Hereford FC And Sky

It's understood Hereford FC and Sky are yet to sign an agreement to have Sky Sports in the bars at Edgar Street.

Sky will reduce their prices but only if a sufficent number of clubs sign up.

Any deal won't be ratified until after Hereford FC's first home game in the Midland League.

Hereford FC are a step five club so if the deal goes ahead would be paying Either £149 or £175 per month.

Below is what they are offering:

Dear Member Club,

Following discussions with the Chairman of steps 3 to 6 of the Football Association, we’d like to invite you to join
Sky on an exclusive price point that’s considerably lower than anything offered to any other Association.

What’s the benefit of having Sky in your club?

• Live sport can help drive additional revenue by attracting fans to arrive pre-game and stay post-game, filling your bars and helping them to spend more.
• Sky shows more than 59,000 hours of sport a year across seven dedicated Sky Sports channels.
• Sky is the only authorised broadcaster to show up to 116 live Premier League matches in the UK.
• Fixed band pricing for two years – covering year one of the new extended Premier League package, which is coming next year.

What channels are included in this TV package?

The Sky Ultimate package gives your club an action-packed line up of live sports programming across seven dedicated sports channels: Sky Sports 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Sky Sports F1® and Sky Sports News HQ.
Plus, you get access to additional sports channels such as British Eurosport and British Eurosport 2. Together with over 60 entertainment channels including Sky News, MTV and VH1, the Sky Ultimate package gives you and your members the ultimate choice in entertainment.

How much will it cost?

The normal rate for a club on a General Contract is £548 per month, but if you sign up by 7 August 2015 you could get the package at a reduced rate. And you’ll get this price banding guaranteed for two years. See the table below. This rate will depend on how many clubs sign up by 7 August 2015.

	STEPS 3-4
Number of clubs to sign up	187	158
Band pricing per month (ex VAT)	£149.00	£175.00
	STEPS 5-6
Number of clubs to sign up	547	474
Band pricing per month (ex VAT)	£149.00	£175.00

How do you sign up to this amazing offer?

• Take a look at the enclosed Your Guide to Sky – this gives an overview of all the thrilling live sports action we have coming up on Sky over the next year.
• Complete the contract form and Direct Debit mandate enclosed and send them back to us in the prepaid envelope by 7 August 2015.
• Soon after 7 August 2015 we’ll be able confirm how many clubs have signed up and what your monthly cost will be.
• Call us to activate your card by 17 August 2015.
• Your account will be activated by 17 August 2015, and your first monthly payment taken.

Please note you may have to pay up to £175 ex VAT a month for your Sky TV package. If at least 187 clubs sign up for steps 3-4, clubs in these steps will pay as little as £149 ex VAT per month. If at least 547 clubs sign up for steps 5-6, clubs in these steps will pay as little as £149 ex VAT per month.
So please spread the word – the more clubs that sign up, the cheaper the rate.
If you have any questions, call us on 08448 244 244 and ask for Sarah Marley or email football@sky.uk and we’ll be happy to help.

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