NOW TV to show The Open for free

NOW TV has announced that it will show the first day of The Open Championship for free on its platform.

On Thursday July 14, NOW TV will offer sports fans a free ‘NOW TV Sports Day Pass’, which they can use to watch all of the day’s action from the new channel Sky Sports The Open (channel 401). They will also have access to all of Sky Sports’ six other channels.

Sky Sports The Open has replaced Sky Sports 1 from today (July 11) ahead of the Championship start on Thursday. It will provide live coverage of the entire championship across four days. Fans can buy an additional day pass (£6.99) or a week pass (£10.99) to watch the rest of the tournament.

NOW TV is available to watch on over 60 devices, including smart TVs, computers, tablets, mobiles and consoles.

To claim the free Sports Day Pass, all fans have to do is visit nowtv.com/freepass from midnight on Thursday 14 July.