How can I get Sky Sports 5?

Sky Sports 5 is Sky’s new European football channel, exclusive home of UEFA Champions League, every non-UK Euro 2016 qualifier as well as La Liga, Coppa Italia, Eredivise and the Copa del Rey.

Sounds great – but how do you get it? 

Sky Sports 5 is available on the majority of pay TV platforms – that’s Sky, Virgin TV, TalkTalk TV and BT TV – with the notable exception of YouView-based BT TV boxes. 

With the launch of Sky Sports 5 set for August 12, it’s likely to stay that way as well, unless BT and Sky sign a deal at the 89th minute. 

In the meantime, we tell you where you can sign up for Sky Sports 5 and how much you’ll pay. 

How can I get Sky Sports 5 on Sky TV? 

Sky Sports 5 is part of the Sky Sports bundle of channels. This costs £24.50/month. 

Unlike Sky Sports 1 or 2, which you can get for £13/month each, you can’t get Sky Sports 5 on its own. 

Sky Sports channels need to be taken in addition to one of Sky’s basic bundles of TV channels. These are the Original Bundle (£21.50/month) the Variety Bundle £28/month and the Family Bundle (£33/month). 

Going for the cheapest option – Original Bundle plus Sky Sports – will cost you a total of £46/month. If you want all of the Sky Sports channels in HD as well, that’ll cost you an extra £5.25/month. 

Your grand total for Sky Sports 5 in HD on Sky TV comes to £51.25/month. 

Sky is also currently running a promotion where you can get Sky Broadband Unlimited (normally £7.50/month) free for two years. You’ll have to pay line rental (£15.40/month) as well. If you’re in the market for a new broadband service as well as sports this could save you a bit of money, but it’s not essential to getting Sky Sports 5. Check out our feature and comparison with Virgin Media’s Premier League deal here.  

While you’re at it, you can find out how to get all of the 2014/15 Premier League games on your TV for less in our other feature. 

Sports Packages	Total Monthly Cost
Original Bundle (£21.50) + Sky Sports Pack (£24.50)	£46/month
Original Bundle (£21.50) + Sky Sports Pack (£24.50) + HD (£5.25)	£51.25/month

How can I get Sky Sports 5 on Virgin TV?

Virgin TV subscribers can get Sky Sports 5 as part of the Sky Sports Collection. While you can get Sky Sports 1 and 2 on an individual basis with Virgin TV, if you want to get Sky Sports 5 you’ll need to shell out for the entire channel pack. 

The price of Sky Sports channels depends on which TV subscription you’re getting from Virgin Media. 

If you’ve signed up for a bundle that includes Virgin TV M – the cheapest TV package – then you’ll pay £34.75/month for the Sky Sports Collection. 

If you’ve got Virgin More TV, TV L, or TV XL, the cost of the Sky Sports Collection drops to £29.25/month. 

The cheapest TV package here is Virgin More TV service which costs £16/month on its own – no bundles, no broadband, no line rental. With the Sky Sports Collection, your total monthly cost adds up to £45.25. 

To get the Sky Sports channels in HD with Virgin Media you’ll need to pay an extra £7/month. 

The cheapest Virgin TV deal sees you paying £52.25/month for Sky Sports 5 in HD. 

Sports Packages	Total Monthly Cost
Virgin More TV (£16) + Sky Sports Collection (£29.95)	£45.95/month
Virgin More TV (£16) + Sky Sports Collection (£29.95) + HD (£7)	£52.95/month

How can I get Sky Sports 5 on TalkTalk TV?

Sky Sports 5 is available as part of the Sky Sports Boost – a £30/month add on that can be taken with any of the TalkTalk TV packages.

The cheapest TalkTalk TV package is Essentials TV which costs £24.50/month (£8.50/month plus £15.95/month for line rental). With the Sky Sports Boost added to this, the total cost rises to £54.50/month. 

Sports Packages	Total Monthly Cost
Essential TV (£24.50) + Sky Sports Boost (£30)	£54.50/month

How can I watch the UEFA Champions League on BT TV (BT Vision+)?

ITV and ITV HD are free to air channels and so you can get them on BT Vision+. 

As of August 12, Sky Sports 5 is being offered to BT Vision+ customers provided they can get a fibre-based BT Infinity package. 

Customers who pay £21/month for Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 2 bundled together will get Sky Sports 5 free of charge. There’s currently no way to get Sky Sports 5 on its own from BT. 

Sky Sports 1, 2 and 5 cost £21/month with BT Vision+. Combined with the required TV Essentials package (£5/month) and BT Infinity 1 – the cheapest fibre-based service plus line rental (£30.99/month) –  this works out at £56.99/month. 

Sports Packages	Total Monthly Cost
BT Infinity 1 (£30.99) + Sky Sports 1, 2 & 5 (£21) Essentials TV (£5)	£56.99/month

How can I watch the UEFA Champions League on BT TV (YouView+)?

ITV and ITV HD are free to air channels and so you can get them on any BT TV box. 
While you can get Sky Sports 5 on BT Vision+ boxes, it’s not yet available with any BT-branded YouView boxes. 

How can I get Sky Sports 5 on Freeview, YouView and Freesat?

There’s currently no way to get Sky Sports 5 on Freeview, YouView or Freesat. The only way to get Sky Sports 5 on a YouView-based service is to sign up for TalkTalk TV (see above). 

How else can I get Sky Sports 5?

Sky Sports 5 content is also available on Now TV, Sky’s on-demand service aimed at non-Sky TV subscribers. 

To get Sky Sports content on Now TV you’ll need to pay £9.99 to get 24 hours access to live streams. 

You can stream Now TV online (PC and Mac) on iOS and Android devices and Xbox 360, Xbox One, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. 

Now TV is also currently exclusive to LG smart TVs, but you can always pick up a Now TV Box for £10 and stream live games that way. Apple TV owners can also stream Sky Sports content from Now TV.