A DOZEN changes to Sky's TV guide are expected to take place this week – including three channel closures.
The bulk of the tweaks are due today, but the shake-up is set to continue right into the weekend.
Sky has revealed a number of “permanent” channel closures, and a few swaps too.
For instance, several Sky channels are reverting back from temporary changes over the .
That includes Sky The Hobbit (on channel 303) moving back to Sky Hits.
And Sky (previously channel 306) will once again become Sky Family.
Both of those swaps are due to take place today – Tuesday, April 22.
Sky has also confirmed a temporary rebranding of Sky Adventure to Apocalyptic HD, also going live today.
Sadly, TV fans are set to see , all of which are variants of Pop Max.
The kid-friendly TV channel is being killed off after 17 years on air.
It means your Sky TV guide will be losing Pop Max (615), Pop Max HD (215), and Pop max+1 (628).
THIS WEEK'S SKY TV GUIDE SWAPS
Here's the full list of TV swaps coming this week:
Tuesday, April 22
- ​Sky Adventure(Satellite 302 – Sky Glass/Stream 302)renames to Apocalyptic HD (temporary change)
- Harry Potter(Satellite 306/850 – Sky Glass/Stream 306)renames to ​​Sky Family/Sky Family HD (reverting from a temporary change)
- ​Sky Sci-Fi & Horror(Satellite 311 – Sky Glass/Stream 311)renames to Sky Horror HD (temporary change)
- Sky The Hobbit(Satellite 303 – Sky Glass/Stream 303)changes name to ​Sky Hits / Sky Hits HD (reverting from temporary change)
- POP Max(Satellite 615)closes permanently
- POP Max HD(Sky Glass/Stream UK 215 (NI & ROI 216))closes permanently
- POP Max+1(Satellite 628)closes permanently
- Tiny Pop moves from618to615on satellite only
- POP+1 moves from619to618on satellite only
- Tiny Pop+1 moves from629to619on satellite only
Friday, April 25
- Sky Family(Satellite 306/850 – Sky Glass/Stream 306)changes name to The Hobbit / The Hobbit HD (temporary change)
Saturday, April 26
- ​Sky Hits(Satellite 303 – Sky Glass/Stream 303)renames to SkyIndianaJones / IndianaJonesHD (temporary change)
OTHER APRIL SKY TV GUIDE CHANGES
Those aren't the only .
Tuesday, April 1
- U&W HD ROI closeson satellite only – the SD remains at132
- U&W HD closes on satellite only – the SD remains at132
- U&Yesterday HD closes on satellite only – the SD remains at155–161in ROI
- U&Alibi HD moves from130to120on Glass and Stream only in England, NI and Wales. They remain unchanged in Scotland and ROI
- U&Gold HD moves from131to121on Glass and Stream only in England, NI and Wales. They remain unchanged in Scotland and ROI
- U&Dave HD moves from132to130on Glass and Stream only in England, NI and Wales. They remain unchanged in Scotland and ROI
- U&W HD moves from133to131on Glass and Stream only in England, NI and Wales. They remain unchanged in Scotland and ROI
- U&Drama moves from134to132on Glass and Stream only in England, NI and Wales. They remain unchanged in Scotland and ROI
- U&Yesterday HD moves from161to133on Glass and Stream only in England, NI and Wales. They remain unchanged in Scotland and ROI
- U&Eden moves from162to134on Glass and Stream only in England, NI and Wales. They remain unchanged in Scotland and ROI
- GINX TV HD moves from419to417on Glass/Stream only in the UK
- MUTV HD moves from420to418on Glass/Stream only in the UK
- LFCTV HD moves from421to419on Glass/Stream only in the UK
- Premier Sports 1 HD moves from419to417on Glass/Stream only in ROI
- Premier Sports 2 HD moves from420to418on Glass/Stream only in ROI
- GINX TV HD moves from421to419on Glass/Stream only in ROI
- MUTV HD moves from422to420on Glass/Stream onlyin ROI
- LFCTV HD moves from423to421on Glass/Stream only in ROI
Wednesday, April 2
- TV Warehouse moves from676to673on satellite only
- Cruise1st.tv moves from681to675on satellite only
- ​Sky History 2 HD closes on satellite – the SD moves to163in the UK and168in ROI and NI – HD channel remains on Glass/Stream
Thursday, April 3
- Sky Gangsters(Satellite 309 – Glass/Stream 309)changes name to renames to Sky Thriller HD (reverting from a temporary change)
- Sky Books To Screen(Satellite 302 – Glass/Stream 302)renames to Sky Adventure/ SkyAdventureHD (temporary change)
Friday, April 4
- ​Sky Family(Satellite 306/850 – Glass/Stream 306)renames to SkyHarryPotter / HarryPotterHD​ (Temp)      
- ​Sky Hits(Satellite 303 – Glass/Stream 303)changes name to The Hobbit HD (Temporary change)
Monday, April 7
- ​Sky The Hobbit(Satellite 303 – Sky Glass/Stream 303)changes name to ​Sky Hits / Sky Hits HD (reverting from temporary change)
Thursday, April 10
- ​Sky History+1(Satellite 223 (224 Scotland))closes permanently
Monday, April 14
- MTV Hits(Satellite 351 – Glass/Stream 351)rebrands to Club MTV
Friday, April 18
- Sky Hits(Satellite 303 – Glass/Stream 303)changes name to The Hobbit HD (Temporary change)
And there could still be more changes to come.
Sky typically only announces its TV channel plans for the week ahead.
So there could be a few stragglers due to appear at the end of the month that are yet to be announced.
WHY DOES SKY SWAP TV CHANNELS?
Sky makes changes to the TV guide every month, so .
Changing the TV guide keeps things feeling fresh for viewers.
For instance, Sky will often rebrand channels around specific events or .
And sometimes Sky will permanently rebrand a channel because of changing interests.
for a host of reasons.
It might be that Sky simply no longer thinks it's worth offering a channel.
Or the channel owners might have decided to close down operations, or revoke access for Sky specifically.
Sky usually publishes its upcoming TV guide changes every week, so keen telly fans can stay in the loop.
