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Changes to the TV Guide - March 2026

KevNewMedia — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 08:42:15 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 2nd March 2026

Nick Jr. Too (Satellite 612 - Glass/Stream 208 Glass) rebrands to Nick Jr. Peppa (temporary change)
Nicktoons (Satellite 605 - Sky Glass/Stream 206) rebrands to Nick Alvinnnn!!! (temporary change)
Sky Ghostbusters (Satellite 303 - Sky Glass/Stream 303) changes name to SkyBookDayHD (temporary change)
That’s 80s (Satellite 359) closes permanently - Broadcast ceases at 23.59 on 28 Feb - channels come off the EPG Monday 2 March
That’s Oldies (Satellite 360) closes permanently - Broadcast ceases at 23.59 on 28 Feb - channels come off the EPG Monday 2 March
That’s Melody (Satellite 361) closes permanently - Broadcast ceases at 23.59 on 28 Feb - channels come off the EPG Monday 2 March

Thursday 5th March 2026

5 SD service closes on satellite - 5 HD remains at 105

Friday 6th March 2026

Sky Horror Hits (Satellite 302 - Sky Glass/Stream 302) renames to AwardSeasonHD (temporary change)

Saturday 7th March 2026

Sky Book Day (Satellite 303 - Sky Glass/Stream 303) changes name to WomenInFilmHD (temporary change)

Monday 9th March 2026

Women In Film (Satellite 303 - Sky Glass/Stream 303) changes name to ActionHeroesHD (temporary change)

Saturday 14th March 2026

Action Heroes (Satellite 303 - Sky Glass/Stream 303) changes name to Sky BHC HD (temporary change)

Monday 16th March 2026

Awards Season (Satellite 302 - Sky Glass/Stream 302) renames to Sky AssassinsHD (temporary change)
Sky Beverly Hills Cops (Satellite 303 - Sky Glass/Stream 303) changes name to SkyRomComs HD (temporary change)

Friday 20th March 2026

AssassinsHD (Satellite 302 - Sky Glass/Stream 302) renames to SkyAdventureHD

Saturday 21st March 2026

Sky Rom-Coms (Satellite 303 - Sky Glass/Stream 303) changes name to MiddleEarthHD (temporary change)

Tuesday 17th March 2026

Movies 24+ moved from 315 to 329 on satellite only
Movies 24 moved from 312 to 315 on satellite only
Sky Cinema Animation moved from 305 to 312 on satellite and 315 on Sky Glass & Stream
Sky Cinema Action moved from 307 to 306 on satellite, Glass & Stream
Sky Cinema Family moved from 306 to 304 on satellite, Glass & Stream
Sky Cinema Greats moved from 304 to 307 on satellite, Glass & Stream
Disney+ Cinema HD launched at 305 on satellite, Glass & Stream

Monday 23rd March 2026

Middle Earth (Satellite 303 - Sky Glass/Stream 303) changes name to Sky Fun HD (temporary change)

Monday 30th March 2026

Nick Jr Peppa (Satellite 612 - Glass/Stream 208 Glass) renames to Nick Jr. Too
Nick Alvinnnn!!! (Satellite 605 - Sky Glass/Stream 206) rebrands to Nick SpongeBob (temporary change)

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Re: Changes to the TV Guide - March 2026

MaccyD221 — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:38:02 GMT

it's about time 5 went HD-only, i was like what's taking so long lol

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - March 2026

UT393 — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:51:39 GMT

@MaccyD221

Literally just like BBC One, Two, ITV and Channel 4 got taken down SD Version.

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - March 2026

UT393 — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 13:37:36 GMT

But now there's a wider issue that Sky needs to fill up EPG blank, anything else feels basically impossible. True sometimes tough decisions are needed for Reshuffle after the removal of genre, I guess Sky can launch and create a new slot imo. Did back in the day around 00 like fast channels.

Entertainment/Documentaries: 152, 164, 174, 177 and 179.
News: 519
Religious: 584, 587, 589 and 591
Kids: 614, 617 and 618

Secondary Channel: 800s

https://web.archive.org/web/20160502165522/https://www.wildsat.com/

https://web.archive.org/web/20180810103138/https://wildsat.site647.com/

https://web.archive.org/web/20150408013821/https://www.wildsat.com/index.htm

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - March 2026

Yoghurt — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 18:24:16 GMT

I'm sure empty slots will definitely fill up sometime

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - March 2026

UT393 — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 20:33:04 GMT

The things they had going for Ofcom was applied to World War TV last June. It's also important as any new channels that could get the Entertainment/Documentaries, News, Kids and Religious to fill up all the blank or other slots. One of my ideas was Sky not planning to relaunch LA Muscle TV ends up straight with That's TV 2 or 3 anywhere around Movies respectively, Allocate EPG Launch.

Parsa TV, Squid TV, STIRR TV, CxTV, Roku, publiciptv, Livestreamlinks, Worldlivetv

World War TV - Ofcom applied to June 2025,
LA Muscle TV - Maybe Relaunch or replace That's TV 2 and 3.
H20 TV
RVTV HD /Cannella Media
TBC
Genesis Science Network / GSN
Popstar! TV, HD or +1

News

Newsmax HD
Anewz TV - after WION closure

Religious

Shalom World TV

Kids

DreamWorks, HD or +1
Kartoon Channel/ KC! or +1
Moonbug

Brat TV HD

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - March 2026

Chrisee — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 07:58:12 GMT

@UT393 Sky do not have any control over third party free to air channels.. The EPG is regulated by Ofcom and any channel that has a UK broadcast licence and is carried on the Astra satellites at 28degrees East must be given an EPG slot if they want one..Sky can only delist a channel if the broadcaster does not pay the regulated fee or breaks the rules.

Satellite carriage costs serious money and is the main reason why smaller channels do not appear. Streaming using platforms like You Tube is far cheaper. Carraige on the platform Glass and Stream uses requires a contract to be negotiated.

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - March 2026

TimmyBGood — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 14:43:20 GMT

@UT393 wrote:

Parsa TV, Squid TV, STIRR TV, CxTV, Roku, publiciptv, Livestreamlinks, Worldlivetv

World War TV - Ofcom applied to June 2025,
LA Muscle TV - Maybe Relaunch or replace That's TV 2 and 3.
H20 TV
RVTV HD /Cannella Media
TBC
Genesis Science Network / GSN
Popstar! TV, HD or +1

Realistically it's extremely unlikely that most of those channels would attract sufficient audience to justify the cost of satellite data transit (which goes to the satellite owner, not Sky) particularly with satellite transmission to the UK being in its final few years.

In addition, streaming outside a designated EPG removes the need to go through a whole lot of compliance and regulatory oversight.

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - March 2026

Timelord2018 — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 16:30:17 GMT

Dreamworks kids channel isn't happening when there is a Sky Kids

There is also Dreamworks movies on Sky Cinema , there was a pop up channel a couple of months ago.

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - March 2026

UT393 — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 16:59:40 GMT

@Chrisee I understand what youre saying and frankly there's nothing wrong with ofcom licence to give Sky a new slot. Can't be all EPG sees the removal of channels, Or to be filled with EPG Blank. World War TV applied to ofcom in June 2025.

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - March 2026

UT393 — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 16:50:28 GMT

@Timelord2018 Sky meant to be DreamWorks after 2015 launch, but failed.

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - March 2026

UT393 — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 16:55:56 GMT

Surely that would work better for Omega TV UK on Lyngsat.

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - March 2026

Timelord2018 — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 17:02:23 GMT

@UT393 wrote:
@Timelord2018 Sky meant to be DreamWorks after 2015 launch, but failed.

I dont understand what you mean

Both Dreamworks and Sky have the parent company- Comcast and it's been like that since 2018.

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - March 2026

UT393 — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 17:32:03 GMT

@Timelord2018

Oh I see

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - March 2026

Timelord2018 — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 15:00:47 GMT

Are we getting changes to Sky Comedy?

Since they moved the Sky Stand up shows ,Sky Original comedy , SNL , Last Week Tonight with John Oliver + Community and Will & Grace boxsets to Sky One, 95% of On Demand content will expire in the next few weeks.

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - March 2026

VMViewer — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 20:55:40 GMT

@KevNewMedia Please could you feedback to the web team that the alibi logo needs updating to the U&alibi logo on this page:

https://www.sky.com/tv/apps

Where is says 'See all channels' towards the bottom of the page.

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - March 2026

KevNewMedia — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 08:17:28 GMT

@VMViewer wrote:

@KevNewMedia Please could you feedback to the web team that the alibi logo needs updating to the U&alibi logo on this page:

https://www.sky.com/tv/apps

Where is says 'See all channels' towards the bottom of the page.

Hi @VMViewer

Thanks for this.

This has been fed back to the team.

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - March 2026

UT393 — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 01:20:09 GMT

I don't mind being nominated Sky basically be given their loss of EPG but get the chance because it often promotes a Music that should never be reduced to keep 350-399 range. The 360-399 will be able to do well in another shuffle down, or avoid the whole 39 channels whilst doing a mock up NOW Music. Someday Sports PPV are an average contains 490-499, also give 450-459 usable numbers, tends to move into the right space to allow Music 460-499/540-579 section. Because I absolutely guarantee it’s just entertainment/documentaries overspill section but didn't move in the end to stay on 350-399/360-399 refuse HD between 340-349. There 5 left.

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - March 2026

UT393 — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 09:31:58 GMT

Hmm maybe Music could've easily moved down after October 2020 shuffle in the first place for 16 channels.

Options:

Music............ 360-399 - https://forums.digitalspy.com/discussion/1604157/epg-reshuffle-in-april-2012 didn't move down in the first place to avoid movie genre.

Music............ 460-499 or allow Sports PPV on 450-459, Entertainment/Documentaries ovesrpill......... 360-399.

Music............ 540-579 after Specialist removed, Entertainment/Documentaries ovesrpill......... 350-399.

https://forums.digitalspy.com/discussion/2392062/sky-satellite-monthly-news-thread-october-2020/p13

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - March 2026

Marlu-Nyu — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:32:39 GMT

@Timelord2018 wrote:
@UT393 wrote:
@Timelord2018 Sky meant to be DreamWorks after 2015 launch, but failed.
I dont understand what you mean

Both Dreamworks and Sky have the parent company- Comcast and it's been like that since 2018.

Just an additional note to avoid confusion;

DreamWorks Channel is owned by NBCUniversal.
DreamWorks Pictures is owned by Amblin Partners (joint venture between Reliance Entertainment, Lionsgate Studios, Alibaba Pictures, and Universal Pictures)