CHECK your TV guides today – a new swap might mean your favourite channel has just been replaced.
Sky and Virgin Media customers have been warned that three channels are being traded out on Monday, March 3.
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And there are more changes to come later in the week.
The change is being led by Sky, so it affects anyone with a Sky Q box (or another satellite box), Sky Glass TV, or Sky Stream puck.
However, many Virgin Media customers also get access to Sky channels through their packages.
So Virgin Media viewers will also want to check their TV guides to see what’s new.
The three channels that are changing are Sky Fast, Sky Assassins, and Sky Family.
They’ll all be swapped out for different channels today, and chances are that it’s already happened on your TV.
Sky Fast is normally on channel 307, and is being renamed to Sky Martial Arts.
This is a temporary change, which means it’ll be swapped back to Sky Fast at a later date.
Then there’s Sky Assassins, which you’d usually find on channel 309.
That’s going to become Sky Thriller HD, which is actually a change back from a previous swap.
And the third channel that is changing is Sky Family, on number 306.
That’s going to turn into Sky Kids Books temporarily – in celebration of World Book Day on March 6.
MORE SWAPS COMING SOON
Sky has revealed two more swaps coming soon.
On Tuesday, March 4 – yes, tomorrow – the Sky Awards Winners channel will be changed.
That’s no surprise, given that the Oscars 2025 awards show is now behind us.
The channel was found on number 304, but will now become Sky Women In Film.
This is a temporary change, which means it’ll turn into something else down the line.
Then on Saturday, March 8, Sky Ultimate Action will turn into Sky Originals HD.
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 list of movie quotes to try on Sky.
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.
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You’ll find that one on channel 302.
Of course these aren’t the only changes that you can expect in March.
We’ll probably see several more channels swaps before the month is over.
Sky typically only announces its channel changes about a week in advance, so we only have info up to Saturday, March 8.
SWAPS GONE BY
If you’re interested in the changes that might have passed you by, here’s a list of all the swaps that were made in February.
This is Sky’s official list, revealed by an employee from the TV giant…
Monday, February 3
- Sky Feel Good (Satellite 302 – Sky Glass/Stream 302) changes name to Sky Valentine/SkyValentineHD (temp)
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Saturday, February 8
- Sky Cinema Comedy (Satellite 308 – Sky Glass/Stream 308) renames to SkyBridgetJones / BridgetJonesHD (temp)
Monday, February 10
- Sky Bridget Jones (Satellite 308 – Sky Glass/Stream 308) renames to Sky Comedy HD (reverting from a temporary change)
Tuesday, February 11
- Sky Sports NFL (Satellite 408/865 – Sky Glass/Stream 408) rebrands to SkySp Action/SkySp ActionHD
Friday, February 14
- Sky Revenge (Satellite 307/851 – Sky Glass/Stream 307) changes back to Sky Action / Sky Action HD (reverting from a temporary change)
- Sky Family (Satellite 306/850 – Sky Glass/Stream 306) renames to SkyHarryPotter / HarryPotterHD (temporary change)
Sunday, February 16
- Sky Valentines (Satellite 302 – Sky Glass/Stream 302) renames to AwardsSeason / AwardSeasonHD (temporary change)
Saturday, February 22
- Harry Potter (Satellite 306/850 – Sky Glass/Stream 306) renames to Sky Family/Sky Family HD (reverting from a temporary change)
- Sky Cinema Thriller (Satellite 306/850 309 – Sky Glass/Stream 309) changes name to Sky Assassins / Sky AssassinsHD (temporary change)
Thursday, February 27
- Ramazan TV HD launches to EPG number 791 in the UK only on Satellite only
- TNT Sports 3 SD/HD (Satellite 417/874) swap EPG positions with Eurosport 1 SD/HD (Satellite 413/870)
- TNT Sports 4 SD/HD (Satellite 421/876) swap EPG positions with Eurosport 2 SD/HD (Satellite 414/871)
- ARY Digital launches to EPG number 724 on Glass/Stream
- New Vision launches on EPG number 725 on Glass/Stream
Friday, February 28
- Nick Jr. Too (Satellite 613 – Glass/Stream 207 Glass) rebrands to Nick Jr. Peppa (temporary change)
- Nicktoons (Satellite 605 – Glass/Stream 205) renames to NickSpongeBob
- Sky Awards Season (Satellite 302 – Glass/Stream 302) changes name to UltActionHD (temporary change)
- Sky Cinema Action (Satellite 307/851 – Glass/Stream 307) changes name to Sky Fast / Sky Fast HD (temporary change)
- Sky Greats (Satellite 304/849 – Glass/Stream 304) renames to AwardWinners/AwdWinnersHD (temporary change)
- Eurosport 1 (Satellite 417/874 – Glass/Stream 417) closes permanently
- Eurosport 2 (Satellite 421/876 – Glass/Stream 418) closes permanently
And if you’re looking for a new device to watch on, check out our Sky Glass 2025 TV review.
