It’s the seventh channel to disappear from Sky Q and Sky+HD boxes in less than two weeks.
Seven channels have gone from satellite in the last two weeks aloneAlamy
Customers have slammed the move as “backward” while others fear it signals the “slow lingering death” of the much-loved Sky Q.
The company has made a number of software updates to Sky Q to keep up with its newer TV product, Sky Glass.
However many Brits are still using Sky Q, preferring features like the ability to record anything directly on their box rather than on the cloud as Sky Glass does.
Many TV giants, including BBC and ITV, have been shutting down their old SD (standard definition) channels in favour of going HD only on satellite.
U&W HD and U&Yesterday HD disappeared from Sky Q and Sky+HD at the start of April, followed by Sky History 2 HD.
At the end of March, Sky Sports Racing SD, TWR and Ramazan TV HD all closed too.
It will leave satellite channel number 223 empty (224 in Scotland).
What does it mean for the future of satellite TV?
Analysis by Jamie Harris, Assistant Technology and Science Editor at The Sun
Fortunately, viewers won’t be missing their favourite shows entirely as +1 channels merely show the main channel an hour later.
And with streaming catch-up these days people can easily find what they want to watch again without relying on +1 channels.
However, it does demonstrate the mega shift caused by streaming.
The days of Sky, Virgin and other players boasting hundreds of channels may come to an end soon.
But it may not be such a bad thing, as it means less duplication.
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