topic Re: 35 new channels ? in Sky Q

35 new channels ?

savoy147 — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 19:29:40 GMT

Sky are publicising the availability to receive 35 new channels . I would like to know what they are. In particular I would like to get TF1 in the UK.

Anyone found a list of 35 extras?

Re: 35 new channels ?

MightyQuinn — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 19:37:50 GMT

@savoy147 wrote:
Sky are publicising the availability to receive 35 new channels . I would like to know what they are. In particular I would like to get TF1 in the UK.

Hi @savoy147 Just checking that you are not confusing the upgrade from Essentials to Ultimate? Adds 35 extra (existing) channels.

Re: 35 new channels ?

Daniel0210 — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 19:38:51 GMT

@savoy147

Where are you seeing this?

Re: 35 new channels ?

savoy147 — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 19:52:47 GMT

Thanks for the very speedy answer.

,That sounds very likely but if so , I don't want to upgrade wthout knowing what I'd be paying for. I'll trying phoning to ask about it.

Re: 35 new channels ?

PandJ2020 — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:07:34 GMT

Guide changes are posted here: https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/What-s-On/bd-p/sky_programmingchannels

Re: 35 new channels ?

TimmyBGood — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 22:12:43 GMT

@savoy147 wrote:

In particular I would like to get TF1 in the UK.

It's fairly unlikely a French-language commercial broadcaster would consider it financially viable to seek a UK license, EPG listing, UK content distribution rights (and for the satellite platforms, transit on 28.2E in addition to the current 19.2E serving France itself) for what would presumably be a very small audience.

As @MightyQuinn indicates above, '35 channels' appears to be how Sky positions the difference between Essential TV and Ultimate TV in its press releases: these aren't 'new'.

https://www.trustedreviews.com/news/sky-customers-35-free-channels-promotion

Re: 35 new channels ?

GD1 — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 21:35:33 GMT

@savoy147 Whilst TF1 is availble on Astra 19e it is an encrypted channel so you wouldn't be able to subscribe even if you had the correct equipment.

Re: 35 new channels ?

nigea99 — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 09:48:51 GMT

@savoy147 just a further point regarding TF1 (assuming you are talking about the French channel)

French Language channels don't find it worth their while broadcasting on the UK & Ireland targetted beams from Astra at 28E

I can only recall 2 that have done so - the last one to close was the FTA 'French language promotional' channel TV5 Monde which did broadcast to via 28.2 but stopped a few a years ago and pointed their viewers here to use the Streaming version (still available)

The only other one I recall was a French Film (with Engliish subtitles) direct subscription channel Cinemoi that broadcast for a couple years (I think) around 2010