SKY and Virgin Media customers have been warned of two channel changes coming to screens this week - and it all comes ahead of a major closure.

Sports fans are braced to say farewell to Eurosport next week after 35 years of broadcasting in the UK.

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Viewers will have to subscribe to TNT Sports to continue watching much of Eurosport's content - though some programmes will remain free-to-air on Quest.

But before that, telly fans across the UK face further changes.

Fortunately, there are no other major closures happening at the moment.

Though an expert has warned The Sun that more are "inevitable".

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Last week saw five channel changes happen across Sky and Virgin Media.

This week there are just two - and they only affect those who subscribe to Sky Cinema.

As part of Sky's routine channel rebranding to refresh movie themes, two channels are taking on a new name at the end of the week.

Firstly, Sky Cinema Harry Potter is disappearing once again.

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It will revert back to its generic name, Sky Cinema Family from Saturday.

Meanwhile, Sky Cinema Thriller is bowing out for a short period.

From Saturday, it will be known as Sky Cinema Assassins.

The channel numbers will remain unaffected - you can see the full details below.

CHANNEL CHANGES IN FULL

See the full list of changes for this week below:

• February 22: Sky Cinema Harry Potter becomes Sky Cinema Family - Sky channel 306 / 850, Virgin Media channel 406
• February 22: Sky Cinema Thriller becomes Sky Cinema Assassins - Sky channel 306/ 850 / 309, Virgin Media channel 409

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