Changes to the TV Guide - March 2026

[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.

Monday 2nd March 2026

• Nick Jr. Too (Satellite 612 - Glass/Stream 208 Glass) rebrands to Nick Jr. Peppa (temporary change)
• Nicktoons (Satellite 605 - Sky Glass/Stream 206) rebrands to Nick Alvinnnn!!! (temporary change)
• ​Sky Ghostbusters (Satellite 303 - Sky Glass/Stream 303) changes name to SkyBookDayHD (temporary change)
• That’s 80s (Satellite 359) closes permanently - Broadcast ceases at 23.59 on 28 Feb - channels come off the EPG Monday 2 March
• That’s Oldies (Satellite 360) closes permanently - Broadcast ceases at 23.59 on 28 Feb - channels come off the EPG Monday 2 March
• That’s Melody (Satellite 361) closes permanently - Broadcast ceases at 23.59 on 28 Feb - channels come off the EPG Monday 2 March

Thursday 5th March 2026

• 5 SD service closes on satellite - 5 HD remains at 105

Friday 6th March 2026

• ​Sky Horror Hits (Satellite 302 - Sky Glass/Stream 302) renames to AwardSeasonHD (temporary change)

Saturday 7th March 2026

      

• ​Sky Book Day (Satellite 303 - Sky Glass/Stream 303) changes name to WomenInFilmHD (temporary change)

Monday 9th March 2026

      

• ​Women In Film (Satellite 303 - Sky Glass/Stream 303) changes name to ActionHeroesHD (temporary change)

Saturday 14th March 2026

• Action Heroes (Satellite 303 - Sky Glass/Stream 303) changes name to Sky BHC HD (temporary change)

Monday 16th March 2026

      

• ​Awards Season (Satellite 302 - Sky Glass/Stream 302) renames to Sky AssassinsHD (temporary change)
• ​Sky Beverly Hills Cops (Satellite 303 - Sky Glass/Stream 303) changes name to SkyRomComs HD (temporary change)

Friday 20th March 2026

• ​AssassinsHD (Satellite 302 - Sky Glass/Stream 302) renames to SkyAdventureHD

Saturday 21st March 2026

• ​Sky Rom-Coms (Satellite 303 - Sky Glass/Stream 303) changes name to MiddleEarthHD (temporary change)

Tuesday 17th March 2026

• Movies 24+ moved from 315 to 329 on satellite only
• Movies 24 moved from 312 to 315 on satellite only
• Sky Cinema Animation moved from 305 to 312 on satellite and 315 on Sky Glass & Stream
• Sky Cinema Action moved from 307 to 306 on satellite, Glass & Stream
• Sky Cinema Family moved from 306 to 304 on satellite, Glass & Stream
• Sky Cinema Greats moved from 304 to 307 on satellite, Glass & Stream
• Disney+ Cinema HD launched at 305 on satellite, Glass & Stream

Monday 23rd March 2026

      

• ​Middle Earth (Satellite 303 - Sky Glass/Stream 303) changes name to Sky Fun HD (temporary change)

Monday 30th March 2026

• Nick Jr Peppa (Satellite 612 - Glass/Stream 208 Glass) renames to Nick Jr. Too
• Nick Alvinnnn!!! (Satellite 605 - Sky Glass/Stream 206) rebrands to Nick SpongeBob (temporary change)

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[MaccyD221]

it's about time 5 went HD-only, i was like what's taking so long lol

[UT393]

@MaccyD221 

Literally just like BBC One, Two, ITV and Channel 4 got taken down SD Version.

[UT393]

But now there's a wider issue that Sky needs to fill up EPG blank, anything else feels basically impossible. True sometimes tough decisions are needed for Reshuffle after the removal of genre,  I guess Sky can launch and create a new slot imo. Did back in the day around 00 like fast channels.

Entertainment/Documentaries: 152, 164, 174, 177 and 179.
News: 519
Religious: 584, 587, 589 and 591
Kids: 614, 617 and 618

Secondary Channel: 800s

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[Yoghurt]

I'm sure empty slots will definitely fill up sometime 

[UT393]

The things they had going for Ofcom was applied to World War TV last June. It's also important as any new channels that could get the Entertainment/Documentaries, News, Kids and Religious to fill up all the blank or other slots. One of my ideas was Sky not planning to relaunch LA Muscle TV ends up straight with That's TV 2 or 3 anywhere around Movies respectively, Allocate EPG Launch.

Parsa TV, Squid TV, STIRR TV, CxTV, Roku, publiciptv, Livestreamlinks, Worldlivetv

World War TV - Ofcom applied to June 2025,
LA Muscle TV - Maybe Relaunch or replace That's TV 2 and 3.
H20 TV
RVTV HD /Cannella Media
TBC
Genesis Science Network / GSN
Popstar! TV, HD or +1

News

Newsmax HD 
Anewz TV - after WION closure

Religious

Shalom World TV

Kids

DreamWorks, HD or +1 
Kartoon Channel/ KC! or +1
Moonbug

Brat TV HD

[Chrisee]

@UT393 Sky do not have any control over third party free to air channels.. The EPG is regulated by Ofcom and any channel that has a UK broadcast licence and is carried on the Astra satellites at 28degrees East must be given an EPG slot if they want one..Sky can only delist a channel if the broadcaster does not pay the regulated fee or breaks the rules. 

Satellite carriage costs serious money and is the main reason why smaller channels do not appear. Streaming using platforms like You Tube is far cheaper. Carraige on the platform Glass and Stream uses requires a contract to be negotiated.

[TimmyBGood]

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@UT393 wrote:

Parsa TV, Squid TV, STIRR TV, CxTV, Roku, publiciptv, Livestreamlinks, Worldlivetv

World War TV - Ofcom applied to June 2025,
LA Muscle TV - Maybe Relaunch or replace That's TV 2 and 3.
H20 TV
RVTV HD /Cannella Media
TBC
Genesis Science Network / GSN
Popstar! TV, HD or +1

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Realistically it's extremely unlikely that most of those channels would attract sufficient audience to justify the cost of satellite data transit (which goes to the satellite owner, not Sky) particularly with satellite transmission to the UK being in its final few years.

In addition, streaming outside a designated EPG removes the need to go through a whole lot of compliance and regulatory oversight.

[Timelord2018]

Dreamworks kids channel isn't happening when there is a Sky Kids

There is also Dreamworks movies on Sky Cinema , there was a pop up channel a couple of months ago.

[UT393]

@Chrisee I understand what youre saying and frankly there's nothing wrong with ofcom licence to give Sky a new slot. Can't be all EPG sees the removal of channels, Or to be filled with EPG Blank. World War TV applied to ofcom in June 2025.

[UT393]

@Timelord2018 Sky meant to be DreamWorks after 2015 launch, but failed.

[UT393]

Surely that would work better for Omega TV UK on Lyngsat. 

[Timelord2018]

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@UT393 wrote:

@Timelord2018 Sky meant to be DreamWorks after 2015 launch, but failed.

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I dont understand what you mean

Both Dreamworks and Sky have the parent company- Comcast and it's been like that since 2018.

[UT393]

@Timelord2018 

Oh I see

[Timelord2018]

Are we getting changes to Sky Comedy?

Since they moved the Sky Stand up shows ,Sky Original comedy , SNL , Last Week Tonight with John Oliver + Community  and Will & Grace boxsets to Sky One, 95% of On Demand content will expire in the next few weeks.