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add sky sports to BT TV sport?

Post by Paul Waine » Wed Jun 10, 2020 6:47 pm

OK, I'm looking for advice.

I've got BT Broadband and BT TV, including BT Sport.

I'm trying to make sense of BT's "Big Sport" package.

BT says "You can change this flexible TV package once a month throughout your contract term. When life changes, so should your TV."

The offer is first 3 months at £20/month, which includes all Sky Sports channels. Then £40/month for further 21 months.

I'm paying £11 BT TV Entertainment Plus and £10 for BT Sport. (I don't think I ever watch BT Entertainment....).

BT says "You can upgrade or downgrade your flexible package each month, as long as you are in contract.

For even more flexibility get add-ons, including: BT Sport, NOW TV Sky Cinema Pass, NOW TV Entertainment Pass, NOW TV Sky Sports Pass, Netflix, Amazon Prime video and BT TV Kids. These work as monthly-rolling contracts you pay for each month."

So, how much will it cost me per month if I decide I don't need Sky Sports after 2 months - i.e. when 2019/20 season is complete (or, if it ends with new covid-19 outbreak)?

Before the BT chat bot tries to "tie me in knots" with lots of slippery promises, what's the best deal I can get?

I'm BT superfast fibre, btw - which means the broadband "final mile" is copper cable.... :(

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Re: add sky sports to BT TV sport?

Post by LoveCurryPies » Wed Jun 10, 2020 7:36 pm

Does anyone know which Sky Sports channel the Man City and Watford matches will be on?

Presumably, on a premium Sky Sports pay channel?

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Re: add sky sports to BT TV sport?

Post by Bosscat » Wed Jun 10, 2020 7:39 pm

Pick TV channel 11 freeview (I think) its Sky TV's free to air channel

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Re: add sky sports to BT TV sport?

Post by jrgbfc » Wed Jun 10, 2020 7:41 pm

The Watford game is being shown free, on one of the freeview channels I think.

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Post by fanzone » Wed Jun 10, 2020 7:47 pm

IPTV £60 a year. Just renewed mine after the first 12 months of exceptional service.

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Post by UnderSeige » Wed Jun 10, 2020 7:49 pm

I got an E-mail from NOWTV yesterday. It was offering Sky Sports for £20 pm for three months. After three months it goes up to £33.99. You can cancel after three months if you wish.
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/ ... r-18387580

I already have BT Sports as a bolt on to BT Broadband. It costs £7 p/m. I watch it through an App having plugged a tiny PC into the back of my TV. I don't have the BT TV box or any other channels. I also have Amazon Prime which I view through the tiny PC.

I have never bothered to subsribe to SKY. In normal times I just buy a day pass when Burnley are playing away.

The way that I am going to play it is that I will just watch matches on Prime, BT and the Freeview Pick channel where Sky will be putting their free matches.

I am not going to subscribe to Sky. I will just miss the games that that are pay games on Sky. I think that there is a good chance that matches behind closed doors will be rubbish and a waste of time and money. If it turns out that they are OK I will buy day passes for the games when Burnley are on Sky. It looks like I will be missing the first two though.
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Re: add sky sports to BT TV sport?

Post by Bosscat » Wed Jun 10, 2020 7:53 pm

jrgbfc wrote:
Wed Jun 10, 2020 7:41 pm
The Watford game is being shown free, on one of the freeview channels I think.
Watfords on Amazon .... should be free to view. But how????? Probably have to register then be plagued by Amazon for the next millennia

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Re: add sky sports to BT TV sport?

Post by UnderSeige » Wed Jun 10, 2020 7:54 pm

Bosscat wrote:
Wed Jun 10, 2020 7:53 pm
Watfords on Amazon .... should be free to view. But how????? Probably have to register then be plagued by Amazon for the next millennia
Pick TV channel on Freeview. Channel 12 I think.

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Re: add sky sports to BT TV sport?

Post by Bosscat » Wed Jun 10, 2020 7:54 pm

UnderSeige wrote:
Wed Jun 10, 2020 7:49 pm
I got an E-mail from NOWTV yesterday. It was offering Sky Sports for £20 pm for three months. After three months it goes up to £33.99. You can cancel after three months if you wish.
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/ ... r-18387580

I already have BT Sports as a bolt on to BT Broadband. It costs £7 p/m. I watch it through an App having plugged a tiny PC into the back of my TV. I don't have the BT TV box or any other channels. I also have Amazon Prime which I view through the tiny PC.

I have never bothered to subsribe to SKY. In normal times I just buy a day pass when Burnley are playing away.

The way that I am going to play it is that I will just watch matches on Prime, BT and the Freeview Pick channel where Sky will be putting their free matches.

I am not going to subscribe to Sky. I will just miss the games that that are pay games on Sky. I think that there is a good chance that matches behind closed doors will be rubbish and a waste of time and money. If it turns out that they are OK I will buy day passes for the games when Burnley are on Sky. It looks like I will be missing the first two though.
Sky matches are supposed on free to air Pick TV channel 11

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Post by UnderSeige » Wed Jun 10, 2020 7:56 pm

Matches so far that will be' free to air'. Sky 'free to air' will be shown on the Pick Freeview channel.
The following link will be updating the list as new matches are announced.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/0/ ... zon-prime/


Aston Villa v Sheffield United - 6pm SKY
Man City vs Arsenal - 8.15pm SKY
Norwich v Southampton 6pm Sky Pick FREE TO AIR
Tottenham v Manchester United 8.15pm SKY
Watford v Leicester 12.30pm BT
Brighton v Arsenal 3pm BT
West Ham v Wolves 5.30pm SKY
Bournemouth v Crystal Palace 7.45pm BBC - FREE TO AIR
Newcastle v Sheffield United 2pm Sky Pick FREE TO AIR
Aston Villa v Chelsea 4.15pm SKY
Everton v Liverpool 7pm Sky Pick FREE TO AIR
Manchester United v Sheffield United 6pm Sky Pick FREE TO AIR
Norwich v Everton 6pm BBC - FREE TO AIR
Burnley v Watford 6pm Sky Pick FREE TO AIR
Watford v Southampton 4.30pm Sky Pick FREE TO AIR
Crystal Palace v Burnley 8pm AMAZON FREE TO AIR
Brighton v Manchester United 8.15pm Sky Pick FREE TO AIR
Bournemouth v Newcastle 6pm Sky Pick FREE TO AIR

BT are not currently going to show games for free.
All four Amazon games will be free.
Sky will show 25 games Free.

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Re: add sky sports to BT TV sport?

Post by UnderSeige » Wed Jun 10, 2020 7:57 pm

Bosscat wrote:
Wed Jun 10, 2020 7:54 pm
Sky matches are supposed on free to air Pick TV channel 11
Only 25 of them.

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Post by Middle-agedClaret » Wed Jun 10, 2020 9:00 pm

Tut - only the 25 free then?

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Re: add sky sports to BT TV sport?

Post by UnderSeige » Wed Jun 10, 2020 9:03 pm

UnderSeige wrote:
Wed Jun 10, 2020 7:54 pm
Pick TV channel on Freeview. Channel 12 I think.
Sorry I got mixed up with this.
It is the Sky free matches (25 in all) that are on the Pick Freeview channel.

I presume that Prime matches will be accessed through the normal way that you access Prime. Either through their website or through a TV stick. I am not sure whether you will need to create an Amazon account or not. What is certain is that you will not need to upgrade to a Prime account if you do need to create an amazon account.

Amazon Prime will make their remaining four Premier League games free to air, meaning you won't need a Prime membership to get involved. Alex Green, managing director of Prime Video Sport Europe, said:
"We will be making all four of Amazon Prime Video's additional fixtures in the 2019-20 season available free of charge; fans will not need a Prime membership to view the games on Prime Video."
https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/f ... ch-4201554

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Re: add sky sports to BT TV sport?

Post by Paul Waine » Wed Jun 10, 2020 10:30 pm

UnderSeige wrote:
Wed Jun 10, 2020 7:56 pm
Matches so far that will be' free to air'. Sky 'free to air' will be shown on the Pick Freeview channel.
The following link will be updating the list as new matches are announced.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/0/ ... zon-prime/


Aston Villa v Sheffield United - 6pm SKY
Man City vs Arsenal - 8.15pm SKY
Norwich v Southampton 6pm Sky Pick FREE TO AIR
Tottenham v Manchester United 8.15pm SKY
Watford v Leicester 12.30pm BT
Brighton v Arsenal 3pm BT
West Ham v Wolves 5.30pm SKY
Bournemouth v Crystal Palace 7.45pm BBC - FREE TO AIR
Newcastle v Sheffield United 2pm Sky Pick FREE TO AIR
Aston Villa v Chelsea 4.15pm SKY
Everton v Liverpool 7pm Sky Pick FREE TO AIR
Monday 22nd
Manchester City v Burnley 8pm SKY (?????)
Tuesday 23rd
?????????????
Wednesday 24th
Manchester United v Sheffield United 6pm Sky Pick FREE TO AIR
Norwich v Everton 6pm BBC - FREE TO AIR
Thursday 25th
Burnley v Watford 6pm Sky Pick FREE TO AIR
Watford v Southampton 4.30pm Sky Pick FREE TO AIR
Monday 29th
Crystal Palace v Burnley 8pm AMAZON FREE TO AIR
Brighton v Manchester United 8.15pm Sky Pick FREE TO AIR
Bournemouth v Newcastle 6pm Sky Pick FREE TO AIR

BT are not currently going to show games for free.
All four Amazon games will be free.
Sky will show 25 games Free.
Added City v Burnley to list. I believe it's on SKY (not free to air).
Added a few, but not all, dates.

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Re: add sky sports to BT TV sport?

Post by rincon » Wed Jun 10, 2020 10:35 pm

If you haven't got Sky sports and want to watch the City game, is there an option anywhere of just paying for that one game?

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Re: add sky sports to BT TV sport?

Post by karatekid » Wed Jun 10, 2020 10:38 pm

Is pick tv channel in HD?

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Re: add sky sports to BT TV sport?

Post by scouseclaret » Wed Jun 10, 2020 11:50 pm

karatekid wrote:
Wed Jun 10, 2020 10:38 pm
Is pick tv channel in HD?
I couldn’t find an HD listing when I looked the other day.

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Re: add sky sports to BT TV sport?

Post by UnderSeige » Thu Jun 11, 2020 10:02 am

rincon wrote:
Wed Jun 10, 2020 10:35 pm
If you haven't got Sky sports and want to watch the City game, is there an option anywhere of just paying for that one game?
Yes there is but you will need a NOWTV box or Smart stick. This will need to be connected to your internet router by WiFi.

Once this is set up you can purchase a Sky Sports Day Pass for £9.99. There is also an offer on for three months at £20 per month with the option to cancel at the end (see one of my posts above for details).

There are some offers where you can buy the box/stick along with a limited subscription for 1 month cinema and entertainment plus a sports day pass. They are usually about 30 quid.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/NOW-TV-Enterta ... 874&sr=8-2
https://www.techradar.com/news/the-best ... -tv-deals
https://www.nowtv.com/smart-tv-stick

There are other ways of accessing matches on Sky but their legality and reliability are a bit doubtful.
Personally I won't be bothering paying £9.99 a match to watch 'behind closed doors football'.

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Post by UnderSeige » Thu Jun 11, 2020 10:03 am

scouseclaret wrote:
Wed Jun 10, 2020 11:50 pm
I couldn’t find an HD listing when I looked the other day.
No it isn't. It is a standard Freeview channel.

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