While we’d never describe Sky TV as cheap (especially to some Brits who still remember when all television was free-to-air), there are ways to reduce your costs.

For starters, Sky frequently has offers and discounts through its official website. So if you’re in no rush to sign up for Sky, it may be worth waiting until it drops the prices. Unsurprisingly, Black Friday and the January sales are prime times to get a great Sky TV deal.

You can also save money if you also choose Sky as your broadband provider and mobile phone network. The company offers lower tariffs on both to existing Sky TV subscribers. Or buy a Sky TV and broadband package off the bat.

Another way to watch Sky content for less is through Now, which offers Entertainment, Sports and Movie memberships on a more flexible basis. Just note that, although owned by Sky, Now is effectively a standalone service and so doesn’t let you watch through the Sky Go app.

While Sky Go has brought the enormous mass of the broadcaster’s content to mobile phones, laptops and other streaming devices, it simply won’t work if you try to use it when outside the UK. The app will load, but you’ll be faced with an error message the second you try to watch something live or on demand.

Thankfully, you can overcome this hurdle by using one of the best streaming VPNs. The cybersecurity software doubles up as a way to watch online content when overseas and they work a treat with Sky Go.

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Although you can’t run NordVPN directly on other devices, such as PlayStation and Xbox consoles, an easy workaround is running NordVPN on your smartphone or computer and setting up a hotspot.

Everything you’d normally be able to watch with your Sky TV subscription can be watched online thanks to Sky Go.

Even the most affordable Sky Essential TV plan includes access to Sky Atlantic – the provider’s channel for tentpole dramas. Sky Atlantic has been the destination for top US shows such as Game of Thrones, The White Lotus, Succession and The Last of Us over the years, and has co-produced hits like Gangs of London, Sweetpea and The Day of the Jackal.

Essential hosts more than 100 channels in all, meaning Sky Go also features 24-hour rolling headlines from Sky News and Sky Sports News, handpicked favorites from Sky Mix, stations such as TLC, Quest, and the Food Network, and traditional linear channels ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5. Note that no BBC content is available on Sky Go, so you’ll need BBC iPlayer to stream that online.

Upgraded plans make more channels available, with Sky Ultimate TV adding shows from the likes of Sky One, Sky Docs, Sky Comedy, National Geographic and MTV to the Sky Go catalog. Sky One is a relatively recent reintroduction to the service, and is set to be the home of new Sky Originals such as Saturday Night Live UK and The Dyers’ Caravan Park.

Got Sky Movies as part of your subscription? That opens up a library of more than 1,000 films you can watch on demand, and has been the first place to watch the likes of Jurassic World Rebirth, The Materialists and Oscar-winning One Battle After Another outside of the cinema in the UK.

Just a few! Again, everything that goes out across the provider’s 12 Sky Sports channels are available to stream on Sky Go, too.

For starters, that means an enviable 215 Premier League games over the course of each season as per its current deal. Sky also has an astonishing quantity of other football, including coverage from the Football Leagu, EFL Cup, Women’s Super League, Scottish Premiership and Bundesliga.

Outside of soccer, you’ll find hours and hours of other top sport on Sky Go. Cricket, for example, has found a regular home on Sky Sports, with England’s home internationals, World Cups, The Hundred, T20 Blast and India Premier League (IPL) all present.

Live coverage of all golf’s majors, PGA Tour events and Ryder Cup is the exclusive domain of Sky, while it also shows every F1 Grand Prix, British and Irish Lions rugby union, Super League rugby league, and all the biggest PDC darts tournaments. Tennis fans can watch the US Open and ATP/WTA tour events.

Various NFL and NBA coverage from across the Atlantic goes out on Sky Sports, too, together with other selected boxing, MMA and motorsport events.