Changes to the Sky TV guide - May 2021

[Chloe-W22]

Saturday 1st

• Sky Cinema Oscars (302) changes name to MustSeeMovies and MustSeeHD. Book your first-class viewing with our collection of the best of the best

Monday 3rd

• Nick Jr. Paw Patrol (613) renames to Nick Jr. Peppa. Oink Oink! Nick Jr. Peppa is the home of Peppa Pig this month, so put on your wellies and jump into the world of Peppa for fun, adventures, and muddy puddles of course!

Wednesday 5th

• Republic Bharat (708) closes.

Saturday 8th

• Sky Sports NFL (407/861) rebrands to SkySp Action / SkySp ActionHD. Enjoy a huge range of sports including NFL, NBA, international and domestic rugby, darts, boxing and more. Upgrade today by pressing red or go to sky.com.​​

Friday 14th

• Sky Must See Movies (302) changes name to ‘Fast & Furious’ and ‘Fast&FuriousHD’.  A channel dedicated to the Fast & Furious franchise​.​

Tuesday 25th

• Sony Channel (157) rebrands to GREAT! tv . GREAT! tv showcases the best collection of classic entertainment from the UK and the US.
• Sony Channel+1 (257) rebrands to GREAT! tv+1. GREAT! tv showcases the best collection of classic entertainment from the UK and the US.
• Sony Classic (​​319) rebrands to GREAT! movies classic. GREAT! movies classic showcases important and iconic movies from the 40s to the noughties.
• Sony Classic +1​ (​​320​) rebrands​ to GREAT! movies classic+1. GREAT! movies classic showcases important and iconic movies from the 40's to the noughties.
• Sony Movies (​​​​321) rebrands to GREAT! movies. GREAT! movies offers the best blockbusters, classics and cult favourites, drawn from a carefully curated, contemporary library.
• Sony Movies +1 (​322) rebrands to GREAT! movies+1 . GREAT! movies offers the best blockbusters, classics and cult favourites, drawn from a carefully curated, contemporary library.​
• Sony Action (323) rebrands to GREAT! movies action. GREAT! movies action is the home of high-octane action, featuring the best of war films and westerns, as well as Hollywood blockbusters and classic cinema.​
• Sony Action+1 (324) rebrands GREAT! movies action+1.  GREAT! movies action is the home of high-octane action, featuring the best of war films and westerns, as well as Hollywood blockbusters and classic cinema.

Friday 28th

• Sky Cinema Fast & Furious (302) changes name to Sky Musicals / SkyMusicalsHD​. We give up the stage - and an entire channel - for a selection of Hollywood's best-loved song'n'dance extravaganzas​

Monday 31st 

• Nick Jr. Peppa (613) renames to Nick Jr. Too. Making your day more playful! Nick Jr. Too is the home of pre-schoolers' favourite characters, featuring top shows PAW Patrol, Shimmer and Shine and many more.

[smurph69]

It looks like Sony Channel and the 3 Sony Movie channels (Sony Movies, Sony Movies Action and Sony Movies Classics/Christmas) will be rebranded on May 25th, that's according to Variety, as Sony Pictures Television UK are selling the TV channels (including kids channels Pop, Tiny Pop and Pop Max) to US investment firm, Narrative Capital:
Narrative Capital Buys Sony Pictures Television U.K. Channels - Variety

[MaccyD221]

@smurph69 Sony Channel will become Great! TV from 25th May. Sony Movies channels will become Great! Movies from the same date

[Ev71]

@Chloe-W22 I assume you mean next Monday (24th) rather than last Monday (17th) for the Sony -> Great change?