sky TV channels, like Sky Movies, Sky 1, Sky Atlantic – and Sky Sports – for less.

Right now, a Now TV Sky Sports pass will currently set you back either £6.99/day or £10.99/week.

The daily pass might not seem like a great deal, but if you just want to watch a couple of key Premier League or SPFL games a month or tune in for the British Grand Prix, it’s not a bad idea.

A Sky Sports Pass on Now TV will give you access to Sky Sports 1-5 and Sky Sports F1, in other words, the meat of the Sky Sports subscription service.

Note that if you want access to all of the English Premier League games, then you’ll need to look elsewhere too, because Sky doesn’t have them all…

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Now TV:iTunes, Google Play

BT Sport

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If you get your broadband from BT or you’re a Sky TV customer and you’ve got BT Sport, you can access the BT Sport apps and cast live football, MotoGP, Supercars, UFC and more.

Between them, Sky and BT have all of the English Premier League games for the next three seasons.

Unlike Now TV, you can’t pay for BT Sport as and when you want it – it’s either included free with a BT Broadband subscription, or, if you’ve got Sky TV, you can pay from £12/month for the TV channels. Logging in to the mobile app with your BT ID will see you able to access live streams on the go.

Virgin Media customers with the BT Sport channels can watch content through the TV Anywhere iOS and Android apps, but currently there’s no way to cast this to TV screens.

BT Sport:iTunes, Google Play

Red Bull TV

The Red Bull TV apps don’t give you wings, but they will give you access to some of the most extreme of extreme sports out there.

BMXing, mountain biking, skiing, surfing, snowboarding, MotoGP, free running plus signature events like Red Bull’s Air Races and X-Fighters can all be found here.

Red Bull TV:iTunes, Google Play

Pluto TV channels 300-399

Pluto.TV is kind of like Chromecast’s very own Freeview – it’s a mini EPG that you can access from your phone and cast to your TV.

While there’s hundreds of channels, including one entirely devoted to cat videos, there’s also currently ten sports feeds.

Like Red Bull TV, these are mainly focussed on extreme sports, skating, surfing and snowboarding, but if you like watching people beat the crap out of each other, there’s also some UFC action on Fight (channel 306), kickboxing on the, er, Kickboxing channel (308) plus the self-explanatory Hockey Fights (channel 308).

Or just watch the cat videos. They’re on channel 406.

Pluto TV:iTunes, Google Play

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Reuters Sports Reel

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While this doesn’t give you access to live feeds, the Reuters Sports Pass app lets you browse through the news agency’s photo reels on your phone or tablet – or cast them to your TV if you wish.

Shots from Formula 1, Tour de France, Formula 1, US Open tennis plus English Premier League football sit side by side with NFL football, baseball and others.
The app is free and doesn’t require a subscription to use.

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Reuters Sports Reel: iTunes, Google Play