SKY Sports and BT Sport price drop
17-04-2017, 21:32
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SKY Sports and BT Sport price drop
Seen some intresting prices in the past week from both parties. Only impacting SKY customers just now but I wonder if SKY and BT are maybe having a mini price war ahead of the summer.
SKY offering SKY Sports to existing customers for £18.00 over the next 12 months. The real intresting point is the price change for BT Sports. BT Sports for SKY customers was £22.99 per month on a 12 month contract. This has now been dropped to £14.99 per month on a 12 month contract. I can't see anything on the BT website to suggest this new price is a short term offer. The BT Sports package also includes the AMC channel and Boxnation.
Granted the above prices are for SD channels only however £32.99 per month is not bad at all. Just a few months ago BT Sport + SKY Sports + Boxnation would cost a SKY customer £62.49 per month. It's a significant price drop.
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17-04-2017, 22:23
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Re: SKY Sports and BT Sport price drop
As I have no sky sports and BT sports via virgin, I am having to watch Middlesbrough v arsenal on my minimal sub sky box (luckily it is on sports mix channel)
If I had to suffer SD quality pictures all the time I might well stop watching tv!
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18-04-2017, 12:01
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Re: SKY Sports and BT Sport price drop
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£32.99 per month is not bad at all. .
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It's extortionate if you ask me. Especially if you're not into football.
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18-04-2017, 18:02
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Re: SKY Sports and BT Sport price drop
I don't know how many stadium-games other Sky Sports subscribers go to, but a Premiership rugby game can easily be £45, internationals closer to £90.
As much as I dislike Sky's subscription costs, that's my line of thinking in paying for it. It does help that BT is included in XL of course.
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18-04-2017, 19:46
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Re: SKY Sports and BT Sport price drop
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Originally Posted by Chad
SKY offering SKY Sports to existing customers for £18.00 over the next 12 months.
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Where are Sky offering this ?
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18-04-2017, 22:18
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Re: SKY Sports and BT Sport price drop
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Where are Sky offering this ?
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Not sure, but I suspect it is to get people hooked on the sports channel content then they continue to subscribe after the initial year at the normal price?
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18-04-2017, 23:31
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Re: SKY Sports and BT Sport price drop
I'd hold off from signing up to a new Sky Sports contract just yet, in case the rumours about the new packaging and prices for Sky Sports are correct.
Someone just into football may well find it cheaper to subscribe to the football channel/s only.
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26-04-2017, 17:53
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Re: SKY Sports and BT Sport price drop
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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter
I'd hold off from signing up to a new Sky Sports contract just yet, in case the rumours about the new packaging and prices for Sky Sports are correct.
Someone just into football may well find it cheaper to subscribe to the football channel/s only.
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What rumours are these?
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26-04-2017, 18:16
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Re: SKY Sports and BT Sport price drop
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What rumours are these?
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That is all they are is rumours and nothing substantiated currently.
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26-04-2017, 18:34
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Re: SKY Sports and BT Sport price drop
I was asked by sky to participate in a survey the other day that was basically about Sky Sports package pricing.
It didnt seem to say much about splitting out football though.
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27-04-2017, 21:01
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Re: SKY Sports and BT Sport price drop
Sounds a good idea if you're only interested in one sport. But not so good for those who want to watch several sports as it seems like you'll end up paying more than the current price.
Would Virgin Media have to replicate such packages to their customers, or could they bundle them all together in one package at an extortionate rate?
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27-04-2017, 21:48
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Re: SKY Sports and BT Sport price drop
My guess is that football will be split across 2 channels - requiring the full Sports package, as currently sold. This is probably to attract fans of other sports who see the current pricing too much to justify if they aren't interested in football as well.
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27-04-2017, 23:20
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Re: SKY Sports and BT Sport price drop
are we thinking that VM will charge for BT Sport ?
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28-04-2017, 05:26
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Re: SKY Sports and BT Sport price drop
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are we thinking that VM will charge for BT Sport ?
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Not a wise move IMO...
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