Dont rush to change, The National Consumer Council are going to attempt to rape both Sky and Virgin over the matter. Virgin claimed they dropped them because of the unrealistic price demands by sky. I cant find out what Sky are claiming.
But basically the entire thing isnt in the intrest of consumers, so The Office of Fair Trading, and other groups will be attempting to nail them both on the matter. The current situation is some kind of "Super Complaint" (Thats what its actually called lol) against Sky and Virgin.
You can bet your ass they will return the channels.
Edit:
The National Consumer Council (NCC) has the right to submit a "supercomplaint" over a feature of a market which is "significantly harming the interests of consumers".
A supercomplaint can lead to enforcement action by the OFT, the launch of a market study, or referral to the Competition Commission.