Cheapest ways to get Sky Sports

The cheapest way to get Sky Sports is with Sky TV, where it costs just £20 a month for the complete Sky Sports pack in full HD and with Sky Sports+. Sky broadband can also be bundled from just £17 per month.

Ultimately, the best Sky Sports offers will depend on a customer's preferences, for example, whether they want to bundle broadband with their TV plan, or just watch Sky Sports.

In this guide we'll reveal the cheapest ways to watch Sky Sports covering a range of individual preferences to suit your home, including HD, UHD, and Sky Sports+ options.

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Sky Sports deals for new customers

Sky TV

Sky Sports for just £20 per month, plus up to £9 off Sky TV

New Sky TV customers can get the full Sky Sports pack with Sky Sports+ and the Sky Sports mobile app for just £20 per month, saving them £8 per month on a standard subscription.

New customers will also save £8 per month on Sky Entertainment & Netflix, with the total bundle costing just £40 per month.

Setup is also currently free - saving £39.95 - and customers can save even more by bundling Sky broadband, with reduced prices from just £17 per month for full fibre broadband, and further discounts of an extra £1 off on Sky TV on faster plans.

Here are the best Sky Sports deals from Sky:

TalkTalk TV

NOW Sports + TalkTalk TV just £25 per month for 18 months

New TalkTalk broadband customers can bundle TalkTalk TV with a NOW Sports Membership for just £25 per month for 18 months, saving customers £14.99 per month compared to the standard price of £39.99.

TalkTalk TV includes NOW Boost at no extra cost (worth £6/mth), so customers can watch Sky Sports in full 1080p HD and skip any ads.

Here is the best Sky Sports offer from TalkTalk:

BT Broadband & EE TV

£50 Reward Card + Big Sport just £10/mth for 3 months + Free setup

Offer ends: 14th November 2024

New BT TV and broadband customers will get a £50 Reward Card with BT Fibre Broadband until midnight on 14th November 2024.

The Reward Card can be spent at any retailers who accept MasterCard, and is available on select BT broadband packages.

Those who bundle the Big Sport TV pack with either BT Full Fibre 100 or BT Full Fibre 500 broadband will also save £31.99 with free setup in their current offer line-up, as well as benefit from reduced prices to just £10 per month for the first 3 months.

Big Sport from BT includes the Sky Sports pack, as well as all 4 TNT Sports channels, plus Eurosport 1 & 2, and a Discovery+ premium membership. It has recently been rebranded as EE TV but is essentially the same service and still requires BT broadband.

Here is the best Sky Sports offer from BT:

Virgin Media Gig1 broadband + Flex TV

£75 bill credit + 10% off Sky Sports

Offer ends: 6th November 2024

New customers signing up to Virgin Media Gig1 Fibre Broadband before 6th November 2024, will receive a £75 bill credit, and benefit from reduced prices of just £39.99 per month.

Once signed up, customers can add Virgin Flex TV, which offers a 10% bill credit on all subscription payments for the Sky Sports pack, saving customers £3.50 every month.

Sky Sports on Flex comes in full 1080p HD as standard, along with Sky Sports+, and customers can also upgrade to Sky Sports UHD for an extra £7 per month.

A similar deal is also available with M500 Fibre Broadband with a £50 bill credit for those who also sign up by 6th November 2024:

Virgin Media TV 360

Get M500 broadband with the Bigger Bundle + Sports

Virgin Media are currently bundling their M500 broadband plan in their pre-made Sky Sports bundle, the Bigger Bundle + Sports. M500 broadband offers average download speeds of 516Mbps at peak times.

The Bigger Bundle + Sports includes over 190 TV channels, the Virgin TV 360 box, and the complete Sky Sports pack in full 1080p HD.

Here is the current pricing for Sky Sports on Virgin Media:

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Sky Sports deals for existing customers

Sky TV: Get Sky Sports for £22 a month

Sky's price for existing customers includes the complete Sky Sports pack with all 9 Sky Sports channels plus Sky Sports+ and the Sky Sports mobile app for just £22 per month for 24 months.

This deal is available to Sky Q, Sky Stream and Sky Glass TV customers, and includes all Sky Sports channels in full 1080p HD.

Sky customers will have to take out a new 24-month Sky TV contract to get this deal. After 24 months the Sky Sports pack reverts to the standard price of £30 per month for Sky Stream and Sky Glass customers, or £35 per month for Sky Q customers.

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Sky Sports offers with broadband

Sky Sports is available bundled with TV and broadband from Sky, Virgin Media, BT, and TalkTalk.

Currently, the cheapest Sky Sports bundle is offered by TalkTalk, with their 152Mbps full fibre broadband, although faster speeds, as well as part fibre connections, are also available.

Sky also offers a similarly low-priced Sky Sports bundle with their 75Mbps full fibre or part fibre plan, although customers also benefit from Sky Entertainment & Netflix.

The current cheapest Sky Sports TV & broadband bundles are:

Sky bundles Sky Entertainment & Netflix on their Stream platform with over 150 TV channels, plus Sky Sports in HD, Sky Sports+, and the Sky mobile app.

As one of the cheapest ways to watch Sky Sports, the Sky Sports pack is discounted by £8 per month, while customers also save at least £8 per month on Sky Entertainment & Netflix, with further discounts for bundling broadband.

Sky's low pricing also includes exclusive TV channels like Sky Atlantic, as well as their range of Sky Originals programming, all 12 Sky Sports channels, and the option to upgrade to Sky Sports Ultra HD.

Virgin Media is also a good option for Sky Sports, with their Bigger Bundle + Sports deal on the TV 360 platform. Customers get over 190 channels including Eurosport 1 & 2, and the full Sky Sports pack in 1080p HD, Sky Sports+, and the Sky Sports mobile app, as well as ultrafast broadband with average download speeds of 516Mbps. However, availability may be more limited so that's worth checking.

TalkTalk and BT both offer discounts on Sky Sports via NOW Sports Memberships added to their TV and broadband bundles. NOW Sports also includes Sky Sports+, yet only TalkTalk customers will get Sky Sports in full 1080p HD at no extra cost, while BT TV customers will have to pay £6 more per month for this.

Sky Sports with faster broadband

Sky, TalkTalk and BT all offer Sky Sports deals with faster broadband options, which we've listed below.

To get even faster speeds with Virgin Media customers will have to upgrade to the Mega Volt Bundle, as their standard Sky Sports bundle already includes M500 broadband.

Virgin Media's Bigger Bundle + Sports plan comes with M500 broadband, which offers average download speeds at peak times of 516Mbps. For faster speeds, customers will need to upgrade to the Mega Volt Bundle, yet, this also includes Sky Cinema and Netflix, as well as 1Gbps broadband, and costs just £15 extra per month.

Customers taking Sky Sports with Sky can opt for Full Fibre 500 with 500Mbps average download speeds, and still save £8 per month on the Sky Sports pack, as well as benefit from a reduced price on Full Fibre 500 of just £25 per month for 24 months, and a further discount on Sky TV Entertainment & Netflix of £9 in total.

BT also offer a Reward Card to customers taking their faster Full Fibre 300, Full Fibre 500 and Full Fibre 900 broadband deals, and these can still be bundled with the Big Sport pack which includes Sky Sports and TNT Sports.

TalkTalk customers can also opt for their Full Fibre 500 plan and gain access to Sky Sports through a NOW Sports subscription.

Sky, BT, and TalkTalk also all offer gigabit broadband options with these Sky Sports discounts as well, so just click through the links above to see the speed options available to you.

Overall, like-for-like comparisons aren't entirely straightforward, but the cheapest way to get Sky Sports for those who want faster broadband is with TalkTalk and Sky, although Sky offer a wider range of content in their standard TV subscription.

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Sky Sports offers with TV only

While the most savings are likely to be made by bundling TV with broadband, for those who just want a separate TV package, it's possible to get Sky Sports in a TV-only deal directly with Sky.

The advent of Sky Stream and Sky Glass, both allow customers to watch Sky TV over their broadband connection, so there's no longer any need to install a satellite dish and customers aren't tied to Sky for broadband.

Sky are currently offering money off Sky Sports and Sky Entertainment along with free setup with Sky Stream, saving customers £16 per month.

Customers who want to sign up to Sky Glass will also save £8 off the Sky Sports pack and get Sky Entertainment & Netflix free for 3 months. It's a good offer for those considering the Sky Glass set, and it's also possible to add Sky broadband during the checkout process too.

It's worth noting however, that the Sky Sports with Sky Stream deal above saves only £17 per month over the Sky broadband and TV bundle, which isn't enough to get broadband from another provider.

So, while it's possible to take Sky Sports with a TV-only package, the cheapest way to get Sky Sports is in a TV and broadband bundle, as otherwise households will end up paying more to get a separate broadband subscription.

NOW TV Memberships

Both BT and TalkTalk allow customers to add a NOW Sports Membership to their plans, it's also an option for customers to take a NOW TV Membership on its own.

However, while these prices look cheap, if households also have broadband plans they will always get the best prices by bundling services.

What NOW does offer is the option to access Sky Sports for just one day, for example if a particularly big match is on.

It's also worth noting for those who want the flexibility to watch Sky Sports on a monthly basis, or just when a particular season is running, Sky Stream, Sky Glass, Virgin Flex, BT TV, and TalkTalk, all offer access to the Sky Sports pack on a rolling 30-day contract.

While the Sports Membership from NOW contains just the Sky Sports channels, it is possible to get extra content by taking out additional memberships including Entertainment and Cinema.

NOW also benefits from the new Sky Sports+ service, which brings pause and rewind to the NOW platform for the first time, and new the Ultra Boost add-on allows customers to upgrade the viewing quality to 4K Ultra HD HDR on four Sky Sports channels, with full HD on the rest. This costs an extra £9 per month.

However, it's worth noting NOW misses out on a dedicated TV box, so while content is on-demand there's no way to record TV to a set top box, like BT customers can. It also misses out on the extra channels and features that come with a premium pay TV deal, like access to TNT Sports and Eurosport channels for example.

Read more on how NOW TV compares with Sky TV.

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Getting the best Sky Sports deal

Price is a big factor when looking for the best Sky Sports deal, yet as we've seen, each provider offers slightly different access to Sky Sports channels, which may suit some and not others.

Therefore, making sure you get the best Sky Sports deal will come down to also considering other factors such as the channels included, whether they're in SD, HD, or even 4K Ultra HD, what the minimum contract term is and whether there is any flexibility.

Sky Sports in HD

The Sky Sports bundles we've covered above give us some insight into the cheapest Sky Sports offers, but it's not the whole picture.

Sky include Sky Sports in 1080p HD as standard, as does TalkTalk TV, while BT and NOW offer Sky Sports in 720p HD, with the option to upgrade to 1080p HD with the Boost add-on for an extra £6 per month.

Virgin Media offer Sky Sports in HD with Flex, and they've recently upgraded their Bigger Bundle + Sports pack to HD, it's also included in HD in the top-end Mega Volt Bundle on the TV 360 platform.

Now the Bigger Bundle + Sports has been upgraded to full HD, the Mega Volt Bundle, while it offers more content such as Netflix and Sky Cinema, as well as even faster broadband with Gig1, is a bigger step up money-wise, costing an extra £25 per month.

Sky Sports in Ultra HD

Virgin Media added Sky Sports Ultra HD as an option for V6 and TV 360 customers in February 2023, bringing their platform in line with Sky TV.

It costs an extra £7 per month on top of a HD subscription, so Bigger Bundle customers now only need to pay £7, along with Mega Volt customers, as they both already have HD. Those with Sky Sports in SD would need to pay £14 for Ultra HD, or £7 for HD.

Sky Sports UHD is also now available to add to Virgin Flex for an extra £7 per month too.

With Sky, the Ultra HD upgrade for Sky Sports costs an extra £6 per month - although current offers reduce this to £4 for new customers -, so depending on bundle choices this can make them the slightly cheaper option for Sky Sports in Ultra HD and HDR.

NOW has recently been upgraded to offer customers an Ultra Boost option. For an extra £9 per month, NOW Sports viewers can watch four Sky Sports channels in 4K Ultra HD HDR, and listen in Dolby Atmos surround sound too.

While BT and TalkTalk use NOW for their Sky Sports content, neither box sets support the new Ultra HD option, with viewers only able to upgrade as far as NOW Boost with 1080p HD.

We've more on the best TV providers for HD and UHD content here.

Sky Sports channels

While each TV provider has become increasingly similar in their channel line-up for Sky Sports, there are some minor differences.

Sky, Virgin Media, BT, TalkTalk, and NOW TV all offer access to all 12 Sky Sports channels, including:

Sky TV customers will get access to Sky Sports Mix, Sky Sports News and Sky Sports Racing whether they take the Sky Sports pack or not.

Whereas, Virgin Media customers only get Sky Sports Racing as standard, and will have to take the Bigger Bundle or Mega Volt Bundle to get Sky Sports News and Sky Sports Mix.

Virgin Media Flex customers get Sky Sports Racing at no extra cost, while Sky Sports Mix and Sky Sports News are only included in the Essential Entertainment pack, which costs extra.

So, both Sky and Virgin Media give customers some Sky Sports content without needing to spend any extra money on the full pack.

Because BT and TalkTalk rely on NOW TV Memberships for their access to Sky Sports, customers of these providers don't get any free Sky Sports content.

Sky Sports Tennis, which launched 11th February 2024, has also now been made available to all customers on complete Sky Sports subscriptions, bringing the channel count up to 9 from the previous 8 Sky Sports channels. Sky Sports Tennis will be shown on Sky, Virgin Media, and NOW.

Sky Sports+

Launched in August 2024, Sky Sports+ offers on-demand live streaming with up to 100 simultaneous live matches and events, as well as a new Sky Sports+ linear channel to replace Sky Sports Arena.

Sky Sports+ is being made available to customers with full Sky Sports Complete pack subscriptions at no extra cost, and viewers should just see the extra content dropping into their usual Sky Sports experience.

However, as it relies on streaming, Sky Sports+ is only available to customers with Internet-ready boxes, including Sky Stream, Sky Glass, Sky Q, Virgin TV 360, Virgin Stream, and NOW. It's also available on the Sky Sports mobile app.

So, new customers signing up to Sky Sports will get the full Sky Sports+ experience with Sky TV, Virgin Media, and NOW. It's also the first time NOW customers will be able to pause and rewind live sports events.

BT and TalkTalk customers will be able to access Sky Sports+ through their NOW Sports Memberships.

Only existing customers with older boxes like the Sky+ HD box, Virgin V6 or Virgin TiVo boxes will miss out, with viewers only able to access the new Sky Sports+ linear channel. So upgrading boxes is well worthwhile.

Read more on Sky Sports+ here.

Sky Sports on-demand

For those who want to be able to watch Sky Sports on the go, it's worth knowing which providers allow access to the Sky Sports pack content on their smartphone or tablet when they're out and about.

Sky's Sky Go app allows all Sky customers to access their full TV content, including premium channel packs like Sky Sports, when they're on the go. Sky Go is included for free for all Sky TV customers.

An upgrade to Sky Go, Sky Go Extra, costs £5 per month, or comes free with Sky Q Experience, and allows customers to also download content to watch later, and includes app access on more devices including the Xbox and PlayStation.

Virgin Media TV subscribers can download the Sky Sports app, where they can access content they've subscribed to on a range of devices including smartphones and tablets.

NOW TV subscribers can also access live streaming and on-demand sports content through a range of devices including smartphones, tablets, laptops and gaming consoles. However, unless NOW customers have a Boost or Ultra Boost subscription they can only watch on one device at the time, although up to six can be registered to the account.

NOW Boost allows customers to watch on up to two devices at the same time, while Ultra Boost allows access to 3 streams, which may be useful for larger homes where occupants want to watch different things.

Sky Sports with TNT Sports

Some sports fans might want to combine a Sky Sports and TNT Sports subscription to ensure they don't miss any important matches, especially now more Premium League games are spread across different platforms.

TNT Sports is the new name for BT Sport, and offers all the same channels and sporting fixtures, including the same number of Premier League games, and exclusive rights to the Champions League.

Customers get a £3 monthly discount off TNT Sports when taking the Sky Sports pack with Sky TV. Both sports packs are HD as standard. Though they'll need the Ultra HD pack at £6 to watch TNT Sport Ultimate.

Virgin Media customers will get TNT Sports in HD and Ultra HD when they take the TNT Sports Complete add-on with either TV 360 or Flex. Virgin Media are also currently offering all customers free access to Premier Sports for the month of August.

For those who want to watch with BT, they include the TNT Sports pack in the Sport, Big Sport, and Full Works plans, but customers will need to pay more to watch the channels in HD and Ultra HD.

Read more on the best Sky Sports and BT Sport packages.

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Verdict: who offers the cheapest Sky Sports deal?

For families and households who also want a premium TV service and a broadband connection, bundling Sky Sports in a deal is the best way to save the most money.

TalkTalk offers the cheapest way to watch Sky Sports, with the channels included in full HD, as well as access to Sky Sports+ through the NOW Sports Membership plan.

However, Sky TV and broadband deals aren't much more expensive, yet, they include Sky Entertainment & Netflix as well as increased ability to pause and rewind key live moments.

Sky are also the cheapest place to watch Sky Sports in Ultra HD for those with a 4K TV, which costs just an extra £4 per month for new customers, while this service isn't supported by TalkTalk.

Virgin Media could be the better choice for fast broadband however, with a competitive monthly price for Sky Sports in the Bigger Bundle + Sports, which combines over 190 channels with 516Mbps average broadband speeds and the full Sky Sports pack in HD.

The Bigger Bundle + Sports from Virgin Media includes Sky Sports in full 1080p HD, and Virgin Media customers can upgrade to Sky Sports Ultra HD for an extra £7 per month. Customers can also watch Sky Sports on the go with the Sky Sports mobile app, which is included for free for all Virgin TV customers.

For those who only want to watch one big match, the absolute cheapest way to get Sky Sports is through a NOW TV Sports Day Membership, which, for just £14.99 provides viewers with 24 hours' access to all 12 Sky Sports channels, including Sky Sports Premier League and the new Sky Sports+ service.

Finally, while it's worth looking for special offers on the Sky Sports pack itself, some of the biggest savings are likely to be found on the bundle itself, so make sure to check out our guide to the best broadband offers in 2024.

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