u/The-Shuffle

I'm looking to migrate away from Sky Q to either Sky Stream or Now TV.

I know you can't record on either, and on Sky Stream you add things to the playlist for cloud streams at a later date etc. And there may be issues where a broadcaster had the right to broadcast live but not on demand, so the playlist version takes you to Sky Movies for example which is blocked unless you have a subscription.

On Now TV this is called watchlist I believe. Does it function in the same way? If I have Sky Sports and wanted to watchlist shows that are broadcast overnight for example, will they work or are there rights restrictions? Can I do this with Sky Sports News for example, add a random hour of it and then watch it back at a later date?

I'm outside the US and thinking of purchasing an already activated 4K Plus.

My questions are, will this unit forever be tied to a Google account of whoever activated it? Will they have some sort of control over it (remote wipe etc?) Can I just remove their Google account and add my own one, or does it not work like that?

I know I can't factory reset it without needing a way to activate it again.

Thanks for any guidance you can give