Stream all 11 live Sky Sports channels live including Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Sports F1 and Main Event. BskyB has announced a new pay-as-you-go option for sports fans; a £9.99 day pass for Sky Sports. It will be the first time sports fans will be able to access prime content such as Premier League football without a Sky TV subscription.
Sports fans will be able to watch Sky Sports channels without a Sky TV subscription for the first time from the spring, with the launch of new pay-as-you-go day passes.
Sep 02, 2016 Sky offers NOW TV, a pay-as-you-go service for its movie, entertainment and sports channels. You can watch NOW TV through most computers, smartphones and consoles or on a NOW TV box, which costs £14.99. From there, you can buy a 24-hour ‘Sky Sports Day Pass’ through NOW TV which covers all the Sky Sports channels. These cost £6.99 per day. Sky Sports has gone pay-as-you-go for the first time in its history, with the service now available without contract on the NOW TV internet streaming platform. From today (March 19), millions of. Download flash 9 for mac.
BskyB has announced a new pay-as-you-go option for sports fans; a £9.99 day pass for Sky Sports.
It will be the first time sports fans will be able to access prime content such as Premier League football without a Sky TV subscription.
What will you get for your money?
For £9.99 a day sports fans will be able to watch unlimited sports content from all six Sky Sports channels on its new internet TV service, Now TV.
The service targets viewers who want to watch a one-off event such as a Formula One grand prix, England cricket match or Masters golf.
What is Now TV?
Now TV launched in July last year and allows non-Sky subscribers to access content on a pay-as-you-go or contract basis.
Now TV just offers films at the moment and aims to rival Lovefilm and Netflix. BskyB says around 25,000 customers signed up to the service in the last three months of 2012.
New customers get 30 days for free and after the trial ends it costs £8.99 a month for three months, if you join before 31st March 2013. After that it’s £15 a month for unlimited on-demand movies streamed via the internet.
The £9.99 a day sports fee will be on top of the fee pay-as-you-go customers pay for films.
For more read Netflix vs Lovefilm vs NOW TV: the cheapest way to watch films.
How do costs compare?
Big sports fans who watch Sky Sports more than two days a month will still be better off subscribing to Sky Sports. Sports channels currently cost £21 a month on top of a basic Sky TV package, while bundled sports packages start at £42.50 a month.
However, you don’t need to have a Sky TV subscription to get Sky Sports channels; BT Vision and Virgin Media customers can also subscribe.
BT Vision charges £20 for Sky Sports 1 and 2 on top of normal subscription costs while Virgin offers the Sky Sports Collection for £25.75 a month.
Most Premier League and Champions League games, the Ashes, the Rugby Super League and the Ryder Cup and the biggest matches are shown on Sky Sports 1 and 2. But if you’re into more minority sports such as WWE, you might need Sky Sports 3 and 4 too.
Orange Swapables
People with an Orange mobile phone have another option if they want to watch Sky Sports.
Mobile users on either Orange’s pay monthly Panther or The Works plans get one or two “Swapables” each month included free on top of their internet, minutes and texts allowance.
You’ll get one free Swapable on Panther or The Works plans costing less than £25 a month, and two free Swapables on Panther or The Works plans costing more than £25 a month.
Swapables on offer include subscriptions to Sky Sports Mobile TV, The Times newspapers, travel app Go Commute and music streaming service Deezer. As the name suggests, you can swap them around and subscribe to different things each month.
Find a pub
One cheap way to watch Sky Sports without paying for a subscription is to find a pub showing the event you want to watch.
The Sky Sports Pub finder tells you where the next big game is being shown in your area. You simply enter your postcode to find your nearest pub showing live sport on Sky Sports, Sky Sports HD and Sky 3D. Once you've found your nearest pub, give it a call to confirm they are showing the game you want to see.
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Pay as you go
Pay as you go can be a much better option for you if you only watch certain events. If you are only interested in certain football matches or Ashes tests, for example, this is ideal.
Sky offers NOW TV, a pay-as-you-go service for its movie, entertainment and sports channels. You can watch NOW TV through most computers, smartphones and consoles or on a NOW TV box, which costs £14.99.
From there, you can buy a 24-hour ‘Sky Sports Day Pass’ through NOW TV which covers all the Sky Sports channels. These cost £6.99 per day. Or you can get a Sky Sports Month Pass and a NOW TV Box for £36.99 (a saving of 21%).
Or if that's not enough, NOW TV offers a week-long pass. For £10.99 you can get all seven Sky Sports channels for seven days, including Sky Sports News HQ.
Check out cashback websites Topcashback and Quidco as they usually have offers on NOW TV.
You now have the option of bundling NOW TV with your broadband too. With its Sky Sports Pass + Brilliant Broadband Combo you can get up to 17MB speed and unlimited usage on a rolling contract with pay as you go calls. It costs £36.99 a month with £17.99 in line rental fees and £40 in upfront costs.
Take it with you
If you constantly have to drag yourself away from the telly, how about downloading the Sky Sports app for your smartphone or tablet?
Sky Sports Mobile TV is available on iOS and Android for £4.99 a month. This gives you Sky Sports 1 and 2 as well as Sky Sports News HQ. For £9.99 a month, you get these plus Sky Sports 3, 4, 5, F1 and Sky News.
But before you get too app happy, we should warn you that the reviews haven’t been all that complimentary in terms of its quality and reliability.
In short, the service seems pretty slow and cuts off during major events. And based on previous reviews, it’s a good idea to double-check if the Android app is compatible with your device. But don't despair, it has worked well for some.
If you want to have a trial first, you can get the basic app for six months if you sign up for one of Vodafone’s Red 4G plans with an added entertainment pack.
Cut down your channels
If you only like a few sports, it's worth investigating cutting back the number of channels you pay for.
Sky Sports 1 and 2 focus primarily on English Premier League and Football League matches, cricket, European rugby union and rugby league.
Sky Sports 3 and 4 broadcast the likes of golf, tennis and WWE. However, if you want the Champions League and La Liga matches you'll now generally need to stump up for a full package so you get Sky Sports 5. The same applies to F1.
On Virgin Media you need to take all seven channels when adding Sky Sports while TalkTalk only provides the option of six channels.
With BT TV you can add Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 2 as a bolt-on at £22 a month for standard defintion or £27 for HD. BT doesn't offer the whole range of Sky Sports channels, although it has its own sports channels which of course feature its exclusive Premier League football and domestic rugby union matches.
Cheapest deals
Sky Sports Pay As You Go Internet
Here are the cheapest Sky Sports bundles on the market right now.
Package | Sky Sports Bundle + Fibre | BT TV Starter with Sky Sports + BT Infinity 1 + weekend calls* | ||
| Offer | Sky Sport only £11 a month for nine months (ends Oct 1) | 32' TV, laptop or £100 reward (ends Sept 29) | Reduced price (offer ends soon) | Reduced price for 12 months (offer ends soon) |
Speed and usage | Up to 17MB, unlimited | Up to 38MB, 25GB | Up to 52MB, 25GB | Up to 50MB, unlimited |
Calls | Evening and weekend calls included | PAYG | Weekend calls included | Weekend calls included |
Contract length | 18 | 12 | 12 | 18 |
Monthly costs | Upfront: £6.75 Initial monthly cost: £18.50 Ongoing monthly cost: £41.50 Serato dj software for mac download. | Upfront: £19.95 Initial monthly cost: £47.50 Ongoing monthly cost: £47.50 | Upfront: £66.95 Initial monthly cost: £32 Mac adobe cs5 adobepatchinstaller download. Ongoing monthly cost: £47 | Upfront: £9.99 Initial monthly cost: £43.75 Ongoing monthly cost: £57.75 |
Monthly line rental | £17.70 | £17.40 | £18.99 | £17.99 |
*only includes Sky Sports 1 and 2
If you’re considering Virgin Media, make sure you’re in an area that's compatible with fibre optic broadband first.
Out of contract? Haggle!
If you're out of a fixed-term contract with one of the above companies, you could turn on the charm and try and haggle your way to a better deal.
The key here is timing. The best place to be is at or near the end of your contract so that you can bag a “retention deal”. When you’re at this stage, providers are desperate to keep you as a customer so you can have a little bit of fun with it.
Tell them that you’re seriously considering leaving the provider and with their increased power, they may be able to give you perks or a discount. The most important thing is to be polite.
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Just don’t attempt this halfway through the first year of your contract as you won’t get very far. Read How to haggle and save a fortune for more top tips.
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