Last updated: November 18, 2024
Keep track of all of the upcoming channel and service changes on platforms including Sky, Virgin Media, Freeview, Freesat, EE TV and Freely with Media Mole's guide below - check back regularly for updates.
Wednesday, November 20
Channel launches on Sky Glass/Sky Stream in the UK:
354 - Clubland TV
355 - NOW 70s
356 - NOW 80s
357 - NOW Xmas
358 - NOW Rock
Dates to be confirmed
Sky's FAST channels get EPG slots on Sky Stream and Sky Glass
Previous changes in 2024
Friday, November 15
Sky Cinema Originals rebrands as Sky Cinema Epics
(Sky 302, Virgin Media 402, EE TV 502/516)
That's TV 2 launches on Virgin Media channel 151
Thursday, November 14
KICC TV closes on Sky satellite 589
Monday, November 11
Sky Cinema Icons rebrands as Sky Cinema Greats
(Sky 304, Virgin Media 404, EE TV 504/518)
Friday, November 8
Sky Cinema Drama rebrands as Sky Cinema Christmas
(Sky 310, Virgin Media 410, EE TV 510/524)
Thursday, November 7
Gold rebrands as U&Gold
(Sky 110, Virgin Media 124, EE TV 343/358)
Alibi rebrands as U&Alibi
(Sky 109, Virgin Media 114, EE TV)
NOW 90s & 00s rebrands as NOW Xmas
(Sky satellite 357, Virgin Media 287)
Wednesday, November 6
Sky Cinema Bonfire Night rebrands as Sky Cinema Drama
(Sky 310, Virgin Media 410, EE TV 510/524)
Monday, November 4
Nicktoons rebrands as Nick SpongeBob
(Sky satellite 605, Sky Glass/Stream 205, Virgin Media 717, EE TV 469)
Nick Jr Paw Patrol rebrands as Nick Jr Peppa
(Sky satellite 613, Sky Glass/Stream 207, Virgin Media 716)
Sky Cinema Spooky rebrands as Sky Cinema Family
(Sky 306, Virgin Media 406, EE TV 506/520)
Dangal is replaced by Music India
(Sky satellite 711, Sky Glass/Stream 715)
Saturday, November 2
Sky Cinema Harry Potter rebrands as Sky Cinema Originals
(Sky 302, Virgin Media 402, EE TV 502/516)
Sky Cinema Drama rebrands as Sky Cinema Bonfire Night
(Sky 310, Virgin Media 410, EE TV 510/524)
Friday, November 1
Sky Cinema Halloween rebrands as Sky Cinema Sci-Fi and Horror
(Sky 311, Virgin Media 411, EE TV 511/525)
Sky Cinema Black Talent rebrands as Sky Cinema Icons
(Sky 304, Virgin Media 404, EE TV 504/518)
MTV 90s rebrands as MTV XMAS
(Sky 352, Virgin Media 283)
Friday, October 25
Sky Cinema Ultimate Sci-Fi rebrands as Sky Cinema Harry Potter
(Sky 302, Virgin Media 402, EE TV 502/516)
Sky Cinema Family rebrands as Sky Cinema Spooky
(Sky 306, Virgin Media 406, EE TV 506/520)
Monday, October 21
Sky Cinema Greats rebrands as Sky Cinema Black Talent
(Sky 311, Virgin Media 411, EE TV 511/525)
Saturday, October 19
Sky Cinema Feel Good rebrands as Sky Cinema Ultimate Sci-Fi
(Sky 302, Virgin Media 402, EE TV 502/516)
Wednesday, October 16
Eden rebrands as U&Eden and launches on Freeview, Freesat and Freely
(Sky satellite 166, Sky Glass UK 162, Sky Glass IE 158, Virgin Media 176, Freeview/EE TV 57, Freesat 160, Freely 151)
That's TV 3 rebrands as That's Christmas
(Sky satellite 183, Virgin Media 296, Freeview/EE TV 71, Freely 46/149)
U&DaveJaVu moves from 57 to 74 on Freeview/EE TV
Channel closures on Freeview/EE TV:
74 - U&Yesterday+1
235 - Al Jazeera English
269 - Amazing Discoveries
Channel launches on Freeview/EE TV:
269 - New Media TV
276 - CNA
284 - GIGS
Channel closures on Freely:
263 - U&Yesterday+1
306 - Al Jazeera English
573 - Amazing Discoveries
Channel launches on Freely:
573 - New Media TV
579 - CNA
590 - GIGS
Tuesday, October 15
Mythbusters replaces Fear Factor on Virgin Media 251
Tipping Point replaces Wipeout Xtra on Virgin Media 252
Friday, October 11
FAST version of GREAT! Christmas launches
(NetGem, LG, Samsung TV, Plex, Titan OS, VIDAA)
Wednesday, October 9
EPG channel changes on Sky satellite:
173 - PBS America (from 174)
174 - Discovery History (from 177)
175 - Animal Planet (NI/IE only, from 178)
176 - Court TV (from 179)
177 - Channel 7 (from 181)
178 - Travel XP (from 182)
179 - Ayozat TV (from 186)
180 - BBC Scotland (not Scotland, from 187)
181 - That's TV 2 (from 188)
182 - Rewind TV (from 190)
183 - That's TV 3 (from 191)
274 - Discovery History+1 (from 277)
275 - Animal Planet+1 (NI/ROI only, from 278)
Monday, October 7
NDTV 24x7 rebrands as NDTV World
(Sky satellite 509, Sky Glass UK 511, Sky Glass IE 509, Virgin Media 621)
Saturday, October 5
Sky Cinema True Stories rebrands as Sky Cinema Feel Good
(Sky 302, Virgin Media 402, EE TV 502/516)
Tuesday, October 1
EPG channel changes on Freesat:
140 - 5Star+1 (from 141)
141 - Sky Mix HD (from 144)
142 - Challenge (from 146)
143 - Sky Arts (from 147)
144 - Quest HD (from 167)
145 - Really (from 160)
146 - Quest Red (from 169)
147 - DMAX (from 150)
149 - HGTV (from 166)
150 - Quest SD (from 172)
151 - Quest +1 (from 168)
152 - Quest Red +1 (from 170)
153 - DMAX +1 (from 151)
154 - Food Network +1 (from 149)
161 - Blaze (from 162)
162 - Together TV (from 164)
163 - Court TV (from 177)
164 - That's TV (from 168)
165 - That's TV 2 (from 165)
Sky Cinema Ultimate Action rebrands as Sky Cinema Action
(Sky 307, Virgin Media 407, EE TV 507/521)
Sky Cinema Sci-Fi and Horror rebrands as Sky Cinema Halloween
(Sky 304, Virgin Media 404, EE TV 518)
Movies24 and Movies24+ rebrand as Christmas24 and Christmas24+ respectively
(Sky satellite 312/315, Sky Stream/Glass 313/314, Virgin Media 419/420)
Monday, September 30
High Street TV 4 closes on Sky 675
New Media closes on Sky 594
Nick Jr Peppa rebrands as Nick Jr Paw Patrol
(Sky satellite 613, Sky Glass/Stream 207, Virgin Media 716)
Sunday, September 22
Sky Cinema Batman Day rebrands as Sky Cinema Hits
(Sky 303, Virgin Media 403, EE TV 517)
Saturday, September 21
Sky Cinema Hits rebrands as Sky Cinema Batman Day
(Sky 303, Virgin Media 403, EE TV 517)
Wednesday, September 18
That's Rock rebrands as That's Fabulous
(Sky satellite UK 359, Freeview Manchester 78, Freely Manchester 405)
Monday, September 16
Sky Cinema Kids Books rebrands as Sky Cinema Family
(Sky 306, Virgin Media 406, EE TV 506/520)
Sky Cinema Superheroes rebrands as Sky Cinema Revenge
(Sky 302, Virgin Media 402, EE TV 502/516)
Sky Cinema Action rebrands as Sky Cinema Ultimate Action
(Sky 307, Virgin Media 407, EE TV 507/521)
Thursday, September 12
Gold rebrands as Gold Radio
(Sky satellite 0121, Virgin Media 923, Freesat 722)
Thursday, September 5
GREAT! Christmas pop-up channel replaces GREAT! romance
(Freeview 52, Sky 319, Virgin Media 424)
Tuesday, September 3
Sky Sports Action rebrands as Sky Sports NFL
(Sky 408, Virgin Media 507/517, EE TV 426/446)
Monday, September 2
Sky Cinema Lord of the Rings rebrands as Sky Cinema Kids Books
(Sky 306, Virgin Media 406, EE TV 506/520)
Nick Jr Paw Patrol rebrands as Nick Jr Peppa
(Sky satellite 613, Sky Glass/Stream 207, Virgin Media 716)
Nick Spongebob rebrands as Nicktoons
(Sky satellite 605, Sky Glass/Stream 205, Virgin Media 717, EE TV 469)
Home Shop TV closes down
Must Have Ideas TV launches on Sky satellite 661 and Freesat 814
Sunday, September 1
Sky Cinema Blockbusters rebrands as Sky Cinema Hits
(Sky 303, Virgin Media 403, EE TV 517)
Saturday, August 31
Sky Cinema Sci-Fi rebrands as Sky Cinema Sci-Fi and Horror
(Sky 311, Virgin Media 411, EE TV 511/525)
Friday, August 30
Sky Cinema Family rebrands as Sky Cinema Lord of the Rings
(Sky 306, Virgin Media 406, EE TV 506/520)
Wednesday, August 21
That's Memories rebrands as That's TV 3
(Freeview 71/88, EE TV 71/88, Sky 191, Virgin Media 296, Freely 46/149)
Tiny POP relaunches as a linear TV channel
Tuesday, August 20
GREAT! real closes
(Sky, Freeview, EE TV, Freely)
Monday, August 19
That's 80s rebrands as That's Melody
That's 90s rebrands as That's Rock
Friday, August 9
Full launch of Sky Sports+ streaming service
(Sky Q/Stream/Glass, NOW, Sky Sports app)
Sky Cinema Scares rebrands as Sky Cinema Sci-Fi Hits
(Sky 311, Virgin Media 411, EE TV 511/525)
Thursday, August 8
Sky Sports+ linear channel launches as replacement for Sky Sports Arena
(Sky Q/satellite UK 412, Sky Q/satellite Ireland 416, Sky Glass/Stream 410, Virgin Media 508/518, EE TV 427/447)
Thursday, August 1
Sky Cinema Heists renames as Sky Cinema Adventure
(Sky 302, Virgin Media 402, EE TV 502/516)
Sky Cinema 2024 Picks renames as Sky Cinema Blockbusters
(Sky 303, Virgin Media 403, EE TV 517)
Sukh Sagar Radio closes on Sky satellite
Wednesday, July 31
Get Lucky closes permanently on Sky satellite
92 News closes permanently on Sky satellite
Tuesday, July 30
Sky launches FAST channels Pick Paranormal, Emergency 24/7, Sky Presents Artist of The Year, Sky Sports Stories, Sky Sports Classics and Sky Sports Vault via XUMO app on Sky Glass/Sky Stream
Thursday, July 25
Zee Punjabi launches on Sky satellite in the UK on EPG 769
Wednesday, July 24
NTD moves from Sky satellite EPG 185 to 524
Monday, July 22
Sky Cinema Buddy Films renames to Sky Cinema Heists
(Sky 302, Virgin Media 402, EE TV 502/516)
Nick Jr Too renames to Nick Jr Paw Patrol
(Sky satellite 613, Sky Glass/Stream 207, Virgin Media 716)
Friday, July 19
Sky Cinema Sci-Fi and Horror renames to Sky Cinema Scares
(Sky 311, Virgin Media 411, EE TV 511/525)
Nicktoons renames to Nick Spongebob
(Sky satellite 605, Sky Glass/Stream 205, Virgin Media 717, EE TV 469)
© UKTV
Tuesday, July 16
UKTV adopts new U branding across all platforms
Dave becomes U&Dave
Drama becomes U&Drama
Yesterday becomes U&Yesterday
W becomes U&W
UKTV Play on-demand service becomes U
UKTV Play Heroes FAST channel becomes U&Real Heroes
UKTV Play Laughs FAST channel becomes U&Laughs
UKTV Play Full Throttle FAST channel becomes U&Transport
UKTV Play Uncovered FAST channel becomes U&The Past
Wednesday, July 10
MUTV launches on Sky Glass and Sky Stream
(UK 420, Ireland 422)
LFCTV launches on Sky Glass and Sky Stream
(UK 421, Ireland 423)
Tuesday, July 9
That's Memories moves from 365 to 191 on Sky
That's 80s moves from 366 to 365 on Sky
That's 90s moves from 367 to 366 on Sky
© Reuters
Monday, July 8
DAZN 1 closes as a linear channel
(Sky 429)
DAZN PPV closes as a linear channel
(Sky 495)
Sky Cinema The Hangover rebrands as Sky Cinema Greats
(Sky 304, Virgin Media 404, EE TV 518)
Sky Cinema Axel Foley rebrands as Sky Cinema Comedy
(Sky 308, Virgin Media 408, EE TV 522)
Sky Cinema Spies rebrands as Sky Cinema Supernatural
(Sky 302, Virgin Media 402, EE TV 516)
Wednesday, July 3
NOW 90s & 00s launches
(Sky 357, Virgin Media 287)
Saturday, July 6
Sky Cinema Greats rebrands as Sky Cinema The Hangover
(Sky 304, Virgin Media 404, EE TV 518)
Sky Cinema Comedy rebrands as Sky Cinema Axel Foley
(Sky 308, Virgin Media 408, EE TV 522)
© Channel 4
Monday, July 1
The Box, 4Music, Kerrang!, Kiss and Magic close across all platforms at midnight
That's Memories launches, replacing That's 60s
(Sky Q UK 365, Freeview 71/95, EE TV 71/95, Freely 42, Virgin Media 296)
Inspiration TV, Dunya News close down
Clubland moves from 364 to 354 on Sky, NOW 70s moves from 361 to 355 on Sky, NOW 80s moves from 362 to 356 on Sky, Now Rock moves from 363 to 358 on Sky
Sky Cinema 10s rebrands as Sky Cinema Greats
(Sky 304, Virgin Media 404, EE TV 518)
Sky Cinema Pride rebrands as Sky Cinema Spies
(Sky 302, Virgin Media 402, EE TV 516)
Sky Cinema Hits rebrands as Sky Cinema 2024 Picks
(Sky 303, Virgin Media 403, EE TV 517)
Friday, June 28
Sky Cinema Icons rebrands as Sky Cinema Pride
(Sky 302, Virgin Media 402, EE TV 516)
Wednesday, June 26
Sky Cinema 00s rebrands as Sky Cinema 10s
(Sky 304, Virgin Media 404, EE TV 518)
Monday, June 24
Chart Show Retro rebrands as That's Dance
(Sky Q UK 360, Freeview 76/80, Freely 402/404)
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