BT and EE TV customers hit with huge bill hike for sports from this month

TV fans have been hit with a price hike this month after BT and EE raised the cost of their sports TV packages.

The prices for new customer TV packages which include TNT Sports on EE TV increased by £24 a year, as of March 1, 2024.

EE TV has increased its Sports TV subscription packages

The standard sports package price rose from £18 a year to £20 a year.

On average this is just over £2 a month for Sport, Big Sport and Full Works packages over 12 months.

This is the first rise BT and EE TV customers have seen since March 2023.

BT TV transitioned to EE TV late last year as part of BT’s efforts to consolidate its services under the EE brand.

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The telecoms giants are yet to confirm if existing customers will be impacted too.

Sports packages for BT and EE TV customers:

There are three Sports packages available for EE TV, as follows:

The Sports package includes:

All 4 TNT Sports channels
Eurosport 1 and 2
NOW Sky Sports (with all 11 Sky Sports channels)
Discovery+ (Premium – which also includes the streaming versions of Eurosport and TNT Sports)
The BT TV 4K Pro Box or the new EE-branded Apple TV box

This is currently priced at £20 a month for new subscribers instead of £18.

The plan also comes with a one-time activation fee of £41.99.

The Big Sport Package includes:

All 4 TNT Sports channels
Eurosport 1 and 2
Discovery+ (Premium – which also includes the streaming versions of Eurosport and TNT Sports)
The BT TV 4K Pro Box or the new EE-branded Apple TV box

This is currently priced at £45 a month for new subscribers instead of £43, the plan also comes with a one-time activation fee of £41.99.

Full Works Package includes:

NOW Entertainment Membership, which includes Sky’s TV channels such as Sky Atlantic and Sky Max.
NOW Cinema Membership which includes Sky’s live and on-demand movie channels
NOW Boost which adds Full HD (1080p) and removes the adverts from on-demand content.
Netflix’s Standard Plan (which comes with Full HD and no adverts)
All 4 TNT Sports channels
Eurosport 1 and 2
NOW Sky Sports (with all 11 Sky Sports channels)
Discovery+ (Premium – which also includes the streaming versions of Eurosport and TNT Sports)
The BT TV 4K Pro Box or the new EE-branded Apple TV box

This is currently priced at £78 a month for new subscribers instead of £76, the plan also comes with a one-time activation fee of £41.99.

How to save money on your bill

The first thing you should consider is whether you’re on the right plan.

There is a whopping £58 difference between the highest and lowest plans per month, that’s £696 a year.

So it’s worth checking if you might be suited to a cheaper plan.

If you are a sports fan, there are also alternative ways to watch TNT sports.

Discover+ is another streaming service that offers TNT Sports under its Discovery+ Premium, which includes TNT Sports.

The price of Discovery+ Premium has increased from £29.99 to £30.99 so bear that in mind when comparing prices.

The news comes after Disney+ also announced subscription price increases.

The streaming giant made changes to its subscription plans late last year which saw premium subscriptions increase from £7.99 a month to £10.99 a month.