case, Sky does not carry any control over the channel's content or carriage issues such as picture quality. In October 2007, Sky's parent company Sky plc (then BSkyB) announced that they would not accept new applications to launch channel on their EPG, citing "very significant memory constraints" on many of its older digiboxes. In June 2012, Sky Ireland launched a new EPG for Sky+ HD boxes. The update boasts a new modernised look and improved functionality. Sky Ireland EPG The Sky EPG lists all channels carried on the Sky platform. Many channels are free, others are available only with a subscription. Sky Ireland Channels Channels on this list are owned by Sky and broadcast advertising specifically for the Irish market. Entertainment Sky Showcase (SD and HD) Sky Witness Sky Atlantic Comedy Central (joint venture with Paramount Global) Sky Max Sky Comedy Sky Documentaries Sky Nature Comedy Central Extra (joint venture with Paramount Global) Sky Arts Sky Replay E! Pick Challenge Sports Sky Sports Main Event (SD and HD) Sky Sports Premier League (SD and HD) Sky Sports Golf Sky Sports News (SD and HD) News Sky News (SD and HD) Kids Nickelodeon (joint venture with Paramount Global) Nicktoons (joint venture with Paramount Global) Nick Jr. (joint venture with Paramount Global) Nick Jr. Too (joint venture with Paramount Global) Some other channels available on the Sky platform also carry Irish advertising, such as the channels provided by Channel 4. Restrictions Sky subscribers in Ireland have a different choice of channels compared subscribers in the UK, Germany, Austria and Italy. The standard Irish channels RTÉ One, RTÉ One +1, RTÉ2, RTÉ2 +1, RTÉjr, RTÉ News, TG4, Virgin Media One, Virgin Media Two, Virgin Media Three and Oireachtas TV are available to all Irish subscribers. These channels are described in some Sky publications as "bonus channels". These channels are free-to-air channels but encrypted to avoid being shown outside of Ireland and Northern Ireland (where applicable). The channels are included with the Sky Signature package and are also available unencrypted on Saorview and Saorsat, excluding Virgin Media channels, which are only available on Saorview. The BBC provide a number of their channels on the Irish version of Sky's EPG. BBC One Northern Ireland, BBC Two Northern Ireland, BBC Three, BBC Four, CBBC and Cbeebies along with their HD variants are available on the EPG. Other BBC channels including BBC News, BBC Parliament and the