A list of channel name changes, Sky channel number changes,  channel launches and channel closures on the Sky TV Guide for January 2023.

Sunday 1st January 2023

Sky Christmas (Satellite 303) renames to Sky Drama/Sky Drama HD

Tuesday 3rd January 2023

Trace Xmas (Satellite 359) changes name to Trace Hit
Sky Greats (Satellite 304/849 – Glass 304) renames to SkyBritishIcons / BritishIcons HD

Wednesday 4th January 2023

Sky Sports Darts (Satellite 408/866 – Glass 408) renames to SkySp Arena/SkySp ArenaHD

Thursday 5th January 2023

BoXmas (Satellite 355 – Glass 355) renames to The Box
Classic Hits (Satellite 366) renames to That’s 60s
GREAT!christmas (Satellite 319) changes name to GREAT! romance
GREAT!christmas+1 (Satellite 320) changes name to G! romance+1
Thane (Satellite 679) closes
Smithsonian and Smithsonian HD (Satellite 171/843 – Glass 167/159(ROI)) closes
Sky Cinema Drama (Satellite 303 – Glass 303) swaps EPG numbers with Hits (Satellite 310 – Glass 310)

BBC Two Northern Ireland HD launches – channel numbers below:
Launches into 802 in NI and smart swaps with BBC Two Northern Ireland at 102
Launches into 970 in the UK
BBC Two Northern Ireland HD (ROI) launches into 844 in Ireland only – smart swapped with BBC Two NI (ROI) in 142
BBC Two England HD moves from 115 to 970 in NI Only
BBC Three moves from 117 to 115 in NI only
BBC Two HD (ROI) (347) closes

Friday 6th January 2023

Christmas24 (Satellite 325 – Glass 313)​ renames to Movies24
Christmas24+ (Satellite 326 – Glass 314)​ renames to Movies24+

Monday 16th January

That’s 60s EPG 366 moves to EPG 365 prior to launch of new channel (That’s 80s) at EPG 366 on satellite
That’s 80s launches to EPG 366 on Satellite

Tuesday 17th January

BBC One Oxford (101 & 965) closes on Satellite and Glass – sub region absorbed into BBC One South
BBC One East W (101 & 962) closes on Satellite and Glass – sub region absorbed into BBC One East (East)
​BBC One East (East) 961 on Satellite changes name to BBC One East following the BBC One East (West) closure

Tuesday 24th January

All of the below BBC changes are satellite only – Sky Glass is unaffected

BBC One SD Nightlight launches at 101 initially for BBC South on Jan 24th, and gradually in the other regions as they go HD
The BBC One Nightlight services will smart swap with the new HD regional services that launch at 801 in the coming weeks

BBC One SD (ROI) Nightlight launches at 141 in Ireland
​BBC One South HD launches to 801 (smart swapped with BBC One SD Nightlight at 101) and replaces BBC One South SD at 964
​BBC One NI SD (953/101) closes – existing BBC One NI HD remains at 979 and 801 (801 smart swapped with BBC One SD Nightlight at 101)
BBC One NI SD ROI replaced by BBC One SD ROI Nightlight at 141 (smart swapped with BBC One NI HD ROI at 832)
​BBC Two NI SD (972/102) closes – existing BBC Two NI HD remains at 970 and 802 (802 smart swapped with BBC Two England at 102)
​BBC Two NI SD ROI replaced by BBC Two England ROI at 142 (smart swapped with BBC Two NI HD ROI at 844)
BBC Two England ROI closes at 969 in ROI
BBC Two England closes at 969 in NI

Wednesday 25th January

​Feel Good (Satellite 302 – Glass 302) changes name to JurassicWorld / JurassicWrldHD

Thursday 26th January

​PBC launches to EPG number 775 on satellite

Friday 27th January

​Sky Hits (Satellite 303 – Glass 303) changes name to​ SkySpider-Man and Spider-Man HD