Changes to the TV Guide - July 2026
@Akerman239 wrote:It would be strange indeed if major decisions were made on SD Channels closing down 800's for TNT and has resulted in an EPG huge gap. I completely agree also with the 800 big resuffle with SD needs to be filled out blank, Seems to me that Sky were probably withholding the channels, and not planning new channel's to get 101-999 genre.
I recently emailed Sky about having a uniform EPG guide across the UK & Ireland. Part of the response included the below, which is relevant for your comment.
"[...] channel positioning within the EPG is influenced by a range of factors, including regulatory requirements, regional broadcasting obligations, commercial agreements, and platform considerations. These factors can result in variations between regions to ensure that local audiences continue to receive the appropriate services in a way that meets licensing and prominence rules.
That said, improving ease of navigation and maintaining a logical, user-friendly channel layout are important considerations, and we recognise the value of feedback such as yours when reviewing how the guide is structured."
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On the 1st July, along with the TNT Sports SD channels, the interactive TNT Sports 5 HD has also closed. TNT Sports 5 SD is still available.
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@Akerman239 wrote:
There’s still plenty of Entertainment/Documentaries, Music, Sports, News, Religion, Kids, International, SD, Adult need to be tied up. Probably the best Sky can do with what 101-999 keeping it on it's current EPG would make more sense to close all gaps. Sky has currently not given channels notice of any intention to have another EPG big reshuffle, didn't create the new slot when Court TV got axed. Reducing Music genre may also involve high risk financial problems in 300 series, weather that be popular or niche so I guess News/Music can combine both 500 left 5 remaining EPG Channels.
Entertainment & Documentaries
117: BBCScotlandHD (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
174: Travelxp
176: Rewind TV (UK)
Music: Reduce
350: Clubland TV (UK): 360 or 540
351: NOW 70s (UK): 361 or 541
352: NOW 80s (UK): 362 or 542
353: NOW 90s & 00s (UK): 363 or 543
354: NOW ROCK (UK): 364 or 544
Sports (PPV)
490: TNTSBoxOffHD ?
491: SkySpBoxOffHD
492: TNTSBoxOff2HD ?
493: TNTUltimateUHD
News
519: DM News English (UK)
Religion
584: EWTN Catholic
586: Faith UK ?
587: Dunamis TV ?
589: SonLife
International (Urdu)
731: MTA1 World HD
732: HUM News
733: GEO News
734: New Vision TV
735: Noor TV
738: IQRA TV
739: Islam TV
740: Ahlebait TV (UK)
741: Takbeer TV
742: Eman Channel
743: ARY Digital
746: Madani Chnl
747: QTV Religious
Adult
905: TVX 40+
906: XXX Girl Girl
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I recently emailed Sky about having a uniform EPG guide across the UK & Ireland. Part of the response included the below, which is relevant for your comment.
"[...] channel positioning within the EPG is influenced by a range of factors, including regulatory requirements, regional broadcasting obligations, commercial agreements, and platform considerations. These factors can result in variations between regions to ensure that local audiences continue to receive the appropriate services in a way that meets licensing and prominence rules.
That said, improving ease of navigation and maintaining a logical, user-friendly channel layout are important considerations, and we recognise the value of feedback such as yours when reviewing how the guide is structured."
Sky Q (with Sky Cinema & Sky HD) • Sky Broadband (Fibre) • Sky Talk (VoIP)Disney+ • Paramount+ • HBO Max • Discovery+