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Forthcoming changes to digital platforms (UK & Ireland)
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This is a list of known forthcoming changes to digital platforms in the UK and Ireland. Channel availability is dependent on service provider.
Key
| Example | Description |
| Launch | Channel due to be launched or temporarily launched on the EPG |
| Removal | Channel due to be removed or temporarily removed from the EPG |
| Rename | Channel due to be renamed or 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 relaunched or restored to the EPG after being removed. |
| Move | Channel due to be moved to another EPG number. |
Expected changes
This list consists of changes that are expected to occur within the next 12 months.
| Date | Channel name (SD) | Channel name (HD) | Channel name (+1) | Type of change | New channel name (SD) | New channel name (HD) | New channel name (+1) | Provider | Region (UK & Ireland unless stated) | References/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/09/21 | Trace Hits | Temporary rename | Trace Xmas | Sky | UK | Sky channel changes in September 2021 | ||||
| 23/09/21 | GREAT! movies classic | GREAT! movies classic +1 | Temporary rename | GREAT! movies Christmas | GREAT! movies Christmas +1 | Sky; Freesat; Freeview & YouView; Virgin Media UK (not +1) | For Christmas 2021 | |||
| 27/09/21 | Sky Cinema Music | Sky Cinema Music HD | Temporary rename | Sky Cinema Spies | Sky Cinema Spies HD | Sky (HD); Virgin Media UK (HD); Virgin Media Ireland; YouView (BT); YouView (TalkTalk) (SD); eir TV (SD) | ||||
| 28/09/21 | Sky Sports Ryder Cup | Sky Sports Ryder Cup HD | Reversion | Sky Sports Golf | Sky Sports Golf HD | Sky; Virgin Media UK; Virgin Media Ireland; YouView (BT); YouView (TalkTalk) (SD) | ||||
| 01/10/21 | Movies 24 | Movies 24+ | Temporary rename | Christmas 24 | Christmas 24+ | Sky; Virgin Media UK | Movies 24 > Christmas 24 | |||
| 01/10/21 | Nick Jr. Paw Patrol | Reversion | Nick Jr. Too | Sky; Virgin Media UK; YouView (BT & PlusNet) | ||||||
| 11/10/21 | eir Sport 1 | eir Sport 1 HD | Removal | eir TV | Ireland | eir sport Update | ||||
| 28/10/21 | eir Sport 1 HD | Removal | Sky Ireland | Ireland | ||||||
| ??/10/21 | Sky Cinema Spies | Sky Cinema Spies HD | Temporary rename | Sky Cinema ? | Sky Cinema ? HD | Sky (HD); Virgin Media UK (HD); Virgin Media Ireland; YouView (BT); YouView (TalkTalk) (SD); eir TV (SD) | ||||
| 20/11/21 | Now 80s | Temporary rename | Now Christmas | Sky; Virgin Media UK; YouView | UK | For Christmas 2021 | ||||
| 27/12/21 | Now Christmas | Reversion | Now 80s | Sky; Virgin Media UK; YouView | UK | |||||
| ??/??/21 | Zee Cinema | Zee Cinema HD | Removal | Sky (SD); Virgin Media UK (HD); YouView (TalkTalk) (SD) | ZEE TV & ZEE Cinema closure in UK | |||||
| ??/??/21 | Zee TV | Removal | Sky; Virgin Media UK; Virgin Media Ireland; YouView (TalkTalk) | |||||||
| ??/??/21 | Phoenix CNE | Removal | Sky | |||||||
| ??/??/21 | Phoenix CNE HD | Launch | Sky | |||||||
| ??/??/21 | Yanga! HD | Launch | Sky | |||||||
| 04/01/22 | GREAT! movies Christmas | GREAT! movies Christmas +1 | Reversion | GREAT! movies classic | GREAT! movies classic +1 | Sky; Freesat; Freeview & YouView; Virgin Media UK (not +1) | Christmas channels return for 2021 | |||
| ??/01/22 | Christmas 24 | Christmas 24+ | Reversion | Movies 24 | Movies 24+ | Sky; Virgin Media UK | ||||
| ??/01/22 | Trace Xmas | Reversion | Trace Hits | Sky | UK | |||||
| ??/01/22 | BBC Three | BBC Three HD | Relaunch | Sky; Virgin Media UK; Freesat; Freeview | BBC Three to return to TV | |||||
| ??/02/22 | Sky Sports NFL | Sky Sports NFL HD | Temporary removal | Sky; Virgin Media UK; Virgin Media Ireland; YouView (BT); YouView (TalkTalk) (SD) | Sky EPG changes (August 2021) | |||||
| ??/02/22 | Sky Sports Action | Sky Sports Action HD | Restoration to EPG | Sky; Virgin Media UK; Virgin Media Ireland; YouView (BT); YouView (TalkTalk) (SD) |
See also
- Master list of digital television channels (UK & Ireland)
- Master list of satellite channels (UK & Ireland)
- YouView (UK)
- DTT / Freeview (UK)
- Freesat (UK)
- Sky (UK & Ireland)
- Virgin Media (UK)
- Saorview (Ireland)
- Saorsat (Ireland)
- Virgin Media (Ireland)
- eir TV