Changes to the Sky TV guide - March 2021

[Federica-C]

Monday 1st

• Sky Drama (310) renames to SkyWomenInFilm and WomenInFilmHD. Celebrate International Women’s Day with our channel dedicated to women in film.

• Sky Family (306) renames to Sky Kids Books and SkyKidsBooksHD. Take an epic journey from page to screen with this channel dedicated to kids books.

• HGTV ROI launches to EPG number (162). The best home and property programmes - all under one roof. Be inspired by the best DIY, fabulous home makeovers and insider property tips on the UK's only home & gardens channel.

• DMAX ROI launches to EPG number (172) in ROI. Existing DMAX feed remains in UK only. The channel where more is more.  More high-stakes excitement in Naked and Afraid, more off-grid adventure in Alaskan Bush People and more treasure to unearth in Yukon Gold and Jade Fever.

• Quest Red ROI launches to EPG number (149) in ROI. Existing Quest Red feed remains in UK only. Quest Red is the home of Irresistibly Real TV, with a vibrant mix of jaw-dropping real lives, spine-tingling real crime and heart-warming real stories.

• Animal Planet in NI & ROI (189) moves to 178.
• Animal Planet+1 (289) moves to 278.

• Lifetime (187) closes permanently. See this news article for more information.

• HUM News (760) closes permanently.

Friday 5th

• Sky Sci-Fi Horror (311) renames to Sky Divergent and SkyDivergentHD. Escape to a futurist world by watching the Divergent trilogy back to back.

Monday 8th

• Sky Divergent (311) renames to Sky ScFi/Horror / Sky ScFi/HorHD. Fear cinemas scariest characters or imagine an alternate world with creative and thought-provoking stories.​​

• Kids Books (306) renames to Sky Family / Sky Family HD (reverting from temporary change).Watch the memorable movies together - they're filled with fantasy plots, heroic characters and incredible animations.

• Sky Musicals (302) renames to SkyRaceVsTime / RaceVsTimeHD. Every second counts. The clock is ticking as our heroes race against time. 

• Sky Sports Golf (405/859) renames to Sky Players / Sky Players HD. Eight days of non-stop golf from the 2021 Players Championship, including exclusive live coverage, previews, highlights and archive of this event. There will also be live golf from the European Tour.

Wednesday 10th

• RTÉ2+1 launches to EPG number (202) in Ireland only. First with innovative Irish and International comedy, soaps and unrivalled sports coverage.

Monday 15th 

• Race Vs Time (302) renames to SkySuperhero / SuperheroHD (temporary change).We've got a superhero for every occasion.

• WION HD launches to EPG number (523) WION - The World is One News, examines global issues with in-depth analysis, aim to empower people to explore their world, deliver information that is not biased. So for us the World is truly One.

• TJC HD launches to EPG number (896) Affordable Jewellery, Homeware & Accessories from sourcing and design experts. (Live Auctions Every Day)

Tuesday 16th 

• Sky Sports The Players (405/859) renames to SkySp Golf/SkySp Golf HD (reverting from temporary change) Watch live coverage of The Masters, The Open, US PGA Championship, PGA and European Tours, Ryder Cup, LPGA and LET tours. Upgrade by pressing red or go to sky.com.

Monday 29th

• Sky News pop-up "Floyd Case HD" launches to EPG number 524. Full court coverage from Minneapolis of the trial of Derek Chauvin, the police officer accused of killing George Floyd.

[DanceMusicFan86]

No surprise Lifetime is closing its been a long time coming A&E & Sky only have themselves to blame for the Channels downfall I stopped watching after LifetimeHD was pulled it shows the importance of HD and that broadcasters run the risk of losing viewing figures which Lifetime did do if they pull their HD channels off air.

[BaileyGB]

Hi Fererica,

Do you know why there is only episode 1 of series 10 available of The Walking Dead? I've just gone through the entire series, only to find a can go no further than E1 S10. 
Please help 🙏🏻

[caesarome]

All is explained here @BaileyGB :

https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/What-s-On/The-Walking-Dead-Series-10-Has-Disappeared-From-Sky/td-p/3629...

[BaileyGB]

Ok, many thanks for your help. Any idea when series 10 will be available to view?

[Villaforever]

Last couple years sky gone rubbish with lots channels closures and not many launching to the platform and the reshuffle few year go was waste time most shame Disney now gone online I wonder if discovery will go online only soon

[MaariaR]

Hi how comes hum news has been removed? 

[TimmyBGood]

@MaariaR 

Hum News has become the latest casualty in the ongoing challenges media entities are facing amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The news service owned by Hum Network, will shutdown its operations in the UK on Monday 1st March 2021. The channel has been broadcasting free-to-air on the Sky platform since July 2018.

The channel will continue to be available online.

https://www.bizasialive.com/hum-news-to-shutdown-in-uk-in-march/ 

[BaileyGB]

Found series 10 of the Walking Dead on Prime Video. 👍🏻 Happy days 

[Timelord2018]

I think you might of posted in the wrong thread

[Anonymous]

Mon 15th updates:

• WION HD launches on channel 523.
• TJC HD launches on channel 662
• TJC SD moves to channel 896

[pjhaahl]

Sky Drama renames to Sky Women in Film !!!!

Classic. 

I'm surprised that got past the PC police

[mirdragon]

why do they have to keep changing channel names - another reprogram of the harmony remote 😞

[Anonymous]

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@mirdragon wrote:

why do they have to keep changing channel names - another reprogram of the harmony remote 😞

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Non-Sky channels change names as the discretion of the channel provider. 

For the likes of Sky Cinema Select and related channels, a theme is placed on that channel and changes monthly. Sky has the right to change Sky (or Sky-partnered) channel names as they see fit. 

I think all changes need to be confirmed by Ofcom (UK) and/or ComReg (Ireland) dependant of where the channel is being  broadcast. But I'm not entirely sure.

[Anonymous]

13 April 2021:
Some ITV SD channels are due to be removed. HD channels unaffected. 

• ITV Anglia East SD  [Ref]
• ITV Central East SD [Ref]
• ITV Tyne Tees SD  [Ref]
• ITV Yorkshire West SD  [Ref]
• ITV Westcountry East SD  [Ref]
• ITV Westcountry West SD  [Ref]
• ITV Meridian South Coast SD  [Ref]

These SD varients will launch, replacing the above in said regions:

• ITV Granada SD:
  • North West Yorkshire,
    Tyne,
    North Yorkshire,
    Humber,
    Sheffield,
    Scarborough,
    North East Midlands,
    Tees,
    South Yorkshire
• ITV Central West SD:
  • HTV West,
    Westcountry,
    East Midlands,
    Gloucester,
    West Dorset
• ITV Meridian South East SD:
  • Essex,
    Meridian South,
    Norfolk,
    West Anglia,
    London / Thames Valley,
    Meridian North