Two beloved TV channels are closing down on Sky in just DAYS amid fresh schedule shake-up

The Irish Sun

12 hours ago

SKY customers are days away from the permanent closure of two beloved TV channels.
It's part of a massive TV guide
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Two beloved channels will go off air permanently on July 1
India Today, available on Satellite channel 523 will end its broadcast permanently on July 1.
And Music India, which customers can access on channel 711, will also cease operations on the same day.
The former - a popular news channel - launched in May 2023 and coincided with the general election in India.
India Today's sister channel, Aaj Tak, will continue to be available on Sky, channel 710.
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BOLD PREDICTION
It comes after one TV expert said it is "unlikely" Sky will ever release a new satellite product.
Paolo Pescatore, an expert for PP Foresight, told The Sun it is "highly unlikely" Sky will ever release a new satellite box "given the investment and timescales with the TV switch off that's around the corner".
Last year, Sky signed a contract extension with satellite operator SES that takes the service up to 2029.
"Ultimately Sky would prefer to migrate all users onto its IP based products which in turn will lead to the end of Sky Q," Paolo said.
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"It is reliable, robust and serves customers needs.
"They do not want to buy another telly with Sky inside for now."
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SKY CHANNEL SWAPS IN APRIL SO FAR
Here's the full list of Sky channel swaps in April so far...
Tuesday, April 1
U&W HD ROI closes on satellite only - the SD remains at
132
U&W HD closes on satellite only - the SD remains at
132
U&Yesterday HD closes on satellite only - the SD remains at
155
-
161
in ROI
U&Alibi HD moves from
130
to
120
on Glass and Stream only in England, NI and Wales. They remain unchanged in Scotland and ROI
U&Gold HD moves from
131
to
121
on Glass and Stream only in England, NI and Wales. They remain unchanged in Scotland and ROI
U&Dave HD moves from
132
to
130
on Glass and Stream only in England, NI and Wales. They remain unchanged in Scotland and ROI
U&W HD moves from
133
to
131
on Glass and Stream only in England, NI and Wales. They remain unchanged in Scotland and ROI
U&Drama moves from
134
to
132
on Glass and Stream only in England, NI and Wales. They remain unchanged in Scotland and ROI
U&Yesterday HD moves from
161
to
133
on Glass and Stream only in England, NI and Wales. They remain unchanged in Scotland and ROI
U&Eden moves from
162
to
134
on Glass and Stream only in England, NI and Wales. They remain unchanged in Scotland and ROI
GINX TV HD moves from
419
to
417
on Glass/Stream only in the UK
MUTV HD moves from
420
to
418
on Glass/Stream only in the UK
LFCTV HD moves from
421
to
419
on Glass/Stream only in the UK
Premier Sports 1 HD moves from
419
to
417
on Glass/Stream only in ROI
Premier Sports 2 HD moves from
420
to
418
on Glass/Stream only in ROI
GINX TV HD moves from
421
to
419
on Glass/Stream only in ROI
MUTV HD moves from
422
to
420
on Glass/Stream only in ROI
LFCTV HD moves from
423
to
421
on Glass/Stream only in ROI
Wednesday, April 2
TV Warehouse moves from
676
to
673
on satellite only
Cruise1st.tv moves from
681
to
675
on satellite only
​Sky History 2 HD closes on satellite - the SD moves to
163
in the UK and
168
in ROI and NI - HD channel remains on Glass/Stream
Thursday, April 3
​Sky Gangsters
(Satellite 309 - Glass/Stream 309)
changes name to renames to Sky Thriller HD (reverting from a temporary change)
Sky Books To Screen
(Satellite 302 - Glass/Stream 302)
renames to Sky Adventure/ SkyAdventureHD (temporary change)
Friday, April 4
​Sky Family
(Satellite 306/850 - Glass/Stream 306)
renames to SkyHarryPotter / HarryPotterHD​ (Temp)
​Sky Hits
(Satellite 303 - Glass/Stream 303)
changes name to The Hobbit HD (Temporary change)
Monday, April 7
​Sky The Hobbit
(Satellite 303 - Sky Glass/Stream 303)
changes name to ​Sky Hits / Sky Hits HD (reverting from temporary change)
Thursday, April 10
​Sky History+1
(Satellite 223 (224 Scotland))
closes permanently