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Changes to the TV Guide - January 2025

Kelsingra — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 10:07:16 GMT

Keep up with the latest changes to the Sky TV Guide on Sky+, Sky Q and Sky Glass/Stream.

This list is updated weekly for the week ahead, but may still change.

Wednesday 1st January 2025

Sky Christmas (Satellite 302 - Sky Glass/Stream 302) renames to Sky Drama/Sky Drama HD (reverting from a temporary change)
Sky 10s (Satellite 308 - Sky Glass/Stream 308) changes name to Sky Hits / Sky Hits HD (reverting from temporary change)
Sky Cinema Action (Satellite 307/851 - Sky Glass/Stream 307) changes name to Sky Stunts / Sky Stunts HD (temporary change)

Thursday 2nd January 2025

Harry Potter (Satellite 306/850 - Sky Glass/Stream 306) renames to Sky Family/Sky Family HD (reverting from a temporary change)
Sky Monsters (Satellite 311 - Sky Glass/Stream 311) renames to Sky ScFi/Horror / Sky ScFi/HorHD (reverting from temporary change)
Sky KungFuPandaHD (Satellite 305 - Sky Glass/Stream 305) changes name to SkyAnimationHD (reverting from a temporary change)
Sky Middle Earth (Satellite 304/849 - Sky Glass/Stream 304) renames to Sky Greats / Sky Greats HD (reverting from a temporary change)

Sunday 5th January 2025

Christmas24 (Satellite 312 - Sky Glass/Stream 313) renames to Movies24 (reverting from a temporary change)
Christmas24+ (Satellite 315 - Sky Glass/Stream 314) renames to Movies24+ (reverting from a temporary change)

Monday 6th January 2025

Sky Sports Darts (Satellite 406/864 - Glass/Stream 406) renames to SkySp F1/ SkySp F1 HD (reverting from a temporary change)
Sky Sports Darts UHD (Satellite 857 - Glass/Stream 902) renames to SkySp F1 UHD
Sky Best Of 2024 (Satellite 303 - Glass/Stream 303) renames to Sky Icons / Sky Icons HD (temporary change)

Tuesday 7th January 2025

GREAT! xmas (Satellite 319) renames to GREAT! romance (reverting from a temporary change)
GREAT! xmas HD (Glass 317) renames to GREAT! romance HD (reverting from a temporary change)
GREAT! xmas+1 (320) renames to G! romance+1 (reverting from a temporary change)
That's Christmas (Satellite 183) renames to That's TV 3 (reverting from a temporary change)
Sky Drama (302) moves to 310 on satellite and Glass (reverting from a temporary change)
Sky Hits (308) moves to 303 on satellite and Glass (reverting from a temporary change)
Sky Cinema Comedy (310) moves to 308 on satellite and Glass (reverting from a temporary change)
Sky Best Of 2024 (303) moves to 302 on satellite and Glass (reverting from a temporary change)

Monday 13th January 2025

Sky Stunts (Satellite 307/851 - Sky Glass/Stream 307) changes back to Sky Action / Sky Action HD (reverting from a temporary change)
Sky Thriller HD (Satellite 309 - Sky Glass/Stream 309) renames to Sky Crime HD (temporary change)
That's Fabulous (Satellite 359) rebrands to That's Oldies

Monday 20th January 2025

Sky Icons (Satellite 302 - Sky Glass/Stream 302) renames to Sky Feel Good/SkyFeelGoodHD (temporary change)
London Live (Satellite 117) rebrands to London TV

Monday 27th January 2025

Sky Crime HD (Satellite 309 - Glass/Stream 309) renames to Sky Thriller HD (reverting from a temporary change)
Sky Cinema Action (Satellite 307/851 - Glass/Stream 307) changes name to Sky Revenge / SkyRevengeHD (Temporary change)

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Re: Changes to the TV Guide - January 2025

Hayden+mullinder — Wed, 01 Jan 2025 15:14:45 GMT

There is close anyone channel? In January 2024 closed E!, bbc 1 2 3 4 sd closed there is 2025?

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - January 2025

oj01 — Wed, 01 Jan 2025 17:42:42 GMT

@Hayden+mullinder wrote:
There is close anyone channel? In January 2024 closed E!, bbc 1 2 3 4 sd closed there is 2025?

I'm struggling to understand what you're asking/stating

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - January 2025

TimmyBGood — Wed, 01 Jan 2025 18:32:05 GMT

@Hayden+mullinder

Industry speculation is that Channel 4 may well cease broadcasting the rest of its non-PSB channels during 2025 as part of its ongoing cost-cutting, and retain only the C4 service on satellite, Glass/Stream, Freesat and Freeview.

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - January 2025

MarkGoldsmith — Wed, 01 Jan 2025 21:05:03 GMT

@TimmyBGood wrote:
@Hayden+mullinder

Industry speculation is that Channel 4 may well cease broadcasting the rest of its non-PSB channels during 2025 as part of its ongoing cost-cutting, and retain only the C4 service on satellite, Glass/Stream, Freesat and Freeview.

With them just recently announcing a deal to make E4 the UK home of The Simpsons I'd be surprised if they closed that channel, however I could certainly see reason for them to close the majority of their channel portfolio.

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - January 2025

placeholder1 — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 18:03:34 GMT

What happened to That's Fabulous and why are they *only* just showing That's 80s? The EPG data is all wrong too, currently the EPG is showing as "2000s Greatest Hits!" while playing 80s music!

Are there any indications on this end of That's Fabulous being renamed to That's 80s on the EPG?

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - January 2025

nolte — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 18:15:30 GMT

@placeholder1 wrote:
What happened to That's Fabulous and why are they *only* just showing That's 80s? The EPG data is all wrong too, currently the EPG is showing as "2000s Greatest Hits!" while playing 80s music!

Are there any indications on this end of That's Fabulous being renamed to That's 80s on the EPG?

It is up to a tv station themselves to ensure the epg submitted is correct.

Given the sheer number of stations on sky, sky can not and will not verify that what a station says they are broadcasting corresponds to what is actually being broadcasting.

This is a station part of the That's Tv group and any queries on future change or current epg should be sent directly to them via their contact channels.

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - January 2025

Anonymous — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 22:54:02 GMT

@Hayden+mullinder wrote:
There is close anyone channel? In January 2024 closed E!, bbc 1 2 3 4 sd closed there is 2025?

Any channel changes will be posted here for the week ahead, when the Sky staff get it. This includes channel launches, closures, name changes and channel number changes too.

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - January 2025

Anonymous — Fri, 03 Jan 2025 13:33:52 GMT

Sky Cinema Best Of 2024 is changing to Sky Cinema Icons on 6 January.

So I'm assuming Sky Cinema Icons moves from 303 to 302 on 7 January?

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - January 2025

Anonymous — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 15:29:56 GMT

@placeholder1 wrote:
What happened to That's Fabulous and why are they *only* just showing That's 80s? The EPG data is all wrong too, currently the EPG is showing as "2000s Greatest Hits!" while playing 80s music!

Are there any indications on this end of That's Fabulous being renamed to That's 80s on the EPG?

This is down to That's TV. It's That's TV who update their schedule, not Sky. You will need to contact them instead in relation to this.

It looks like That's Fabulous is showing multiple That's 80s blocks in a row (excluding teleshopping) until Monday, when from 9am it's showing "That's Oldies: Classic Hit Music"

Currently That's TV 3 is showing "That's Oldies: Classic Hit Music" from 9am to 9pm, so you can get your That's Fabulous kick there.

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - January 2025

Anonymous — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:09:10 GMT

BritAsia TV on channel 761 is closing Wednesday 15 January, 2025:
https://rxtvinfo.com/2025/britasia-tv-leaves-sky-this-month/

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - January 2025

Abetterlife45 — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 19:43:17 GMT

Sky seriously need to change their **bleep** or fire the people running these channels why are the schedules always so awful and predictable in 1st February 2025 they should bring back old and new channels with more variety and options of old and new.

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - January 2025

Abetterlife45 — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 19:49:03 GMT

Seriously all these channels need to be discuss in a confrence meeting especially Comedy Central, Pop, Pop Max, Nick, Nicktoons and MTV CN and Boomerang all these channels are just garbage they have been for a decade.

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - January 2025

nolte — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 19:59:36 GMT

@Abetterlife45 wrote:
Seriously all these channels need to be discuss in a confrence meeting especially Comedy Central, Pop, Pop Max, Nick, Nicktoons and MTV CN and Boomerang all these channels are just garbage they have been for a decade.

None of those channels are controlled by sky

Comedy central, nick, nick toons, mtv are owned by paramount

Boomerang is Warner bros Discovery

Pop tv is Narrative Tv

I would also say many households with children might disagree with you on the 5 kids channels mentioned.

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - January 2025

GD1 — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:29:17 GMT

@Abetterlife45 Do you believ everything you see on satellite is Sky?

Unless the channel has Sky in it's name it's not a Sky owned or operated channel* The channels you've listed are nothing to do with Sky so they can't tell the owners what they should or should show.

*there may be a couple of channels that are the exception to this rule.

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - January 2025

Daniel0210 — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:36:47 GMT

@Abetterlife45

Those channels must be bringing in reasonable viewing figures for the channel owners to want to continue on Skys viewing platforms.

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - January 2025

smurph69 — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 23:41:06 GMT

@Kelsingra wrote:
Tuesday 7th January 2025
That's Christmas (Satellite 183) renames to That's TV 3 (reverting from a temporary change)
Monday 13th January 2025
That's Fabulous (Satellite 359) rebrands to That's Oldies

Am I the only one that don't understand the ever changing landscape at That's TV across 6 of their channels?

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - January 2025

Anonymous — Sat, 11 Jan 2025 00:53:32 GMT

@smurph69 wrote:
@Kelsingra wrote:
Tuesday 7th January 2025
That's Christmas (Satellite 183) renames to That's TV 3 (reverting from a temporary change)
Monday 13th January 2025
That's Fabulous (Satellite 359) rebrands to That's Oldies
Am I the only one that don't understand the ever changing landscape at That's TV across 6 of their channels?

"That's" down to That's TV. This is a question for them. Not Sky. Sky just go along with whatever name changes they want.

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - January 2025

Anonymous — Sat, 11 Jan 2025 00:54:48 GMT

Channel 5 and My5 going to be rebranded as "5" in March.

https://rxtvinfo.com/2025/march-relaunch-for-channel-5-and-my5/

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - January 2025

Anonymous — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 11:31:53 GMT

London Live closing on channel 117 (London and surrounding areas only) at 23:59 on Sunday 19 January 2025.
To be replaced by "London TV" by Local TV on Monday 20 January 2025
https://rxtvinfo.com/2025/london-live-to-close-in-uncertain-year-for-freeview-local-tv/