Crucial Channel Changes for Sky Customers: Don’t Miss Out!
Millions of Sky customers are being warned they could struggle to find the right channel as major TV changes come in on Tuesday. Sky is advising people to double check the channel numbers to avoid missing out on their favourite programmes.
Ahead of the launch of Sky’s new reality channel GREAT! real on March 20, Sky is set to reshuffle their channel numbers on Tuesday, March 19. The changes all directly affect users of Sky’s next-gen internet based platforms like Sky Glass and Sky Stream. These changes will affect people in both the UK and in the Republic of Ireland. It is currently thought that there will be no major changes to Sky satellite users.
Sky Glass/Sky Stream Channel Changes in the UK
BLAZE – 168 to 169
PBS America HD – 169 to 170
Together HD – 170 to 171
S4C HD – 171 to 172 (in England and Scotland)
RTÉ One HD – 171 to 172 (Northern Ireland)
BBC Scotland HD – 172 to 173 (England and Wales)
RTÉ 2 HD – 172 to 173 (Northern Ireland)
BBC ALBA HD – 173 to 174 (England and Wales)
S4C HD – 174 to 175 (Northern Ireland)
BBC Scotland HD – 175 to 176 (Northern Ireland)
BBC ALBDA HD – 176 to 177 (Northern Ireland)
The children’s channel Tiny Pop will also be removed from channel 214 (215 in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland), with Pop Max moving to take its place. Some parents were outraged by the change, but the family favourite will live on digitally as a streamed-only service.
Sky Glass/Sky Stream Channel Changes in ROI
BLAZE – 161 to 162
PBS America HD – 162 to 163
Together HD – 163 to 164
On top of these channel changes, GREAT! real will launch on channel 168 in the UK on March 20. It will also launch on channel 161 in the Republic of Ireland on the same day. The new reality channel will just be added to the bottom of the list of entertainment channel numbers for satellite users. Satellite users will also see the kid’s show Pop Max taking over Tiny Pop’s slot.
The recent sports channel reshuffle by Sky on people’s Sky satellite, Sky Glass, and Stream devices in the UK and the Republic of Ireland saw multiple stages of changes last month. This was due to the introduction of Sky Sports Tennis. More than 4,000 matches from 80 tournaments on the ATP and WTA Tours will be shown a year, in addition to their exclusive live coverage of the US Open. Sky has also taken over channel 412 in the UK after it was vacated by Viaplay Sports 1 in January.