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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
The Irish Sun
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Sky and Virgin Media viewers warned of three more surprise channel changes after dozens of closures and swaps confirmed
TELLY obsessives must watch out for an upcoming TV guide shake-up due in days. It'll affect millions of Sky and Virgin Media TV customers across Britain. Advertisement 3 Sky customers need to look out for yet another TV guide revamp Credit: Sky Sky has announced several rebrands that affect Virgin Media watchers with the same channels. Three will be affected, but it follows a heavy of April of The latest batch of changes are due to kick off on Friday, May 2 – that's later this week. It begins with Sky Horror , which is being renamed to Sky SciFi/Horror. Advertisement Read more on Sky TV This is a switch back from a previous "temporary change", according to Sky. That'll affect channel 311 on Sky Satellite, Glass, and Stream. Second is Sky Apocalyptic, which is "temporarily" being changed to Sky Favourites HD. You'll find that channel on 302 for Satellite, Glass, and Stream. Advertisement Most read in Tech Exclusive Exclusive Exclusive And finally there's Sky Cinema Action, which is getting a temporary rebrand to become Sky Heroes. On Satellite, it's on 307/851, and just on 307 for Glass and Stream. Sky TV remotes have hidden trick that saves you so much time Ultimately Sky may decide to make even more The broadcasting giant typically only announces channel swaps for Advertisement So any changes expected in mid-to-late-May wouldn't have been announced yet. These TV guide shake-ups can take place for a number of reasons. 3 Sky is constantly switching up its TV channels Credit: Sky Sometimes Sky will be forced to close channels – either due to a lack of interest, or because the channel operator has decided to pull it. Advertisement Sky will often rebrand channels due to demand, to test a content type, or to tie in with an event or holiday ( The TV titan made dozens of these changes in April, including the permanent closure of several channels. Shut-down channels included POP Max, POP Max HD, POP Max+1, Sky History+1, and the satellite broadcast of Sky History 2 HD. SKY'S APRIL CHANNEL CHANGES Here's the full list of changes we saw in April... Advertisement 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 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 Advertisement 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) TRY THESE SKY TRICKS! Got Sky Q? There are some handy tricks worth knowing about... Find your lost TV remote If you can't find your Sky Q remote, don't panic. Just press the Sky Q logo on the front of your TV box. It's actually a button that will trigger your TV remote's built-in ringer. You'll get 30 seconds of beeping to find where you've dropped it. Hint: it's probably under the sofa cushion. Search movies by quotes You might have already used voice search for controlling TV playback – but your remote's microphone has another clever trick. It turns out that you can say movie quotes into the remote and Sky will find the film for you. This is handy if you can't remember the name of a top movie or show. Here's a Save lost recordings Have you ever deleted something you'd recorded on Sky, only to regret it later? Or maybe someone in your family removed something without telling you – sparking a massive row. Don't panic: you can get them back. Just go to Recordings > Manage > Deleted and then simply hit Undelete on the item that you want to resurrect. If you do that, it'll return to your Recordings section as good as new. Picture Credit: Sky 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 Monday, April 14 MTV Hits (Satellite 351 - Glass/Stream 351) rebrands to Club MTV Friday, April 18 Advertisement Sky Hits (Satellite 303 - Glass/Stream 303) changes name to The Hobbit HD (Temporary change) Tuesday, April 22 Sky Adventure (Satellite 302 - Sky Glass/Stream 302) renames to Apocalyptic HD (temporary change) Harry Potter (Satellite 306/850 - Sky Glass/Stream 306) renames to Sky Family/Sky Family HD (reverting from a temporary change) Sky Sci-Fi & Horror (Satellite 311 - Sky Glass/Stream 311) renames to Sky Horror HD (temporary change) Sky The Hobbit (Satellite 303 - Sky Glass/Stream 303) changes name to Sky Hits / Sky Hits HD (reverting from temporary change) POP Max (Satellite 615) closes permanently POP Max HD (Sky Glass/Stream UK 215 (NI & ROI 216)) closes permanently POP Max+1 (Satellite 628) closes permanently Tiny Pop moves from 618 to 615 on satellite only POP+1 moves from 619 to 618 on satellite only Tiny Pop+1 moves from 629 to 619 on satellite only Friday, April 25 Sky Family (Satellite 306/850 - Sky Glass/Stream 306) changes name to The Hobbit / The Hobbit HD (temporary change) 3 You'll notice changes almost every week if you watch the Sky TV guide closely Credit: Sky Saturday, April 26 Advertisement Sky Hits (Satellite 303 - Sky Glass/Stream 303) renames to SkyIndianaJones / IndianaJonesHD (temporary change) Monday, April 28 Sky Indiana Jones (Satellite 303 - Sky Glass/Stream 303) changes name to Sky Hits / Sky Hits HD (reverting from temporary change) Sky The Hobbit (Satellite 306/850 - Sky Glass/Stream 306) changes name to Sky Family / Sky Family HD (reverting from a temporary change) Sky will likely release even more TV channel swaps next week.
