chad wrote:If like me you have SKY Sports, and somehow always manage to get suckered into buying the PPV's on SKY Sports Box Office, you'll know it's an expensive game. There's nothing worse than seeing £16.95 extra on your next bill and feeling dirty, like you really let yourself down. Here's some friendly advice, in the style of Martin Lewis, on how to claw some of that money back and give SKY a low blow that shows them your in charge of your wallet
Now the following won't appeal to everyone and depends on what sports you follow on SKY Sports. For me personally it's boxing, football and a bit of tennis. Those on the site who are froogle, or read through their T&C's, will probably already be fully aware of where they stand by cancelling SKY Sports for a short period. For those who are not already aware you can cancel your subscription to SKY Sports by giving SKY 30 days notice. This doesn't matter if your in or out of a 12 month contract period. Cancelling SKY Sports or adding SKY Sports to your subscription won't effect your current position in anyway and won't result in a new contract term.
This year the English Premiership finishes on the 15th May and doesn't return until the 13th August. That's almost 3 months with no Premiership football. The Football League however continues of for another 2 weeks with all the various play-offs screened on SKY Sports. If your football daft, and watch other sports on the side, why pay for SKY Sports for nearly 3 months when your hardly going to be watching it or possibly away for a couple of weeks for your summer holidays? With a SKY Sports subscription costing roughly £25.00 per month, just over £30.00 per month if your watching in HD, you can save yourself nearly £90.00! The biggest and best sporting action in the summer tends to be on free to air tv anyway:
18th May - UEFA Europa League Final - Free on BT Showcase
21st May - FA Cup Final - Free on BBC One
21st May - Scottish FA Cup Final - Free on BBC One
22nd May - England v Turkey - Free on ITV
22nd May until 5th June - French Tennis Open - Free on ITV4
26th until 27th May - Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters - Free on ITV4
27th May - England v Australia - Free on ITV
28th May - UEFA Champions League Final - Free BT Showcase
2nd June - England v Portugal - Free on ITV
10th June until 10th July - UEFA EURO 2016 - Free on ITV and BBC
13th June until 19th June - Queen's Club Championships - Free on BBC
17th June until 19th June - F1 European Grand Prix - Free on Channel 4
17th June until 19th June - Auckland Darts Masters - Free on ITV4
25th June until 26th June - Shanghai Darts Masters - Free on ITV4
27th June until 10th July - Wimbledon - Free on BBC
6th July until 7th July - Tokyo Darts Masters - Free on ITV4
22nd July until 24th July - F1 Hungarian Grand Prix - Free on Channel 4
5th August until 21st August - 2016 Summer Olympics - Free on BBC
It's great we're getting all this sport free but what about the boxing? So far no summer dates confirmed by SKY. June, July and August aren't usually busy months. We can only go on what has been broadcast in recent years:
20th June 2012 - Prizefighter
7th July 2012 - Kell Brook Vs. Carson Jones
29th June 2013 - Anthony Crolla Vs. Gavin Rees
7th July 2013 - Kevin Mitchell Vs. Sebastien Benito
13th July 2013 - Kell Brook Vs. Carson Jones II
27th June 2014 - Ricky Burns Vs. Dejan Zlaticanin
12th July 2014 - Tony Bellew Vs. Julio Cesar Dos Santos
26th June 2015 - Callum Smith Vs. Christopher Rebrasse
18th July 2015 - Scott Quigg Vs. Kiko Martinez
1st August 2015 - Luke Campbell Vs. Tommy Coyle
So cancel your SKY Sports during this period and your probably going to miss 2 or 3 fight nights. Well worth up to £90 in your pocket. PPV's for the year covered.
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