A MAJOR entertainment channel will be axed from Sky at the end of the year.
The telecoms company announced earlier this month that its digital channel E! Entertainment will cease to exist on December 31.
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The ‘guilty pleasure’ channel will conclude its broadcast with a marathon of episodes of reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians as we welcome in 2024.
Viewers who want to continue tuning in to their favourite shows will need to switch to NBCUniversal’s streaming service Hayu, which is available on most streaming devices as well as on your smart TV.
A monthly subscription will set customers back £4.99, though you’ll save in the long run if you opt for an annual payment.
“In the UK, linear channel E! (EPG number 159) will come off Sky’s platforms on Sunday, December 31, 2023,” a spokesperson from Sky said.
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“Fans of E! UK can continue to keep up to date 24/7 on the latest in entertainment and pop culture news through E! online (www.eonline.com) and via E!’s social channels.
“Meanwhile, fans of reality can access over 300 shows and 10,000 episodes — including many popular E! shows — of their favourite reality programming on Hayu, NBCUniversal’s all-reality SVOD service that’s integrated into streaming service NOW, Sky Stream and Sky Glass and will come to Sky Q in early 2024.”
It comes after Sky announced in October that it would pull the plug on its Pick TV channel after 17 years in a huge shake up.
It was subsequently replaced by a brand new channel called Sky Mix.
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The big shake up has left viewers devastated as they tuned in to discover the channel had disappeared.
Writing on social media, one said: “Lost Pick very sad, not able to find Sky Mix even after re-tuning my TV.”
A second wrote: “Still think they missed a trick not calling it Sky Free.”
