You don’t need a Sky subscription to watch Sky Sports! Here are the latest deals for pay-as-you-go passes on NOW TV.
We’re big fans of NOW (or NOW TV as it was called). It’s a cheap way to watch Sky channels, doesn’t tie you in to long contracts, and if you’re a fan of the Premier League, golf, cricket, Formula 1 or dozens of other sports but can’t afford Sky, it can be a real money saver.
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Sky Sports on NOW
If you get your TV via Sky, or even Virgin or BT, then you’ll likely have to commit to a long contract with your TV provider, probably 18 months. And it can be really expensive.
In terms of TV programmes and film channels, it’s almost always going to be cheaper to get those exact same channels via NOW instead.
It’s slightly more complicated for Sky Sports channels. The day passes are perfect for occasional users at under £15 a go (or less if you use a deal). Sadly, it looks like the week pass is no longer offered.
The monthly passes, however, can be expensive. At £34.99 a month, you’ll probably pay more via NOW for this channel than with Sky if you have it every single month of the year. But be careful here, because the monthly cost for Sky Sports and can often come with a 24 month contract, rather than the rolling one month one you get from NOW.
But there are regular deals which bring the NOW price down, sometimes as low as £18. This makes the price much more comparable, and you have the added advantage that you aren’t committed to a contract. You can stop it or pause it month by month.
What is NOW?
Think of NOW (or NOW TV as it was called until spring 2021) as a pay-per-view iPlayer for the Sky TV channels. The sports passes give you access to all 12 Sky Sports channels without a contract, so you can watch per day or per month.
NOW can be streamed on your computer, tablet, some smart TVs, games consoles and devices such as the Chromecast, Roku and Amazon Fire Sticks.
The passes don’t include TV or movie channels, which you need to buy separate passes for – though there are plenty of discounts to be found and we’ve summarised the best on our NOW TV deals page.
NOW Sky Sports free trials
Unlike the other NOW membership passes, there’s no free trial for any of the Sports options.
NOW Sky Sports day pass offers
Far better than a Sky contract is a £14.99 Day Pass. Despite recent price increases, we think this pass represents decent value for money for occasional viewing.
There used to be frequent discounts to be had, such as 20% off or bundles passes with a NOW smart stick. We’ll share any we find on this page but they aren’t as common now.
Month-long Sky Sports pass on NOW
If you’re going to watch a lot of the action on Sky Sports it’s probably cheaper to get a subscription via Sky, Virgin or BT. But if you want to dip in and out month by month you can buy a fully flexible monthly pass for £34.99.
There are often discounts on the first month or two, sometimes as long as nine or 12 months, which we’ll include when we see them.
These offers are also sometimes emailed with unique codes to previous customers so it’s worth turning on the option for emails.
Don’t forget to cancel the month sports pass (which you can do any time) if you don’t want it to renew at full price.
Month passes also start from the moment you pay, unlike week and day passes which you activate when you want them to start.
Personalised discounts
From time to time, you might see a better offer in your account or via email.
To receive emails you’ll need to have turned on the marketing preferences to allow this.
For in account offers you can see if you’re eligible if you head to the personalised My Offers section of your account. You’ll need to be signed in.
6 months at £21.99 a month
Get an Unlimited Sky Sports membership for £21 per month (normally £34.99) for 6 months with NOW TV. The offer is open to new and existing NOW TV customers (for the latter, it’s as long as you’re in the last month of an existing offer).
You won’t be locked into the full six months – so you can ditch it earlier if you want. It’ll also renew at full price if you don’t cancel in the last month.
Sky Sports at £19.99 a month – for some (ended)
This offer or similar is regularly offered via emails sent to previous customers, giving 6 to 12 months at £19.99 a month.
It’s either a rolling contract for Sky Sports via NOW TV, or it’ll lock you in for a set period. You’ll save over 35% on the standard monthly price. Importantly, you aren’t tied into the full 12 months. You can cancel at any point. But you’ll pay full price if you restart at a later date.
It’s open to new NOW TV customers and existing customers who either don’t have a pass or are in the last 30 days of a previous offer – as long as you received the email.
NOW Sky Sports Week pass offers
NOW TV no longer offers the week pass. Whether this is permanent or temporary remains to be seen. Occasionally you can still get the offers which we’ll share below, but chances are slim.
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Sky Sports on Virgin Media
You can get Sky Sports via the standard Virgin Media TV box, or via the Virgin Media Stream box. The latter only allows streaming, not recording.
You can add Sky Sports channels in HD for £34.99 a month without a contract commitment to Virgin Media Stream, but you’ll need to pay the set up fee first.
Sky Sports on Sky
If you don’t want to ditch Sky for NOW, then you can still get Sky Sports channels direct. However, the best prices for the full package will usually require a new 24-month contract, which obviously ties you in, and will be more costly than the options above.
Sky Sports is currently £22 a month for 24-months.
Other sports broadcasters
Amazon Prime Video
You can also watch sport on Amazon.
Prime costs £95 a year, or £8.99 a month and includes other Amazon features. However, if you just want the video channel for streaming sport, film and TV shows you can get this for £5.99 a month – which means you can pay just under £6 if you only want to watch the games. There’s also a free 30-day trial – just remember to cancel it if you don’t want to keep paying.
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TNT Sport
You can now buy month passes for TNT Sport. More details on this and other deals here.
Watch TNT Sports without a subscription
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