LineUpChanges:Sky (United Kingdom and Ireland) in 2026
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Note: This list details the EPG changes on Sky+HD & Sky Q boxes in the UK & (Republic of) Ireland. Other channels that may be mentioned elsewhere are not included in this list.
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| May | June | July | August |
| September | October | November | December |
Key
| 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 | Channel due to be relaunched or restored to the EPG after being removed. |
| Move | Channel due to be moved or temporarily moved to another EPG number. |
| ??/06/25 ??/??/25 ??/??/?? |
Date or partial date to be confirmed when information becomes available. |
|
Changes affect Sky Q and Sky+HD satellite receivers. (Changes may affect older Sky+ boxes and Sky Digiboxes) |
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Changes affect Sky Glass TVs & Sky Stream OTT devices only. |
| Region | Affects specified region(s) only, or all if blank |
| Platform | Affects specified platform(s) only, or all if blank |
EPG Changes
Notes:
- Highest resolution prominence is used on this page.
- Only official changes from Sky are listed here, therefore temporary removals are not listed.
- These changes apply to residential platforms only. Commercial platforms may differ.
January
| Date | Region | Plat. | Curr. num. | Curr. logo | Curr. name | Type | New num. | New logo | New name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/01/26 |
|
613 | 
|
Pop SD | Closure | Closed on 01/01/26 at 06:00. Removal on 06/01/26 | ||||
| Eng, Wales, Scot |
|
213 | Pop HD | |||||||
| NI, Ire | 215 | |||||||||
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|
614 | 
|
Tiny Pop SD | |||||||
| Eng, Wales, Scot |
|
214 | Tiny Pop HD | |||||||
| NI, Ire | 216 | |||||||||
|
|
617 | 
|
Pop +1 | Closed on 01/01/26 at 07:00. Removal on 06/01/26 | ||||||
| 618 | 
|
Tiny Pop +1 | ||||||||
| 306 | 
|
Sky Cinema Harry Potter HD | Reversion | 
|
Sky Cinema Family HD | |||||
| 02/01/26 | 307 | 
|
Sky Cinema Jurassic Park HD | Reversion | 
|
Sky Cinema Action HD | ||||
| 05/01/26 | 303 | 
|
Sky Cinema Exclusives HD | Rename | 
|
Sky Cinema Sci-Fi HD | ||||
| 304 | 
|
Sky Cinema Favourites HD | Reversion | 
|
Sky Cinema Greats HD | |||||
| 302 | 
|
Sky Cinema Christmas HD | Rename | 
|
Sky Cinema Blockbusters HD | |||||
| 311 | 
|
Sky Cinema Sci-Fi & Horror HD | Rename | 
|
Sky Cinema Horror HD | |||||
| 407 | 
|
Sky Sports Darts 4K | Reversion | 
|
Sky Sports F1 4K | |||||
|
|
857 | 
|
Sky Sports Darts HD | 
|
Sky Sports F1 HD | |||||
|
|
902 | |||||||||
| Ire |
|
865 | 
|
Sky Sports Darts SD | 
|
Sky Sports F1 SD | ||||
| 06/01/26 | 350 | 
|
MTV Music SD | Removal | Closed 31/12/25 at 06:00. | |||||
| 351 | 
|
Club MTV SD | ||||||||
| 352 | 
|
MTV 90s SD | ||||||||
| 353 | 
|
MTV 80s SD | ||||||||
|
|
613 |
|
Pop SD | Removal | Closed 01/01/26 at 06:00. | |||||
| Eng, Wales, Scot |
|
213 | Pop HD | |||||||
| NI, Ire | 215 | |||||||||
|
|
614 |
|
Tiny Pop SD | |||||||
| Eng, Wales, Scot |
|
214 | Tiny Pop HD | |||||||
| NI, Ire | 216 | |||||||||
|
|
617 |
|
Pop +1 | Closed 01/01/26 at 07:00. | ||||||
| 618 |
|
Tiny Pop +1 | ||||||||
|
|
317 | 
|
GREAT! Christmas HD | Reversion | 
|
GREAT! Romance HD | ||||
|
|
319 | GREAT! Christmas SD | GREAT! Romance SD | |||||||
| UK | 320 | 
|
GREAT! Christmas +1 | 
|
GREAT! Romance +1 | |||||
| Ire |
|
319 |
|
GREAT! Romance SD (Adverts for Ireland) |
Removal | |||||
|
|
317 | GREAT! Romance HD (Adverts for Ireland) | ||||||||
|
|
319 | GREAT! Romance SD (Adverts for the UK) |
Restoration | |||||||
|
|
317 | GREAT! Romance HD (Adverts for the UK) |
Launch | |||||||
|
|
312 | 
|
Christmas24 SD | Reversion | 
|
Movies24 SD | ||||
|
|
313 | |||||||||
|
|
315 | 
|
Christmas24+ SD | Reversion | 
|
Movies24+ SD | ||||
|
|
314 | |||||||||
| UK |
|
360 | 
|
That's Christmas SD | Reversion | 
|
That's Oldies SD | |||
| 07/01/26 |
|
732 | 
|
Hum Masala SD | Rename | 
|
Hum News SD | |||
|
|
720 | |||||||||
| 12/01/26 | 877 | 
|
Raving TV SD | Removal | ||||||
| 13/01/26 | UK |
|
158 | 
|
HGTV | Removal | ||||
| Ire | 162 | |||||||||
|
|
149 | |||||||||
| UK | 153 | |||||||||
| 8051 | ||||||||||
| UK |
|
258 | 
|
HGTV +1 | ||||||
| Ire | 262 | |||||||||
| Eng, Wales, NI, Ire |
|
133 | 
|
TLC HD | Becomes free-to-air | |||||
| Scot | 134 | |||||||||
| UK | 828 | 
|
TLC SD | (Note: TLC SD in Ireland remains encrypted) | ||||||
| Eng, Wales, NI, Ire | 233 | 
|
TLC +1 | |||||||
| Scot | 234 | |||||||||
| Ire | 133 |
|
TLC HD | Move | 828 | |||||
| 828 |
|
TLC SD | 133 | |||||||
| 15/01/26 | UK |
|
242 | 
|
Really +1 | Launch |
| |||
| Eng, Wales, NI, Ire | 144 | 
|
Quest HD | Move | 140 | |||||
| Scot | 141 | |||||||||
| Eng, Wales, NI, Ire | 244 | 
|
Quest +1 | 240 | ||||||
| Scot | 241 | |||||||||
| Eng, Wales, NI, Ire | 140 | 
|
Food Network SD | 144 | ||||||
| Scot | 141 | |||||||||
| UK |
|
154 | 152 | |||||||
| Ireland | 150 | 148 | ||||||||
| Eng, Wales, NI, Ire |
|
242 | 
|
Food Network +1 | 255 | |||||
| Scot | 241 | |||||||||
| Eng, Scot | 161 | 
|
Discovery Turbo SD | 158 | ||||||
| NI | 172 | |||||||||
| Ire | 162 | |||||||||
| Eng, Scot | 261 | 
|
Discovery Turbo +1 | 258 | ||||||
| NI | 272 | |||||||||
| Ire | 262 | |||||||||
| Eng, Scot | 174 | 
|
Discovery History SD | 161 | ||||||
| NI, Ire | 172 | |||||||||
| Eng, Scot | 274 | 
|
Discovery History +1 | 261 | ||||||
| NI, Ire | 272 | |||||||||
| UK |
|
141 | 
|
Investigation Discovery SD | 140 | |||||
| Ire | 137 | 136 | ||||||||
| UK | 140 | 
|
Animal Planet SD | 141 | ||||||
| Ire | 136 | 137 | ||||||||
| UK | 151 | 
|
Quest Red SD | 150 | ||||||
| Ire | 147 | 146 | ||||||||
| UK | 152 | 
|
DMAX SD | 151 | ||||||
| Ire | 148 | 147 | ||||||||
| UK | 150 | 
|
Really SD | 153 | ||||||
| Ire | 146 | 149 | ||||||||
| 19/01/26 | 303 | 
|
Sky Cinema Transformers HD | Rename | 
|
Sky Cinema Brit Hits HD HD | ||||
|
|
625 | 
|
Disney Jr HD | Move | 613 | |||||
| 22/01/26 | 997 | 
|
Sky News HD (Adverts for the UK) |
Restoration | ||||||
| 899 | 
|
Sky Intro HD | Removal | |||||||
| 950 | ||||||||||
| 998 | ||||||||||
| 30/01/26 | 303 |
|
Sky Cinema Brit Hits HD | Rename | 
|
Sky Cinema Buddy Films HD |
February
| Date | Region | Plat. | Curr. num. | Curr. logo | Curr. name | Type | New num. | New logo | New name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/02/26 |
|
605 | 
|
Nick SpongeBob SD | Reversion | 
|
Nicktoons HD | |||
|
|
206 | |||||||||
| 302 | 
|
Sky Cinema Feel Good HD | Rename | 
|
Sky Cinema Feel Valentines HD | |||||
| 302 | 
|
Sky Cinema Comedy HD | Rename | 
|
Sky Cinema Feel Groundhog Day HD | |||||
| 307 | 
|
Sky Cinema Spider-Man HD | Reversion |
|
Sky Cinema Action HD | |||||
| 03/02/26 | 302 |
|
Sky Cinema Feel Groundhog Day HD | Reversion |
|
Sky Cinema Comedy HD |
| |||
| 05/02/26 |
|
709 | 
|
MATV National SD | Closure | Ofcom licence revoked | ||||
| UK | Removal | |||||||||
| 09/02/26 | Ire |
|
709 |
|
MATV National SD | Removal | ||||
| 10/02/26 | UK |
|
412 | 
|
Sky Sports NFL HD | Reversion | 
|
Sky Sports Action HD | ||
| Ire | 416 | |||||||||
|
|
410 | |||||||||
| Ire |
|
878 | 
|
Sky Sports NFL SD | 
|
Sky Sports Action SD | ||||
| Ire |
|
323 | 
|
Great! Action SD (Adverts for the UK) |
Removal | |||||
|
|
319 | Great! Action HD (Adverts for the UK) | ||||||||
|
|
323 | Great! Action SD (Adverts for Ireland) |
Launch | |||||||
|
|
319 | Great! Action HD (Adverts for Ireland) | ||||||||
| 14/02/26 | 303 |
|
Sky Cinema Buddy Films HD | Rename | 
|
Sky Cinema Adventure HD | ||||
| 16/02/26 | 302 |
|
Sky Cinema Valentine HD | Rename | 
|
Sky Cinema Cult Classics HD | ||||
| 18/02/26 |
|
770 | 
|
GTC Punjabi SD | Launch | |||||
| 21/03/26 | 303 |
|
Sky Cinema Adventure HD | Rename | 
|
Sky Cinema Jurassic HD | ||||
| 23/03/26 | 303 |
|
Sky Cinema Jurassic HD | Rename | 
|
Sky Cinema Wild Worlds HD | ||||
| 24/02/26 |
|
106 | 
|
Sky Showcase HD | Removal | |||||
| UK |
| |||||||||
| Ire | 107 | |||||||||
| 8059 | ||||||||||
|
|
206 | 
|
Sky Showcase +1 | |||||||
| 806 | 
|
Sky Showcase SD | ||||||||
| Eng, Scot, NI, Ire |
|
113 | 
|
Sky Max HD | ||||||
| Wales | 114 | |||||||||
| Eng, Scot NI |
|
113 | ||||||||
| Wales, Ire | 110 | |||||||||
| UK | 8072 | |||||||||
|
|
813 | 
|
Sky Max SD | |||||||
|
|
106 | 
|
Sky One HD | Restoration | ||||||
| UK |
|
Launch | ||||||||
| Ire | 107 | |||||||||
| 8072 | ||||||||||
|
|
806 | Sky One SD | Restoration | |||||||
| Eng, Scot, NI |
|
114 | 
|
Sky Comedy HD | Move | 113 | ||||
| Wales | 115 | 114 | ||||||||
| Eng, Scot, NI |
|
112 | 109 | |||||||
| Wales, Ire | 113 | 110 | ||||||||
| Ire |
|
114 | Sky Comedy SD | 113 | ||||||
| UK | 814 | 813 | ||||||||
| Eng, NI, Ire |
|
121 | 
|
Sky Documentaries HD | 114 | |||||
| Scot | 122 | |||||||||
| Wales | 121 | 115 | ||||||||
| Eng, Scot, NI |
|
111 | 110 | |||||||
| Wales, Ire | 112 | 111 | ||||||||
|
|
819 | Sky Documentaries SD | 814 | |||||||
| Eng, Wales, NI, Ire |
|
122 | 
|
Sky Crime HD | 121 | |||||
| Scot | 123 | 122 | ||||||||
| Eng, Scot, NI |
|
110 | 111 | |||||||
| Wales, Ire | 111 | 112 | ||||||||
|
|
820 | Sky Crime SD | 819 | |||||||
| Eng, Wales, NI, Ire |
|
222 | 
|
Sky Crime +1 | 221 | |||||
| Scot | 223 | 222 | ||||||||
| Eng, Wales, NI, Ire |
|
124 | 
|
Sky Arts HD | 122 | |||||
| Scot | 125 | 123 | ||||||||
| Eng, Scot, NI |
|
114 | 112 | |||||||
| Wales, Ire | 115 | 113 | ||||||||
|
|
822 | Sky Arts SD | 820 | |||||||
| Eng, Wales, NI, Ire |
|
145 | 
|
Sky Nature HD | 124 | |||||
| Scot | 125 | |||||||||
|
|
826 | Sky Nature SD | 822 | |||||||
| Ire | 822 | Sky Nature SD (Adverts for Ireland) |
Removal | |||||||
| Sky Nature SD (Adverts for the UK) |
Restoration | |||||||||
| Eng, Scot, NI |
|
159 | 
|
Challenge HD | Move | 116 | ||||
| Wales | 117 | |||||||||
| Ire | 155 | |||||||||
|
|
152 | 
|
Sky Sci-Fi HD | 145 | ||||||
| Eng, Scot, NI |
|
116 | 114 | |||||||
| Wales, Ire | 117 | 115 | ||||||||
| 28/02/26 | 303 | 
|
Sky Cinema Wild Worlds HD | Rename | 
|
Sky Cinema Ghostbusters HD | ||||
| 302 | 
|
Sky Cinema Cult Classics HD | Rename | 
|
Sky Cinema Horror Hits HD | |||||
| UK |
|
359 | 
|
That's 80s SD | Closure | Closed 23:59 on 28/02/26. Removal 02/03/26. | ||||
| 360 |
|
That's Oldies SD | ||||||||
| 361 | 
|
That's Melody SD |
March
| Date | Region | Plat. | Curr. num. | Curr. logo | Curr. name | Type | New num. | New logo | New name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/03/26 |
|
612 | 
|
Nick Jr. Too SD | Rename | 
|
Nick Jr. Peppa SD | |||
|
|
208 | |||||||||
|
|
615 |
|
Nicktoons SD | Rename | 
|
Nick Alvinnn!!! SD | ||||
|
|
206 | |||||||||
| 303 |
|
Sky Cinema Ghostbusters HD | Rename | 
|
Sky Cinema Book Day HD | |||||
| UK |
|
359 |
|
That's 80s SD | Removal | Closed 28/02/26 | ||||
| 360 |
|
That's Oldies SD | ||||||||
| 361 |
|
That's Melody SD | ||||||||
| 05/03/26 | UK |
|
805 | 
|
5 SD | Removal | ||||
| 06/03/26 | 302 |
|
Sky Cinema Horror Hits HD | Rename | 
|
Sky Cinema Award Season HD | ||||
| 07/03/26 | 303 |
|
Sky Cinema Book Day HD | Rename | 
|
Sky Cinema Women In Film HD | ||||
| 09/03/26 | 303 |
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Sky Cinema Women In Film HD | Rename | 
|
Sky Cinema Action Heroes HD | ||||
|
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Changes cancelled. | ||||||||
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| 14/03/26 | 303 |
|
Sky Cinema Action Heroes HD | Rename | 
|
Sky Cinema Beverly Hills Cop HD | ||||
| 16/03/26 | 302 |
|
Sky Cinema Awards Season HD | Rename | 
|
Sky Cinema Assassins HD | ||||
| 303 |
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Sky Cinema Beverly Hills Cop HD | Rename | 
|
Sky Cinema Rom-Coms HD | |||||
| 17/03/26 |
|
312 |
|
Movies24 SD | Move | 315 | ||||
| 315 |
|
Movies24+ SD | 329 | |||||||
| 305 |
|
Sky Cinema Animation HD | 312 | |||||||
|
|
315 | |||||||||
| 307 |
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Sky Cinema Action HD | 306 | |||||||
| 306 |
|
Sky Cinema Family HD | 304 | |||||||
| 304 |
|
Sky Cinema Greats HD | 307 | |||||||
| 305 | 
|
Disney+ Cinema HD | Launch | |||||||
| 20/03/26 | 302 |
|
Sky Cinema Assassins HD | Rename | 
|
Sky Cinema Adventure HD | ||||
| 21/03/26 | 303 |
|
Sky Cinema Rom-Coms HD | Rename | 
|
Sky Cinema Middle Earth HD | ||||
| 23/03/26 | 303 |
|
Sky Cinema Middle Earth HD | Rename | 
|
Sky Cinema Fun HD | ||||
| 26/03/26 | Streaming | 
|
HBO Max | Launch | ||||||
| UK |  
|
TNT Sports on Discovery+ | Move | Streaming |
|
TNT Sports on HBO Max | ||||
| 30/03/26 |
|
612 |
|
Nick Jr. Peppa SD | Reversion |
|
Nick Jr. Too SD | |||
|
|
208 | |||||||||
|
|
615 |
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Nick Alvinnn!!!! SD | Rename |
|
Nick SpongeBob SD | ||||
|
|
206 |
April
| Date | Region | Plat. | Curr. num. | Curr. logo | Curr. name | Type | New num. | New logo | New name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/04/26 | 909 | 
|
Climax SD | Removal | ||||||
| 834 | 
|
Quest SD | ||||||||
| Ire |
|
225 | 
|
Discovery Channel +1 | ||||||
| 233 |
|
TLC +1 | ||||||||
| 240 |
|
Quest +1 | ||||||||
| 244 |
|
Food Network +1 | ||||||||
| 249 | 
|
Quest Red +1 | ||||||||
| 254 | 
|
Investigation Discovery +1 | ||||||||
| 259 | 
|
DMAX +1 | ||||||||
| 262 |
|
Discovery Turbo +1 | ||||||||
| 267 | 
|
Discovery Science +1 | ||||||||
| 272 |
|
Discovery History +1 | ||||||||
| 275 | 
|
Animal Planet +1 | ||||||||
| 03/04/26 | 303 |
|
Sky Cinema Fun HD | Rename | 
|
Sky Cinema Box Set HD | ||||
| 07/04/26 | 709 | 
|
Apna MA TV SD | Launch | ||||||
| 13/04/26 | 302 |
|
Sky Cinema Adventure HD | Rename | 
|
Sky Cinema 5 Star Movies HD | ||||
| 18/04/26 | 303 |
|
Sky Cinema Box Set HD | Rename | 
|
Sky Cinema The Hobbit HD | ||||
| 20/04/26 | 303 |
|
Sky Cinema The Hobbit HD | Rename | 
|
Sky Cinema Biopics HD | ||||
| 22/04/26 | UK |
|
183 | 
|
That's TV 3 SD | Rename | 
|
That's 20th Century SD | ||
| 25/04/26 | 303 |
|
Sky Cinema Biopics HD | Rename | 
|
Sky Cinema Spy Kids HD | ||||
| 27/04/25 | 303 |
|
Sky Cinema Spy Kids HD | Rename | 
|
Sky Cinema Men In Black HD | ||||
| 302 |
|
Sky Cinema 5 Star Movies HD | Rename | 
|
Sky Cinema Fear Seekers HD | |||||
| UK |
|
741 | 
|
Zee Punjabi HD | Launch | |||||
| 30/04/26 |
|
312 |
|
Sky Cinema Animation HD | Removal | |||||
|
|
315 | |||||||||
|
|
315 |
|
Movies24 SD | Move | 312 | |||||
| 329 |
|
Movies24+ SD | 315 | |||||||
| 317 | 
|
Legend Xtra SD | 316 | |||||||
| 318 | 
|
Legend Xtra +1 | 317 | |||||||
| 323 |
|
Great! Action SD | 318 | |||||||
|
|
319 | Great! Action HD | 317 | |||||||
| UK |
|
324 | 
|
Great! Action +1 | 319 | |||||
| 321 | 
|
Great! Mystery SD | 320 | |||||||
| UK | 322 | 
|
Great! Mystery +1 | 321 | ||||||
| 319 |
|
Great! Romance SD | 322 | |||||||
|
|
317 | Great! Romance HD | 319 | |||||||
| UK |
|
320 | 
|
Great! Romance +1 | 323 | |||||
| 328 | 
|
Talking Pictures SD | 324 |
May
| Date | Region | Plat. | Curr. num. | Curr. logo | Curr. name | Type | New num. | New logo | New name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/05/26 | 303 |
|
Sky Cinema Men In Black HD | Rename | 
|
Sky Cinema Fast HD | ||||
|
|
612 |
|
Nick Jr. Too SD | Rename |
|
Nick Jr. Peppa SD | ||||
|
|
208 |
See also
List of line-up changes on Sky (UK and Ireland)
| 1982 to 1999 | ||||
| 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 |
| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 |