Changes to the Sky TV Guide - April 2024

[KevNewMedia]

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 1st

• Nick Jr Peppa (Satellite 613 - Glass/Stream 207 Glass) renames to Nick Jr. Too
• Nick Loud House (Satellite 605 - Glass/Stream 205) renames to Nick SpongeBob
• Sky Originals (Satellite 304/849 - Glass/Stream 304) renames to Sky Greats / Sky Greats HD (reverting from a temporary change)
• Sky DreamWorks (Satellite 305 - Glass/Stream 305) changes name to SkyAnimationHD (reverting from a temporary change)
• XXX College (Satellite 909) renames to Climax

Tuesday 2nd 

• DMAX/DMAX ROI (172) moves to 159 on satellite only
• Disc Turbo (184) moves to 172 in NI and ROI on satellite only
• DMAX+1 (272) moves to 259 on satellite only
• Disc Turbo + 1 (284) moves to 272 in NI and ROI on satellite only
• XXXpublicpikups (Satellite 906) closes
• SportyStuff TV (Satellite 427) Closes
• Sky Bank Holiday (Satellite 303 - Glass/Stream  303) changes name to​ ​Sky Hits / Sky Hits HD (reverting from temporary change)

Thursday 4th 

• Home Shop TV launches to EPG number 661 on satellite only

Monday 8th

• ​TG4 SD (804/839) closes permanently on satellite in ROI and NI - HD service moves to 104 in ROI and 163 in NI

Tuesday 9th

• Viaplay 1 HD (419) changes to Premier 1 HD on satellite in the UK
• Viaplay 2 HD (420) changes to Premier 2 HD on satellite in the UK

Thursday 11th

• RTÉ One HD launches on satellite at 835 in Northern Ireland only and smart swaps with the SD service at 161

Saturday 13th

• Sky Wizarding World (Satellite 306/850 - Sky Glass/Stream 306) ​ renames to ​​Sky Family/Sky Family HD (reverting from a temporary change)
• ​Sky Family (Satellite 306/850 - Sky Glass/Stream 306) renames to Sky Spy Kids /Sky Spy KidsHD (temp)

Monday 15th

• Easter Epics (Satellite 302 - Sky Glass/Stream 302) renames to SkyMartialArts / Martial Arts HD (temporary change)
• ​Sky Hits (Satellite 303 - Sky Glass/Stream 303) changes name to SkyMegaHits / SkyMegaHitsHD (temporary change)
• ​Sky Greats (Satellite 304/849 - Sky Glass/Stream 304) renames to True Stories / TrueStoriesHD (temporary change)
• Spy Kids (Satellite 306/850 - Sky Glass/Stream 306)​ renames to ​​Sky Family/Sky Family HD (reverting from a temporary change)
• Virgin One (803) SD closes on satellite in ROI - HD service moves to 103  in the EPG
• Virgin Two (805) SD closes on satellite in ROI - HD service moves to 105 in the EPG

 Tuesday 16th

• ​GREAT! romance (ROI) launches on DTH and Glass in ROI only - replaces the existing UK feed DTH 319 Glass/Stream 317

Monday 22nd

• ​True Stories (Satellite 304/849 - Sky Glass/Stream 304) renames to Sky Greats / Sky Greats HD (reverting from a temporary change)
• RTE Two SD (802/838) closes permanently on satellite in ROI and NI - HD service moves to 102 in ROI and 162 in NI

Monday 29th

• ​Sky Martial Arts (Satellite 302 - Sky Glass/Stream 302) renames to SkyTheMummy / TheMummyHD (temp)
• Sky Cinema Action (Satellite 307/851 - Sky Glass/Stream 307)  renames to Sky Vengeance / VengeanceHD (temp)
• ​RTE One SD (801/835) closes permanently on satellite in ROI and NI - HD service moves to 101 in ROI and 161 in NI 

Tuesday 30th 

• Sky Cinema Premiere+1 (Satellite 312) closes permanently
• Movies24 (325) moves to 312 on satellite only
• Movies24+ (326) moves to 315 on satellite only

You can also keep up to date with what's coming up this month here 

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[UT393]

@KevNewMedia Confirm DMAX moves to 159/259 +1, but was wondering if 184/284 could have been kept WBD lot of channel movements and never get new entertainment genre channels acquired by 160, 173, 175, 183 or 184 pushes out 172/272 NI where is last seen on EarthxTV HD below sky 180. WildEarth HD failed last year 'Documentaries'.

[KevNewMedia]

Hi @UT393 

Welcome to the Sky Community 😀

You can feed back to our Viewer Relations team on ViewerR@Sky.UK

[Hayden+mullinder]

cofinmed human tv shop is 4th April 2024 can number 661 

Thank you for all sjr

[UT393]

@Hayden+mullinder It's Home Shop TV, Lyngsat added Must Have Ideas.

https://www.lyngsat.com/tvchannels/uk/Must-Have-Ideas.html

[placeholder1]

...so that just leaves Virgin Three, RTÉjr, RTÉ News and Oireachtas TV as the only Irish channels left that are still broadcasting in SD on satellite. Does anyone know when or if those four channels will ever be available in HD on satellite?

[UT393]

@KevNewMedia Right... Sky EPG even have the resources to enforce 312 as SkyPremiere+1 are closed at the end of April, 315 and 316 really works when TCM pull past 10 months after taking down movie genre then got disappeared like ROK doe's. Movies24/+ maybe closing in with unallocated space makes sense would free up 315 and 316. 🤔

[nolte]

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@placeholder1 wrote:

...so that just leaves Virgin Three, RTÉjr, RTÉ News and Oireachtas TV as the only Irish channels left that are still broadcasting in SD on satellite. Does anyone know when or if those four channels will ever be available in HD on satellite?

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Really a question to be directed at rte, virgin media, and the broadcasting unit of the house of the oireachtais

[ozsat]

I doubt there is any rush. VirginMedia More is not even on satellite in SD.

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@placeholder1 wrote:

...so that just leaves Virgin Three, RTÉjr, RTÉ News and Oireachtas TV as the only Irish channels left that are still broadcasting in SD on satellite. Does anyone know when or if those four channels will ever be available in HD on satellite?

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[smurph69]

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@ozsat wrote:

VirginMedia More is not even on satellite in SD.

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There is a good reason, just like Sky Atlantic on Sky (for both UK and Ireland), Virgin Media More is exclusive to Virgin TV subscribers in Ireland, even though those customers have yet to receive Sky Sports Tennis.

[UT393]

Talk TV was removed from the Sky Platform, You can watch streaming online sites.

https://watch.talk.tv/live/1153

[placeholder1]

Completely irrelevant to my question, since Virgin Media More is deliberately designed to be exclusive to Virgin Media and not available on any other platform.

By the way, Virgin Three is already available in HD on Sky Glass, so why can't it also be available in HD on Sky Q? That's also what I'm wondering.

[TimmyBGood]

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@placeholder1 wrote:

By the way, Virgin Three is already available in HD on Sky Glass, so why can't it also be available in HD on Sky Q? That's also what I'm wondering.

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HD broadcast over satellite has an additional cost due to the increased data volume travelling over the orbital link compared to that required for SD: it would be up to the channel owner to decide if that's viable.