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Changes to the TV Guide - January 2026

KevNewMedia — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 12:18:28 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.

Thursday 1st January 2026

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

Friday 2nd January 2026

Sky Jurassic Park (Satellite 307 - Sky Glass/Stream 307) renames to Sky Action HD (reverting from a temporary change)

Monday 5th January 2026

Sky Exclusives (Satellite 303 - Sky Glass/Stream 303) changes name to Sky Sci-Fi HD (temporary change)
Sky Favourites (Satellite 304 - Sky Glass/Stream 304) renames to Sky Greats HD (reverting from a temporary change)
Sky Christmas (Satellite 302 - Sky Glass/Stream 302) renames to BlockbustersHD (temporary change)
Sky Sci-Fi & Horror (Satellite 311 - Sky Glass/Stream 311) renames to Sky Horror HD (temporary
Sky Sports Darts (Satellite 407/865 - Sky Glass/Stream 407) renames to SkySp F1/ SkySp F1 HD (reverting from a temporary change)
Sky Sports Darts UHD (Satellite 857 - Sky Glass/Stream 902) renames to SkySp F1 UHD

Tuesday 6th January 2026

MTV Music (Satellite 350 - Sky Glass/Stream 350) closed on New Year's Eve - comes off the EPG Jan 6^th
Club MTV (Satellite 351 - Sky Glass/Stream 351) closed on New Year's Eve - comes off the EPG Jan 6^th
MTV 90s (Satellite 352 - Sky Glass/Stream 352) closed on New Year's Eve - comes off the EPG Jan 6^th
MTV 80s (Satellite 353 - Sky Glass/Stream 353) closed on New Year's Eve - comes off the EPG Jan 6^th
Pop/(Pop HD Glass) (Satellite 613 - Sky Glass/Stream 213) closed on New Year's Eve - comes off the EPG Jan 6^th
Tiny Pop/(Tiny Pop HD Glass) (Satellite 614 - Sky Glass/Stream 214) closed on New Year's Eve - comes off the EPG Jan 6^th
Pop+1 (Satellite 617) closes permanently and comes off the EPG on January 6th
Tiny Pop+1 (Satellite 618) closes permanently and comes off the EPG on January 6th
Great! Christmas (Satellite 319) renames to Great! Romance
Great! Xmas HD (Sky Glass/Stream 317) renames to Great! Romance
Great! Xmas+1 (Satellite 320) renames to G! Romance+1
Great! Romance ROI (Satellite 319 - 317 Sky Glass/Stream) closes and is replaced by the UK service
Christmas24+ (Satellite 315 - Glass/Stream 314) renames to Movies24+ (reverting from a temporary change)
Christmas24 (Satellite 312 - Glass/Stream 313) renames to Movies24 (reverting from a temporary change)
That's Christmas (Satellite 360) renames to That's Oldies

Wednesday 7th January 2026

HUM Masala (Satellite 732 - Sky Glass/Stream 720) rebrands permanently to HUM News

Monday 12th January 2026

Racing TV SD (Satellite 424) closes permanently - Racing TV HD replaces it at 424

Tuesday 13th January 2026

HGTV (Satellite UK 158 & ROI 162 - Sky Glass & Stream UK 153 & ROI 149) closes permanently
HGTV +1 (Satellite UK 258 & ROI 262) closes permanently
TLC SD (Satellite 133/828 & Scotland 134/828) goes free to air - ROI SD variant remains encrypted
TLC HD (Satellite 133/828 & Scotland 134/828) goes free to air in all territories
TLC +1 (Satellite 233 & Scotland 234) goes free to air in all territories

Thursday 15th January 2026

Really +1 launches at 242 in the UK on satellite only
Quest moves from 144 to 140 in all regions except Scotland on satellite only
Quest moves from 144 to 141 in Scotland on satellite only
Quest +1 moves from 244 to 240 in all regions except Scotland on satellite only
Quest +1 moves from 244 to 241 in Scotland on satellite only
Food Network moves from 140 to 144 in all regions except Scotland on satellite only
Food Network moves from 141 to 144 in Scotland on satellite only
Food Network moves from 154 to 152 in UK on Sky Glass & Stream only
Food Network moves from 150 to 148 in ROI on Sky Glass & Stream only
Food Network +1 moves from 240 to 244 in all regions except Scotland on satellite only
Food Network +1 moves from 241 to 244 in Scotland on satellite only
Discovery Turbo moves from 161 to 158 in England and Scotland on satellite only
Discovery Turbo moves from 172 to 158 in NI on satellite only
Discovery Turbo moves from 172 to 162 in ROI on satellite only
Discovery Turbo +1 moves from 261 to 258 in England and Scotland on satellite only
Discovery Turbo +1 moves from 272 to 258 in NI on satellite only
Discovery Turbo +1 moves from 272 to 262 in ROI on satellite only
Discovery History moves from 174 to 161 in England and Scotland on satellite only
Discovery History moves from 174 to 172 in NI and ROI on satellite only
Discovery History +1 moves from 274 to 261 in England and Scotland on satellite only
Discovery History +1 moves from 274 to 272 in NI and ROI on satellite only
ID moves from 141 to 140 in UK on Sky Glass & Stream only
ID moves from 137 to 136 in ROI on Sky Glass & Stream only
Animal Planet moves from 140 to 141 in UK on Sky Glass & Stream only
Animal Planet moves from 136 to 137 in ROI on Sky Glass & Stream only
Quest Red moves from 151 to 150 in UK on Sky Glass & Stream only
Quest Red moves from 147 to 146 in ROI on Sky Glass & Stream only
DMAX move from 152 to 151 in UK on Sky Glass & Stream only
DMAX moves from 148 to 147 in ROI on Sky Glass & Stream only
Really moves from 150 to 153 in UK on Sky Glass & Stream only
Really moves from 146 to 149 in ROI on Sky Glass & Stream only

Friday 16th January 2026

Sky Horror HD (Satellite 311 - Sky Glass & Stream 311) renames to Sky ScFi/HorHD (reverting from a temporary change)
Sky Sci-Fi (Satellite 303 - Sky Glass & Stream 303) changes name to TransformersHD (temporary change)
Sky Blockbusters (Satellite 302 - Sky Glass & Stream 302) renames to SkyFeelGoodHD (temporary change)

Monday 19th January 2026

Sky Transformers (Satellite 303 - Sky Glass/Stream 303) changes name to SkyBritHitsHD
Disney Jr HD moves from 625 to 613 on satellite only

Friday 30th January 2026

Sky Brit Hits (Satellite 303 - Sky Glass/Stream 303) changes name to BuddyFilmsHD (temporary change)

Saturday 31st January 2026

Sky Cinema Action (Satellite 307 - Sky Glass/Stream 307) changes name to Spider-Man HD

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Re: Changes to the TV Guide - January 2026

UT393 — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 22:01:50 GMT

Correct, I'm suggesting that if sky could reduce the music genre originates from 360-367 or somewhere further 540-579 range, Entertainment & Documentaries Ex-spillover channels 350-399 and Sky Sports Active 480-489 correctly. 🤔

https://forums.digitalspy.com/discussion/comment/97690400#Comment_97690400?utm_source=community-search&utm_medium=organic-search&utm_term=Music+360-375+

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - January 2026

UT393 — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 21:00:18 GMT

It would be great, especially if Sky launch a new Yachting tv on their Entertainment genre. 🤔

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - January 2026

Daniel0210 — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 05:26:13 GMT

@UT393

Yatching is a sport so wouldn't be on a non sport channel. Having said that imo there wouldn't be viewing figures to make such a venture financially viable.

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - January 2026

Daniel0210 — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 08:08:49 GMT

Or even Yachting 🙄

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - January 2026

UT393 — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 02:08:30 GMT

Moments like these remind me that Kartoon Channel (New Zealand), KidoodleTV, DreamWorks or Moonbug didn't launch. They're probably jumbled together after Disney Channel/XD, POP, Tiny POP, POP Max or CITV got discontinued.

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - January 2026

Marlu-Nyu — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 13:47:29 GMT

@KevNewMedia wrote:
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.
[...]
Tuesday 13th January 2026

HGTV (Satellite UK 158 & ROI 162 - Sky Glass & Stream UK 153 & ROI 149) closes permanently
HGTV +1 (Satellite UK 258 & ROI 262) closes permanently
TLC SD (Satellite 133/828 & Scotland 134/828) goes free to air - ROI SD variant remains encrypted
TLC HD (Satellite 133/828 & Scotland 134/828) goes free to air in all territories
TLC +1 (Satellite 233 & Scotland 234) goes free to air in all territories
[...]

I find it very odd that HGTV/HGTV+1 was removed today (13th Jan) when the channel doesn't close until midnight later tonight (01:00 for +1).

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - January 2026

GD1 — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 17:37:26 GMT

@Marlu-Nyu When they say 13th for example they usually remove at midnight on 12th into the 13th.

But that is normally when the channel has agreed with the relevant parties to end the playout & uplinking.

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - January 2026

UT393 — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 14:32:21 GMT

I imagine it will be a long time until 625 had Disney and then continues moving to 622 still transmitted some 'Kids' genre after 2007 reshuffle. Now 613 is back on Disney Jr.

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - January 2026

UT393 — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 04:34:17 GMT

Ofcom have applied to GTC Punjabi.

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - January 2026

Marlu-Nyu — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 12:07:50 GMT

Little disappointed TLC HD has been moved to 828 in Ireland and TLC SD in on 133. I get it that the adverts for Ireland are important, but can we have TLC on 347, like with E4 HD, More4 HD, etc.

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - January 2026

UT393 — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 13:47:05 GMT

So that's not an issue really? It just shows Information on 996.

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - January 2026

UT393 — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 11:34:05 GMT

There is a reason why it was a big gap to fill on certain HD/SD channels, have lost both franchises. Apparently being in the same genre and removes 101-999 blank. Was a great idea, if sky had been shuffled up to only unallocate the EPG would look something like this.

Entertainment & Documentaries - 101-199
Entertainment & Documentaries (+1s) - 201-299
Movies - 301-339
Entertainment & Documentaries (HD swap in Ireland) - 340-349
Entertainment & Documentaries (Ex-Overspill) - 350-399
Sports (subscription/FTA) - 401-479
Sports (Active) - 480-489
Sports (PPV) - 490-499
News - 501-539
Music - 540-579
Religion - 580-599
Kids - 601-639
Kids (secondary) - 640-659
Shopping - 660-699
International (Hindi) - 701-730
International (Urdu) - 731-759
International (Punjabi) - 760-776 (unchanged)
International (Bengali) - 777-787 (unchanged)
International - (Other languages) - 788-799 (unchanged)
Secondary - 801- 898
Information - 996-999 unchanged
Adult - 900-939
Adult (Dating) - 940-949
Regional & Interactive - 951-995
Radio - 0101-0249 - unchanged

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - January 2026

Marlu-Nyu — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:33:09 GMT

@UT393 wrote:
So that's not an issue really? It just shows Information on 996.

Channel 996 is the Channel Line-Up, an audio accessibility channel for those with vision impairments.

Sky Intro on channels 899, 950 and 998 were removed yesterday (22 Jan). Channel 998 was the default channel that the Sky system would go to when it was powered on for the first time, after a power cut or turned off at the plug. Channels 889 and 950 were channel buffers for the adult section.

Sky News HD (with adverts for the UK) was added on channel 997 in Ireland. I'm assuming that Luxembourgish law (where UK channels are registered for the EU) or some technical restriction wouldn't allow the system to go to channel 501 as the default channel in Ireland, hence why this was added.

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - January 2026

Marlu-Nyu — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 15:35:46 GMT

@UT393 wrote:
There is a reason why it was a big gap to fill on certain HD/SD channels, have lost both franchises. Apparently being in the same genre and removes 101-999 blank. Was a great idea, if sky had been shuffled up to only unallocate the EPG would look something like this.

Entertainment & Documentaries - 101-199
Entertainment & Documentaries (+1s) - 201-299
Movies - 301-339
Entertainment & Documentaries (HD swap in Ireland) - 340-349
Entertainment & Documentaries (Ex-Overspill) - 350-399
Sports (subscription/FTA) - 401-479
Sports (Active) - 480-489
Sports (PPV) - 490-499
News - 501-539
Music - 540-579
Religion - 580-599
Kids - 601-639
Kids (secondary) - 640-659
Shopping - 660-699
International (Hindi) - 701-730
International (Urdu) - 731-759
International (Punjabi) - 760-776 (unchanged)
International (Bengali) - 777-787 (unchanged)
International - (Other languages) - 788-799 (unchanged)
Secondary - 801- 898
Information - 996-999 unchanged
Adult - 900-939
Adult (Dating) - 940-949
Regional & Interactive - 951-995
Radio - 0101-0249 - unchanged

I don't know if this is still true, but Sky rent out or allows companies to buy their EPG space. So, this is possibly a reason when the That's TV and Now music channels haven't moved up yet. However, we don't get to decide our channel numbers for Sky, except for Favourites.

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - January 2026

UT393 — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:18:40 GMT

Even Sky could get better or remain the same EPG platform based on the removal.

Mini Reshuffle Works, I don't know 800's remove all SD channel's. 🤔

Entertainment & Documentaries

164 Together

170 That's TV [UK]

171 PBS America
173 Court TV
174 Travelxp

176 That's TV 2 [UK]
177 Rewind TV [UK]
178 That's TV 3 [UK]
180 BBCScotlandHD [Eng, Wales, NI]

Movies

325 TalkingPictures

Sports – (Pay per view)

492 TNTSBoxOff2HD

News

519 DM News English [UK]

Music

540 Clubland TV [UK]
541 NOW 70s [UK]
542 NOW 80s [UK]
543 NOW 90s & 00s [UK]
544 NOW ROCK [UK]
545 That's 80s [UK]
546 That's Oldies [UK]
547 That's Melody [UK]

Religion

584 EWTN Catholic
586 Faith World TV
587 Faith UK

588 Dunamis TV
589 SonLife

International – (Hindi)

711 Aastha
718 Sanskar

International – (Urdu)

733 GEO News
734 New Vision TV
735 Islam Channel

736 Noor TV
738 IQRA TV
739 Islam TV
740 Ahlebait TV [UK]
741 Takbeer TV

742 Madani Chnl
743 Eman Channel
746 ARY Digital
747 QTV Religious

Adult

905 TVX 40+
906 XXX Girl Girl
907 Climax

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - January 2026

Timelord2018 — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 19:22:30 GMT

@Marlu-Nyu wrote:
@UT393 wrote:
There is a reason why it was a big gap to fill on certain HD/SD channels, have lost both franchises. Apparently being in the same genre and removes 101-999 blank. Was a great idea, if sky had been shuffled up to only unallocate the EPG would look something like this.

Entertainment & Documentaries - 101-199
Entertainment & Documentaries (+1s) - 201-299
Movies - 301-339
Entertainment & Documentaries (HD swap in Ireland) - 340-349
Entertainment & Documentaries (Ex-Overspill) - 350-399
Sports (subscription/FTA) - 401-479
Sports (Active) - 480-489
Sports (PPV) - 490-499
News - 501-539
Music - 540-579
Religion - 580-599
Kids - 601-639
Kids (secondary) - 640-659
Shopping - 660-699
International (Hindi) - 701-730
International (Urdu) - 731-759
International (Punjabi) - 760-776 (unchanged)
International (Bengali) - 777-787 (unchanged)
International - (Other languages) - 788-799 (unchanged)
Secondary - 801- 898
Information - 996-999 unchanged
Adult - 900-939
Adult (Dating) - 940-949
Regional & Interactive - 951-995
Radio - 0101-0249 - unchanged
I don't know if this is still true, but Sky rent out or allows companies to buy their EPG space. So, this is possibly a reason when the That's TV and Now music channels haven't moved up yet. However, we don't get to decide our channel numbers for Sky, except for Favourites.

The broadcasters own the slots on Satellite (unlike on Stream)

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - January 2026

Marlu-Nyu — Sat, 24 Jan 2026 00:42:15 GMT

@Timelord2018 wrote:
@Marlu-Nyu wrote:
@UT393 wrote:
There is a reason why it was a big gap to fill on certain HD/SD channels, have lost both franchises. Apparently being in the same genre and removes 101-999 blank. Was a great idea, if sky had been shuffled up to only unallocate the EPG would look something like this.

Entertainment & Documentaries - 101-199
Entertainment & Documentaries (+1s) - 201-299
Movies - 301-339
Entertainment & Documentaries (HD swap in Ireland) - 340-349
Entertainment & Documentaries (Ex-Overspill) - 350-399
Sports (subscription/FTA) - 401-479
Sports (Active) - 480-489
Sports (PPV) - 490-499
News - 501-539
Music - 540-579
Religion - 580-599
Kids - 601-639
Kids (secondary) - 640-659
Shopping - 660-699
International (Hindi) - 701-730
International (Urdu) - 731-759
International (Punjabi) - 760-776 (unchanged)
International (Bengali) - 777-787 (unchanged)
International - (Other languages) - 788-799 (unchanged)
Secondary - 801- 898
Information - 996-999 unchanged
Adult - 900-939
Adult (Dating) - 940-949
Regional & Interactive - 951-995
Radio - 0101-0249 - unchanged
I don't know if this is still true, but Sky rent out or allows companies to buy their EPG space. So, this is possibly a reason when the That's TV and Now music channels haven't moved up yet. However, we don't get to decide our channel numbers for Sky, except for Favourites.
The broadcasters own the slots on Satellite (unlike on Stream)

As I said:
"I don't know if this is still true, but Sky rent out or allows companies to buy their EPG space."

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - January 2026

UT393 — Sat, 24 Jan 2026 17:20:43 GMT

I’m glad we still have Sky One back on Sky overly impressed with the last 5 years. Best possible scenario for finding out more good forefit screens are renamed”. Sky Max is closing.

106 - Sky One HD
113 - Sky Comedy HD
114 - SkyDocmntrsHD
121 - Sky Crime HD
122 - Sky Nature HD

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - January 2026

Marlu-Nyu — Sat, 24 Jan 2026 19:30:55 GMT

@UT393 wrote:
I’m glad we still have Sky One back on Sky overly impressed with the last 5 years. Best possible scenario for finding out more good forefit screens are renamed”. Sky Max is closing.

106 - Sky One HD
113 - Sky Comedy HD
114 - SkyDocmntrsHD
121 - Sky Crime HD
122 - Sky Nature HD

Just FYI, the return of Sky One is currently hearsay as there isn't as official statement from Sky.