It may be Blue Monday, but Sky customers have a reason to smile. Sky is making Discovery+ available on the service for free – it previously cost £6.99 per month. But not all Sky customers are eligible.
Want to know if you are one of the lucky ones? And if so, how can you benefit from it? Read on for everything you need to know about free Discovery+ on Sky TV.
Can I watch Discovery+ on Sky for free?
Yes, provided you are an eligible Sky customer. If you have Sky Q, Sky Glass or Sky Stream, congratulations – you can access the service without paying.
But if you have Sky Q Essentials, Sky Q Lite or Sky+ then unfortunately you can’t, so you’ll have to pay the usual £6.99 a month, or go without.
If you’re eligible and you’re already paying for Discovery+, Sky will upgrade you automatically, you don’t need to do anything.
Discover Discovery+ for free on Sky TV
It’s easy. Just select the Discovery+ app and sign in.
Discovery+ appears in the Apps rail on Sky Glass, Sky Stream and Sky Q. Or you can find it through voice search – just say “Get Discovery+” to your Sky Glass or into your Sky Q/Sky Stream voice remote, and it should should find it for you.
What’s on Discovery+?
A lot. With sports, entertainment, true crime, reality and more, there should be something for everyone.
Sports fans will get their money’s worth with the 2023 Australian Open and Roland-Garros tennis tournaments. There are over 30 days of cycling action – including the Tour de France – and the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Those looking for real-life courtroom drama can indulge themselves Vardy vs Rooney: The Wagatha Trialdetailing the Wagatha Christie lawsuit that recently made headlines, while Written in the stars (in which astrologers play matchmaker) 90 Day Fiancé and Beauty and the nerd take care of the reality TV side.
True crime buffs will enjoy the faking specials, and there are passion projects in the form of Richard Hammond’s workshop and Peter Crouch: Save our beautiful game.
Discovery+’s parent company Discovery merged with HBO Max owner WarnerMedia last year, with rumors that the two streaming services would become one. For now, there’s no sign of that happening yet, but we’re not ruling anything out.
Does Discovery+ stream in 4K?
It does, but unfortunately not on Sky. A Sky spokesperson tells us: “At this time, customers cannot watch Discovery+ content in 4K on Sky.” Shame. But the Discovery+ website (opens in new tab) says the service is “working hard to support more platforms and add more and more Ultra HD video,” so hopefully Sky will join the Ultra HD party soon.
Even those who can watch in 4K (including owners of the Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K and Apple TV 4K) won’t be able to access the service’s entire catalog in that resolution. Discovery+ has a “selection of episodes and specials” streaming in 4K, most of them in the Nature & Animals collection.
But if you search using the terms “UHD”, “Ultra HD” and “4K”, you will see everything available in Ultra HD.
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