Sky TV, Freesat and Freeview users lose access to channel without warning

With out warning, Sky TV, Freesat and Freeview customers have misplaced entry to a preferred channel. Decide – previously generally known as Decide TV or Sky3 – is a free-to-air channel owned by Sky. It affords entry to content material that you simply’d usually discover on Sky’s paid-for channels together with unique drama Merlin, Hawaii 5-O, Border Patrol and World’s Most Evil Killers. In case you ever missed your favorite present on Decide you’d beforehand have the ability to flip to Decide+1, the catch-up channel which airs the identical lineup, however time-shifted by one hour in comparison with the first Decide channel.

Nevertheless, Decide followers have been left shocked to seek out out not too long ago that Decide+1 has disappeared from their TV units out of the blue.

There’s been no phrase as to why the channel was scrapped, with viewers who observed the channel has immediately disappeared getting in contact with their TV supplier to seek out out why.

One Freesat viewer tweeted the TV platform’s official account to ask: “Has Decide+1 (channel 145) been discontinued on Freesat? I’ve not seen any official point out of it however I can not get it (although I’ve tried retuning my channels).”

To which the @freesat_tv Twitter replied: “Hello, many apologies however Decide + 1 is not accessible on the Freesat platform, this was a choice that was taken by the channel supplier.”

Whereas one other Freesat viewer requested: “@freesat_tv Why have you ever deleted Decide+1 channel? Now you’ve interrupted my Star Trek Subsequent Era time slot. Cannot you swap Stargate Atlantis to Star Trek The Subsequent Era for 6pm slot?”

The Freesat Twitter as soon as once more responded that this was a choice out of their management. The account posted: “I’m afraid the choice to take away Decide+1 and the scheduling of programmes on Freesat are the selections of the channel themselves and never the choice of Freesat.”

Whereas Decide+1 is not accessible, the common Decide channel can nonetheless be accessed on Sky, Freeview and Freesat.

In case you’re used to the catch-up service’s timings, you will simply must double test when your favorite exhibits on Decide will now be airing in order that you do not miss an episode.