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Changes to the TV Guide - February 2025

Kelsingra — Thu, 27 Feb 2025 12:44:44 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.

Monday 3rd February 2025

Sky Feel Good (Satellite 302 - Sky Glass/Stream 302) changes name to Sky Valentine/SkyValentineHD (temp)

Saturday 8th February 2025

Sky Cinema Comedy (Satellite 308 - Sky Glass/Stream 308) renames to SkyBridgetJones / BridgetJonesHD (temp)

Monday 10th February 2025

Sky Bridget Jones (Satellite 308 - Sky Glass/Stream 308) renames to Sky Comedy HD (reverting from a temporary change)

Tuesday 11th February 2025

Sky Sports NFL (Satellite 408/865 - Sky Glass/Stream 408) rebrands to SkySp Action/SkySp ActionHD

Friday 14th February 2025

Sky Revenge (Satellite 307/851 - Sky Glass/Stream 307) changes back to Sky Action / Sky Action HD (reverting from a temporary change)
Sky Family (Satellite 306/850 - Sky Glass/Stream 306) renames to SkyHarryPotter / HarryPotterHD (temporary change)

Sunday 16th February 2025

Sky Valentines (Satellite 302 - Sky Glass/Stream 302) renames to AwardsSeason / AwardSeasonHD (temporary change)

Saturday 22nd February 2025

Harry Potter (Satellite 306/850 - Sky Glass/Stream 306) renames to Sky Family/Sky Family HD (reverting from a temporary change)
Sky Cinema Thriller (Satellite 306/850 309 - Sky Glass/Stream 309) changes name to Sky Assassins / Sky AssassinsHD (temporary change)

Thursday 27th February 2025

Ramazan TV HD launches to EPG number 791 in the UK only on Satellite only
TNT Sports 3 SD/HD (Satellite 417/874) swap EPG positions with Eurosport 1 SD/HD (Satellite 413/870)
TNT Sports 4 SD/HD (Satellite 421/876) swap EPG positions with Eurosport 2 SD/HD (Satellite 414/871)
ARY Digital launches to EPG number 724 on Glass/Stream
New Vision launches on EPG number 725 on Glass/Stream

Friday 28th February 2025

Nick Jr. Too (Satellite 613 - Glass/Stream 207 Glass) rebrands to Nick Jr. Peppa (temporary change)
Nicktoons (Satellite 605 - Glass/Stream 205) renames to NickSpongeBob
Sky Awards Season (Satellite 302 - Glass/Stream 302) changes name to UltActionHD (temporary change)
Sky Cinema Action (Satellite 307/851 - Glass/Stream 307) changes name to Sky Fast / Sky Fast HD (temporary change)
Sky Greats (Satellite 304/849 - Glass/Stream 304) renames to AwardWinners/AwdWinnersHD (temporary change)
Eurosport 1 (Satellite 417/874 - Glass/Stream 417) closes permanently
Eurosport 2 (Satellite 421/876 - Glass/Stream 418) closes permanently

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Re: Changes to the TV Guide - February 2025

Anonymous — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 16:04:31 GMT

Sky Valentines (Satellite 302 - Sky Glass/Stream 302) renames to AwardsSeason / AwardSeasonHD (temporary change)

Is the name of the channel:
Sky Cinema Awards Season
or
Sky Cinema Award Season
?

I am assuming "AwardSeasonHD" was used due to lack of space.

Also changes should show the full name of the channel and not the abbreviated/EPG name.
The change should be written as:

(Satellite/Sky Glass/Stream 302) - Sky Cinema Valentines [on EPG as Sky Valentines] renames to Sky Cinema Awards HD [AwardSeasonHD] - (temporary change)

(Assuming it's "Awards". Also there are no Sky Cinema SD channels on Sky)

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - February 2025

Anonymous — Sat, 15 Feb 2025 01:21:40 GMT

Saturday 22nd February 2025

Harry Potter (Satellite 306/850 - Sky Glass/Stream 306) renames to Sky Family/Sky Family HD (reverting from a temporary change)
Sky Cinema Thriller (Satellite 306/850 309 - Sky Glass/Stream 309) changes name to Sky Assassins / Sky AssassinsHD (temporary change)

I think Sky Cinema Thriller is wrong, it should be
(Satellite 309, Sky Glass/Stream 309)

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - February 2025

Doc5907 — Sat, 15 Feb 2025 10:08:41 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
Sky Valentines (Satellite 302 - Sky Glass/Stream 302) renames to AwardsSeason / AwardSeasonHD (temporary change)
Is the name of the channel:
Sky Cinema Awards Season
or
Sky Cinema Award Season
?

I am assuming "AwardSeasonHD" was used due to lack of space.

Also changes should show the full name of the channel and not the abbreviated/EPG name.
The change should be written as:

(Satellite/Sky Glass/Stream 302) - Sky Cinema Valentines [on EPG as Sky Valentines] renames to Sky Cinema Awards HD [AwardSeasonHD] - (temporary change)
(Assuming it's "Awards". Also there are no Sky Cinema SD channels on Sky)

🙄

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - February 2025

best+of+the+best — Sat, 15 Feb 2025 12:06:58 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
Sky Valentines (Satellite 302 - Sky Glass/Stream 302) renames to AwardsSeason / AwardSeasonHD (temporary change)
Is the name of the channel:
Sky Cinema Awards Season
or
Sky Cinema Award Season
?

I am assuming "AwardSeasonHD" was used due to lack of space.

Also changes should show the full name of the channel and not the abbreviated/EPG name.
The change should be written as:

(Satellite/Sky Glass/Stream 302) - Sky Cinema Valentines [on EPG as Sky Valentines] renames to Sky Cinema Awards HD [AwardSeasonHD] - (temporary change)
(Assuming it's "Awards". Also there are no Sky Cinema SD channels on Sky)

Oh dear @Anonymous but you can download in SD if you change your download preferences

Remote Download via Sky Go just select the format simple people's.

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - February 2025

Anonymous — Sat, 15 Feb 2025 13:42:10 GMT

@best+of+the+best wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
Sky Valentines (Satellite 302 - Sky Glass/Stream 302) renames to AwardsSeason / AwardSeasonHD (temporary change)
Is the name of the channel:
Sky Cinema Awards Season
or
Sky Cinema Award Season
?

I am assuming "AwardSeasonHD" was used due to lack of space.

Also changes should show the full name of the channel and not the abbreviated/EPG name.
The change should be written as:

(Satellite/Sky Glass/Stream 302) - Sky Cinema Valentines [on EPG as Sky Valentines] renames to Sky Cinema Awards HD [AwardSeasonHD] - (temporary change)
(Assuming it's "Awards". Also there are no Sky Cinema SD channels on Sky)
Oh dear @Anonymous but you can download in SD if you change your download preferences
Remote Download via Sky Go just select the format simple people's.

This is not the question I asked. I asked if the channel name is:

Sky Cinema Award Season or Sky Cinema Awards Season. (With or without the S in Award/Awards)

On the EPG name, there is limited space, so I assumed the EPG name "AwardSeasonHD" was used due to the lack of space.

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - February 2025

best+of+the+best — Sat, 15 Feb 2025 22:46:21 GMT

You stated that there were no Sky Cinema SD channels on Sky @Anonymous

At which point of @Kelsingra post referred to SD

But you overlooked Sky Cinema Valentines on channel 302 isn't the s dropped so it's SkyValentineHD no SD mentioned

Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't you also state this

"Also changes should show the full name of the channel and not the abbreviated/EPG name.
The change should be written as:

(Satellite/Sky Glass/Stream 302) - Sky Cinema Valentines [on EPG as Sky Valentines"

On the EPG it's written like this

Sky CINEMA HD

Valentine

Sky+app

Sky Go app

Thank you for the TV guide changes @Kelsingra

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - February 2025

Doc5907 — Sat, 15 Feb 2025 23:12:51 GMT

Battle of the pedants 🙂

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - February 2025

Anonymous — Sun, 16 Feb 2025 11:35:57 GMT

@best+of+the+best wrote:
You stated that there were no Sky Cinema SD channels on Sky @Anonymous
At which point of @Kelsingra post referred to SD
But you overlooked Sky Cinema Valentines on channel 302 isn't the s dropped so it's SkyValentineHD no SD mentioned
Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't you also state this

"Also changes should show the full name of the channel and not the abbreviated/EPG name.
The change should be written as:

(Satellite/Sky Glass/Stream 302) - Sky Cinema Valentines [on EPG as Sky Valentines"

On the EPG it's written like this

Sky CINEMA HD
Valentine
Sky+app
Sky Go app
Thank you for the TV guide changes @Kelsingra

Read carefully:

Sky Cinema Valentines is being rebranded to Sky Cinema Award Season or Sky Cinema Awards Season? (With or without the "S" in "Awards"/"Award"?)

On Sky's EPG, there is only Sky Cinema HD channels.

In regard to the below example, there is no channel 850 for Sky Cinema Family SD. I think this was a typo.

Harry Potter (Satellite 306/850 - Sky Glass/Stream 306) renames to Sky Family/Sky Family HD (reverting from a temporary change)

Regard to this:
"Also changes should show the full name of the channel and not the abbreviated/EPG name.
The change should be written as: ...", I was referring to this thread you're reading, not the EPG name, for example:

Sky Cinema Harry Potter ["Harry Potter" on EPG] (Satellite 306/850 - Sky Glass/Stream 306) renames to Sky Cinema Family [Sky Family]/Sky Cinema Family HD [Sky Family HD] (reverting from a temporary change).

where the name in square brackets is the name shown on the EPG.

If you don’t understand the question, please don’t contribute to this conversation.

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - February 2025

Anonymous — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 13:30:10 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
@best+of+the+best wrote:
You stated that there were no Sky Cinema SD channels on Sky @Anonymous
At which point of @Kelsingra post referred to SD
But you overlooked Sky Cinema Valentines on channel 302 isn't the s dropped so it's SkyValentineHD no SD mentioned
Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't you also state this

"Also changes should show the full name of the channel and not the abbreviated/EPG name.
The change should be written as:

(Satellite/Sky Glass/Stream 302) - Sky Cinema Valentines [on EPG as Sky Valentines"

On the EPG it's written like this

Sky CINEMA HD
Valentine
Sky+app
Sky Go app
Thank you for the TV guide changes @Kelsingra

Read carefully:

Sky Cinema Valentines is being rebranded to Sky Cinema Award Season or Sky Cinema Awards Season? (With or without the "S" in "Awards"/"Award"?)

On Sky's EPG, there is only Sky Cinema HD channels.

In regard to the below example, there is no channel 850 for Sky Cinema Family SD. I think this was a typo.
Harry Potter (Satellite 306/850 - Sky Glass/Stream 306) renames to Sky Family/Sky Family HD (reverting from a temporary change)
Regard to this:
"Also changes should show the full name of the channel and not the abbreviated/EPG name.
The change should be written as: ...", I was referring to this thread you're reading, not the EPG name, for example:

Sky Cinema Harry Potter ["Harry Potter" on EPG] (Satellite 306/850 - Sky Glass/Stream 306) renames to Sky Cinema Family [Sky Family]/Sky Cinema Family HD [Sky Family HD] (reverting from a temporary change).

where the name in square brackets is the name shown on the EPG.

If you don’t understand the question, please don’t contribute to this conversation.

The new channel name is
Sky Cinema Awards Season

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - February 2025

best+of+the+best — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 17:43:29 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:

The new channel name is
Sky Cinema Awards Season

Oh dear but it's still Sky Cinema HD channel 302 regardless of what theme they want to use

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - February 2025

Anonymous — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 00:50:28 GMT

@best+of+the+best wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
@Anonymous wrote:
The new channel name is
Sky Cinema Awards Season
Oh dear but it's still Sky Cinema HD channel 302 regardless of what theme they want to use

Oh wow, I give up. @best+of+the+best I just don't know what to tell you anymore. I've tried explaining it several times to you.

Look at this, specifically the underlined:

Sunday 16th February 2025

Sky Valentines (Satellite 302 - Sky Glass/Stream 302) renames to AwardsSeason / AwardSeasonHD (temporary change)

The SD version says "AwardsSeason" or Sky Cinema Awards Season SD, and the HD version says "AwardSeasonHD" (with no s in Awards) or Sky Cinema Award Season HD (again "Award" and not "Awards", one without an S and one with an S in "Awards")

My question was:

Is the new name:
Sky Cinema Award Season HD/SD
or
Sky Cinema Awards Season HD/SD
?

I really genuinely don't know how to make it clearer.

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - February 2025

best+of+the+best — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 02:48:54 GMT

Let me make it clearer for you @Anonymous and call it a day

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - February 2025

Anonymous — Tue, 18 Feb 2025 10:34:08 GMT

@best+of+the+best wrote:
Let me make it clearer for you @Anonymous and call it a day

Yes! I know that now, since the rename. I did check the live channel and the EPG myself.

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - February 2025

82bit — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 06:48:44 GMT

The constant renaming of the Cinema channels is, frankly, stupid. Bring back the numbers and be done with it. Please.

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - February 2025

Annie+UK — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:39:54 GMT

@82bit wrote:

The constant renaming of the Cinema channels is, frankly, stupid. Bring back the numbers and be done with it. Please.

Don't use the linear channels and use On Demand as your a Glass/Stream user the channels would only be for watching live which is a thing you would not need to do 🙄

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - February 2025

lettice — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 09:57:05 GMT

@Annie+UK wrote:

@82bit wrote:

The constant renaming of the Cinema channels is, frankly, stupid. Bring back the numbers and be done with it. Please.

Don't use the linear channels and use On Demand as your a Glass/Stream user the channels would only be for watching live which is a thing you would not need to do 🙄

Plus, the linear channels only play out in HD.

So if you have uhd/hdr and Dolby package add ones, you are missing out on the better picture quality and audio.

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - February 2025

nolte — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:06:03 GMT

@82bit wrote:
The constant renaming of the Cinema channels is, frankly, stupid. Bring back the numbers and be done with it. Please.

I like the differentiation between comedy, drama, thriller etc in the channel name.

The frequent changing of channel names doesn't bother me but it is more that I don't mind one way or the other. (Although a rename does help to know to avoid the station like if it is a popular franchise I have no interest in in the 25 years since it was made)

Though I think renaming for special things like christmas, Halloween is good. The rest, I wouldn't miss if it was discontinued.

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - February 2025

UT393 — Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:31:33 GMT

Imagine if 413 moves after Eurosport channel

413 Premier 1 HD
414 Premier 2 HD
415 SkySp Racing HD
416 SkySp Mix HD
417 TNTSports3 HD
418 MUTV HD
419 LFCTV HD
420 Racing TV HD
421 TNTSports4 HD

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - February 2025

Annie+UK — Sun, 23 Feb 2025 11:49:28 GMT

@UT393 wrote:

Imagine if 413 moves after Eurosport channel

413 Premier 1 HD
414 Premier 2 HD
415 SkySp Racing HD
416 SkySp Mix HD
417 TNTSports3 HD
418 MUTV HD
419 LFCTV HD
420 Racing TV HD
421 TNTSports4 HD

What difference would that make, I cannot understand why does it matter what 3 digits one has to type to access a channel?