Discussion topic: Accessing my Sky package from Belgium
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Message posted on 12 Oct 2023 04:48 PM
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Accessing my Sky package from Belgium
I am a long-term customer of Sky TV, and now I live part of the year in Belgium.
How do I access my Sky TV programmes.
Any help would be appreciated!
In a digital world it must be feasible surely!
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Message posted on 12 Oct 2023 04:55 PM
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Re: Accessing my Sky package from Belgium
You will be unable to watch live TV outside of the UK via Sky Go unless you are an Sky Ireland customer but even then you can only watch live TV for at most 31 days before having to return the device to Ireland. You should be able to download content to the app (and this would be require Sky Go Extra) to view when elsewhere but the app must not be connected to an internet connection or it could return an error when not in the UK.
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Message posted on 12 Oct 2023 05:04 PM - last edited: 12 Oct 2023 05:55 PM
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Re: Accessing my Sky package from Belgium
@Cookie1 wrote:
In a digital world it must be feasible surely!
It was, but cross-border digital subscription service 'portability' within the EU for UK Sky subscribers ended with Brexit.
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/cross-border-portability-of-online-content-services
As @caesarome indicates, this was only for tourist and business travel purposes anyway, and not a permanent function.
Sky is not a licenced or regulated media provider in Belgium, and so does not have distribution rights there: even in a digital world the control of broadcast and streaming content is still a very geographical thing.
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