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Wednesday, 28th July 2021 at 12:01 am Sky has announced plans to revamp its portfolio of TV channels, with Sky One being replaced by two new brands. Advertisement After almost 40 years on our TV guides in various forms, Sky One is being axed and two new channels are being introduced – Sky Showcase and Sky Max. Sky Showcase will be a linear-only channel which will “curate a selection of the best TV shows from across Sky’s portfolio of entertainment brands”, while Sky Max, both a channel...

Sky Marks End of an Era as Sky One Channel Is Retired in a Major Rebrand K.J. Yossman, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Comcast-owned British broadcaster Sky has announced a major rebrand of its channel portfolio, including the retirement of its flagship channel Sky One. The long-running channel, which was first launched in 1982, has, over the decades, been home to everything from new episodes of “The Simpsons” to the “Friends” reunion special. But from Sept. 1., Sky One will be replac...

Insecure has begun to wrap up its fifth and final season of production. Star of the show Issa Rae has taken to social media to share sweet messages with fans.

Sky Studios and Birmingham Repertory Theatre have launched Sky Comedy REP, a new partnership that aims to discover and develop new regional comedy writing talent from across the U.K., particularly from underrepresented communities.

Sky Comedy aired f-bomb at 5.30pm by mistake Sky has landed itself in hot water after broadcasting the f-bomb in an episode of Veep that went out at 5.30pm. A viewer complained to watchdogs Ofcom over bad language in the episode of the political sitcom which aired on Sky Comedy on November 30. However, the broadcaster has avoided official censure after tightening up its procedures, asserting that it is now ‘extremely confident such an occurrence will not be repeated in future’. The Julia Lo...

SNL is exceptionally enabling international viewers to stream the show in real time

PEN15 star Maya Erskine and This is Us actor Michael Angarano, who have welcomed their first child into the world. The birth of their son, Leon Frederick, was announced in rather an unusual way, and hasnt been addressed in a statement or Instagram post at the time of writing. Maya was interviewed by Variety alongside her co-star and friend Anna Konkle, about both being pregnant at the same time and during the pandemic. Amy Sussman/Getty Images for WGAW Right at the end of the piece, a small...

Frank of Ireland: What have brothers Domhnall and Brian Gleeson been in before? And who is their very famous dad? They are a talented family!

Friends The Reunion: When is the HBO special on in the UK? David Schwimmer, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Matthew Perry, Matt Le Blanc and Lisa Kudrow have finished filming on Friends: The Reunion Friends (Image: Getty Images) There are always big stories on WalesOnline - dont miss any with our daily emailInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign me up now When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be ...

TV Editor Tonights TV tips include psychological drama miniseries Penance, The Graham Norton Show that didn’t happen last Friday, as well as Greta Thunberg, Enda Kenny and Jamie Oliver . . . Pick of the Day Penance, 9.00pm, Virgin Media One Here’s a three-part psychological drama with Mrs Robinson/Oedipus issues, starring Julie Graham, Nico Mirallegro and Neil Morrissey. Grieving mother Rosalie Douglas (Graham) refuses to accept that her son Robs sudden death was an accident. Husband Luke (...