Watching every Formula 1 race weekend on NOW no longer means paying for the entire Sky Sports line-up. The streaming service has introduced a Multi-Sport membership from £19.99 a month, giving F1 fans a cheaper option if they rarely watch football.
The new package costs £8 less per month than All Sky Sports when both are taken on a 12-month minimum term. That adds up to £96 over a year. Sky announced the changes on 13 October 2026, alongside a separate Football membership for people whose viewing is centred on the pitch.
NOW Sky Sports prices: what does each membership cost?
NOW now offers three monthly Sky Sports memberships. Each has a lower price with a 12-month minimum commitment, plus a cancel-anytime rate for viewers who would rather not commit for a full year.
| Membership | 12-month minimum term | Cancel anytime |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Sport | £19.99/month | £26.99/month |
| Football | £23.99/month | £30.99/month |
| All Sky Sports | £27.99/month | £34.99/month |
Those prices are the standard rates announced by Sky, before any optional HD or UHD upgrades. The £7 monthly premium for cancellation flexibility applies to all three. A cheaper price is attractive, but it is worth checking which sports you would lose before switching away from All Sky Sports.
F1 fans can save £96 a year with Multi-Sport
Formula 1 is the big attraction here. Multi-Sport includes live coverage of every Grand Prix weekend, so viewers can follow the season without subscribing to Sky’s football channels. NOW’s F1 viewing guidance also details the practice, qualifying, sprint and race coverage available through its sports service.
At £19.99 per month, a year of Multi-Sport costs £239.88. All Sky Sports costs £335.88 at £27.99 per month. The £96 difference is real, but it compares those two 12-month minimum-term prices. It is not a guaranteed saving for existing customers on older offers or discounts.
The cancel-anytime Multi-Sport membership costs £26.99 a month. That could suit someone who signs up for only part of the F1 calendar, although paying for the full year at that rate would cost more than the minimum-term option. The right choice depends on how long you intend to keep watching.
There’s plenty beyond Formula 1
Multi-Sport is not an F1-only pass. Golf majors, international cricket, tennis, darts, rugby and NFL coverage are also included. For somebody who follows F1 and the golf season, for example, the same membership could earn its place well beyond a Sunday Grand Prix.
Sky also lists men’s and women’s international cricket and ATP and WTA tennis among its coverage. As with any sports subscription, the availability of individual tournaments depends on broadcast rights and the events shown on the included channels. Do not assume every competition in a sport is covered.
The omission is deliberate: Multi-Sport does not include Sky’s dedicated football coverage. That matters if you expect to watch Premier League fixtures or EFL matches on the same subscription.
What if you watch football as well?
NOW’s new Football membership starts at £23.99 a month with a 12-month minimum term, or £30.99 with the freedom to cancel. Sky says its football offering includes more than 1,500 live matches this season across the Premier League, Women’s Super League, EFL and Scottish Premiership.
If you regularly watch both F1 and Sky’s football coverage, All Sky Sports remains the simpler option. It includes the full 12-channel line-up at £27.99 a month on the minimum-term rate, or £34.99 without that commitment. Neither package includes matches for which other broadcasters hold the UK rights.
Boost and Ultra Boost: what are you actually paying for?
Picture quality deserves a look before choosing a membership. NOW’s standard streaming quality is 720p. Its optional Boost upgrade costs £6 a month and adds 1080p Full HD, Dolby Digital 5.1 audio and streaming on two devices at once, where supported.
Ultra Boost costs £9 a month and offers up to 4K UHD HDR, Dolby Atmos and three simultaneous streams on compatible equipment and selected coverage. With Multi-Sport, Sky specifically lists selected live Sky Sports F1 and Sky Sports Darts coverage in UHD and Dolby Atmos. It does not promise that every sports broadcast will be available in 4K.
There is a restriction for football viewers: Ultra Boost can be added to Multi-Sport or All Sky Sports, but not to the Football membership. For the full 12-channel subscription, selected UHD coverage is available on a wider set of Sky Sports channels.
Multi-Sport plus Ultra Boost would cost £28.99 per month at the standard 12-month membership price, assuming the £9 upgrade is paid throughout. That is £347.88 across the year. Boost is the less expensive upgrade if Full HD is enough for your television and viewing setup.
A supported device matters as much as the TV itself. NOW recommends broadband speeds of at least 12Mbps per stream for Boost and 30Mbps for Ultra Boost; Dolby Atmos also needs suitable audio equipment. And while the upgrades can remove adverts from on-demand viewing, adverts remain on live sports channels.
How to sign up — and what existing customers should check
Sky says Football and Multi-Sport can be purchased directly through NOW, Apple and Amazon. Customers who receive NOW through EE will continue to get All Sky Sports. The app brings available live and upcoming events together in its Sport section across compatible televisions, streaming devices, phones and tablets.
For people interested in an occasional race rather than a monthly membership, NOW also lists a 24-hour Sports Day Membership at £14.99. It may work for a single weekend, but repeated day passes can quickly become more expensive than a monthly option.
Already paying for NOW Sports? Check your current deal before changing anything. An introductory discount, a legacy offer or different renewal terms could alter the comparison. Sky’s announcement does not say that every existing customer will automatically move onto one of the new prices.
If you’re reviewing the household’s other subscriptions at the same time, our UK streaming services comparison looks at the wider choice of films, television and streaming packages.
Tech Torque Verdict
For F1 fans who have little interest in football, Multi-Sport is a welcome addition. Being able to watch the whole Grand Prix calendar for £19.99 a month on a minimum-term membership is a more sensible proposition than paying for sports channels you seldom use.
The saving is worth having, but the small print makes a difference. The headline £96 assumes a full year at the two standard minimum-term prices, and UHD viewing adds another £9 a month. Anyone who regularly watches Sky’s football coverage may still be better served by All Sky Sports.
If F1, golf, cricket and tennis make up most of your sports viewing, start by looking at Multi-Sport. Check your existing offer and any picture-quality upgrades before deciding whether the lower monthly price works out cheaper for you.
