Sports IPTV or streaming services?
Nordic sport is spread across several streaming services and pay channels. Here is how to compare them with one IPTV plan, honestly, including when we are the wrong choice.
A fan of football, hockey and Formula 1 often pays for three or more streaming services. One IPTV plan costs €7.42 a month on twelve months. If you need a guarantee that one particular league is shown, only the rights holder's own service can give it.
Why sport got expensive
Sports rights are sold league by league and country by country. In the Nordics they are split between public broadcasters, commercial channels and several streaming services, and they move between them every few seasons. A fan who follows more than one sport usually needs more than one subscription.
Add up what you pay today
- List every subscription you keep for sport: streaming services, pay channels, add-ons.
- Write down what each costs a month, and for how many months a year you keep it.
- Add them up for a year.
- Compare the total with €89 for twelve months here, four screens included.
Do the sum before you decide. For someone who follows one league only, the rights holder's own service can be the cheaper choice.
What to compare
| Streaming services | IPTV Sport TV | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | One subscription per service | €7.42 a month on twelve months |
| A named league all season | Guaranteed by the rights holder | Not promised: line-ups change |
| Apps | One app per service | One player for everything |
| Screens | Set by each service | 1, or 4 on twelve months |
| Catch-up | Set by each service | 7 or 14 days on longer plans |
| Picture | Set by each service | HD, and 4K where produced |
Viaplay alternative: what that search usually means
People searching for a Viaplay alternative, or for any sports streaming alternative, usually want one of two things: a lower total cost, or fewer apps on the TV. Those are fair reasons to compare.
IPTV Sport TV is not affiliated with Viaplay or any other service, and we do not claim to carry their channels. The name appears here only because people search for it.
When a streaming service is the better choice
- You follow one league only, and its rights holder sells it on its own.
- You need a contractual guarantee that a competition is shown all season.
- You want the broadcaster's own extras: studio shows, multi-camera views, statistics.
If one of these is you, we would rather say so now than after you have paid.
Test before you cancel anything
Do not cancel a subscription because of a comparison page. Run the €4 test on a match weekend, check the competitions you care about, and decide after that.
Questions and answers
Is IPTV a cheaper alternative to Viaplay?
For fans who follow several sports, one IPTV plan often costs less than several streaming subscriptions combined. For one league only, the rights holder can be cheaper. Add up your own costs first.
Do you carry Viaplay channels?
We do not promise any broadcaster's channels. We are not affiliated with Viaplay or any other service. Ask in the chat about the competitions you follow.
Can I keep my streaming services and add IPTV?
Yes. Many people run the test alongside what they already have before deciding what to keep.
Spend €4 before you spend €89.
The test runs for 48 hours on one screen and stops by itself. Start it on a Friday, so it covers a full weekend of matches.