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Discussion topic: Changes to the Sky TV guide - December 2023

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This message was authored by 1Anonymous1 This message was authored by: 1Anonymous1

Re: Changes to the Sky TV guide - December 2023

Yeah sky want all sky channels and non sky channels to be HD on sky Q and sky wanna get rid of SD channels on sky Q by end of 2024 

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It's not just Sky a lot of broadcasters also want their SD channels gone as well now to save costs.



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@Villaforever wrote:

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


I'd garner a guess that it is lack of profitability behind these and changing consumer habits

 

With streaming like Spotify, YouTube, it has made a big dent listener figures

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Re: Changes to the Sky TV guide - December 2023

The leaving radio stations are on the RadioPlayer, which is an app on Sky Q and Glass / Stream.

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Re: Changes to the Sky TV guide - December 2023

Radioplayer is not the best app though on Sky as you can't get all the channels. It's a very good app if you use it on one's phone. Hopefully Sky will update the app so that we can get all the channels, or hopefully we can link it to one's own account so you can match it and your favourites 

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Out of interest, which of the ten radio stations leaving satellite and cable this week are not on the Sky RadioPlayer app?

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Re: Changes to the Sky TV guide - December 2023

Am not sure to be honest. Sorry I should have added,I was just referring to certain channels I was looking up the other day and I could not locate it on the app on Sky Q, for example BBC radio 2

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Re: Changes to the Sky TV guide - December 2023

Yes - despite being a shareholder, the BBC removed their channels from RadioPlayer where BBC Sounds is available [or insists that RadioPlayer redirects to BBC Sounds where it can]. They only want listeners to use their own app, partly so they get the data on who is using it, and partly to discourage listeners from switching easily between their stations and the commercial ones.

 

Given Global Player is on SkyQ and Stream / Glass, we will see if they follow the BBC in insisting you use their app where available.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/help/questions/recent-changes-to-bbc-sounds/radioplayer 

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Thanks for response

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Re: Changes to the Sky TV guide - December 2023

What about the people who still have a sky HD box and don't have the apps available to them

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@STEP2468HEN  Any removal of channels is at the discretion of the relevant owners in the case of today's closure of radio channels sky has no control over these


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@STEP2468HEN wrote:

What about the people who still have a sky HD box and don't have the apps available to them


Most of the apps are available as apps on ANY smart TV, alternatively the use of streaming sticks like Amazon Fire or Roku provides access. The stations for the time being will still operate on Freeview as well.

 

This was a decision made by Bauer who own and operate all these radio stations as they son't believe its now cost effective to continue broadcasting them this way.

 

https://radiotoday.co.uk/2023/11/bauer-to-remove-all-radio-stations-from-satellite-and-cable-tv-plat...



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@STEP2468HEN wrote:

What about the people who still have a sky HD box and don't have the apps available to them


Move to Sky Q, Glass or Stream, if their TV/other devices cannot access apps, Sky HD etc... are a legacy system with dwindling support from Sky

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Re: Changes to the Sky TV guide - December 2023

When does Christmas 24 return to Movies 24? I don't want it to change but I'm just curious. I would prefer if it was a perminant thing to be a year round christmas movie channel.

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@steve30x wrote:

When does Christmas 24 return to Movies 24? 


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January 6th as per the January thread

https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/What-s-On/Changes-to-the-Sky-TV-guide-January-2024/td-p/4516462 


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