October channel number changes What is changing? On 13 October, we’ll be making some changes to our channel numbers to improve your viewing experience and make it easier to find new shows you’ll love. What channel numbers are changing? See below for the list of channel numbers that are changing. If a channel is not listed below, it means the channel number won’t be changing. Live Foxtel TV channels Channel Current Channel # New Channel # A&E HD 122 131 A&E SD 222 288 Animal Planet 621 141 BBC Earth HD 614 134 BBC Earth SD 272 290 BBC FIRST HD 116 119 BBC FIRST SD 216 284 BBC WORLD NEWS 649 606 beIN SPORTS 1 SD 280 583 beIN SPORTS 2 SD 281 584 beIN SPORTS 3 SD 282 585 Bloomberg TELEVISION 650 621 BoxSets HD 131 150 BoxSets SD 232 293 CNBC 644 620 CNN 607 609 Crime & Investigation 609 135 Discovery Channel HD 612 133 Discovery Channel SD 268 289 Discovery Turbo 620 143 E! 125 121 ESPN SD 261 579 ESPN2 SD 262 580 FOX Arena HD 112 111 FOX Arena SD 205 278 FOX Classics 113 117 FOX Comedy 119 115 FOX CRICKET 501 SD 255 571 FOX Crime HD 118 113 FOX Crime SD 218 280 FOX FOOTY SD 258 574 FOX Funny HD 111 114 FOX Funny SD 211 281 FOX LEAGUE SD 256 572 FOX News HD 606 608 FOX News SD 293 693 FOX One SD 201 275 FOX Sci Fi HD 123 116 FOX Sci Fi SD 223 282 FOX SHOWCASE HD 115 112 FOX SHOWCASE SD 215 279 FOX Sleuth HD 117 118 FOX Sleuth SD 217 283 FOX SPORTS 503 SD 257 573 FOX SPORTS 505 SD 259 575 FOX SPORTS 506 SD 260 576 FOX SPORTS MORE SD 264 577 FOX SPORTS NEWS SD 254 570 FOX8 SD 208 277 Foxtel Arts HD 133 129 Foxtel Arts SD 233 286 History Channel HD 608 130 History Channel SD 271 287 Investigation Discovery 616 136 LifeStyle Food 127 125 LifeStyle Home 128 126 LifeStyle SD 206 276 LMN - Lifetime Movie Network SD 252 481 Main Event SD 253 569 Movies Action SD 244 474 Movies Comedy SD 245 475 Movies Drama SD 248 478 Movies Family SD 242 472 Movies Greats SD 251 480 Movies Hits SD 249 479 Movies Kids SD 243 473 Movies Premiere SD 241 471 Movies Romance SD 247 477 Movies Thriller SD 246 476 MTV 124 122 Nat Geo Wild HD 622 140 Nat Geo Wild SD 276 292 National Geographic HD 613 139 National Geographic SD 270 291 NITV 144 172 SKY News Extra 604 603 SKY NEWS Live SD 291 691 Sky News UK HD 605 604 Sky News UK SD 292 692 SKY NEWS Weather 603 601 Sky Thoroughbred Central SD 265 588 TLC 130 123 Universal TV HD 114 120 Universal TV SD 214 285 Timeshift (+2) channels A&E +2 611 231 Discovery Channel +2 635 233 Discovery Turbo +2 640 243 E! +2 155 221 FOX 8 +2 150 208 FOX Arena +2 153 211 FOX Classics +2 156 217 FOX Comedy +2 162 215 FOX Crime +2 151 213 FOX Funny +2 161 214 FOX One +2 148 201 FOX Sci Fi +2 163 216 FOX SHOWCASE +2 149 212 FOX Sleuth +2 160 218 LifeStyle +2 152 206 LifeStyle Food +2 164 225 National Geographic +2 641 239 TLC +2 166 223 UKTV +2 158 205 Am I losing any content? No, this change affects the channel numbers only, not the content on the channels. .