Changes to the Sky TV guide - October 2023

[Kirsty+S27]

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.

Sunday 1st 

• ​Movies24 (Satellite 325 - Glass/Stream 313) renames to Christmas24 
• ​Movies24+ (Satellite 326 - Glass/Stream 314) renames to Christmas24+ 

Monday 2nd 

• Nick Jr. Peppa (Satellite 613 - Glass/Stream 207) renames to Nick Jr. PAW Patrol 
• Sky Dystopia (Satellite 311 - Glass/Stream 311) renames to Sky Halloween/Halloween HD 

Friday 6th 

• ​Sky Greats (Satellite 304/849 - Glass/Stream 304) changes name to SkyExpendables / ExpendablesHD 

Monday 9th

• ​SkyAntiheroes (Satellite 302 - Glass/Stream 302) renames to Sky Originals / SkyOriginalsHD (temporary change) 

• Sky Expendables (Satellite 304/849 - Glass/Stream 304) changes name to Sky Greats / Sky Greats HD (reverting from a temporary change)

Wednesday 18th 

• Pick rebrands to Sky Mix HD (Satellite 151 - Glass/Stream 158 (154 (ROI))

Channel description: Sky Mix will bring you a range of all the shows you know and love, as well as award-winning Sky Original and Exclusive shows, gripping documentaries and epic movies from Sky

• That's 70s (Satellite 366) renames to That's Christmas and moves to EPG number 188
• That's 80s moves from 367 to 366 on satellite only (channel only available in the UK)
• That's 90s moves from 368 to 367 on satellite only (channel only available in the UK)

Thursday 19th 

• Shop Extra (Satellite 680) renames to Craft Extra (channel only available in the UK)

Friday 20th 

• ​Sky Originals (Satellite 302 - Glass/Stream 302) renames to  WizardingWorld/WizardingWldHD (temporary change)

Saturday 21st 

• Sky Hits (Satellite 303 - Glass/Stream 303) changes name to Sky BTTF and Sky BTTF HD 

Monday 23rd 

• Sky Cinema Family (Satellite 306/850 - Glass/Stream 306)​ changes name to Sky Spooky/Sky Spooky HD
• Sky Back To The Future (Satellite 303 - Glass/Stream 303) changes name to SkyBlackTalent/BlackTalentHD 

Saturday 28th 

• ​Sky Wizarding World (Satellite 302 - Glass/Stream 302) renames to Fast & Furious / Fast&FuriousHD

Monday 30th

• NickToons (Satellite 605 - Glass/Stream 205) renames to NickLoudHouse (temporary change)
• ​Sky Black Talent (Satellite 303 - Glass/Stream 303) changes name to​ ​Sky Hits / Sky Hits HD (reverting from temporary change)
• Hobby Maker HD replaces the SD channel at EPG number 670 on satellite only

Tuesday 31st

• ​GREAT! tv+1 - EPG number 257 closes in ROI only - channel remains in the UK
• GREAT! xmas+1/GREAT!romance+1 - EPG number 320 closes in ROI only - channel remains in the UK
• GREAT! movies+1 - EPG number 322 closes in ROI only - channel remains in the UK
• GREAT!action+1 - EPG number 324 closes in ROI only - channel remains in the UK

Useful links

TV channel list on Sky Glass

Channels available on Sky Go

Sky TV channels on PlayStation and Xbox

Sky Glass Playlist explained 

[Super+Anthony]

Any chance of pinning this one at all please. Thank you for all your constant hard work and updates

[JW22]

From the 18th of October Sky Mix

replaces Pick on Freeview,

will Pick stay on Sky and Virgin

or will it disappear on Sky and Virgin?

https://www.tvzoneuk.com/post/skymix-pickclose-rep1

[GD1]

@JW22  As  it's a replacement for Pick it will be on all platforms in HD (except freeview where it remains SD).   Please see full article here https://rxtvinfo.com/2023/sky-launching-new-freeview-channel/

[Jason+Golding]

Sky pick to be renamed and replaced by Sky Mix - showcasing the best of Sky. Free to air channel 

[TimmyBGood]

@Jason+Golding 

There's a Woolworths joke in there somewhere...

[GD1]

@Jason+Golding  Already being discussed in this thread (What's On - Discussion topic:Changes to the Sky TV guide - October 2023)

[Jason+Golding]

@GD1 @Ok apologies ! 

[Jason+Golding]

@TimmyBGood lol

[nolte]

Pick n Mix

[Jason+Golding]

Sky Woolworths UHD 

[oj01]

You'd have thought that someone in the brainstorming meeting would have mentioned that there's already channels called Sky Max and Sky Sports Mix before they gave the green light to Sky Mix. 

[nolte]

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@oj01 wrote:

You'd have thought that someone in the brainstorming meeting would have mentioned that there's already channels called Sky Max and Sky Sports Mix before they gave the green light to Sky Mix. 

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When it was posted first yesterday, I misread it as being sky max, which I was surprised they'd launch it to freeview.

I doubt I won't be the last to be confused by the name

[lettice]

Yes, confusing name choice.
I too read it first as Sky Max.
Always thought Sky Pick works well, why does it need a name change.

[GD1]

RTÉ axes Aertel teletext service

RTÉ has this week confirmed it will be closing down its Aertel teletext service, with just over a week’s notice. The service was broadcast alongside the RTÉ TV signal since the mid-80s as Ireland’s answer to the BBC’s Ceefax service. Launching just over a decade after Ceefax, the service also closes just over a decade after Ceefax’s closure in 2012, with both services missing out on reaching their 40th anniversary.

Aertel offered up-to-date news, sport and TV schedules, but will now close on Thursday 12th October 2023.

Many smart TVs, notably those designed for pan-European use, do support WST used on the Sky version of the service

https://rxtvinfo.com/2023/rte-axes-aertel-teletext-service/