SKY viewers are days away from a TV guide shake-up – and it means two channels will close “permanently”.
The official Sky list of upcoming changes also reveals six new channels coming to your telly.
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All of the changes are due to kick off next week, and will be completed by the end of February.
In terms of of closures, Sky has confirmed that both Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2 are shutting are “closing permanently”.
This will take place on Friday, February 28, ending a decades-long broadcasting run for Eurosport.
Much of Eurosport’s content will be shipped over to TNT Sports.
But you’ll need to pay extra for that, with a £30.99 monthly fee attached to the Discovery+ Premium plan.
Sky is also making a number of channel swaps before the end of the month.
This is where one channel is killed off and replaced by another – sometimes only temporarily.
The Sun reveals the full list of upcoming channel changes below.
SKY’S CHANNEL CHANGES
Here’s the full list…
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)
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
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.
Picture Credit: Sky
So to recap, the six new channels arriving before the end of February will be:
- Ramazan TV HD
- Nick Jr. Too
- Nicktoons
- Sky Awards Season
- Sky Cinema Action
- Sky Greats
It’s also worth noting that two extra changes are due to take place tomorrow – Saturday, February 22.
The Harry Potter channel will be renamed to Sky Family. This is a backtrack from an earlier temporary change.
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You’ll find that on satellite channel 306 / 850, or Sky Glass/Sky Stream channel 306.
As well as that, Sky Cinema Thriller is temporarily swapping to Sky Assassins.
You’ll find that on channel 309 on satellite, Sky Glass, and Sky Stream.
