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How to get Sky Sports and BT Sport for cheap on Sky TV

We show you how to get all of the televised Premier League games for the 2016/17 season on Sky TV for the least amount of money. 

Both Sky and BT has shelled out millions for TV rights to the next three Premier League seasons. Between them they’ll be broadcasting 172 games; Sky Sports showing 126 matches with BT Sport showing the remaining 46. 

While premium pay TV sports packages aren’t cheap, you can save a bit of money by only ordering the Sky Sports 1 and BT Sport 1 channels. 

How to get Sky Sports 1 on Sky TV

How can I watch Sky Sports?Sky price rises June 2016: How are Sky+ and Sky Q customers affected?If you’re a Sky TV customer you can get Sky Sports 1 on its own for £14/month, in addition to whatever you’re paying for your Sky TV package.

This isn’t a price that’s typically advertised online anywhere. At the time of writing, we were unable to find it anywhere on Sky’s upgrade page. This is a portal for existing Sky customers where discounted deals and bundles are advertised. 

If you call up and talk to a Sky salesperson they should offer it to you if you ask. 

How to get BT Sport 1 on Sky TV for free

How can I watch BT Sport on Sky, Virgin Media, Freeview, TalkTalk TV and YouView?If you’re taking BT Broadband and you’re a Sky TV customer then you can sign up for BT Sport Lite

This is an option that’s tucked away when you go to sign up for BT Broadband online. If you’re signing up for BT Broadband, you’ll have the option to get the BT Sport 1 channel on your Sky TV box for no extra cost or access live streams through BT’s desktop player and mobile apps. 

The BT Sport Pack (which includes BT Sport 1 plus BT Sport 2, BT Sport ESPN and BT Sport Europe) otherwise costs £6/month extra with BT Broadband. 

If you don’t take BT Broadband, BT Sport Lite isn’t an available option and the BT Sport Pack will cost you £21.66/month. If you’re only interested in sports channels for the Premier League coverage and you were going to get BT Broadband anyway, then going for BT Sport 1 on its own is a good option. 

We explain how to get BT Sport 1 for free with Sky TV in detail here

How much is Sky Sports and BT Sport 1 on Sky TV?

BT line rental and line rental saver to jump up in JulyTo take any Sky Sports channels on a Sky+ subscription, you’ll need to sign up for one of the three basic channel packages, the Original Bundle (£22.50/month), the Variety Bundle (£32/month) and the Family Bundle (£38/month). 

With the cheapest Sky+ bundle (£22.50) taking Sky Sports 1 (£14) will cost £36.50/month in total. 

In order to get BT Sport 1 for no extra cost, you’ll need to take BT Broadband. 

The cheapest BT Broadband service currently available costs £5/month plus line rental (£18.99/month for the standard rate or £205.08 for 12 months). This gives you an up to 17Mbps ADSL service with a 12GB usage cap. 

If you want a BT Broadband service with unlimited downloads, then your cheapest option will cost you £13/month plus line rental for download speeds of up to 17Mbps. 

Altogether, the Sky Original Bundle (£22.50) along with BT Broadband (£5) and line rental (£18.99/month) will cost £46.49/month. 

Here’s how much everything costs if you want to get Sky Sports 1 and BT Sport 1 with the cheapest Sky TV subscription.

TV and Broadband Prices Total Monthly Cost
Sky+ Original Bundle (£22.50) + Sky Sports 1 (£14) £36.50/month
Sky+ Original Bundle (£22.50) + BT Sport 1 (FREE) + BT Broadband (£5) + Line rental (£18.99) £46.49/month
Sky+ Original Bundle (£22.50) + Sky Sports 1 (£14) + BT Sport 1 (FREE) + BT Broadband (£5) + Line rental (£18.99) £60.49/month
Sky+ Family Bundle (£38) + BT Sport 1 (FREE) + BT Broadband Unlimited (£13) + Line rental (£18.99) £69.99/month
Sky+ Family Bundle (£38) + Sky Sports 1 (£14) + BT Sport 1 (FREE) + BT Broadband Unlimited (£13) + Line rental (£18.99) £83.99/month

 

Can I get Sky Sports 1 and BT Sport 1 in HD?

What is HD? The difference between 720p, 1080i and 1080pYou can get both channels in HD, but as you’d expect, doing so makes things more expensive. 

First of all in order to be able to pay Sky’s HD premium (£6) you need to subscribe to the Family Bundle (£38). With the cost of Sky Sports 1 included (£14) this already jumps to £58/month. 

BT Sport 1 in HD costs an extra £5/month on top of BT Broadband (£5) and line rental (£18.99). This comes to £28.99/month in itself and with the cost of the Sky Family Bundle this totals £66.99/month. 

With the cost of Sky Sports 1 and the Sky HD premium added, everything works out at £86.99. 

Which is a lot of money. If you’re prepared to throw that kind of cash around every month you might consider going for the whole set of Sky Sports or BT Sport channels in the first place. 

Even so, it might be that you just want to get one set of games in HD and you’re happy watching the rest in standard definition. Any way you want it, we’ve broken down all of the prices, to, er, paraphrase Journey

TV and Broadband Prices Total Monthly Cost 
Sky+ Family Bundle (£38) + Sky Sports 1 (£14) + Sky HD premium (£6) £58/month
Sky+ Original Bundle (£22.50) + BT Sport 1 (FREE) + BT HD premium (£5) + BT Broadband (£5) + Line rental (£18.99) £51.49/month
Sky+ Family Bundle (£38) + Sky Sports 1 (£14) + Sky HD premium (£6) + BT Sport 1 (FREE) + BT Broadband (£5) + Line rental (£18.99) £81.99/month
Sky+ Family Bundle (£38) + Sky Sports 1 (£14) + Sky HD premium (£6) + BT Sport 1 (FREE) + BT HD premium (£5) + BT Broadband (£5) + Line rental (£18.99) £86.99/month
Sky+ Original Bundle (£22.50) + BT Sport 1 (FREE) + BT HD premium (£5) + BT Broadband Unlimited (£13) + Line rental (£18.99) £59.49/month
Sky+ Family Bundle (£38) + Sky Sports 1 (£14) + Sky HD premium (£6) + BT Sport 1 (FREE) + BT Broadband Unlimited (£13) + Line rental (£18.99) £89.99/month
Sky+ Family Bundle (£38) + Sky Sports 1 (£14) + Sky HD premium (£6) + BT Sport 1 (FREE) + BT HD premium (£5) + BT Broadband Unlimited (£13) + Line rental (£18.99) £94.99/month

 

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