Sky Stream relaunches with Essential and Ultimate options

4 December 2024 16:18   By Lyndsey Burton

Sky customers can now choose between two TV plans on their Stream box and Glass set.

Sky has launched two new TV plans for the Stream box-set, the entry-level Sky Essential TV, and for those who want more channels Sky Ultimate TV.

Sky Essential TV costs from £15 per month and includes Sky Atlantic, Netflix and Discovery+.

While Sky Ultimate TV costs from £22 per month and includes more channels from Sky Entertainment, Comedy Central, MTV and National Geographic.

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Sky Essential TV

Launching as an entry-level option on Sky Stream Puck and Sky Glass TV sets for the first time, Sky Essential TV includes Sky's most popular channel, Sky Atlantic, for a reduced price with less channels overall.

Sky Essential TV includes Sky Atlantic, Netflix Standard with Ads, Discovery+ Standard, plus 100 free-to-air channels.

It's possible to customise Sky Essential TV with Sky Cinema, Sky Sports, TNT Sports, and Sky Kids packs, as well as upgrade the Netflix plan and add UHD content.

Package TV Monthly price Upfront price Contract term
Sky Essential TV + Netflix 100 £15 Free 24 months
offer Offer: Free setup (worth £39.95)

From today, new customers can sign up to Sky Essential TV on Sky Stream from £15 per month for a 24-month plan, or opt for a flexible monthly rolling plan for £18 per month.

Sky Ultimate TV

For those who still want the full Sky TV experience, Sky have renamed their Sky Entertainment & Netflix plan to Sky Ultimate TV.

Sky Ultimate TV includes everything in Essential TV with an additional 42 premium channels, including:

  • Sky Max
  • Sky Showcase
  • Sky Documentaries
  • Sky Nature
  • Sky Comedy
  • Sky History
  • Sky Replay
  • Sky Witness
  • Sky Crime
  • Sky Sci-fi
  • National Geographic
  • Nat Geo Wild
  • MTV
  • MTV Music
  • U&alibi
  • Comedy Central
  • True Crime
  • Crime & Investigation
  • U&Gold
Package TV Monthly price Upfront price Contract term
Sky Ultimate TV + Netflix 150 £22 Free 24 months
offer Offer: Save £6/mth + Free setup (worth £39.95) (Ends 19/03/2025)

Sky Ultimate TV costs just £7 more per month than Essential TV, coming in at £22 per month for a 24-month plan, or £25 per month for a rolling monthly contract.

Ultimate TV on Stream and Glass also includes Netflix Standard with Ads, Discovery+ Standard, and the option to add channel packs from Sky Sports, Sky Cinema, TNT Sports and Sky Kids.

Sky TV & broadband offers

New customers who bundle Sky's new TV plans with Sky broadband will be able to save more with additional discounts.

Package TV Broadband Monthly price Upfront price Contract term
Sky Ultimate TV + Netflix + Full Fibre 75 150 75Mb average £43 Free 24 months
offer Offer: Save £6/mth on Sky Ultimate TV & Netflix + Sky broadband just £21/mth + Free setup (Ends 06/01/2025)
Sky Ultimate TV + Netflix + Full Fibre 150 150 150Mb average £44 Free 24 months
offer Offer: Save £6/mth on Sky Ultimate TV & Netflix + Reduced price broadband + Free setup (Ends 06/01/2025)

Sky Full Fibre 75 broadband is reduced from £25 to £24 per month when taken with Sky Essential or Ultimate TV.

While those who want faster broadband can save £2 per month by bundling Sky TV with Sky Full Fibre 150 broadband reduced from £27 to £25 per month, or Sky Full Fibre 500 is also reduced from £31 to £30 per month when taken in a Sky TV and broadband bundle.

Read more in our reviews of Sky TV and Sky broadband.

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