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The Sun
16 hours ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Major channel replaced on millions of Sky Q boxes TODAY plus three more big changes all viewers need to know
SKY Q viewers may notice a channel has been replaced on their boxes today. The move also affects other TV platforms, including Sky Glass, Virgin Media and Freeview to name a few. 1 Monday marks the launch of ITV Quiz, the UK broadcaster's new destination for all its much-loved game shows. The channel appeared on screens this morning, starting with an episode of word game Lingo. Other favourites including Wheel of Fortune, Tipping Point, Tenable, Deal or No Deal and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? are set to be shown on the channel too. However, fans of The Chase will be disappointed to see that it's not on the schedule at all during launch week. Fortunately, the programme has its own dedicated channel with back-to-back episodes on ITVX instead. ITV Quiz has come about due to massive changes at the broadcaster as it looks to save money. This means, ITVBe is no more after over ten years on air. Huge reality series like The Only Way is Essex and will live on over at ITV2 - which was TOWIE's original home until ITVBe launched in October 2014. ITV Quiz will take the same slot on TV guides as ITVBe. That's 131 on Sky satellite, 125 on Sky Glass / Stream, 119 on Virgin Media and 28 on Freeview. MORE SKY CHANGES There are more changes on Sky today - though these will only affect Sky Cinema subscribers. As part of regular refreshes, Sky Blockbusters, Sky Pitch Perfect and Sky Family are all disappearing. In their place will be Sky Hits, Sky Comedy and Sky Fantasy respectively. Image credit: Alamy Other big changes across the company mean more than 220 jobs are set to be axed across ITV 's daytime shows. This will affect Good Morning Britain, Lorraine, Loose Women and This Morning. Next year, production teams working behind the scenes will be merged for the latter three shows to save money, as well as moving to a new studio. Loose Women and Lorraine will only air 30 weeks of the year instead of all 52 weeks. Reports suggest Loose Women may lose its studio audience too. Lorraine Kelly's morning show will also be cut from an hour long to just 30 minutes. Meanwhile, Good Morning Britain will be produced by ITV News at ITN from 2026 moving to its studios in central London. ITV's daytime TV schedule changes in full Good Morning Britain will be extended by 30 minutes to run from 6am to 9.30am daily. Lorraine will run from 9.30am-10am, on a seasonal basis for 30 weeks of the year. During the weeks Lorraine is not on air, Good Morning Britain will run from 6am to 10am. This Morning will remain in its 10am-12.30pm slot on weekdays throughout the year. Loose Women will be in the 12.30-1.30pm slot, again on a seasonal basis for 30 weeks of the year. The changes will take effect from January 2026.
The Sun
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Four more TV channels to disappear from Sky Q boxes in days after secret overhaul & millions of users are impacted
FOUR fan-favourite channels will be disappearing this month from Sky which could leave millions of TV fans devastated. Sky previously announced that seven channels would be changed this month but that has been increased following the latest news as the company's secret overhaul continues. 3 Commencing on June 9, 2025, four channels are set to vanish as the company aims to give its service a fresh look. Sky Family will be temporarily renamed to Sky Fantasy on channel 306/850. Sky Pitch Perfect, which will replace Sky Comedy on June 7, will be reverted back into Sky Comedy on June 9, 2025. Meanwhile, Sky Blockbusters which was introduced as a temporary channel in July 2023, will be reverting back to Sky Hits on channel 303. After it was announced by ITV that their beloved channel ITVBe will cease to exist, the brand new - ITV Quiz - will take its place on channel 131. 3 This follows Sky already announcing that seven other channels will be changing this month. From Friday June 6 Sky Romance is set to go forever - now renamed to a different title. The beloved channel 302 will go by SuperheroHD, which is said to be a temporary change. Sky Fairytale on channels 306/850 was renamed to Sky Family on June 2, 2025 reverting back from a temporary change. Sky Karate Kid also had its name changed on June 2, again the channel reverted from a temporary change. The channel has returned to being named Sky Action on channel 307/851. Elsewhere, channel 310 which was previously home to Sky Pride has been renamed Sky Drama. That's Pride on channel 360 is now under a new name of That's Dance. These changes were revealed on a Sky Community page and fans expressed mixed opinions at the news. One fan said: 'Actually disappointed that the Pride channels aren't lasting all of June, or even maybe a bit longer than a few days.' Another said: 'Great about ITV Quiz channel launching 9th June, 'So excited. It will be interesting to see what day 1 will bring.' Sky already announced a major shake up to their system that affected all Sky Q and Sky+HD boxes. After a number of big brands have opted to leave TV services and stick to traditional radio plus digital listening - such as Magic and Absolute Radio at the end of 2023. 3 If you're looking for a new Sky deal, customers can get Sky Stream & Essential TV for just £15/month. The company is also giving Sky customers an upgrade for popular TV app filled with top movies. What are Sky's early termination fees? SKY TV customers will incur an early termination fee if they choose to cancel their contract before the end of the agreed minimum term. The amount you're charged depends on: How long is left of your minimum term from the date your subscriptions end, calculated in days The days you have already been billed for in advance The products you subscribe to, the price you pay for them and when your subscriptions end For Sky TV, early termination charges range from £14.00 to £42.89 per month, depending on the specific package. For instance, if you cancel a standard Sky TV package priced at £33.82 per month with 12 months remaining on a 24-month contract, you would be required to pay the remaining 12 months' fees in one lump sum. This would result in a total early termination fee of £405.84.
