With the 2011-12 season of the English Premier League here, football fans will be looking forward to another exciting campaign. It is a well-known fact in the British Isles that the majority of the rights to show live games from the Premier League is signed up to Sky Sports, who are due to air 115 fixtures exclusively live (ESPN UK are set to show the remaining 23 that were up for purchase).

Unfortunately for those that do not want a costly satellite or cable subscription, there is no other outlet to watch games live without paying Sky for the pleasure, or watching ‘dubious’ streaming, but what options are in place?

The main method being advertised is through Apple’s flagship iOS products, such as iPhone, iPod touch, and the iPad tablet computer, all offering an app for the new ‘Sky Go‘ service, which permits live streaming of selected Sky channels based on the contract. This will cost a subscription of some sort, but to existing Sky customers, the service is free (based on your TV package) once you attain a username and password from the satellite broadcaster. For all iOS systems, though, version 4.2 or higher is a requirement.

For other mobile devices as well as the iOS systems, the ‘SlingPlayer’ app is availiable as another option, which will cost around £20 for Slingbox owners, but provides live streaming. For users of Android devices, Sky Go is said to be in the works for an official ‘app’, but for other providers this is uncertain. Sky Go and Slingbox are also readily avaliable on computer desktops as well, with a range of big-name browsers supportive of the platforms.

For viewers that don’t feel the need to spend big for live content, there is the option of just watching the highlights, by downloading the official ‘ESPN Goals’ app for Android or iPhone, which uploads all the goals scored just a couple of minutes after they actually happen (apart from on Saturdays, which are legally required to be shown after 5.15pm from matches before that time). This service is, as of this season, free to download and to use, giving a great option for the more frugal fan. If all else fails, though, you can always check out the live football streaming websites or there is always Match of the Day highlights on the BBC…

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