SKY and Virgin have issued an urgent warning to viewers about major changes coming to their channels this week.
Previously secret changes to five major channels were revealed by a Sky employee in an official post to the company’s Community pages.
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The new update will arrive on our screens on Friday and will see changes to two channels.
Each of the channels will be renamed as part of the service shake up that is expected to affect every customer.
First change – Sky Originals HD
The first major change will affect Sky Originals HD (Satellite 303 – Sky Glass/Stream 303).
- This will temporarily change its name to JurassicParkHD.
Second change – Sky Cinema Drama
The second major change will see Sky Cinema Drama (Satellite 310 – Sky Glass/Stream 310) .
- This channel will be renamed temporarily to Sky Pride HD.
Changes to channel names are made for a variety of reasons including for new arrivals, theme changes and rebranding efforts.
Changes to channel names are often temporary but some remain permanent.
Foer example, earlier this month Sky Fairytale on channels 306/850 was renamed Sky Family , reverting back from a temporary change.
Sky Karate Kid also had its name changed on Monday June 2, again the channel reverted from a temporary change.
At a glance – affected channels from June 27
The first major change will affect Sky Originals HD (Satellite 303 – Sky Glass/Stream 303) which will temporarily change its name to JurassicParkHD.
The second major change will see Sky Cinema Drama (Satellite 310 – Sky Glass/Stream 310) renamed temporarily to Sky Pride HD.
Found on channels 307/851 it is now called Sky Action.
Sky Pride on channel 310 also reverted its name from a temporary change.
