Sky slashes HD asking price
Monday, June 30th, 2008Sky supersize Hi-Def telly package price
With the take up of HD TV in the UK soaring since the arrival of the HD video formats, next-gen gaming consoles and now Freesat, Sky have upped the ante on the competition by slashing nearly £100 off of the asking price of its high definition service, giving its current HD box the name Sky+ HD. Kind of confusing if you ask us, seeing as the current Sky HD box already has Sky+ style functionality, but sometimes life’s hard y’know?
From tomorrow customers will be able to purchase a Sky HD box for £150 when taken alongside a £10 a month subscription to Sky HD Mix. Currently, this package costs £249 on it’s own with the basic channel mix. Sky have branded the subscription Sky HD Mix, to differentiate it from the Sky+ box and Sky+ HD box.
The Sky+ box will also be priced at £150, which could be reduced to £75 if taken with Sky Broadband and Talk - aka See Speak Surf - or Sky Multiroom.
