If you're looking to stream movies, sports and TV shows online, or watch premium live TV channels over the internet, then Sky TV is going to be one of your main ports of call.
Sky TV has a range of plans and packages with various channels and extras, but they're not cheap, and a subscription can rapidly turn nasty for your wallet. That's doubly true with some contracts being 24-month plans, and if you want a rolling one you have to pay more.
So if you're not sure whether you want to sign up, it'd be great to try out a Sky TV free trial. But is there one? Read on to found out.
Is there a Sky TV free trial?
Sky sometimes offers free trials on its basic Sky Entertainment & Netflix plan, saving you £26 for your first month. Great!
However, Sky only offers this trial now and then. So to find out if there's one running right now, check out the plan's landing page here. If not, you could wait, or just subscribe and pay for the first month.
At the time of writing there isn't one, but it changes so often that it's hard to keep up!
How to save on Sky TV without a free trial
Save on Netflix with Sky TV
The barebones Sky TV package, called Sky Essential TV, was launched at the tail end of 2024 as a way to save money.
It costs only £15 per month so it's Sky's cheapest offering in a while, even when you take into account Sky TV deals.
For that price you get access to Netflix, Sky Atlantic, and Discovery Plus. Those are all video-on-demand libraries
You don't get Sky Cinema, Sky Sports or Ultimate TV, the latter of which is a long list of live TV channels including Sky Documentaries and Sky Comedy as well as non-Sky ones like Comedy Central and National Geographic.
Save with Sky Sports
Although there's no free trial for Sky Sports either, you can get a TV bundle combining all of your live and on-demand needs for one convenient cost per month.
In the UK, Sky TV is the home of top sporting events such as the Masters, Premier League, EFL, IPL, NBA and more. To live stream all your favorite sports — from cricket to football, basketball to golf — Sky Sports offers an extensive package which means you don’t have to pay for multiple subscriptions to get all the channels you need. Instead of flicking between Netflix, live TV and sports coverage on separate subscriptions, you can use the Sky TV hub to access dedicated channels including Sky Sports Golf, Sky Sports Racing, Sky Sports F1 and Sky Sports NFL.
You can get just the Sky Sports bundle for £46 a month or go for the add-on, which is currently set at £20 a month. You’ll access perks such as live football games across four different leagues including the Premier League, live F1 coverage, cricket and golf plus the opportunity to re-visit some of your favorite moments in sport.
What other bundles are there?
If you’re still deciding on what option is right for you, why not check out some of the other options?
The most popular packages are: the basic package we talked about above (Sky TV and Netflix), the sports bundle (Sky TV, Netflix & Sky Sports), the movie package (Sky TV, Netflix & Cinema) and the kids' TV package (Sky TV, Netflix & Kids)
