NOW TV launches Smart Stick

Streaming service NOW TV is set to launch a Smart Stick.

“If you’re looking for a flexible way to stream great TV, contract free, our plug-and-play NOW TV Smart Stick is the cheapest in the UK. Just add one of our content passes to stream premium live sports, binge over 300 Box Sets, watch a new movie premiere every day, or keep the family entertained with thousands of kids episodes.” – Gidon Katz, Managing Director, NOW TV

The device is described by the company as ‘the UK’s cheapest streaming stick and a brand new way to get the best pay-TV shows, the latest movies and exclusive live sports on your telly.’

On sale from next month the portable plug-and-play NOW TV Smart Stick is powered by Roku and comes with a remote featuring Voice Search technology that helps viewers to quickly find their favourite shows, films, actors or directors. The device also lets users pause live programmes on all NOW TV’s premium channels including Sky Sports, FOX, Comedy Central and Sky Atlantic.

If you like to get your TV fix on the go, NOW TV also announced it would be rolling out downloads to the NOW TV app across mobile devices for its kids, entertainment and cinema passes, starting with the Kids Pass this spring. By the end of the year the service also revealed that it will be introducing the option of streaming NOW TV both live and on demand in full HD, with content from the likes of Sky Atlantic, Sky One and Sky Sports..

Offering unbeatable value for money, for just £19.99 you can bundle the NOW TV Smart Stick with a two-month NOW TV Entertainment Pass for access to 11 of the best pay TV channels and over 300 binge-worthy Box Sets – from Golden Globe winning dramas like Big Little Lies to TV blockbusters like The Walking Dead. Alternatively you can get the NOW TV Smart Stick with a one-month Sky Cinema Pass for £19.99, or a one-month Sky Sports Pass for £29.99. – NOW TV

On sale from next month the portable plug-and-play NOW TV Smart Stick retails at £14.99.