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Old 08-08-2025, 08:26   #519
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Re: Virgin TV (2025)
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Originally Posted by TimeLord2018 View Post
Or they are planning to shut down Sky Atlantic with Sky Showcase absorbing it, ahead of HBO Max launch around 1st April, maybe they could rebrand Sky Showcase as Sky One ?

Sky put Sky Atlantic in Sky Essential TV in Sky Stream in December, all their other Pay Entertainment channels are only in Sky Ultimate TV

Rumours on Digital Spy about big changes soon

https://forums.digitalspy.com/discus...ment_106676328

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I suspect it won't be the last to get added
There have been some excellent programmes on Sky Atlantic in the past, but it has become just an average Sky channel more recently - so much so, that I have cancelled my Now subscription.

I think Sky's strategy is to replace the HBO dramas with home produced programmes via their enlarged Sky Studios as all that will be on HBO Max from next year (although Sky will be permitted to continue to show some HBO programming for the time being).

So the 'big change' I am expecting is for Sky Atlantic to undergo a name change and for Sky's new home grown programming and other drama and comedy commissions to be broadcast on that channel. Sky Showcase draws mainly on the shows on other Sky channels, so they may well leave that as it is.

It's also possible that Sky may decide to abolish Sky Atlantic and have all their Sky Studios material put on Sky Max. That would make sense if Sky wanted to keep as many viewers engaged as possible pending the anticipated satellite switch-off in a few years' time. This would give Sky Max a decent range of new shows, which coupled with their existing material, the terrestrials might find hard to compete with.

This will possibly turn out to be the best TV channel news we've had for ages, but sadly possibly the last.
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