SKY satellite TV customers are in for another disappointment as the broadcaster confirms the permanent closure of a fan-favourite channel.
History+1 will shut down for good on Thursday, April 10, marking the latest in a series of channel losses for Sky Q and Sky+ viewers.
The closure means viewers will no longer be able to catch missed shows an hour later on Sky History+1, which is currently available on channel 223 (224 in Scotland).
The main Sky History channel will continue as normal.
It follows a string of recent changes as Sky gradually shifts focus from traditional satellite services to its internet-based platforms, Sky Glass and Sky Stream.
Just this week, Sky History 2 HD was removed from satellite, leaving only the standard definition version on air.
HD viewing remains available on and Stream, but not for those sticking with satellite.
Frustrated have taken to forums to vent, calling the changes a “backward step,”; particularly as many HD channels are being dropped while SD versions stay.
Some believe this signals the slow phase-out of , the satellite-based box released back in 2016, which hasn’t seen a major upgrade in years.
Despite reassurances from Sky that the product remains supported, users worry the platform is being quietly sidelined in favour of streaming.
Sky has made several updates this week across its TV guide, including HD closures, channel rebrands, and reshuffles – with more set to come.
Time shift channels have been increasingly less useful in the age of streaming, with most shows available to watch on-demand whenever you want instead of relying on the +1 hour broadcast.
However, 2 HD may be seen as a far greater loss to viewers.
Sky History 2 will still be available but viewers on Sky Q and will have to settle with watching shows in SD (standard definition) instead.
Both channels exist as part of a partnership between Sky and Hearst Networks UK, the latter of which owns the History Channel brand.
