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.
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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 The Real Housewives of Cheshire 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.
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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.
