Sky to raise TV costs by up to 10%

TV customers at Sky face a significant price rise from September.

Sky is to raise the cost of its TV packages by up to 10%.

The TV giant has snuck the announcement out, simply adding a statement to its 'Sky Shop' that the price of Sky TV will increase by up to 10% on 1st September “in accordance with our standard terms”. It has not confirmed whether this will apply just to new customers or existing ones too.

Sky offers four main TV bundles. Here’s what they include, what they cost now, and how much they would cost if they were subject to the full 10% price rise.

Package	Includes:	Current price	Price if increased by maximum 10%	Extra a year
The Original Bundle	Over 35 channels Eight free-to-air HD channels 240 free-to-air channels	£21.50	£23.65	£25.80
The Family Bundle	Over 80 channels Over 45 HD channels 240 free-to-air channels Box sets on demand and Sky 3D	£31.50	£34.65	£37.80
The Movies Bundle	Over 35 channels Eight free-to-air HD channels 240-free-to-air channels All 11 Sky Movies channels Free Sky+ 2TB storage box	£37.50	£41.25	£45
The Sports Bundle	Over 35 channels Eight free-to-air HD channels All six Sky Sports channels Free Sky+HD 2TB storage box	£42.50	£46.75	£51

We’ll update this article as and when we get further details on the price rise from Sky.

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