List of line-up changes on Sky (UK and Ireland) in 2024

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Note: This list details the EPG changes on Sky in the UK & (Republic of) Ireland. Where the region column is left blank in the tables below, the change described affects the whole of the UK & Ireland.

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May	June	July	August
September	October	November	December

Key

Example	Description
Launch	Channel due to be launched on the EPG
Relaunch	Channel due to relaunch to the EPG after being removed.
Temporary launch	Channel due to be temporarily launched on the EPG
Removal	Channel due to be removed from the EPG
Temporary removal	Channel due to be temporarily removed from the EPG
Rename	Channel due to be renamed on the EPG
Temporary rename	Channel due to be temporarily renamed on the EPG
Reversion	Channel is currently using a temporary name that is due to revert to its previous name
Restoration to EPG	Channel due to be restored to the EPG after being removed.
Move	Channel due to be moved to another EPG number.
Temporary move	Channel due to be moved temporarily to another EPG number.
	Changes affected Sky Q, Sky+HD and Sky+ boxes, Sky Digiboxes only (i.e. Sky's satellite receivers).
	Changes affected Sky Glass TVs & Sky Stream devices only (i.e. Sky's OTT devices).

EPG Changes

Notes:

• HD prominence is used in this table.
• "Device" refers to Sky Glass or Sky+HD/Q. ("HD/Q" refers to Sky's satellite receivers and "Glass/Stream" refers to Sky's OTT devices)

January

Date	Affects	Current EPG number	Current channel name	Type of change	New EPG number	New channel name	References/Notes
	Region							Devices
01/01/24			304	Sky Cinema Favourites HD	Reversion		Sky Cinema Greats HD
			849	Sky Cinema Favourites SD			Sky Cinema Greats SD
			302	Sky Cinema Christmas HD			Sky Cinema Drama HD
02/01/24			605	Nick SpongeBob SD	Reversion		Nicktoons SD
			205
03/01/24	UK		159	E! HD	Removal
	Ire		348
	Eng, Scot, NI		117
	Wales, Ire		118
	UK		835	E! SD
	Ire		159
	Wales		119	BBC Three HD	Move	118
			120	BBC Four HD		119
			181	Channel 7 SD	Restoration to EPG
			303	Sky Cinema Wizarding World HD	Temporary rename		Sky Cinema Fast & Furious HD
			302	Sky Cinema Drama HD	Move	310
			303	Sky Cinema Fast & Furious HD		302
			310	Sky Cinema Hits HD		303
			317	GREAT! Christmas HD	Reversion		GREAT! romance HD
			319	GREAT! Christmas SD			GREAT! romance SD
	UK		320	GREAT! Christmas +1			GREAT! romance +1
	UK		355	BoXmas SD	Reversion		The Box SD
			366	Best Xmas Music SD			That's 80s SD
			188	That's Christmas SD	Rename		That's TV 2 SD
			366	That's 80s SD	Move	360
			367	That's 90s SD		366
04/01/24			408	Sky Sports Darts HD	Reversion		Sky Sports Arena HD
			866	Sky Sports Darts SD			Sky Sports Arena SD
05/01/24			303	Sky Cinema Hits HD	Temporary rename		Sky Cinema Superman HD
06/01/24			325	Christmas 24 SD	Reversion		Movies 24 SD
			313
			326	Christmas 24+ SD			Movies 24+ SD
			314
08/01/24			308	Sky Cinema Ultimate Comedy HD	Reversion		Sky Cinema Comedy HD
			303	Sky Cinema Superman HD			Sky Cinema Hits HD
			304	Sky Cinema Greats HD	Temporary rename		Sky Cinema Cult Classics HD
			849	Sky Cinema Greats SD			Sky Cinema Cult Classics SD
09/01/24	ScotB		803	ITV1 SD (Border Scotland)	Removal
	CI			ITV1 SD (Channel TV)
	Wales			ITV1 SD (Wales)
	NI			UTV SD
	West Scotland (Glasgow)			STV West (Glasgow) SD
	North Scotland (Dundee)			STV North (Dundee) SD
	UK		817	ITV3 SD
			818	ITV4 SD
			843	ITVBe SD
	ScotB, NI		803	ITV1 SD (Granada)	Launch
	Wales			ITV1 SD (Central West)
	CI			ITV1 SD (Meridian East)
	West Scotland (Glasgow)			STV East SD (Edinburgh)
	North Scotland (Dundee)			STV North SD (Aberdeen)
15/01/24			302	Sky Cinema Fast & Furious HD	Temporary rename		Sky Cinema Feel Good HD
18/01/24	Border England (Region 12)		103	ITV1 HD (Border Scotland)	Removal
				ITV1 HD (Border England)	Restoration to EPG
	UK		0134	Khushkhabri 🔊	Temporary removal
19/01/24			304	Sky Cinema Cult Classics HD	Reversion		Sky Cinema Greats HD
			849	Sky Cinema Cult Classics SD			Sky Cinema Greats SD
22/01/24			303	Sky Cinema Hits HD	Temporary rename		Sky Cinema Star Trek HD
23/01/24			712	Foodxp SD	Rename		Dangal SD
			715	Foodxp HD			Dangal HD
24/01/24	UK		0134	Khushkhabri 🔊	Restoration to EPG
25/01/24	UK		412	Viaplay Sports 1 HD	Move	419
			419	Viaplay Sports 2 HD		420
			420	Viaplay Xtra HD	Removal
			no number	BBC Alba (SID 6446) SD				Previously used for secondary audio
				BBC Alba (SID 8927) HD
29/01/24	UK		801	BBC One SD (Nightlight)	Removal			On 8 January, the channels were replaced with a slate informing viewers that the channel had been closed and of alternative arrangements to view channel. Channels were removed from SD boxes on 26 March 2024.
	Ire		832
	UK		802	BBC Two SD
	Ire		844
			845	BBC Three SD
	UK		815	BBC Four SD
	Ire		833
	UK		847	BBC Alba SD
			844	BBC Scotland SD
			882	BBC News SD
			887	BBC Parliament SD
			971	BBC Red Button 1 SD
			643	CBBC SD
			644	CBeebies SD

February

Date	Affects	Current EPG number	Current channel name	Type of change	New EPG number	New channel name	References/Notes
	Region							Devices
01/02/24			678	Direct Store TV SD	Removal
02/02/24			302	Sky Cinema Feel Good HD	Temporary rename		Sky Cinema Supernatural HD
03/02/24			303	Sky Cinema Star Trek HD	Temporary rename		Sky Cinema Bourne HD
			304	Sky Cinema Greats HD			Sky Cinema British Icons HD
			849	Sky Cinema Greats SD			Sky Cinema British Icons SD
			305	Sky Cinema Animation HD			Sky Cinema Illumination HD
05/02/24			303	Sky Cinema Bourne HD	Temporary rename		Sky Cinema Middle Earth HD
			305	Sky Cinema Illumination HD	Reversion		Sky Cinema Animation HD
			302	Sky Cinema Supernatural HD	Temporary rename		Sky Cinema Valentine HD
			492	Sky Sports Box Office HD	Restoration to EPG
			412	TNT Sports 1 HD	Move	413
			413	TNT Sports 2 HD		414
			414	TNT Sports 3 HD		415
			415	TNT Sports 4 HD		416
			416	Eurosport 1 HD		417
			417	Eurosport 2 HD		418
	UK		418	GINX eSports TV HD		419
	Ire		418	Premier Sports 1 HD		419
			419	Premier Sports 2 HD		420
09/02/24	UK		408	Sky Sports Arena HD	Move	412		Not commercial boxes
	Channel Islands		425	Sky Sports Mix HD		416
			866	Sky Sports Arena SD		867
			867	Sky Sports News SD		866
	Ire		416	Sky Sports Mix HD		425
			408	Sky Sports Arena HD		416
			408	Sky Sports Arena HD		410
			410	Sky Sports Racing HD		411
			411	Sky Sports Mix HD		412
			408	Sky Sports Tennis HD	Launch			Added to EPG ahead of launch on 11 February 2024
	Eng (excl CI), Scot, Ire (Commercial)		425
	Ire		878	Sky Sports Tennis SD
	Ire (Commercial)		425	Sky Sports Mix HD	Temporary removal
10/02/24			306	Sky Cinema Family HD	Temporary rename		Sky Cinema Wizarding World HD
			850	Sky Cinema Family SD			Sky Cinema Wizarding World SD
12/02/24			303	Sky Cinema Middle Earth HD	Reversion		Sky Cinema Hits HD
13/02/24			181	Channel 7 SD	Temporary removal
			407	Sky Sports NFL HD	Reversion		Sky Sports Action HD
			865	Sky Sports NFL SD			Sky Sports Action SD
			407	Sky Sports Action HD	Move	408
			408	Sky Sports Tennis HD		407
16/02/24			307	Sky Cinema Action HD	Temporary rename		Sky Cinema Action Heroes HD
			851	Sky Cinema Action SD			Sky Cinema Action Heroes SD
			303	Sky Cinema Hits HD			Sky Cinema Bridget Jones HD
	UK (Commercial)		494	TNT Sports Box Office 2 HD	Temporary removal
17/02/24			306	Sky Cinema Wizarding World HD	Reversion		Sky Cinema Family HD
			850	Sky Cinema Wizarding World SD			Sky Cinema Family SD
			302	Sky Cinema Valentine HD	Temporary rename		Sky Cinema Awards Season HD
19/02/24			303	Sky Cinema Bridget Jones HD	Reversion		Sky Cinema Hits HD
			304	Sky Cinema British Icons HD			Sky Cinema Greats HD
			849	Sky Cinema British Icons SD			Sky Cinema Greats SD
20/02/24	CI, NI, Wal (Commercial)		425	Sky Sports Mix HD	Move	416
	Ire (Commercial)				Move and restoration to EPG
			516	Arise News SD	Temporary removal
21/02/24			516	Arise News SD	Restoration to EPG
23/02/24			303	Sky Cinema Hits HD	Temporary rename		Sky Cinema Back to the Future HD
24/02/24			304	Sky Cinema Greats HD	Temporary rename		Sky Cinema Biopics HD
			849	Sky Cinema Greats SD			Sky Cinema Biopics SD
26/02/24			181	Channel 7 SD	Restoration to EPG
			303	Sky Cinema Back to the Future HD	Reversion		Sky Cinema Hits HD
			307	Sky Cinema Action Heroes HD			Sky Cinema Action HD
			851	Sky Cinema Action Heroes SD			Sky Cinema Action SD

March

Date	Affects	Current EPG number	Current channel name	Type of change	New EPG number	New channel name	References/Notes
	Region							Devices
01/03/24			303	Sky Cinema Hits HD	Temporary rename		Sky Cinema Michael Mann HD
			306	Sky Cinema Family HD			Sky Cinema Kids Books HD
			850	Sky Cinema Family SD			Sky Cinema Kids Books SD
			311	Sky Cinema Sci-Fi & Horror HD			Sky Cinema Ultimate Sci-Fi HD
			605	Nicktoons SD			Nick Loud House SD
			205
			613	Nick Jr. Too SD			Nick Jr. Peppa SD
			207
04/03/24			304	Sky Cinema Biopics HD	Reversion		Sky Cinema Greats HD
			849	Sky Cinema Biopics SD			Sky Cinema Greats SD
			303	Sky Cinema Michael Mann HD	Temporary rename		Sky Cinema Women In Film HD
	UK		366	That's 90s SD	Move	367
			360	That's 80s SD		366
			360	Chart Show Retro SD	Launch
	UK (Commercial)		494	TNT Sports Box Office 2 HD	Restoration to EPG
08/03/24			307	Sky Cinema Action HD	Temporary rename		Sky Cinema Action Heroes HD
			851	Sky Cinema Action SD			Sky Cinema Action Heroes SD
			304	Sky Cinema Greats HD			Sky Cinema Statham HD
			849	Sky Cinema Greats SD			Sky Cinema Statham SD
11/03/24			303	Sky Cinema Women in Film HD	Reversion		Sky Cinema Hits HD
			304	Sky Cinema Statham HD			Sky Cinema Greats HD
			849	Sky Cinema Statham SD			Sky Cinema Greats SD
			306	Sky Cinema Kids Books HD			Sky Cinema Family HD
			850	Sky Cinema Kids Books SD			Sky Cinema Family SD
			311	Sky Cinema Ultimate Sci-Fi HD			Sky Cinema Sci-Fi & Horror HD
14/03/24			709	Zee TV HD	Move	707
			707	Zee Cinema SD		709
15/03/24			304	Sky Cinema Greats HD	Temporary rename		Sky Cinema Statham HD
			849	Sky Cinema Greats SD			Sky Cinema Statham SD
			303	Sky Cinema Hits HD			Sky Cinema Mockingjay HD
			181	Channel 7 SD	Temporary removal
16/03/24			302	Sky Cinema Awards Season HD	Temporary rename		Sky Cinema Buddy Films HD
18/03/24			307	Sky Cinema Action Heroes HD	Reversion		Sky Cinema Action HD
			851	Sky Cinema Action Heroes SD			Sky Cinema Action SD
			303	Sky Cinema Mockingjay HD			Sky Cinema Hits HD
			304	Sky Cinema Statham HD	Temporary rename		Sky Cinema Originals HD
			849	Sky Cinema Statham SD			Sky Cinema Originals SD
	UK		0134	Khushkhabri 🔊	Temporary removal
19/03/24	UK		168	Blaze SD	Move	169
	Ire		161			162
	UK		169	PBS America HD		170
	Ire		162			163
	UK		170	Together TV HD		171
	Ire		163			164
	NI		171	RTÉ One HD		172
	NI		172	RTÉ2 HD		173
	Eng, Scot		171	S4C HD		172
	NI		174			175
	Eng, Wal		172	BBC Scotland HD		173
	NI		175			176
	Eng, Wal		173	BBC Alba HD		174
	NI		176			177
	NI		174	TG4 HD	Launch
20/03/24			615	Tiny Pop SD	Removal
			618	Tiny Pop +1
	Eng, Wales, Scot		214	Tiny Pop HD
	Ire, NI		215
			620	Pop Max SD	Move	615
	Ire, NI		216			215
			621	Pop Max +1		618
			189	GREAT! real SD	Launch
			289	GREAT! real +1
	UK		168	GREAT! real HD
	Ire		161
			519	WION HD	Temporary removal
23/03/24			303	Sky Cinema Hits HD	Temporary rename		Sky Cinema Beverly Hills Cop HD
25/03/24			303	Sky Cinema Beverly Hills Cop HD	Reversion		Sky Cinema Hits HD
26/03/24	UK		0134	Khushkhabri 🔊	Restoration to EPG
27/03/24	UK		768	Sikh Channel SD	Temporary removal
28/03/24			516	Arise News SD	Temporary removal
			519	WION HD	Restoration to EPG
	UK		661	JML Direct SD	Removal
			768	Sikh Channel SD	Restoration to EPG
29/03/24			302	Sky Cinema Buddy Films HD	Temporary rename		Sky Cinema Easter Epics HD
			303	Sky Cinema Hits HD			Sky Cinema Bank Holiday HD
			305	Sky Cinema Animation HD			Sky Cinema Dream Works HD
			306	Sky Cinema Family HD			Sky Cinema Wizarding World HD
			850	Sky Cinema Family SD			Sky Cinema Wizarding World SD

April

Date	Affects	Current EPG number	Current channel name	Type of change	New EPG number	New channel name	References/Notes
	Region							Devices
01/04/24			605	Nick Loud House SD	Temporary rename		Nick SpongeBob SD
			205
			613	Nick Jr. Peppa SD	Reversion		Nick Jr. Too SD
			207
			304	Sky Cinema Originals HD			Sky Cinema Greats HD
			849	Sky Cinema Originals SD			Sky Cinema Greats SD
			305	Sky Cinema Dream Works HD			Sky Cinema Animation HD
			909	XXX College SD	Rename		Climax SD
02/04/24			172	DMAX SD	Move	159
	NI, Ire		184	Discovery Turbo SD		172
			272	DMAX +1		259
	NI, Ire		284	Discovery Turbo +1		272
			303	Sky Cinema Bank Holiday HD	Reversion		Sky Cinema Hits HD
			427	SportyStuff TV HD	Removal
			516	Arise News SD	Restoration to EPG
			906	XXX Public Pick Ups SD	Removal
03/04/24			754	Dunya News SD	Temporary removal
04/04/24	UK		661	Home Shop TV SD	Launch
			754	Dunya News SD	Restoration to EPG
08/04/24	Ire		804	TG4 SD	Removal
	NI		839
09/04/24	UK		419	Viaplay Sports 1 HD	Rename		Premier Sports 1 HD
			420	Viaplay Sports 2 HD			Premier Sports 2 HD
10/04/24			492	Sky Sports Box Office HD	Temporary removal
11/04/24	NI		161	RTÉ One SD	Move	835
			161	RTÉ One HD	Launch
13/04/24			306	Sky Cinema Wizarding World HD	Temporary rename		Sky Cinema Spy Kids HD
			850	Sky Cinema Wizarding World SD			Sky Cinema Spy Kids SD
15/04/24			302	Sky Cinema Easter Epics HD	Temporary rename		Sky Cinema Martial Arts HD
			303	Sky Cinema Hits HD			Sky Cinema Megahits HD
			306	Sky Cinema Spy Kids HD	Reversion		Sky Cinema Family HD
			850	Sky Cinema Spy Kids SD			Sky Cinema Family SD
			304	Sky Cinema Greats HD	Temporary rename		Sky Cinema True Stories HD
			849	Sky Cinema Greats SD			Sky Cinema True Stories SD
			181	Channel 7 SD	Restoration to EPG
	Ire		803	Virgin Media One SD	Removal
			805	Virgin Media Two SD
16/04/24	Ire		317	GREAT! romance HD (Adverts tailored to the UK)	Removal
			319	GREAT! romance SD (Adverts tailored to the UK)
			317	GREAT! romance HD (Adverts tailored to Ireland)	Launch
			319	GREAT! romance SD (Adverts tailored to Ireland)
18/04/24			181	Channel 7 SD	Temporary removal
22/04/24			304	Sky Cinema True Stories HD	Reversion		Sky Cinema Greats HD
			849	Sky Cinema True Stories SD			Sky Cinema Greats SD
	Ire		802	RTÉ2 SD	Removal
	NI		838

 

←← 2023

2025 →→

 

See also

• List of channels on Sky Q
• List of channels on Sky Glass & Sky Stream

List of line-up changes on Sky (UK and Ireland)

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