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Sky TV dropping channels including BBC

GDRO — Wed, 29 May 2024 13:45:28 GMT

Our Sky TV has dropped a swathe of channels, including all mainstream BBC channels. Is this a problem at Sky's end, and if so how soon will it be fixed? If it's our our end, how do we fix it.

Re: Sky TV dropping channels including BBC

SKY1992bf — Wed, 29 May 2024 13:49:30 GMT

@GDRO What do you mean by dropping ?

what error messages if any are you getting when trying to watch the affected channels

Re: Sky TV dropping channels including BBC

GDRO — Wed, 29 May 2024 13:53:40 GMT

Thanks - they're just not appearing in the list of channels: no error messages.

It's not just BBC - many of the sports channels have gone too.

Re: Sky TV dropping channels including BBC

Annie+UK — Wed, 29 May 2024 13:53:47 GMT

@GDRO wrote:

Our Sky TV has dropped a swathe of channels, including all mainstream BBC channels. Is this a problem at Sky's end, and if so how soon will it be fixed? If it's our our end, how do we fix it.

https://www.sky.com/help/articles/sky-channel-upgrade

Re: Sky TV dropping channels including BBC

Daniel0210 — Wed, 29 May 2024 14:12:26 GMT

@GDRO wrote:

many of the sports channels have gone too.

@GDRO

See the Changes to TV Guide - May thread on the Whats On board which includes certain SD channels…

Wednesday 29th

Sky Cinema Premiere SD (Satellite 301/848) closes permanently - HD service remains at 301 in the UK and ROI
Sky Cinema Greats SD (Satellite 304/849) closes permanently - HD service remains at 304 in the UK and ROI
Sky Cinema Family SD (Satellite 306/850) closes permanently - HD service remains at 306 in the UK and ROI
Sky Cinema Action SD (Satellite 307/851) closes permanently - HD service remains at 307 in the UK and ROI
Sky Sports Box Office SD (Satellite 491) closes permanently in the UK and ROI
Sky Sports Box Office HD (Satellite 492) moves to 491 in the UK and ROI
Sky Sports Football ROI SD launches on satellite at 861 in ROI only - swapping with the existing HD ROI service at 403
Sky Sports Main Event SD (Satellite 401/859) closes permanently in the UK only - HD remains at 401 - no changes to ROI
Sky Sports Premier League SD (Satellite 402/860) closes permanently in the UK only - HD remains at 402 - no changes to ROI
Sky Sports Football SD (Satellite 403/861) closes permanently in the UK only - HD remains at 403 - no changes to ROI
Sky Sports Cricket SD (Satellite 404/862) closes permanently in the UK only - HD remains at 404 - no changes to ROI
Sky Sports Golf SD (Satellite 405/863) closes permanently in the UK only - HD remains at 405 - no changes to ROI
Sky Sports F1 SD (Satellite 406/864) closes permanently in the UK only - HD remains at 406 - no changes to ROI
Sky Sports Action SD (Satellite 408/865) closes permanently in the UK only - HD remains at 408 - no changes to ROI
Sky Sports Arena SD (Satellite 412/867) closes permanently in the UK only - HD remains at 412 - no changes to ROI
MUTV SD (Satellite 418/875) closes permanently - HD remains at 418

Re: Sky TV dropping channels including BBC

SKY1992bf — Wed, 29 May 2024 14:00:02 GMT

@GDRO If you have an older sd only box the following applies

Please note: Some media outlets have been incorrectly stating that Sky+HD customers will also be affected by the SD channel changes

Around about August 2024 ALL Sky SD owned channels are to change their delivery protocol to DVB-S2 that only the HD boxes can process, so ALL older SD only boxes will not be able to output these channels (if your sky box can receive Channel 5 HD then you need do nothing as your box will not need replacing)

If your box is SD only and you want to keep receiving these channels you can either replace your incompatible boxes with a second hand Sky+HD box (One of the following models will suffice: DRX890 , DRX890W , DRX890WL , DRX895 , DRX895W , DRX895WL) or upgrade to a newer Sky service (Sky Q / Sky Glass / Sky Stream)

see sky’s official help link below

https://www.sky.com/help/articles/sky-channel-upgrade#:~:text=We're%20changing%20how%20we,Sky%20Sports%20channels.#m1014

(Text source credit to @annie+uk)

Re: Sky TV dropping channels including BBC

TimmyBGood — Wed, 29 May 2024 14:03:32 GMT

@GDRO wrote:

Our Sky TV has dropped a swathe of channels, including all mainstream BBC channels.

All BBC channels on affected boxes started getting messages plastered on them last year: did those not appear?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/reception/questions/freesat-sky/sd-satellite-closure

Re: Sky TV dropping channels including BBC

xenon81 — Wed, 29 May 2024 15:35:22 GMT

Yes there were large banners on the BBC SD channels that were hard to miss.

Anyone still using an SD box should really upgrade (there's no cost), or you will gradually lose more and more channels.

Re: Sky TV dropping channels including BBC

PCOOK1977 — Thu, 30 May 2024 12:39:13 GMT

Please note these differnt boxes have different out puts - My RS232 does not have audio outs where as my older one has - Pleanty on ebay but check the back for outputs.