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Scottish Sun
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Millions of Sky and Virgin customers warned of four TV changes coming to screens ahead of major channel closure
ITV confirms exact date one of its channels will be replaced SWITCH OVER Millions of Sky and Virgin customers warned of four TV changes coming to screens ahead of major channel closure Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) SKY and Virgin customers should expect a number of changes coming to the TV guide this week - right before a major channel closure happening next month. The line-up is routinely overhauled to make way for closures, new arrivals, as well as rebrands. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 1 ITVBe, home to TOWIE, is closing next month Credit: ITV Sky Q boxes in particular have already received some big switches this week. On Tuesday, more than 30 radio stations were shifted around on the TV guide for the first time in years. Later this week, there are yet more changes on the way for some Sky and Virgin viewers, depending on your subscription. And early next month there's a channel closure that will impact all platforms. This week's changes take place on Friday and affect Sky Cinema. Sky Cinema regularly changes up the channel names to reflect special themes and events. From Friday, there are four to watch out for. Sky Cinema Hits, Sky Cinema Action, Sky Cinema Drama and Sky Cinema 80s will all disappear temporarily. They'll be replaced by Sky Cinema Blockbusters, Sky Cinema Karate Kid, Sky Cinema Pride and Sky Cinema Romance respectively. For those who need a reminder of the channel numbers, they are as follows: Sky Cinema Blockbusters - Sky 303 / Virgin 403 Sky Cinema Karate Kid - Sky 307 / Virgin 407 Sky Cinema Pride - Sky 310 / Virgin 410 Sky Cinema Romance - Sky 302 / Virgin 402 The 1% Club players stumped on tricky maths question as 13 players pass - but could you have got it right- Channel closure Early in June a channel will sadly close after more than 10 years on air. Fortunately, a replacement has been lined up already. Reality TV destination ITVBe is disappearing from every platform, including Sky and Virgin, as well as Freeview, Freesat and Freely too. The biggest ITVBe shows, like TOWIE, will move to ITV2. Meanwhile, ITV is filling the vacant slot with a new channel called ITV Quiz. ITV shows a number of popular game shows such as The Chase, Tipping Point, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, The 1% Club and Deal or No Deal - though it's not clear which will appear on ITV Quiz. ITV has confirmed to The Sun that ITVBe will close and be replaced by ITV Quiz on June 9.
The Irish Sun
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Trio of channel changes coming to Sky and Virgin TV boxes next week following spate of closures
SKY and Virgin Customers have been warned that several of their favourite channels will be undergoing a rebrand this spring. The 2 Sky have announced several changes coming to their channel listings Credit: Alamy 2 One fan favourite channel is undergoing a major change Credit: Getty Images Sky underwent a major rebrand in April, It also The latest wave of changes kicked off on May 2, with the broadcaster renaming their popular Sky Horror channel. The channel will now be named Sky SciFi/Horror and will have an HD version, as most Sky channels do. Read More on TV Sky Apocalyptic will be renamed Favourites HD and The changes will continue on May 6, when Sky Favourites is renamed SkyStarTrekHD. On May 9, Sky Hits will be renamed SkyMegaHits HD and, on May 10, Sky Heroes will revert back to Sky Action HD. The broadcaster is known for offering a wide range of extras for its viewers, including Most read in Tech Anyone who pays for Sky Cinema is entitled to two free Vue tickets, meaning you can see a film for free every month with a friend or partner. Sky VIP will also start Sky TV remotes have hidden trick that saves you so much time The company has confirmed that these bonuses won't be limited to just TV and sports, with gaming, tech, home and attractions promotions also being included. To join the lowest tier of Sky VIP, you simply need to be an active Sky TV, broadband or mobile user. Sky also allows you to Other apps like Tubi are also popular, as the streaming service offers hundreds of fan-favourite movies for free. Sky's huge shakeup in May There are several big changes to Sky being rolled out in May. The first change kicks off on May 2. May 2 Sky Horror (Satellite 311) will rename to SkySciFi/Horror (reverting back from a temporary change) Sky Apocalyptic (Satellite 302) will rename to Favourites HD (temporary change) Sky Cinema Action (Satellite 307/851) changes name to Sky Heroes/Sky Heroes HD May 6 Sky Favourites (Satellite 302) will rename to SkyStarTrekHD (temporary change) May 9 Sky Hits (Satellite 303) will rename to SkyMegaHitsHD (temporary change) May 10 Sky Heroes (Satellite 307/851) will change back to SkyAction
