topic Re: Same sports showing on three different channels in What's On

Same sports showing on three different channels

Neo005 — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:57:28 GMT

Sky could charge customers a lot less, and offer their customers alot more, if they did not show the same live sports games over different Sky Sports branded channels all at the same time!

Re: Same sports showing on three different channels

caesarome — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:12:39 GMT

@Neo005

When there isn't much live sport on this can and does happen, it is either the or they show a loads of repeats.

Re: Same sports showing on three different channels

Daniel0210 — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:02:29 GMT

@Neo005

Are they actually the same match?

Re: Same sports showing on three different channels

SKY1992bf — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:03:45 GMT

@Neo005 you will probably find that it's a different match on sky sports + 404 to that's been shown on 401/408

Re: Same sports showing on three different channels

nolte — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:58:08 GMT

Weekday afternoons are not great for live sport

With tennis particularly with early rounds of tournaments, there are matches going on simultaneously

Re: Same sports showing on three different channels

Marlu-Nyu — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:36:48 GMT

@Neo005 wrote:

Sky could charge customers a lot less, and offer their customers alot more, if they did not show the same live sports games over different Sky Sports branded channels all at the same time!

Sky Sports Main Event is similar to the now closed Sky Showcase, but for Sky Sports. Sky Sports Main Event showcases what's on Sky Sports, and in this instance it's showing content from Sky Sports Tennis. It may also be on Sky Sports+ due to having different camera angles/commentary/no commentary/etc. or additional content via the Sky Sports+ interactive channels.