SKY customers can now watch Amazon Prime Premier League games, movies and TV shows thanks to a tie-up between the two companies.
Content from Amazon Prime Video can now be watched through Sky Q boxes and vice versa.
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Sky and BT air most Premier League games, but Amazon also shows some matches on its Prime Video service and the tie up means footy fans can now watch all the games in one place.
Both Sky and Amazon already offer the option to view BT Sport.
As well as live sport, Amazon’s films and TV shows like Top Gear replacement The Grand Tour and acclaimed series The Man in the High Castle will be available to watch on Sky Q boxes.
Viewers will now see Prime Video as one of the apps alongside Netflix, Disney+ and BBC iPlayer.
How to save on broadband and TV bills
HERE’S how to save money on your broadband and TV bills:
Audit your subscriptions
If you’ve got multiple subscriptions to various on-demand services, such as Amazon Prime, Netflix, and Sky consider whether you need them all.
Could you even just get by with Freeview, which couldn’t cost you anything extra each month for TV.
Also make sure you’re not paying for Netflix twice via Sky and directly.
Haggle for a discount
If you want to stay with your provider, check prices elsewhere to set a benchmark and then call its customer services and threaten to leave unless it price matches or lowers your bill.
Switch and save
If you don’t want to stay with your current provider check if you can cancel your contract penalty free and switch to a cheaper provider.
A comparison site, such as BroadbandChoices or Uswitch, will help you find the best deal for free.
Sky Q customers will need to have a separate Amazon Prime or a standalone Prime Video subscription, or sign up to one.
Amazon Prime costs £7.99 a month or £79 a year, or £5.99 a month for standalone Prime Video membership.
With Amazon Prime you also get access to other services, such as free delivery and with Prime Video membership you only get video.
New customers can get a 30-day trial for free.
Meanwhile, movies and TV series from Sky like The Undoing and Gangs of London can be viewed through Amazon’s streaming device, the Fire Stick, using the Now TV app.
Amazon Prime Video users who want to watch Sky shows will need a Now TV subscription.
Now TV offers Sky channels on a pay-as-you-go basis without having to commit to a contract.
You can buy a pass to watch each month and the cost depends on what you watch.
A Sky Sports pass for watching live sports costs from £9.99 and a pass for Sky Cinema is £11.99 a month.
New Now TV customers can get 7-day free trials to different passes and Sky often has other offers and discounts.
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