ESPN
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Enjoy exclusively live action with ESPN. Don’t miss live football including The FA Cup with Budweiser and Barclays Premier League. Plus Aviva Premiership Rugby, WTA Tennis, darts, cricket, boxing and more.
Features
- Exclusively live FA Cup with Budweiser and Barclays Premier League
- Watch exclusive Clydesdale Bank Premier League matches, and Rangers games from the Irn Bru Scottish Football League
- Plus the best football from Europe including UEFA Europa League, Bundesliga, Serie A, Coppa Italia, Eredivisie and Ligue 1
- Top sporting action including NBA, UFC, Darts, Tennis, Aviva Premiership Rugby, Golf, Cricket, the World Series of Boxing and more
- The best action from North America. As a Sky subscriber to ESPN you get ESPN America as part of your package at no extra cost
- Both ESPN and ESPN America are available in stunning high definition when you also take the HD Pack
- Watch ESPN live and on the move with Sky Go
Get ESPN with
Sky Sports
£10extra a month
With Sky Sports Pack
Get ESPN
£13extra a month
Without Sky Sports Pack
Free Sky+ box
with free standard set-up
for new customers joining Sky TV
Get a £25 M&S voucher when you join online
What you get with ESPN
Football
Catch exclusively live FA Cup with Budweiser, and Barclays Premier League, plus Clydesdale Bank Premier League and Irn Bru Scottish Football League. Don't miss topical news, debate and discussion and more.
Coming soon
Live UEFA Europa League action including Round 32, Round 16, the Quarter Finals through to the Semi-Finals in April/May 2013
Plus, FIFA World Cup 2014 Qualifiers and UEFA Under 21 Championship 2013 Qualifying
European football
Live and exclusive action from UEFA Europa League following on from the Group Stages to Round 32, Round 16, Quarter Finals and through to the Semi-Finals in May.
Join the epic battles in Serie A with 3 live and exclusive matches every week, and the best in class from the German top division, the Bundesliga.
Further international football includes the Eredivisie, Russian Premier League, Coppa Italia and new to ESPN, French Ligue 1. Highlights and review shows are not to be missed.
Rugby
Live action from the Aviva Premiership, with 43 matches throughout the season, including the live Final exclusively on ESPN in May 2013.
Coverage is led by Mark Durden-Smith, with analyst Austin Healey, former England international and Leicester Tigers back.
Chief commentator Nick Mullins is joined in the commentary box by Ben Kay - six-time Premiership Rugby Champion and Rugby World Cup winning former England International.
Darts
Follow all the action from the Lakeside with live broadcasts throughout the World Professional Darts Championship, including the Semi-Finals and Finals.
All discussion and analysis will come live from the Lakeside, with coverage led by Ray Stubbs, capturing the environment and connecting viewers to the unique atmosphere of live darts.
UFC
Enjoy live action from the Octagon with all numbered UFC events, including prelims, UFC on Fox, UFC on Fuel and UFC on FX.
For the first time on UK screens watch TUF: The Smashes, pairing British fighters vs Australians with 16 welterweight and lightweight mixed martial arts specialists.
Plus UFC Fight Nights, UFC Countdown, UFC All Access, UFC Unleashed and ESPN's own MMA Live.
Boxing
Enjoy action from the World Series of Boxing with world class boxers battling it out in a World Cup style tournament.
Each match-up features five bouts as teams compete for the chance to be crowned World Champions.
With a team including Olympic medallists and World No.1 fighters, the UK Lionhearts face USA Knockouts, Astana Arlans Kazakhstan, German Eagles and Ukraine Otamans - live through to March 2013.
Tennis
Catch the best action from the ATP 250 World Tour and WTA Tournaments.
ESPN’s tennis coverage gives you the chance to see some of the world’s top tennis stars such as Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Juan Martin Del Potro and Andy Murray, as they compete on the ATP circuit, and the Mubadala World Championships for valuable ranking points between Grand Slams.
Other sports
Enjoy dramatic men and women's seasonal powder action from the World Snowboard Tour and the Winter X-Games.
Get close with the KHL Ice Hockey league featuring some of the best Ice Hockey players in the world.
Plus dramatic motorsports with DTM Touring Cars, FIA GT1 Formula Super League, the American Le Mans series, NHRA Drag Racing and two-wheeled action from the AMA Supercross World Cup and Championship.
North American sports
Catch the best from the USA, with CFL, MLB and College football and NBA basketball.
NBA is live on ESPN all season long with 3 live games per week, NBA All-Star Game, First and Second round NBA Playoffs, Western Conference Finals, and NBA Finals.
And watch season long coverage from the NCAA College basketball and Football plus NCAA Athletics and Lacrosse, AHL, MLL and more.
This Season on ESPN
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Barclays Premier League
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FA Cup with Budweiser
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Clydesdale Bank Premier League
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UEFA Europa League
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Ligue 1
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Darts
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Aviva Premiership
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MLB
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UFC
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College football
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College basketball
Reasons to join or switch to Sky
Here's the legal bit
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Offers^
Free Sky+ box offer: Sky+ box free with free standard set-up for new customers joining Sky TV online. One free box per household. This is a new customer offer.
New Sky TV customer online Marks and Spencer voucher offer: £25 M&S vouchers for new customers joining Sky TV. Only available at sky.com. Not available in conjunction with any other offer. One voucher per household. Voucher sent, within 45 days of activating your service, to the email address provided when joining Sky. M&S terms apply.
Sky Broadband Unlimited Marks and Spencer voucher offer: £25 M&S voucher for new and existing customers in sky network areas, switching their broadband, calls# and line rental to Sky. Only available at sky.com. Not available in conjunction with any other offer. One voucher per household. Voucher sent, within 45 days of activating your service, to the email address provided when joining Sky. M&S terms apply.
6 months free unlimited broadband offer: Available for new and existing Sky TV customers switching their broadband, calls and line rental to Sky. Only available in Sky network areas. Excludes Fibre products. Discount applied following activation of both Broadband & Talk services. Sky line rental £14.50 a month. £2.18 router delivery charge. After 6 months Broadband Unlimited £10 a month with Talk Weekends for new customers without Sky TV, £29 a month for new customers with Sky TV and £7.50 extra a month for existing Sky TV customers. Speeds vary with location and line quality. No traffic management policy for Sky Broadband Unlimited. External factors such as internet congestion can affect speed. Offer ends 14 February 2013 for new customers joining with Sky TV. Offer extended until 28 March 2013 for new customers joining without Sky TV and existing Sky TV customers.
Upfront line rental offer: Available to new and existing customers taking Sky Broadband, Talk and line rental. Line rental is charged as an upfront cost of £119.40 for the entire 12 months. Equivalent to £9.95 per month - a saving of £54.60 over 12 months. Standard monthly price £14.50. After the 12 months has ended, you will automatically be moved on to the standard monthly price, unless you specify otherwise. Offer ends 29 June 2013.
Sky Go Extra Offer: Sky Go Extra available free for Sky TV customers for the first two months. After two months you will continue to receive Sky Go Extra at £5pm extra unless you call us to cancel at least 31 days before the end of the two month period. Offer ends 31 March 2013.
Existing customer free Sky+HD box offer: Upgrade to Sky+HD to get a free Sky+HD box (set-up fee may apply). Existing Sky+HD box households are not eligible for a discounted box. One free box per household. 12 month min term.
3 months half price Fibre Unlimited offer: Available for new and existing customers switching their broadband, calls and line rental to Sky. Selected Fibre areas only. Speeds vary with location. 12 month minimum term. £2.18 router delivery charge applies. After 3 months Fibre Unlimited £20 a month with Talk Weekends for new and existing customers. Offer ends 14 February 2013.
Movies and Sports upgrades offers: £5 one-off discount when you upgrade online to the Sky Sports Pack (£21 extra a month) or the Sky Movies Pack (£16 extra a month), £10 one-off discount when you upgrade to both the Sky Sports Pack and Sky Movies Pack. This offer does not include standalone Premium Channels and is not available in conjunction with any other offer or to customers with single Sports or single Movies.
Introduce a Friend voucher offer: Only available by following the steps set out on this website and not by any other means e.g. via a retail outlet. New customer introduced cannot be in same household. Existing Sky TV customer must remain an active subscriber to qualify. Existing customer will be sent an email with details of how to claim their voucher within 24 hours of Sky’s receipt of new customer's first subscription payment. Vouchers must be claimed within 90 days of the date of this email and will be sent within 45 days of the claim being made. Vouchers subject to separate terms and conditions. Not available in conjunction with any other offer. Offer excludes Sky group employees and agents and cannot be offered commercially.
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‡*Sky TV
‡ HD channels received depend on your Sky TV subscription. BBC HD Channels, ITV HD (England & Wales only), Channel 4 HD, Channel 5 HD, NHK World HD and RT HD are available without subscription. Channel 5 HD requires a viewing card.
Sky TV Subscription: Packages £21.50-£55.50 per month (pm). Sky Movies Box Office and Sky Store costs extra. Sky News and Pick TV are available without subscription; Pick TV, Channel 4, Channel 5, 5 USA and 5* require a viewing card. Sky box and set-up required.Sky 3D: 3DTV and Sky World HD (£65.75 pm) subscription required. Pay per view content may cost extra.
Dolby Digital 5.1: Available on many programmes. Compatible home cinema system required.
ESPN: £10 extra pm if you are a Sky Sports Pack customer, otherwise £13 extra pm.
Sky Multiroom: Provides same Sky TV channels as main Sky TV subscription on another box. To receive HD Pack channels on your Multiroom box you need a Sky HD box an HD Pack subscription (only one HD Pack subscription required per household).
Money back guarantee: If you cancel Sky HD within one calendar month of activation, we will refund the cost of your box (but not any subscription or set up charges).
Remote Record: Use sky.com or a compatible device. Requests require up to 30 minutes notice before start of programme.WWF Sky Rainforest Rescue: All money raised through Sky Rainforest Rescue will be donated to WWF-UK, charity registered in England and Wales number 1081247 and in Scotland number SC039593. Sky will donate a further £1 to WWF-UK to match each £1 raised through Sky Rainforest Rescue. Sky will match donations to help reach the project target of £4million.
*On Demand: Available to Sky TV customers with compatible black Sky box. Downloading content requires broadband connection (minimum recommended speed 2 Mbps) and self set-up using own cable or wireless connector (£21.95 - limits apply). Downloads count towards any usage caps. Content depends on your Sky TV/HD subscription. Sky Store costs extra. Sky Movies 1&2 or Sky Sports 1&2 required for Sky Movies or Sky Sports. Sky+ subscribers without Sky TV can access BBC iPlayer only. Downloadable HD content takes longer to start viewing. Entertainment / Entertainment Extra SD customers joining after 13 November will have access to boxsets on demand until May 2013.
Sky Box Office: Sky Box Office content costs extra. Pay per view charges apply. SBO 3D requires a 3DTV and Sky World HD subscription.
Sky Go: UK / Ireland only. Streamed via broadband/3G (charges may apply). Available on two registered compatible devices (content may vary). Some live TV programmes will be unavailable (go to - go.sky.com). iPhone (3GS or above), iPad, iPod touch (4th generation or above) require iOS 5.1 or later, and available on selected Android devices with OS2.2x to OS4.2.1 (excluding 3.x). Sky on your Xbox 360 requires Xbox Gold Live subscription. Sky TV Customers: Selected live channels and on demand content available in line with your Sky TV subscription at no extra cost. You'll need Sky Movies 1&2 or Sky Sports 1&2 Packs for on demand Sky Movies or Sky Sports. Non-Sky TV Customers: Subscriptions £15-£40 pm. ESPN £10-£13 pm extra (or standalone at £16 pm). Monthly subscriptions renew automatically until you unsubscribe.
Sky Go Extra: Sky TV customers only. £5 extra a month. 31 days’ notice to cancel. Register up to 4 Sky Go devices, concurrent viewing on two devices. Download selected Sky Go content via WiFi (Unavailable on Xbox 360). Content depends on your Sky TV package. Movies Pack required to download movies. Max 2 downloads per programme. Content deleted from device 48 hours after viewing starts or no later than 7 or 30 days after download depending on content. -
Sky boxes and set-up
Box set-up times currently average 7-10 days for new customers and may be longer for existing customers upgrading to Sky+HD (excludes Highlands & Islands, Channel Islands, Scottish Islands, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, ROI).
Standard set-up of Sky+HD box with the HD Pack is free when you join Sky TV online (otherwise £30); free for existing customers with a new Multiroom subscription (otherwise £60 or £15 for Sky+ customers selecting self set-up).
Existing Sky TV customer: Sky Broadband set-up fees for existing Sky TV customers £60 for Lite, £30 for Connect or free for Unlimited. £30 set-up fee for Connect for customers without Sky TV.
Self set-up: Available to Sky+ customers for £15. Self set-up must be completed within 31 days of receipt.
Sky+HD box: Existing Sky+ box households are not eligible for a discounted box unless taking the HD Pack. Existing customers must agree to new 12 month minimum term for Sky TV. One free/discounted box per household. Sky+HD box up to £199 if you are not eligible for discounted price (Sky TV subscription required). A Sky+HD box can store an average of 60 hours of HD or 185 hours of standard definition programmes. HD ready TV required.Sky+ box: Existing Sky+ box households are not eligible for a discounted box. Existing customers must agree to new 12 month minimum term for Sky TV. One free/discounted box per household. Sky+ box up to £199 if you are not eligible for discounted price (Sky TV subscription required). You will receive a Sky+HD box which has all the features of Sky+ and can store an average of 185 hours of standard definition programmes. To view free-to-air HD content you need an HD ready TV. To view Sky HD content you will also need the HD Pack (£10.25 a month).
Sky+HD 2TB box: £49 for existing Sky TV customers taking their first HD package (£10.25pm) or existing Sky+HD customers adding Sky Multiroom (£10.25pm per box). Existing Sky+HD customers are entitled to one £149 box, additional 2TB boxes £249. £249 for any existing customer who received a discounted 1TB box. New customers joining Sky TV with the HD Pack are entitled to one £149 box. Any additional 2TB boxes thereafter or when taking without the HD Pack are £249. Standard set-up £30 for new customers and £60 for existing Sky TV customers. Non-standard set-up may cost extra. Sky+HD 2TB box provides 1.5TB of personal storage and 0.5TB of storage for On Demand Showcase content.
Sky HD Multiroom box: Sky HD Multiroom box is the SkyHD standard Digibox (No PVR functionality) which along with a Sky TV and Sky Multiroom subscription (£10.25 extra a month) gives your Sky TV subscription in another room. First box free for new and existing customers when taken with a new Sky Multiroom subscription and paying for set-up. Limited to one free box per household (and not available to customers who have already received a free standard box) otherwise £49. Replacement boxes are £99.
You do not have to subscribe to Sky TV - available directly from Sky call centre (standard set up £120) - limited to one per household.
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General and further terms
Subject to status. Upfront payment may be required.12 month minimum subscriptions. Non-standard set-up may cost extra. Boxes must be connected to a fixed telephone line and prices may vary if you live in a flat. Sky+ functionality requires two satellite feeds. You must get any consents required (e.g. landlord's). Prices for Direct Debit payments only. Continuous debit/credit card mandate costs 50p pm.
UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man residential customers only. These offers are not available with any other offers. Further terms apply. Calls to Sky cost 5.1p per minute (plus 13.1p connection fee) for BT customers. Calls from other providers may vary. Correct at 8 February 2013. The full text of our customer contracts can be found here