Sky TV customers finally receive access to FOUR major sports channels including football after years of waiting
GOOD SPORT Sky TV customers finally receive access to FOUR major sports channels including football after years of waiting
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SPORT fans with Sky TV can finally access four major channels that have been missing for years.
The broadcaster's internet-based TV platforms Sky Glass and Sky Stream usually have the best features before its traditional Sky Q satellite product.
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Sky Glass and Sky Stream customers haven't had any Premier Sports at all
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But on this occasion, Sky Q has had a slight upper hand for sometime now.
Sky Glass and Sky Stream - which rely on a broadband connection to beam channels into homes instead of a satellite dish - can finally access the Premier Sports channels.
Although Sky Q customers have Premier Sports 1 and Premier Sports 2, there's some extras for them too, as they can watch the dedicated LALIGA channel and the new Premier Sports Rugby channel going forward.
But you won't find the channels on the usual TV guide.
Instead, it's all available via the Premier Sports app which has just launched across all three platforms.
Premier Sports is home to a number of competitions, including:
LALIGA
UEFA 2024 Qualifiers & International Friendlies
20 Scottish Premier League games
The Scottish Cup and Premier Sports Cup
Coppa Italia and DFB Pokal (live games from every round)
The Investec Champions Cup
United Rugby Championship game for the 2024-25 season
TOP 14 (up to 4 games per round) and Playoff coverage
The NHL (500 games, 15 games a week)
IIHF World Championships
NASCAR Monster Energy series (all 38 races)
And it's just in time for some big finals.
The ECPR Challenge Cup Final is today and on Saturday there's the nvestec Champions Cup Final and Scottish Cup Final.
Of course, Premier Sports is a premium service so you'll have to pay extra to watch.
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You can pay £99 for a year upfront or commit to a 12 month contract at £11.99 a month.
Alternatively, you can pay a rolling monthly contract of £15.99.
It's also important to point out that you don't need a Sky Sports subscription to watch Premier Sports.
The Premier Sports app should appear on the apps rail of your TV or box.
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