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TELLY fans are bracing for yet another Sky TV guide shake-up in days.

The broadcasting giant is expected to rebrand two channels this week – and one is taking place today.

Sky remote control.
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Check those numbered buttons on your TV remote – you might need to tap them slightly differently to find your favourite channelsCredit: Sky

Every month, Sky makes changes to the TV guide.

Sometimes it means dozens of channels being swapped, renamed, or even killed off completely.

Just last week, Sky History+1 closed permanently, vanishing from satellite channel slot 223 (or 224 in Scotland).

The next change is on Monday, April 14 – yes, today.

Read more on Sky TV

Sky is rebranding MTV Hits to Club MTV, affecting Satellite/Glass/Stream channel 351.

Then on Friday, April 18, Sky Hits will have its name changed to The Hobbit HD.

This affects Satellite/Glass/Stream channel 303, but is only temporary.

That means it'll eventually swap back to Sky Hits, although we don't know exactly when.

What we do know is that you'll be able to enjoy Peter Jackson's The Hobbit movie trilogy on the channel, which Lord of the Rings fans should be thrilled about.

The swaps follow dozens of changes to the Sky TV guide that have already been rolled out in April.

Sky TV remotes have hidden trick that saves you so much time

SKY TV GUIDE APRIL CHANGES

Tuesday, April 1

  • U&W HD ROI closes on satellite only - the SD remains at 132
  • U&W HD closes on satellite only - the SD remains at 132
  • U&Yesterday HD closes on satellite only - the SD remains at 155 161 in ROI
  • U&Alibi HD moves from 130 to 120 on Glass and Stream only in England, NI and Wales. They remain unchanged in Scotland and ROI
  • U&Gold HD moves from 131 to 121 on Glass and Stream only in England, NI and Wales. They remain unchanged in Scotland and ROI
  • U&Dave HD moves from 132 to 130 on Glass and Stream only in England, NI and Wales. They remain unchanged in Scotland and ROI
  • U&W HD moves from 133 to 131 on Glass and Stream only in England, NI and Wales. They remain unchanged in Scotland and ROI
  • U&Drama moves from 134 to 132 on Glass and Stream only in England, NI and Wales. They remain unchanged in Scotland and ROI
  • U&Yesterday HD moves from 161 to 133 on Glass and Stream only in England, NI and Wales. They remain unchanged in Scotland and ROI
  • U&Eden moves from 162 to 134 on Glass and Stream only in England, NI and Wales. They remain unchanged in Scotland and ROI
  • GINX TV HD moves from 419 to 417 on Glass/Stream only in the UK
  • MUTV HD moves from 420 to 418 on Glass/Stream only in the UK
  • LFCTV HD moves from 421 to 419 on Glass/Stream only in the UK
  • Premier Sports 1 HD moves from 419 to 417 on Glass/Stream only in ROI
  • Premier Sports 2 HD moves from 420 to 418 on Glass/Stream only in ROI
  • GINX TV HD moves from 421 to 419 on Glass/Stream only in ROI
  • MUTV HD moves from 422 to 420 on Glass/Stream only in ROI
  • LFCTV HD moves from 423 to 421 on Glass/Stream only in ROI

Wednesday, April 2

  • TV Warehouse moves from 676 to 673 on satellite only
  • Cruise1st.tv moves from 681 to 675 on satellite only
  • ​Sky History 2 HD closes on satellite - the SD moves to 163 in the UK and 168 in ROI and NI - HD channel remains on Glass/Stream

TRY THESE SKY TRICKS!

Got Sky Q? There are some handy tricks worth knowing about...

Find your lost TV remote

If you can't find your Sky Q remote, don't panic.

Just press the Sky Q logo on the front of your TV box.

It's actually a button that will trigger your TV remote's built-in ringer.

You'll get 30 seconds of beeping to find where you've dropped it. Hint: it's probably under the sofa cushion.

Search movies by quotes

You might have already used voice search for controlling TV playback – but your remote's microphone has another clever trick.

It turns out that you can say movie quotes into the remote and Sky will find the film for you.

This is handy if you can't remember the name of a top movie or show.

Here's a list of movie quotes to try on Sky.

Save lost recordings

Have you ever deleted something you'd recorded on Sky, only to regret it later?

Or maybe someone in your family removed something without telling you – sparking a massive row.

Don't panic: you can get them back.

Just go to Recordings > Manage > Deleted and then simply hit Undelete on the item that you want to resurrect.

If you do that, it'll return to your Recordings section as good as new.

Picture Credit: Sky

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
Sky TV interface showing program options and recommendations.
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Sky is constantly shaking up its TV guide to keep its channel roster feeling freshCredit: Sky

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)

Importantly, there may still be more big changes to come.

Read More on The Sun

Sky typically only reveals channel changes for the week ahead – so we don't know what's going to happen at the end of April.

It's also worth noting that the list of proposed swaps can also change if Sky tweaks its plans.

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