article_snippet: Film fans will also be hit with a 50p a month increase in the cost of the Sky Movies package and some £1.50 a month more for the combination of movies and sport.
article_snippet: That equates to £11m per game, which is up by 66per cent compared to the current TV deal.
article_snippet: The inflation-busting increases will come into effect on June 1 and coincide with the middle of the latest series of Game of Thrones.
article_snippet: Fans will effectively have to agree to the higher subscription.
article_snippet: That meant the price of its Sports package had risen about 30 per cent above inflation since 2001.
article_snippet: The fact it is putting up prices yet again could well drive millions of people to switch to the likes of Netflix and Amazon Prime, both of which cost less than £7 a month.
article_snippet: Surely the sports option itself should pay for the bid?’
article_snippet: A third questioned the rises for the non-sport packages.
article_snippet: So wait, they’re increasing they prices to cover Premier League costs, yet the sports package is the one that’s increasing least?
article_snippet: Too many people feel Too many people now have to choose between basic essentials and watching the game Too many people love.
article_snippet: If action is not taken to change the way Premier League sells TV rights, the rapidly rising cost of watching football at home will see even more people priced out of the national sport.
article_snippet: On average, bills will rise by less than £3 per month.
highlights_snippet: Also putting up price of Sport Bundle by £1 a month making it £564 a year .
  