️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  Sky is to increase its prices for sports and family entertainment packages in Britain, just six weeks after it agreed to pay a record fee for the rights to show Premier League football matches. Sky is to raise its prices for sports and family entertainment packages in Britain, just six weeks after it agreed to pay a record fee for the rights to show Premier League football matches. Sky, which normally increases its prices in September, said on Thursday the price of a sports TV package would rise by £1 to £47 a month. Sky, which normally increases its prices in September, said on Thursday the price of a sports TV package would rise by £1 to £47 a month. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Sky said upon the announcement of the record Premier League deal that it would try to make sure its customers wouldn't have to foot the bill.<unk> Sky said upon the announcement of the record Premier League deal that it would try to make sure its customers would not have to foot the bill. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Sky paid £4.2billion to broadcast 126 live games a season from 2016 to 2019 in the Premier League.<unk> Sky paid £4.2billion to broadcast 126 live games a season from 2016 to 2019 in the Premier League.<unk> Sky paid £4.2billion to broadcast 126 live games a season from 2016 to 2019 in the Premier League. A Sky spokesman said upon the announcement of the rights in February. "The company will work hard to minimize the impact of higher rights costs on customers, with the majority of the funding coming through substantial additional savings to be delivered by efficiency plans", a Sky spokesman said upon the announcement of the rights in February. "The company will work hard to minimize the impact of higher rights costs on customers, with the majority of the funding coming through substantial additional savings to be delivered by efficiency plans", a Sky spokesman said upon the announcement of the rights in February. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Analysts said the lower price rise for sports channels might reflect a concern within the company that viewers could defect to BT, which won the right to show 42 games a season and has also beat Sky to show Champions League matches from later this year.<unk> Analysts said the lower price rise for sports channels might reflect a concern within the company that viewers could defect to BT, which won the right to show 42 games a season and has also beaten Sky to show Champions League matches from later this year. The price increases will take effect in June.<unk> The price increases will take effect in June. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk>
Sky announced Thursday its sports TV package fee will rise to £ 47.<unk> Sky announced Thursday its sports TV package fee will rise to £ 47. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk>