topic Re: excessive adverts on sky go in Sky Go

excessive adverts on sky go

Kerry2112 — Sun, 01 Sep 2024 13:37:50 GMT

I want to know if there is a way to toggle adverts off on sky go please?
We pay a ridiculously high price for our Sky bill and I wouldn't expect to have the excessive amount of adverts that we do on Sky Go.
You have to watch 1:30 of adverts at the start of every programme, and even if you immediately want to skip to part way through, you're forced to endure 3 entire minutes of adverts once again.

I would understand one 10 second advert or even two every so often, however this is awful. If the adverts cannot be toggled off, I sincerely hope that Sky will consider this for their customers.

Re: excessive adverts on sky go

caesarome — Sun, 01 Sep 2024 15:13:38 GMT

@Kerry2112 wrote:

I want to know if there is a way to toggle adverts off on sky go please?

I'm afraid not.

Re: excessive adverts on sky go

Mikus — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 12:48:51 GMT

Hi,

I agree ..far too many adverts. However, its Sky's bread and butter so they will no way turn them off. If anything it will get worse.

Most streaming services sell you the service initially without adds and then slowly introduce new tiers of payment. What you initially signed up for becomes the basic package with ads and then you have to pay more to not get ads. Its terrible for the consumer.

Saying that, If I was runnig Sky and adverts where my bread and bnutter I'd probbaly do the same. Its business.

Re: excessive adverts on sky go

Mikus — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 12:52:19 GMT

I got a useless "badge" for answering that message. What I should get is payment for filling in for the lack of SKY agents available to answer users queries. So hard these days to actually speak to someone when you are stuck.

Re: excessive adverts on sky go

TimmyBGood — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 21:01:25 GMT

@Mikus wrote:

Its terrible for the consumer.

True, but streaming services running multi-billion annual losses aren't great for the investors and stockholders who are the reason they exist in the first place.