Sky Sports – Sky, Virgin, BT Vision or TopUp?

From August 2010, it’s been possible to get Sky Sports from companies besides Sky and Virgin. We look at how to get Sky on BT Vision and Top Up TV.

Sky Sports Channels:

Sky offers the following sports channels:

• Sky Sports 1
• Sky Sports 2
• Sky Sports 3
• Sky Sports 4
• Sky Sports News
• Sky Sports 1 HD
• Sky Sports 2 HD
• Sky Sports 3 HD
• Sky Sports 4 HD
• Sky Sports News HD

And these are the lead players:

	Pros: Widest choice, plus 5 Sky Sports HD channels Cons: From £40 a month	Details
	Pros: Fastest Broadband Internet Cons: Not UK-wide	Details
	Pros: Cheapest with Broadband (from £6.99 a month) Cons: No HD service	Details
	Pros: Cheapest if no broadband required Cons: No broadband or phone. Limited non-Sport content	Details

Our comparison of the Sky Sports Carriers:

	Sky	Virgin	BT Vision	Top Up TV
Sky Sports Channels
Sky Sports HD channels			None	None
Broadband	Up to 20Mb	Up to 10Mb (Basic) to 50Mb	Up to 20Mb	N/A
Phone Calls	Free evening & weekend	Unlim. weekend	Unlim. weekend	N/A
Basic TV, Phone & Internet	From £20 a month	From £18.74 a month	From £17.99 a month	N/A
Add Sky Sports	£20 a month Extra £10 for HD	From £14.50 (1 chan) to £28 a month Extra £7 for HD	£12.30 (1 chan) to £17.40 (2 chans)	£22.99 (1 chan) or £31.99 (2 chans)
Add ESPN	From £9 a month	From £8 a month	Free on Vision Unlimited	£9.99 a month
Up-front costs	Free	None	£45 or £60 for box	£20 connection, plus box / CAM
	More details	More details	More details	More details

More information:

• TV Sports Options – Transcript of our sports TV review
• Other Transcripts