I have BT Sport on Sky with the HD pack. I always assumed at least part, if not all, of that £6.50 charge, was down to Sky. We're talking about the same Sky that charge for HD access to freeview channels that are free to air in HD already.
The only excuse I can think of is that HD requires more data and data is more expensive to broadcast over satellite than it is via land broadband. BT owns their own broadband infrastructure, but presumably has to pay Sky for access to the Sky platform.
It's a completely wild guess though, so could be well off the mark.
Whatever the reason, I've always found the folks at BT really good with me on my package. I just re-contract the BT Sport with HD package very 24 months and usually get a decent discount off it all. I know not everyone wants to be constantly tied into a 24 month contract, but I know I'm going to want it for the next 24 months anyway, so it doesn't bother me and I'm happy to take the saving, which makes it more palatable.
