Virgin media users with the Sky Sports bundle will have to get used to a new EPG channel layout from today as with the launch of the new HD versions of Sky Sports 3, 4, F1 and Sky Sports News to its line-up Virgin has re-jigged the EPG layout.
What’s more the line-up will also accommodate the incoming Sky Sports 5 (European Football) channel in August and with an unknown date Sports News HD too.
The new HD channels launched yesterday, with Sky Sports 3, 4 and F1 HD have all been added to the EPG and are available for Virgin Media subscribers to the Sky Sports service.
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Virgin Media has moved some of the Sky Sports channels with the standard definition version of Sky Sports News now on channel 501 (previously 515) where Sky Sports 4 HD now lives.
Its not just the sprits channels either as Sky have also renumbered Sky 1 HD, Sky Living HD and the Sky Movies HD channels to fit in with the new changes. The following is the new line-up of channels:
| Channel | EPG |
| Sky Sports 2 | 503 |
| Challenge +1 | 180 |
| Sky Livingit+1 | 160 |
| Challenge | 139 |
| Sky Sports 3 | 504 |
| Sky Sports 1 | 502 |
| Sky Sports F1 | 507 |
| Sky Sports 4 | 505 |
| Sky Arts 2 | 283 |
| Sky Sports News | 501 |
| Pick | 123 |
| Sky2 | 121 |
| Sky Action&Adventure | 407 |
| Sky Disney | 405 |
| Sky Comedy | 408 |
| Sky Drama & Romance | 410 |
| Sky Family | 406 |
| Sky Select | 412 |
| Sky ScFi Horror | 411 |
| Sky Crime & Thriller | 409 |
| Sky Greats | 404 |
| Sky Premiere 1hr | 402 |
| Sky Premiere | 401 |
| Sky Livingit | 122 |
| Sky Disney HD | 435 |
| Sky Premiere HD | 431 |
| Sky1 HD | 110 |
| Sky Living HD | 112 |
| Sky SciFi & Hor HD | 441 |
| Sky Greats HD | 434 |
| SkyArts1HD | 282 |
| Sky Arts 2 HD | 284 |
| Sky Sports 1HD | 512 |
| Sky Select HD | 442 |
| Sky Drama & Rom HD | 440 |
| Sky Sports 2HD | 513 |
| Sky Family HD | 436 |
| Sky Comedy HD | 438 |
| Sky Thriller HD | 439 |
| Sky Action HD | 437 |
| Sky Showcase HD | 433 |
| Sky Sports 4HD | 515 |
| Sky Sports 3HD | 514 |
| Sky Sports F1HD | 517 |
| Sky News | 602 |
| Sky1 | 109 |
| Sky Showcase | 403 |
| Sky Arts1 | 281 |
| Sky Living | 111 |
| Sky Living+1 | 140 |
The good news is that This won’t affect users planned recordings, series links or WishLists with the changes, so Virgin states “there’s no need to panic”
The changes will be effective as of now, with the new channels available to HD customers with the relevant packages.