18-02-2023, 11:00 PM
(18-02-2023, 12:56 AM)dvboy Wrote:(17-02-2023, 10:16 PM)Newshound47 Wrote: Now TV is pretty expensive through.
Remember to have Sky Sports on Sky TV you have to have their basic package also, and prices for a new customer including Sky Sports are currently:
£46 per month on Sky Q or Sky Stream with a minimum 18-month contract
£56 per month on Sky Stream on a monthly rolling basis
plus an upfront charge. There doesn't seem to be an option to take one Sky Sports channel on its own for new subscribers.
Sky Sports on Now TV is £34.99 per month from 28 February (going up £1).
Every time I have cancelled Now TV's Sky Sports package they have offered me a discounted rate, sometimes half price. I do it every time my current offer is about to end, and I don't remember the last time I paid full price for it. Yes, I know Sky probably have retention offers too and many subscribers will be on legacy/discounted contracts.
I get that it's still more expensive to just watch the tennis if that's all you want to watch, but how many people out there watching tennis already have Sky in some form? A fair chunk, probably.
Still not quite the entry level option it was originally intended to be - only the daily or monthly options now, although it seems there is a "9 month mobile membership" with a day ticket at the moment which if it includes the channels you want and you're happy to view that way is a decent deal.
The days of them offering a season pass for £180 (usually 9 months) seems to be over though - the offers tend to be around £25 a month now. Sometimes too it's how they package it - always thought £180 for nine months was a great deal, but £20/month for 9 months doesn't sound as much of a discount. And still frustrating NOW and Sky think HD is an extra to be paid for - should at least include it for free with sports memberships.
On to other sport and see C4 had simulcast live rights to the Rugby League World Club Challenge this morning and then their first Super League match of the season at lunchtime. Existing deal ends this year but seems they're talking positively about extending it.
www.totalrl.com