NOW (Sky channels via streaming)
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NOW (Sky channels via streaming) is a UK-based subscription streaming service from Sky that offers contract-free access to Sky’s live TV channels and on-demand content over the internet.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NOW (Sky channels via streaming) canonical | 1 |
| NOW (Sky's streaming service) | 1 |
| Now (UK TV service) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3377071 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NOW (Sky channels via streaming) Context triple: [BT TV, contentSources, NOW (Sky channels via streaming)]
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A.
Sling TV
Sling TV is an American over-the-top internet television service that offers live and on-demand streaming of cable channels without a traditional cable subscription.
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B.
Channel 4 streaming service
Channel 4 streaming service is the UK broadcaster’s online platform for watching live TV and on-demand programmes from Channel 4 and its associated channels.
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C.
Sky Q
Sky Q is a premium television and entertainment platform from Sky that offers multi-room viewing, on-demand content, and integrated streaming services.
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D.
Fubo
Fubo is a live TV streaming service best known for its extensive sports-focused channel lineup and cord-cutting alternative to traditional cable.
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E.
DirecTV Stream
DirecTV Stream is a live TV streaming service from DirecTV that offers cable-style channel bundles over the internet without requiring a satellite dish.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NOW (Sky channels via streaming) Target entity description: NOW (Sky channels via streaming) is a UK-based subscription streaming service from Sky that offers contract-free access to Sky’s live TV channels and on-demand content over the internet.
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A.
Sling TV
Sling TV is an American over-the-top internet television service that offers live and on-demand streaming of cable channels without a traditional cable subscription.
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B.
Channel 4 streaming service
Channel 4 streaming service is the UK broadcaster’s online platform for watching live TV and on-demand programmes from Channel 4 and its associated channels.
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C.
Sky Q
Sky Q is a premium television and entertainment platform from Sky that offers multi-room viewing, on-demand content, and integrated streaming services.
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D.
Fubo
Fubo is a live TV streaming service best known for its extensive sports-focused channel lineup and cord-cutting alternative to traditional cable.
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E.
DirecTV Stream
DirecTV Stream is a live TV streaming service from DirecTV that offers cable-style channel bundles over the internet without requiring a satellite dish.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
over-the-top media service
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subscription streaming service ⓘ video on demand service ⓘ |
| accessMethod | internet streaming ⓘ |
| businessModel | contract-free subscription ⓘ |
| contentSource |
Sky channels
ⓘ
partner channels ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| formerName | NOW TV ⓘ |
| hasAddOn | NOW Boost ⓘ |
| hasSubscriptionTier |
Cinema Membership
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Entertainment Membership ⓘ Hayu Membership ⓘ Kids Membership ⓘ Sports Membership ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| market |
Republic of Ireland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| NOW BoostFeatures |
ad-free streaming on selected content
ⓘ
full HD streaming on supported devices ⓘ surround sound on supported devices ⓘ |
| offers |
Sky Arts
ⓘ
Sky Atlantic ⓘ Sky Cinema channels ⓘ Sky Comedy ⓘ Sky Crime ⓘ Sky Documentaries ⓘ Sky Max ⓘ Sky Nature ⓘ Sky Sports channels ⓘ
linked to:
Sky Sports
Sky Witness ⓘ Sky live TV channels ⓘ TV shows ⓘ entertainment channels ⓘ films ⓘ kids content ⓘ on-demand content ⓘ sports content ⓘ |
| operator | Sky Group ⓘ |
| ownership | Sky UK Limited ⓘ |
| parentCompany |
Comcast
ⓘ
Sky Group ⓘ |
| platformAvailability |
desktop computers
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game consoles ⓘ laptop computers ⓘ mobile devices ⓘ smart TVs ⓘ streaming sticks ⓘ tablets ⓘ |
| requires | broadband internet connection ⓘ |
| serviceType |
live TV streaming
ⓘ
subscription video on demand ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: NOW (Sky channels via streaming) Description of subject: NOW (Sky channels via streaming) is a UK-based subscription streaming service from Sky that offers contract-free access to Sky’s live TV channels and on-demand content over the internet.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: NOW (Sky channels via streaming)