MSE News: Major overhaul of Sky Sports could save you money

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Former_MSE_Megan_F Posts: 418 Forumite
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edited 10 July 2017 at 5:15PM in TV MoneySaving
Sky has announced a major overhaul of its sports channels, meaning you could just pay to watch the sport you like rather than for all channels...
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  • brewerdave
    brewerdave Posts: 8,509 Forumite
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    Smoke and mirrors at its very best !! Typical Sky. Just worked out that if I drop footy,golf,boxing etc and just keep cricket,rugger and F1 I'll save ...............£1.50 pm on list prices WOW!!
    I'll just keep on with current tactics - cancel at the end of the current deal and wait for the best offer. :)
  • Poolieboy1
    Poolieboy1 Posts: 1 Newbie
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    I haggled a new deal 2 months ago after I handed in my notice of intent to leave sky as my subscription was coming to an end and was going to Virgin Media. After a week or so of telling them I was leaving they begged me to stay.
    Well I was paying £35 a Month for original package and having a box in my bedroom they offered me a deal to choose any package for half price for 12 months so I kept my original package and added sky sports and cancelled the bedroom one and got it all for £25.05 per month for 12 months. Now this new deal they are bringing out does this mean I will lose out I only watch football and F1.
  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 5,186 Forumite
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    Damn, I was hoping the £18 minimum they originally mentioned was for the basic TV package which would have meant cheaper prices for everyone. Should have known better.
  • kerri_gt
    kerri_gt Posts: 11,202 Forumite
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    Typical, so if we want the stuff we actually watch, we have to subscribe to the full bundle.
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  • brewerdave
    brewerdave Posts: 8,509 Forumite
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    Reading further,seems to me that the aim is to undermine BT packages -for Sky subscribers makes little (or no)difference!
  • yowell
    yowell Posts: 141 Forumite
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    No, what it means is that you can keep watching all the sports on the sports package or, if theres only certain sports you are interested in you can chose to subscribe to that/those channels instead. There are 3 options to choose, 3 different prices. The idea is to tailor it to what you want to see.
  • VisionMan
    VisionMan Posts: 1,585 Forumite
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    Does anyone know if one still has to subscribe to the base entertainment pack to get this? Whatever 'this' is?
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    [Deleted User] Posts: 26,612 Forumite
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    VisionMan wrote: »
    Does anyone know if one still has to subscribe to the base entertainment pack to get this?
    It's certain that Sky won't be allowing anyone to subscribe to solely one or two channels and nothing else.
  • VisionMan
    VisionMan Posts: 1,585 Forumite
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    Moneyineptitude wrote: »
    It's certain that Sky won't be allowing anyone to subscribe to solely one or two channels and nothing else.
    Thats what I was thinking too. otherwise they wouldn't make a profit.
  • JJ_Egan
    JJ_Egan Posts: 20,281 Forumite
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    Channels listed on TV guide from next Tuesday .
    No more Sky Sport 123
    Now
    Main Event
    Football
    Golf
    Prem League
    Cricket
    Mix
    Action
    Arena
    are the channel line ups .
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