topic Re: Customising Programs in Sky Q

Customising Programs

Rocket75 — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 14:11:51 GMT

Afternoon all,

Is it possible to customise my own Sky Package, i.e chose and pay for the channels that I want to watch without the added **bleep** that often comes with a bundle? E.g. I don't have kids in my household so I would avoid ALL kids channels and anything to do with religion too. So I could select Channel 1, 8 9 etc.. and just pay for what I watch. :). We'll, in the 21st century, I should be able to do that, right?

Ah.... that'll be bliss.

Thanks for the headsup 🙂

Re: Customising Programs

Daniel0210 — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 14:15:14 GMT

@Rocket75

You have to subscribe to the base package which is Signature in the first place, then you add the additional add-ons that you want such as Kids, Sky Cinema, Sky Sports etc.

Re: Customising Programs

Rocket75 — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 14:58:02 GMT

Hi Daniel,

I've already subscribed to the base package, and it comes with all sorts of 'bells & whistles' i.e unecessary programs that I'm unable to remove (that's what I've been told).

So I'm paying for programs that I never watch!

Re: Customising Programs

PandJ2020 — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 15:00:58 GMT

@Rocket75 wrote:
So I'm paying for programs that I never watch!

That's one way to view it but you can't reduce your bill or remove them.

Re: Customising Programs

SKY1992bf — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 15:01:30 GMT

@Rocket75 There is no option to just pay for what you want

Re: Customising Programs

Daniel0210 — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 15:05:29 GMT

@Rocket75 wrote:

So I'm paying for programs that I never watch!

@Rocket75

I doubt there are any customers who will watch every channel.

Re: Customising Programs

TimmyBGood — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 18:00:35 GMT

@Rocket75 wrote:

So I'm paying for programs that I never watch!

Rolling your own bespoke service is not possible with any current platform: the financial implications for the platform provider would be horrendous. A great many of those channels aren't receiving even a fraction of your Sky subscription anyway.

Re: Customising Programs

Rocket75 — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 18:31:44 GMT

@SKY1992bf, imagine going to a car dealer and purchasing a Maserati, and then you're told that just because you've paid for a Maserati doesn't mean you'll get one. You'll have to make do with a Ford instead.😏

Re: Customising Programs

PandJ2020 — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 18:38:46 GMT

@Rocket75 wrote:
@SKY1992bf, imagine going to a car dealer and purchasing a Maserati, and then you're told that just because you've paid for a Maserati doesn't mean you'll get one. You'll have to make do with a Ford instead.😏

Sky don't sell cars?

Re: Customising Programs

xenon81 — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 18:46:13 GMT

@Rocket75 wrote:
Afternoon all,

Is it possible to customise my own Sky Package, i.e chose and pay for the channels that I want to watch without the added **bleep** that often comes with a bundle? E.g. I don't have kids in my household so I would avoid ALL kids channels and anything to do with religion too. So I could select Channel 1, 8 9 etc.. and just pay for what I watch. :). We'll, in the 21st century, I should be able to do that, right?
Ah.... that'll be bliss.

Thanks for the headsup 🙂

The Kids channels are part of a seperate Kids Pack, so you can remove them if you happen to have that package and don't want it. The religious channels are all free to air and aren't part of any Sky package. Actually a significant number of channels that you might think you're paying for but don't want are free services, which aren't part of your Sky subscription and are also on Freesat.

Re: Customising Programs

Daniel0210 — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 18:44:24 GMT

@Rocket75

Nothing wrong with a Ford. I'm on my 16th and wife has had quite a few too 😂

Re: Customising Programs

Chodley — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 18:45:01 GMT

That's a pretty terrible metaphor. If you'd received a radio when you paid for a TV service, maybe it would have fitted better.

Re: Customising Programs

Rocket75 — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 20:01:39 GMT

@Chodley

Not at all! I'm paying for programs that I don't need, so I'm paying a lot but getting very little. I'd like to pay for what I need/like. What's hard to understand about that? This IS possible, the technology is out there. One day, when consumers aren't treated as 'cash cows', the option will be available.

Re: Customising Programs

MightyQuinn — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 20:09:20 GMT

@Rocket75 wrote:
I'm paying for programs that I don't need

Hi @Rocket75 Of course you are, that is the business model. Sky/Comcast are in the business of extracting as much money as possible from you. They are not going to introduce anything that will reduce their income.

Re: Customising Programs

Chodley — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 20:45:33 GMT

@Rocket75 wrote:
@Chodley
Not at all! I'm paying for programs that I don't need, so I'm paying a lot but getting very little. I'd like to pay for what I need/like. What's hard to understand about that? This IS possible, the technology is out there. One day, when consumers aren't treated as 'cash cows', the option will be available.

How much of your monthly sub goes to these channels you don't want?

The answer is close to zero.

so you're not paying for anything you don't want. Based on your "kids and religious" categories. Since Kids isn't included and religious stuff is FTA.

Have you called up Netflix to ask if you can only pay for the shows you watch?

I'd quite like to not pay anything towards Manchester City but as I don't get that choice, I just don't subscribe to Sports.

Re: Customising Programs

cuke — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 09:14:56 GMT

@Chodley wrote:
@Rocket75 wrote:
@Chodley
Not at all! I'm paying for programs that I don't need, so I'm paying a lot but getting very little. I'd like to pay for what I need/like. What's hard to understand about that? This IS possible, the technology is out there. One day, when consumers aren't treated as 'cash cows', the option will be available.
How much of your monthly sub goes to these channels you don't want?

The answer is close to zero.

so you're not paying for anything you don't want. Based on your "kids and religious" categories. Since Kids isn't included and religious stuff is FTA.

Have you called up Netflix to ask if you can only pay for the shows you watch?

I'd quite like to not pay anything towards Manchester City but as I don't get that choice, I just don't subscribe to Sports.

If only I could eradicate football completely from our Sky package. My world would then be in a far better place 😉