THESE are the TV channels that will be affected by the shake-up on Sky and Virgin boxes in April.
A couple of channels will be added to the boxes and one will completely disappear.
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Virgin Media announced that all Virgin TV customers with their Stream box will have access to Rakuten Top Movies (CH 446) and Rakuten TV Action (CH 447.)
Rakuten Top Movies offers a range of from box office to hidden indie gems.
The streaming platform’s leaderboard also gives viewers a snapshot of what everyone’s watching, , and raving about.
Big hits like Oppenheimer and are played alongside surprise indie standouts.
For those more interested in action, Rakuten TV Action has some content ready for viewers wanting a thrill.
The library a mix of classics like Die Hard and Lethal Weapon, alongside newer hits like John Wick and Extraction.
Sky also announced that it would be closing a popular channel.
From April 10, ​Sky History+1 (Satellite 223 (224 Scotland)) will be closing permanently.
The channel featured a line-up of historical documentaries, biopics, and series exploring a range of content from the Roman Empire to Cold War espionage.
For those who forgot to tune in the first time, Sky History+1 had a 60-minute delay – perfect for when you realised you missed the start.
These aren’t the only changes that came about and in February the boxes announced another set of changes.
Virgin Media announced the updated ways to watch “all the great sporting action”; after Eurosport 1 and Eurosport 2 stopped streaming in the UK.
This move occurred at the end of February, leading Virgin Media to switch up their channels.
The broadcaster rearranged various sporting channels to avoid missing out on major events.
Eurosport’s content has found a new home after a merger with another popular sports network.
Events such as theand,, the UCI Mountain Bike World Series will be moving to.
Viewers can also find every major winter sports World and World Cup event, British and World Superbikes,, and the2026-2032 on TNT going forward.
