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Changes to the TV Guide - May 2026

KevNewMedia — Mon, 18 May 2026 07:32:50 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.

Friday 1st May 2026

Nick Jr. Too (Satellite 612 - Glass/Stream 208 Glass) renames to Nick Jr. Peppa
Men In Black (Satellite 303 - Glass/Stream 303) changes name to Sky Fast HD (temporary change)

Monday 4th May 2026

Fear Seekers (Satellite 302 - Sky Glass/Stream 302) renames to SkyDecadesHD (Temporary change)

Tuesday 5th May 2026

Nick SpongeBob (Satellite 605 - Sky Glass/Stream 206) rebrands to Nicktoons (reverting from a temporary change)
Islam Channel Bangla (Satellite 784) closed on Tuesday 5th May

Wednesday 13th May 2026

Sky Fast HD (Satellite 303 - Sky Glass/Stream 303) changes name to SkyOceansHD (temporary change)

Saturday 16th May 2026

Sky Oceans (Satellite 303 - Sky Glass/Stream 303) changes name to SkyJumanjiHD (temporary change)

Monday 18th May 2026

SkyJumanjiHD (Satellite 303 - Sky Glass/Stream 303) changes name to Book2ScreenHD (temporary change)

Tuesday 19th May 2026

FAST channel Crime & Justice (1024 – SkyGlass/Stream only) closes permanently.

Saturday 23rd May 2026

Book2ScreenHD (Satellite 303 - Sky Glass/Stream 303) changes name to Sky BTTF HD (temporary change)

Useful links

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Re: Changes to the TV Guide - May 2026

Akerman239 — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:56:16 GMT

Doubt that the channels might've been easier. I think with advances in tech, consolidation of Sky is almost always a good idea but Yatching TV, UnchainedTV are basically Lifestyle on StirrTV should've launched Early this year.

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - May 2026

Akerman239 — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:14:18 GMT

Oh Yachting TV correctly.

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - May 2026

Marlu-Nyu — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 15:08:11 GMT

@Akerman239 wrote:
Oh Yachting TV correctly.

Dude, stop! Every "Changes" discussion, you keep suggesting channels that are not feasible or likely to be put on Sky.

Again, as I have mentioned in other posts, these are small FAST channels that are not available on major FAST providers like Pluto TV, Tubi, Xumo, Roku Channel that are available in the UK.
(Ireland doesn't really have FAST channels with the exception of Samsung TV Plus which is available on Samsung TVs only, but it's a heavily watered-down version of the UK version, and also The Chase 24/7 on Virgin Media Play)

The only FAST channels Sky have that are on Sky Glass/Stream in the UK only are:

Sky Sports Classics
Sky Sports Vault
Sky Sports Stories
Pick Paranormal/Monkey Rescue
Emergency 24/7
Sky Artist of the Year
NBC News Now
Billiard TV
Great British Menu
Homes Under The Hammer
Crime & Justice

These are all provided by Xumo Play. So you should contact Xumo Play if you want your mentioned channels on their platform. But it's still unrealistic that they might get on Sky at all.

Sky Glass/Stream in Ireland, and Sky Q are still waiting for the FAST channels to appear. This was confirmed when the FAST channels launched in 2024.

Similar content from Yachting TV can be found on Sky Nature, Sky Documentaries, National Geographic, National Geographic Wild, Discovery Channel

Similar content from Unchained TV can be found on Food Network, Sky Nature and Sky Documentaries, National Geographic, National Geographic Wild, Discovery Channel

Similar content from Lifestyle from STIRR TV can be found from Really, TLC, Sky Witness, Sky One.

I also could discuss the rights of the channels and their content, but I think I made my point clear.

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - May 2026

Marlu-Nyu — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 21:42:06 GMT

Additional changes from external TV guides:

Friday 1st May:
Sky Cinema Men In Black HD (303) changes to Sky Cinema Fast & Furious HD (Temporary change)

Monday 4th May:
Sky Cinema Fear Seekers HD (302) changes to Sky Cinema ?? HD (Temporary change)

Tuesday 5th May:
Nick SpongeBob (605 satellite/206 Glass&Stream) reverts to Nicktoons.

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - May 2026

Timelord2018 — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:01:17 GMT

@Marlu-Nyu wrote:
Additional changes from external TV guides:

Friday 1st May:
Sky Cinema Men In Black HD (303) changes to Sky Cinema Fast & Furious HD (Temporary change)

Monday 4th May:
Sky Cinema Fear Seekers HD (302) changes to Sky Cinema ?? HD (Temporary change)

Tuesday 5th May:
Nick SpongeBob (605 satellite/206 Glass&Stream) reverts to Nicktoons.

Sky Cinema Decades

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - May 2026

Marlu-Nyu — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:53:48 GMT

@Timelord2018 wrote:
@Marlu-Nyu wrote:
Additional changes from external TV guides:

Friday 1st May:
Sky Cinema Men In Black HD (303) changes to Sky Cinema Fast & Furious HD (Temporary change)

Monday 4th May:
Sky Cinema Fear Seekers HD (302) changes to Sky Cinema ?? HD (Temporary change)

Tuesday 5th May:
Nick SpongeBob (605 satellite/206 Glass&Stream) reverts to Nicktoons.
Sky Cinema Decades

Thank you!

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - May 2026

GenerationZ — Fri, 08 May 2026 14:07:40 GMT

First, my apologies for the ongoing absence due to personal reasons. However if Sky Cinema rebranded some of its channels in the future, I have a few ideas that may came true via my recommendations:

Sky Cinema History - possible ideal for films based on historical fact (e.g. Munich, Save The Cinema, Tom Jones, Braveheart, Kingdom of Heaven, Amadeus, 300) or films that depicting so-called "lost history" (e.g. Gladiator, Ivanhoe, Ben-Hur), in part (in my view) due to evidence of individuals either been omitted or destroyed to history (although commonly depicted in film and literature as examples of lost historical individuals or events). The channel would replace Sky Cinema Hits
Sky Cinema Fantasy - ideal for fantasy films like The Lord of the Rings or Mortal Kombat (despite being labelled as action-adventure). The channel would replace Sky Cinema Select.
Sky Cinema Gold - potentially a spiritual successor to Sky Movies Gold, the channel would return to the Gold name that aired classic movies between like 1930 and 2009; including the Oscar-winning Rocky, as well as other classics from On The Waterfront to The Breakfast Club. The channel would replace either Sky Cinema Greats or Sky Cinema Thriller (which may require the re-merger of Sky Cinema Action and Sky Cinema Thriller to reform Sky Cinema Action & Thriller - similar to Sky Movies Action & Thriller before 2010).

I believe this could be my best idea that I wished for. However, I would love to see how it works out in the future if possible. But I believe that should come under one condition is to retire pop-up channels for good at some stage, with the exception of Sky Cinema Christmas (which comes once a year from November-December) but should be renamed back to Sky Cinema Christmas Channel (like what Sky Movies Christmas Channel did before 2016), after 17 years.

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - May 2026

Timelord2018 — Sat, 09 May 2026 00:08:14 GMT

On Sky Media Village listings, Sky Cinema Select and Sky Cinema Hits are no longer listed.

Now just referred to as Sky Cinema Pop Up and Sky Cinema Pop-Up 2

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - May 2026

Marlu-Nyu — Sat, 09 May 2026 14:40:32 GMT

@Timelord2018 wrote:
On Sky Media Village listings, Sky Cinema Select and Sky Cinema Hits are no longer listed.

Now just referred to as Sky Cinema Pop Up and Sky Cinema Pop-Up 2

That would also explain why other cinema channels have not been updated recently.

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - May 2026

Marlu-Nyu — Sat, 09 May 2026 21:36:44 GMT

@Marlu-Nyu wrote:
@Timelord2018 wrote:
On Sky Media Village listings, Sky Cinema Select and Sky Cinema Hits are no longer listed.

Now just referred to as Sky Cinema Pop Up and Sky Cinema Pop-Up 2
That would also explain why other cinema channels have not been updated recently.

What I said may not have been clear. I mean, that's why other cinema channels have not had their name changed recently, it's only Sky Cinema Select/Pop-Up and Sky Cinema Hits/Pop-Up 2 that have their names changed over and over recently.

Re: Changes to the TV Guide - May 2026

MaccyD221 — Fri, 15 May 2026 10:43:55 GMT

hi @KevNewMedia any news on what changes are happening next week cos all i know is that sc jumanji is turning into sc books to screen from monday but other than that no idea. kind regards