Changes to the Sky TV guide - December 2023

[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.

Friday 1st 

• ​​Sky 80s Icons (Satellite 304/849 - Glass/Stream 304) renames to  SkyFavourites / Favourites HD (temporary change)

Monday 4th

•  Nick Jr. PAW Patrol  (Satellite 613 - Glass/Stream 207) renames to Nick Jr. Too (reverting from a temporary change) 

Thursday 7th

• NBC News Now HD (Satellite 521 Glass/Stream 507) closes permanently

Tuesday 12th

• ITVBe HD launches at 843 on satellite and smart swaps with ITVBe SD at 131 (132 in Scotland)
• ITV1 Border Scotland HD launches at 803 on satellite and smart swaps with ITV1 Border Scotland SD at 103
• ITV1 Channel Isles HD launches at 803 on satellite and smart swaps with ITV1 Channel Isles SD at 103 

Wednesday 13th 

• Absolute (0107) closes permanently
• Planet Rock (0110) closes permanently
• Kiss (0141) closes permanently
• Magic (0142) closes permanently
• Hits Radio (0143) closes permanently
• Absolute 80s (0144) closes permanently
• Absolute 90s (0145) closes permanently
• Jazz FM (0146) closes permanently
• Classic Rock (0148) closes permanently
• Greatest Hits (0151) closes permanently

 Thursday 14th

• ​Sky Sports Arena (Satellite 408/866 - Glass/Stream 408) renames to SkySp Darts/ SkySp DartsHD (temporary change)
• Trace Vault (Satellite 360) closes permanently
• Create & Craft HD (Satellite 673) launches in Ireland
• ​Craft Extra (Satellite 680) launches in Ireland

Monday 18th 

• ​Sky Best Of 2023 (Satellite 303 - Glass/Stream 303) renames to  WizardingWorld/WizardingWldHD (temporary change)​

Saturday 23rd

• Sky Hits (Satellite 310 - Glass/Stream 310) changes name to SkyMockingjay / MockingjayHD (temporary change)

Tuesday 26th

• ​Sky Comedy  (Satellite 308 - Glass/Stream 308) changes name to SCUltComedy / SCUltComedyHD (temporary change)

Wednesday 27th

• ​MTV XMAS (Satellite 352 - Glass/Stream 352) renames back to MTV 90s (reverting from a temporary change)
• ​NOW XMAS (Satellite 361) changes name to NOW 70s (reverting from a temporary change)
• Sky Mockingjay (Satellite 310 - Glass/Stream 310) changes name to ​Sky Hits / Sky Hits HD (reverting from temporary change)

Useful links

TV channel list on Sky Glass

Channels available on Sky Go

Sky TV channels on PlayStation and Xbox

Sky Glass Playlist explained 

[MaccyD221]

@KevNewMedia what changes are happening next week?

[KevNewMedia]

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@MaccyD221 wrote:

@KevNewMedia what changes are happening next week?

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I'll get them updated as soon as we get them in @MaccyD221 😀

[KevNewMedia]

That next week's updated now @MaccyD221 

Bear in mind that we'll shortly being going into a change freeze for Christmas, and you shouldn't expect many changes before the New Year now.

[1Anonymous1]

@KevNewMedia isn't  itv upgrading all its sister channels to HD on  sky Q on 12th December 2023 

[KevNewMedia]

That's a different week to this week, and I don't have anything to share at the moment @1Anonymous1 

[GD1]

Trace Vault, a channel dedicated to music and entertainment programmes from the 1990s and 2000s will be removed from Sky before Christmas.

• It’s the last of the former CSC/Sony music channels to cease broadcasting, five years after their takeover by Trace Music.
• Trace Music continues to offer streaming music channels in the UK.

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Trace Vault, formerly simply known as “The Vault” will close on Thursday 14th December, when it will vacate its slot on Sky satellite channel 360.

https://rxtvinfo.com/2023/trace-music-leaves-sky/

[MarkGoldsmith]

RIP Trace Vault. 

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@GD1 wrote:

Trace Vault, a channel dedicated to music and entertainment programmes from the 1990s and 2000s will be removed from Sky before Christmas.

• It’s the last of the former CSC/Sony music channels to cease broadcasting, five years after their takeover by Trace Music.
• Trace Music continues to offer streaming music channels in the UK.

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Trace Vault, formerly simply known as “The Vault” will close on Thursday 14th December, when it will vacate its slot on Sky satellite channel 360.

https://rxtvinfo.com/2023/trace-music-leaves-sky/

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[Daniel0210]

Luckily I can still get my Planet Rock fix in the car and on the radio.

[Villaforever]

Why is lots off Channels close down lately and shutting there go be less on EPG soon it also shame radio close stuff down will there be a reshuffle in radio genre

[1Anonymous1]

It's a shame lots of radio and music channels are shutting down soon there  will hardly be any music and  radio channels on sky Q 

[Villaforever]

My feeling is that is it cos we go hd only soon or everything go be shifted to sky stream and glass

[MarkGoldsmith]

No one watches the music channels that's why loads of them have shut over the past few years.

with the radio stations it's only a small audience that listen via the satellite feeds so it becomes less economically viable for the stations to want to have the added costs.

[Villaforever]

Will there be any new channels in 2024

[Daniel0210]

@Villaforever 

Who knows, but you won't see it on the December 2023 thread.