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Sky Sports on BT UHD question

Diandy22 — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 10:59:24 GMT

Am thinking of switching from Sky to BT - are the Sky Sports channels in UHD on BT?

Thanks (this is my first post)...!

Re: Sky Sports on BT UHD question

DarrenK98 — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 11:15:11 GMT

Sky Sports on BT TV is currently just HD. There was talk about NOW getting UHD in the future but nothing official. UHD is something that Sky like to keep for Sky Q/Glass customers.

Re: Sky Sports on BT UHD question

Diandy22 — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 11:17:21 GMT

Wow, thanks for quick response. So if I get BT sports on my Sky package instead of switching, does BT Sports come in UHD?

Re: Sky Sports on BT UHD question

DarrenK98 — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 11:23:05 GMT

If you subscribe to BT Sport through Sky you don't get access to BT Sport Ultimate (UHD).

Re: Sky Sports on BT UHD question

Diandy22 — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 11:25:58 GMT

Thank you so very much for this, what a minefield this is. I think I'll ultimately go and make a bacon sarnie and forget the whole affair!

All I wanted was to watch all the Sport on the TV in UHD, at a reasonable cost. They seem to have you over a barrel!

Very many thanks

Re: Sky Sports on BT UHD question

DarrenK98 — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 11:30:37 GMT

Yeah it can get quite confusing with all the different ways you can subscribe. It's not currently possible to get both sports channels in UHD on one subscription. Hopefully it might change in the future but who knows.

Re: Sky Sports on BT UHD question

Diandy22 — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 11:32:03 GMT

Well, again, very many thanks indeed. What a nice thing to have such quick response in these troubled times. Quite rare.

Re: Sky Sports on BT UHD question

Anonymous — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 12:41:48 GMT

Sky Sport on BT is provided by Now with a standard res of 720. As above, the best you can get is 1080 & you have to pay a premium for that.

BT Sport on BT TV, that is receiving via a box, is a lowly 576 & again you need to pay a premium to upgrade. I've seen reports that both upgrades can be secured for a single premium if ordered together.

If you subscribe to BT Sport via the app then you get HD as standard. Any of the above will commit you to a two year contract of both TV & broadband.

Re: Sky Sports on BT UHD question

Anonymous — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 13:29:12 GMT

@DarrenK98wrote:
...It's not currently possible to get both sports channels in UHD on one subscription.

Which is why some people who really want the best picture quality do the best deal they can and get access to both.

Usually this means either a BT Sport subscription with BT TV and then a Sky Q/Glass subscription, or a BT Sport app subscription and a Sky Q/Glass subscription.

Re: Sky Sports on BT UHD question

Diandy22 — Sun, 10 Apr 2022 07:48:37 GMT

Thank you very much. It's a minefield out there!

Re: Sky Sports on BT UHD question

Diandy22 — Sun, 10 Apr 2022 07:49:31 GMT

Thank you very much. I'll have to do some more research wouldn't know where to start without all this help I've had on this page. New project coming up!