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This is a list of the current channels available on digital terrestrial television in the United Kingdom, those planned for the future and those that have been removed. The most recent channel to launch was The Zone on channel 39 on 7 November 2011.
Encryption/Package
Encryption/package Free-to-air Notes Branded as Freeview
Requires a subscription to a pay-tv Subscription channel package such as BT Vision or Top Up TV Requires a one-off payment to view an event
COM4
Pay-per-view
PSB3
COM5
COM6
DDR7
Some regional BBC One variations in programming. BBC Two ITV Some regional variations in programming. Made up of
2 3
24 hours 24 hours
1 2
Free-to-air Free-to-air
Notes
Owner/parent company
Limited 15 regional (consisting of ITV stations. plc, STV Group Branded plc, UTV Media, ITV1, STV or Channel UTV Television Ltd., depending on ITV Breakfast location. Ltd.) Channel 4 England, Northern Ireland, Scotland only. Wales only. Channel Four Television Corporation
SDTV
24 hours
Free-to-air
16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
4 5 6
2 2 2
ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV 24 hours plc) Timeshares with CBBC Channel. Wales only. BBC Channel Four Television Corporation 19:00 05:30 24 hours 17:00 00:00
(MondayFriday)
Free-to-air
8 8
2 1
Free-to-air Free-to-air
Scotland BBC and MG Alba only. Timeshares with BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra, BBC Radio 4 Extra, BBC Asian Network, BBC World Service, BBC Radio
16:00 01:00
(Saturday)
16:00 00:00
(Sunday)
Owner/parent company
BBC
19:00 05:30
Free-to-air
16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
10 11
ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV 24 hours plc) British Sky Broadcasting UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripp s Networks Interactive) 1 hour timeshift of Channel 4. Channel Four Television Corporation Channel Four Television Corporation Channel Four Television Corporation 24 hours
A C
Free-to-air Free-to-air
12
24 hours
Free-to-air
13
24 hours
Free-to-air
14
24 hours
Free-to-air
15
Film4
24 hours 24 hours
(England, Northern Ireland, Scotland)
Free-to-air
16
QVC
24 hours
(Wales) (FridayMonday)
Free-to-air
16:9 SDTV
17:00 09:00
(Wales) (TuesdayThursday)
17
GOLD
Timeshares UKTV (BBC with Top Up Worldwide/Scripp TV Anytime s Networks 3, Home, Interactive) Television X. Box Television (Bauer
Subscription channel
18
4Music
Free-to-air
Notes
19
Dave
07:00 03:00
Free-to-air
16:9 SDTV
20
Really
Timeshares UKTV (BBC with Dave ja Worldwide/Scripp vu, Blue Kiss s Networks TV. Interactive) MTV Networks Europe Timeshares with SmileTV2. Ideal Shopping Direct plc Bid Shopping
Free-to-air
16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
21 22 23 24
Viva Ideal World Bid TV ITV4 1 hour timeshift of Dave. Timeshares with Really, Blue Kiss TV.
D D A D
ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV 24 hours plc) UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripp s Networks Interactive)
25
Dave ja vu
02:00 04:00
Free-to-air
16:9 SDTV
26
Home
Timeshares UKTV (BBC with TopUp Worldwide/Scripp Anytime 3, s Networks GOLD, Interactive) Television X. 1 hour timeshift of ITV2.
10:00 11:00
Subscription channel
16:9 SDTV
27
ITV2 +1
ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV 24 hours plc) Channel Four Television Corporation 24 hours 24 hours
A 2 (England,
Northern Ireland, Scotland)
Free-to-air
28 29
E4 E4 +1 1 hour
Free-to-air Free-to-air
A (Wales) C
Channel Four
Broadcast Multiplex Encryption/package Format hours SDTV 06:00 00:00 06:00 01:00 A A Free-to-air Free-to-air 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
30 31
5* 5USA
Timeshares with Red Hot Northern & Shell TV. Timeshares with Filth. Timeshares with Price Drop TV, Community Channel, Party. Northern & Shell
32
03:00 05:00
Free-to-air
16:9 SDTV
33
1 hour timeshift of ITV Network ITV. Made up Limited of 9 regional (consisting of ITV stations. plc, STV Group ITV +1 Branded plc, UTV Media, ITV1 +1, Channel STV +1 or Television Ltd., UTV +1 ITV Breakfast depending on Ltd.) location.
24 hours
Free-to-air
16:9 SDTV
14:00 04:00 34 ESPN Timeshares with TopUp Anytime 1. ESPN Inc. (The Walt Disney Company/Hearst Corporation)
(MondayFriday)
11:00 06:00
(Saturday)
Subscription channel
16:9 SDTV
11:00 04:00
(Sunday)
36
06:00 18:00
Free-to-air
16:9 SDTV
37
Bid Shopping
08:00 00:00
Free-to-air
16:9 SDTV
Notes Party.
Owner/parent company
38
Quest
Free-to-air
16:9 SDTV
39
Placeholder ITV Digital caption. Channels Ltd (ITV England, plc) The Zone Northern 24 hours Ireland, Scotland only. Rocks & Co 1 Timeshares with QVC Beauty, Babestation, Al Jazeera English. Rocks & Co Productions Ltd 13:00 18:00
Free-to-air
Text service
40
41
British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting The Colourful Company Group Ltd. British Sky Broadcasting
24 hours
B (pre-DSO) 16:9 COM6 Subscription channel SDTV (post-DSO) B (pre-DSO) 16:9 COM6 Subscription channel SDTV (post-DSO) C C Free-to-air Free-to-air 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
Blank service
42
24 hours
43 46
24 hours 24 hours
47
Ceased broadcasting; Daystar Television 24 hours placeholder Network channel. Timeshares with Rocks & Co 1, Babestation, Al Jazeera English. QVC (Liberty Media) 08:00 13:00
Free-to-air
48
49
Food Network
18:00 22:00
Free-to-air
16:9 SDTV
Owner/parent company
60
24 hours
Free-to-air
16:9 SDTV
[edit] High-definition
Freeview HD will become available on a region-by-region basis, with the service coming to all regions by the end of 2012.[1] Freeview HD channels require a DVB-T2 receiver.
EPG Channel No. name 50 BBC One HD England, Scotland, Wales only. Made up of 5 regional ITV HD stations. Branded ITV1 HD or STV HD depending on location. Notes Owner/parent Broadcast Multiplex Encryption/package Format company hours BBC 24 hours B Free-to-air 1080i HDTV
51
ITV Network Limited (consisting of ITV plc, STV Group plc, 24 hours UTV Media, Channel Television Ltd., ITV Breakfast Ltd.)
Free-to-air
1080i HDTV
52
England, Northern Channel Four Channel Ireland, Television 4 HD Scotland Corporation only. S4C Clirlun Wales only. Welsh Fourth Channel Authority BBC
24 hours
Free-to-air
1080i HDTV
53
24 hours 24 hours
B B
Free-to-air Free-to-air
54 BBC HD
[edit] Children
EPG Channel No. name 70 CBBC Notes Timeshares with BBC Three. Owner/parent Broadcast Multiplex Encryption/package Format company hours BBC 05:30 19:00 05:30 19:00 1 B (pre-DSO) PSB1 (postDSO)
Free-to-air
Timeshares 71 CBeebies with BBC Four. England, Northern Ireland, Scotland only.
BBC
Free-to-air
72
CITV
06:00 18:00
Free-to-air
16:9 SDTV
[edit] News
EPG Channel No. name 80 81 82 85 BBC News BBC Parliament Sky News RT Notes Owner/parent Broadcast Multiplex Encryption/package Format company hours BBC BBC British Sky Broadcasting RIA Novosti 24 hours 1 Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV
24 hours 24 hours
C D
Timeshares with Price Community 87 Drop TV, Channel The Big Deal, Party. Timeshares with Rocks Al Jazeera & Co 1, English QVC Beauty, Babestation.
Media Trust
05:00 08:00
Free-to-air
89
Al Jazeera
18:00 23:00
Free-to-air
16:9 SDTV
[edit] Adult
EPG Channel No. name ADULT Section Notes Owner/parent Broadcast Multiplex Encryption/package Format company hours Digital television Multiplex Operators Limited Text service
92
24 hours
Free-to-air
93
Timeshares with TVX Europe Television GOLD, Limited X Home, (Northern & TopUp Shell) Anytime 3. SmileTV2 Timeshares with Ideal Cellcast Group World.
23:00 03:00
Pay-per-view
4:3 SDTV
94
00:00 05:00
Free-to-air
16:9 SDTV
95
Timeshares with Create and Craft, SmileTV3 Cellcast Group Babestation 2, Food Network.
22:00 05:00
Free-to-air
16:9 SDTV
Timeshares with Rocks & Co 1, QVC Beauty, Al 96 Babestation Cellcast Group Jazeera English. Free-to-air 23:00 23:30. Timeshares with Dave, Price Drop TV, Cellcast Group Community Channel, The Big Deal. Timeshares Square 1 with Management Really, Limited Dave ja vu.
23:00 04:45
Pay-per-view
16:9 SDTV
97
Party
00:00 07:00
Free-to-air
16:9 SDTV
98
Blue Kiss TV
04:00 05:00
Free-to-air
16:9 SDTV
Notes
Owner/parent Broadcast Multiplex Encryption/package Format company hours Digital television Multiplex Operators Limited Digital television Multiplex Operators Limited Text service
99
24 hours
Free-to-air
189
ADULT Section Red Hot TV Filth Timeshares with 5*. Timeshares with 5USA.
24 hours
Free-to-air
191 192
A A
Pay-per-view Free-to-air
Timeshares with Create Babestation and Craft, 193 Cellcast Group 2 Food Network, SmileTV3. ADULT Section Digital television Multiplex Operators Limited
05:00 06:00
Free-to-air
16:9 SDTV
199
24 hours
Free-to-air
Text service
Notes
Owner/parent Broadcast Multiplex Encryption/package Format company hours British Sky Broadcasting 24 hours D (pre-DSO) COM5
(post-DSO)
Free-to-air
Text service
110
Reach TV Limited
24 hours
Free-to-air
Text service
Interactive service for 111 Connect compatible set-topboxes. Interactive service for Stream compatible set-topboxes.
Reach TV Limited
24 hours
Free-to-air
Text service
112
Reach TV Limited
24 hours
Free-to-air
Text service
[edit] Local
Local channels are only available in the specified areas.
EPG No. 200 Channel name Channel M Notes Owner/parent Broadcast Multiplex Encryption/package Format company hours 24 hours 24 hours DDR7 DDR7 Free-to-air Free-to-air 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
Manchester Guardian only. Media Group Dolphin Broadcast Services Ltd Dolphin Broadcast Services Ltd Dolphin Broadcast Services Ltd Dolphin Broadcast Services Ltd Dolphin Broadcast
Manchester 201 Movies4Men only. 202 Movies4Men Manchester +1 only. Movies4Men Manchester 2 only. Movies4Men Manchester 2 +1 only.
24 hours
DDR7
Free-to-air
203
24 hours
DDR7
Free-to-air
204
24 hours 24 hours
DDR7 DDR7
Free-to-air Free-to-air
EPG No.
Channel name
Notes
[edit] Hidden
These are services that are not designed to be channels but do show up on the EPG of the majority of Freeview boxes.
EPG Channel No. name Notes BBC Red Button Video Stream, press the red button for full functionality. Carries data for BBC News, BBC Parliament and CBeebies (appears as blank screen and flagged as hidden). Not available in postswitchover areas. Interactive service for compatible set-topboxes. Owner/parent Broadcast Multiplex Encryption/package Format company hours
301
301
BBC
24 hours
Free-to-air
16:9 SDTV
303
303
BBC
24 hours
Free-to-air
Data service
306
Channel Zero
24 hours
Free-to-air
307
04:00 14:00
(MondayFriday)
Subscription channel
06:00 11:00
(Saturday)
04:00 11:00
Notes
Top Up TV Downloads. TopUp Timeshares 309 Anytime with GOLD, 3 Home, Television X.
Top Up TV
Subscription channel
16:9 SDTV
700
BBC Radio 1
00:00 16:00
(Saturday) (Scotland)
Free-to-air
01:00 16:00
(Sunday) (Scotland)
701
BBC
Free-to-air
24 hours
(England, Northern Ireland, Wales)
702
BBC Radio 2
00:00 16:00
(Saturday) (Scotland)
Free-to-air
01:00 16:00
(Sunday) (Scotland)
703
BBC
Timeshares
BBC
24 hours
B (pre-DSO)
Free-to-air
Notes
00:00 16:00
(Saturday) (Scotland)
PSB1 (postDSO)
01:00 16:00
(Sunday) (Scotland)
24 hours
(England, Northern Ireland, Wales)
704
BBC Radio 4
00:00 16:00
(Saturday) (Scotland)
Free-to-air
01:00 16:00
(Sunday) (Scotland)
705
BBC
Free-to-air
24 hours
(England, Northern Ireland, Wales)
706
00:00 16:00
(Saturday) (Scotland)
Free-to-air
01:00 16:00
(Sunday) (Scotland)
707
BBC 6 Music
BBC
24 hours
Free-to-air
Notes
24 hours
(England, Northern Ireland, Wales)
708
00:00 16:00
(Saturday) (Scotland)
Free-to-air
01:00 16:00
(Sunday) (Scotland)
24 hours
(England, Northern Ireland, Wales)
00:00 16:00
(Saturday) (Scotland)
Free-to-air
01:00 16:00
(Sunday) (Scotland)
24 hours English language, European version. Timeshares with BBC Alba (Scotland).
(England, Northern Ireland, Wales)
710
00:00 16:00
(Saturday) (Scotland)
Free-to-air
01:00 16:00
(Sunday) (Scotland)
711
24 hours 24 hours
D D
Free-to-air Free-to-air
EPG Channel No. name 713 714 715 716 718 Kiss 100 Heat Magic 105.4 Q Smooth Radio
Notes
Owner/parent Broadcast Multiplex Encryption/package company hours Bauer Radio Bauer Radio Bauer Radio Bauer Radio Guardian Media Group 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 00:00 17:00
(MondayFriday)
D D D D D
719
MW/Digital version. BBC Scotland Radio only. Scotland Timeshares with BBC Alba. BBC Radio Ulster BBC Radio Wales BBC Radio Cymru Northern Ireland only. Wales only.
BBC
00:00 16:00
(Saturday)
Free-to-air
01:00 16:00
(Sunday)
719
BBC
24 hours
Free-to-air
719
BBC
24 hours
Free-to-air
720
Wales only.
BBC
Free-to-air
Scotland BBC only. 720 Radio nan Timeshares Gidheal with BBC Alba.
BBC
00:00 16:00
(Saturday)
Free-to-air
01:00 16:00
(Sunday)
720 722
1 D C A
EPG Channel No. name 725 Premier Christian Radio U105 Absolute Radio Heart London
Notes
Owner/parent Broadcast Multiplex Encryption/package company hours Premier Christian Media Trust 24 hours D Free-to-air
2 A A
6 - Channel 5 +1[2][3]
[edit] 2012
[edit] July
19 - BBC Three will extend its broadcasting hours to 24 hours on channel 7[4] 19 - BBC Parliament will temporarily close on channel 81[4]
[edit] August
12 - BBC Three will reduce its broadcasting hours to 19:00 - 05:30 on channel 7[4] 12 - BBC Parliament will resume broadcasting on channel 81[4]
A fifth HD channel[5][6][7] BBC One HD Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales variations on channel 50[8] BBC Two HD may launch on channel 54, replacing BBC HD[9][10]
[edit] 2001
EPG Channel name No. Notes Replaced by Date removed
36
Timeshared with Discovery Wings and both were Discovery Kids replaced with the Discovery Channel.
Discovery Channel
2001/11/18
Timeshared with Discovery Kids and both were 36 Discovery Wings replaced with the Discovery Channel.
Discovery Channel
2001/11/18
[edit] 2002
EPG Channel name No. 31 Granada Breeze Notes Closed April 2002. Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned on 1 August 2010. Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned on 1 August 2010. Removed when ITV Digital Replaced by Date removed 2002/01/31
21
Sky Sports 1
2002/05/01
22
Sky Sports 2
2002/05/01
23
Sky Sports 3
2002/05/01
Replaced by
Date removed
24
Removed when Sky Movies Max ITV Digital 1 ceased broadcasting. Sky Movies Premier 1 Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting.
2002/05/01
25
2002/05/01
26
Sky One
2002/05/01
Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. 27 Cartoon Network Returned in March 2004 on channel 72 as part of the Top Up TV Service. Removed when ITV Digital ceased Carlton Cinema broadcasting. It then closed down 10 months later.
2002/05/01
28
2002/05/01
Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned in June 2005 on channel 29 British Eurosport 49 as a replacement for E4 on the Top Up TV Service which became free to air in May 2005. 30 Plus Removed when
2002/05/01
2002/05/01
Notes ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. More than 2 years later Plus was replaced by ITV3. Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned in May 2005 on channel 38 as part of the Freeview service. Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned in March 2004 on channel 17 as part of the Top Up TV Service. Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned in March 2004 on channel 27 as part of the Top Up TV Service. Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Removed when ITV Digital
Replaced by
Date removed
31
2002/05/01
32
UK Gold
2002/05/01
33
MTV
2002/05/01
36
Discovery Channel
2002/05/01
37 38
Play UK UK Style
2002/05/01 2002/05/01
Notes ceased broadcasting. Returned in March 2004 on channel 26 as part of the Top Up TV Service. Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Was timeshared with the Paramount Comedy channel.
Replaced by
Date removed
39
Nickelodeon
2002/05/01
Removed when ITV Digital ceased Paramount 39 broadcasting. Comedy Channel Was timeshared with Nickelodeon. 43 UK Horizons Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Removed when ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Removed after ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned in March 2004 on channel 60 as a pay per view channel for Freeview and Top Up TV. Removed after ITV Digital ceased
2002/05/01
2002/05/01
90
2002/05/01
91
Television X
2002/05/18
41
FilmFour
2002/05/24
Notes broadcasting. Returned in July 2006 as Film4 on channel 31 and part of the Freeview service. Removed after ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Returned in March 2004 on channel 14 as part of the Top Up TV service then on 27 May 2005 became part of the Freeview service.
Replaced by
Date removed
42
E4
2002/05/24
[edit] 2004
EPG Channel name No. 88 Jazz FM Notes Smooth FM moved to channel 718 in October 2005. Replaced by 102.2 Smooth FM Date removed 2004/03/01
[edit] 2005
EPG Channel name No. Notes Only replaced on Freeview. Channel later rebranded to Sky Real Lives on all other platforms. Replaced by Date removed
11
Sky Travel
Sky3
2005/10/31
[edit] 2006
EPG Channel name No. Notes Replaced by Date removed
Notes Channel originally replaced by Big Brother Interactive Channel. Replaced by Film4 on 23 July 2006. Space revoked by Five to launch Five Life. Space revoked by Five to launch Five Life. Space revoked by Five to launch Five US. Space used by Top Up TV to launch a video loop about their anytime service. Space revoked by Five to launch Five Life. Space revoked by Five to launch Five US. Returned in February 2007 on channel 43 and in a different space on the multiplex. Closed down after ownership sold to iTouch.
Replaced by
Date removed
31
More4 +1
Film4
2006/05/18
74
Toonami
Five Life
2006/09/03
84
Bloomberg
Five Life
2006/09/05
98
Red Hot
Five US
2006/09/05
73
Boomerang
Top Up TV Promo
2006/09/12
29
UKTV Food
Five Life
2006/09/26
41
Top Up TV Promo
Five US
2006/10/06
32
Quiz Call
Film4 +1
2006/11/15
[edit] 2007
EPG Channel name No. 42 Notes Replaced by Top Up TV Anytime 1 Date removed 2007/02/04
Removed in Discovery Real favour of Top Up Time TV Anytime 1. Discovery Channel Space used by Top Up TV to launch a video loop about their anytime service.
27
Top Up TV Promo
2007/02/06
Removed in 72 Cartoon Network favour of Top Up TV Anytime 3. 718 102.2 Smooth FM Space used to launch Channel 4 +1 on channel 13, moving More4 to channel 14, E4 to channel 29 and Film4 to channel 32.
2007/02/09 2007/03/23
32
Film4 +1
Channel 4 +1
2007/08/20
41
Thomas Cook TV
2007/09/01
[edit] 2008
EPG Channel name No. Notes Broadcast licence not renewed (for unknown reasons). Returned to channel 60 on 21 September 2011. Replaced by Date removed
44
Gems TV
2008/10/06
724
Clyde 1
2008/10/30
[edit] 2009
EPG Channel name No. 24 Notes Replaced by Quest Date removed 2009/01/05
Returned to Price-Drop TV channel 43 on 27 August 2009. SmileTV 2 England, Northern Ireland, Scotland only. CNN used space to increase its broadcast hours. Film4 used space to increase its broadcast hours. Channel removed from EPG on 23 August 2010. Space being used for HD Channels in post switchover areas. Space being used for HD Channels in post switchover areas. Channel removed from EPG on 21 June 2010.
46
Virgin1
2009/03/17
44
GEMSTV1
CNN
2009/03/31
43
Gems TV
Film4
2009/05/01
39
Super Casino
2009/10/20
302
302
2009/11/02
305
305
2009/11/02
100
Teletext
2009/12/15
[edit] 2010
EPG Channel name No. 35 Virgin1 +1 Notes Replaced by Date removed
Extended broadcast hours 2010/06/01 for Yesterday. Extended broadcast hours 2010/06/01 for TV News 2. Channel 2010/07/21
41 88
Replaced by
Date removed
83
Channel removed from Sky Sports News EPG on 22 September 2010. Babestation 2
Sky3 +1
2010/08/23
99
ADULT 2010/09/01 Section/Extende d broadcast hours for Yesterday. Manchester only. Channel removed from EPG on 27 July 2011. Wales only. 2010/10/13 2010/11/14 2010/11/30
201 84 86
[edit] 2011
EPG Channel name No. Notes Replaced by Date removed
44
Pick TV +1
Removed so that all of the channels owned by BSkyB could be on multiplex Challenge with C and Challenge increased 2011/09/20 can broadcast 24 broadcast hours hours a day in in Wales Wales. Channel removed from EPG on 17 October 2011. 2011/10/11
47
Daystar
Analogue
ATT British Sky Analogue Satellite Television/Sky cable Broadcasting Multichannels
N/A N/A
Owner/parent company at the time Rediffusion Wellingborough Traders Television Relay British Relay Wireless Greenwich Cablevision Ltd Milton Keynes Development Corporation, Post Office Telecommunication s
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1977/01/02 Sheffield only.[1] 1976 Greenwich only. Milton Keynes only. Replaced with Cable Radio Milton Keynes.[2] Replaced with Mirrorvision.[3] Merged with Premire.[4]
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Channel 40
1979
N/A
N/A
N/A
T.E.N. (The Rediffusion, Entertainment Visionhire, Plessey, 1985/06/02 Network) Rank Organisation Mirrorvision Mirror Group Newspapers 1986/04/01
N/A
N/A
N/A
ATT
N/A
Notes
N/A
N/A
N/A
British Star Channel Telecommunication s plc Maxwell Communications Corporation, Goldcrest Films, HBO, Showtime Sky Television plc British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting
N/A
N/A
N/A
Premire
1989/07
N/A
N/A
N/A
Now Galaxy The Power Station The Comedy Channel Sky Arts
N/A
N/A
N/A
Transponder 1990/12/02 space handed to Sky One Transponder 1991/04/08 space handed to Sky Movies. 1992/09/30 1992/12/31 Merged with Eurosport. Replaced with Sky Movies Gold.
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
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N/A N/A
N/A N/A
1993 1993 1995 1996 Replaced by L! VE TV. Financial difficulties.[6] Sold to Zee Entertainment Enterprises. Replaced with Zee TV.
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
TV Asia
Dolphin Group
1997/01/01
ATT
Channel name
Date shutdown
N/A
N/A
N/A
SelecTV
1997/02
N/A
N/A
N/A
Granada Talk Granada Sky 1997/08/31 TV Broadcasting (GSB) Sky 2 British Sky Broadcasting Gaylord Entertainment Company United Artists Programming Ltd IWP 1997/08/31 Closed due to poor viewing figures.
[8]
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
1998/03/31
N/A
N/A
1998/04/03 1998/04
[9]
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
British Sky Sky Scottish Broadcasting, SMG 1998/05/31 plc NBC Europe General Electric British Sky Broadcasting 1998 1999/04/30 Purchased Playboy TV UK/Benelux Ltd and in turn purchased by 1999/06/30 Playboy Enterprises. Replaced with The Adult Channel.[10] 2000/06/01 Swindon only. Replaced with Turner Classic Movies. Lanarkshire only.
N/A N/A
Sky Soap
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
NTL
N/A
N/A
Turner Broadcasting System Europe 2000/07/01 (Time Warner) Thistle Technology Group Ltd 2001
UHF 48
N/A
N/A
N/A
ATT
Channel name 3sat Channel Six Dundee NTL Cable 7 Rai Uno Rai Due RTL Television Sat.1 Taunton TV TV12 Bristol TV Edinburgh Television Portsmouth TV Southampton TV
Owner/parent company at the time ZDF, ORF, SRG SSR ide suisse, ARD Channel 6 Broadcasting Ltd NTL RAI RAI RTL Group ProSiebenSat.1 Media TV Local TV12 ltd TV Local TV Local MyTV Network Limited MyTV Network Limited
Notes
N/A
UHF 49
N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 2003 2003
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
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N/A
Portsmouth only. [14] 2004/03/19 Entered administration. 2004/03/19 2004 Southampton only. Entered administration. Northampton only.
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Signal problems. Thistle Television 2005/05/17 Lanarkshire only. Ltd [15] Island Volunteers Group Hellenic Isle of Wight only. Nationally 2007/05/24 available on Sky.
[16]
UHF 54
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Solent TV Hellenic TV
N/A
N/A
2008/12/17
ATT
Channel name
Date shutdown
Notes
UHF 47/29/55
N/A
N/A
N/A
Six TV
Milestone Group
2009/04
Oxford and Southampton only. Failed to secure a guaranteed digital channel.[17] Cardiff only.[18]
UHF 49
N/A
N/A
N/A
Capital TV
Capital TV Ltd
2009
N/A
N/A
N/A
S4C
Wales only. Replaced with Welsh Fourth 2010/03/31 S4C Digidol on Channel Authority digital platforms.
[19]
[edit] Digital
[edit] Year
[edit] 2000
Channel name Owner/parent company at the time
Date shutdown
Notes Timeshared with Carlton World. Replaced with Discovery Kids. Timeshared with Carlton Kids. Replaced with Discovery Wings. Relaunched as UK Drama.[20] Closed due to poor viewing
34
N/A
N/A
N/A
Carlton Kids
2000/02/01
34
N/A
N/A
N/A
Carlton World
2000/02/01
N/A
151
N/A N/A N/A
2000/03/31 2000/03
35
Channel name
Date shutdown
45
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Games Channel Channel East B4U>Direct ONDigital Information MBI Digital Broadcasting Company & B4U ONDigital MBI Minaj Broadcast International
688 823
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Financial difficulties.
20
N/A
N/A
N/A
698
N/A
N/A
[edit] 2001
Channel name BBC Choice Northern Ireland BBC Choice Scotland BBC Choice Wales SceneOne MTV Extra ONOffer Owner/parent company at the Date shutdown time BBC BBC BBC Flextech MTV Networks Europe ONdigital 2001/03/31 2001/03/31 2001/03/31 2001/03 2001/05/01 2001 (Spring/Summer ) 2001 (Spring/Summer ) Replaced with BBC 2W. Repositioned as a T-commerce hub.
[21]
Notes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
141
N/A
441 611
47
N/A
N/A
N/A
46
N/A
N/A
N/A
ONGames 2
ONdigital
Owner/parent company at the Date shutdown time ONdigital Invest TV 2001/07/11 2001/07/11
Notes Replaced with Two Way TV Replaced with Simply Shopping on Sky. Replaced with ITV2 and ITV Sport Channel. Scotland only. Went into liquidation.[22] Went into liquidation.[22] Went into liquidation.[22] Temporary channel for 2001 British Lions tour to Australia. Low audience ratings. Replaced with Life TV Financial difficulties.[23] Closed due to poor viewing figures.
N/A
N/A
N/A
43 522
N/A
N/A
N/A
119
113
SMG plc Digital Broadcasting Company Digital Broadcasting Company Digital Broadcasting Company Premium TV (NTL) British Sky Broadcasting
2001/07/27
N/A
N/A
N/A
2001/07/31
N/A
N/A
N/A
2001/07/31
N/A
N/A
N/A
2001/08/01
N/A
N/A
725
N/A
Lions TV
2001/08
N/A
N/A
N/A
2001/09/02 2001/10/05
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
David Rose
35 46
N/A
297
Carlton Taste CFN Communications plc Two Way TV Wellbeing Granada & Boots Group
N/A
N/A
N/A
47 211
N/A
N/A
2001/12/31
[edit] 2002
DTT Sky
NTL
Telewest
Channel name UTV2 Asia 1 TV Lashkara TV Sonali TV UC Lanka Gurjari CEE(i)TV Anjuman TV ITV Text + BBC Knowledge Shop! ITV Select 1 ITV Select 2 ITV Select 3 ITV Select 4 ITV Select 5 Granada
Owner/parent company at the time UTV Media Reminiscent TV Network Reminiscent TV Network Reminiscent TV Network UC Lanka Ltd Reminiscent TV Network Reminiscent TV Network Reminiscent TV Network ITV Digital BBC Granada & Littlewoods ITV Digital
Date shutdown 2002/01/22 2002/02/04 2002/02/04 2002/02/06 2002/02/21 2002/02/22 2002/02/22 2002/02/22 2002/02 2002/03/02 2002/04/08
Notes Replaced with ITV2. Northern Ireland only. Financial difficulties.[24][25] Financial difficulties.[24][25] Financial difficulties.[24][26] Financial difficulties.[24][27] Financial difficulties.[24][27] Financial difficulties.[24][27] Replaced with BBC Four and CBeebies.
N/A
117
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
16
13 553 19 633 51
127 634
245 867
N/A
N/A
N/A
Closed by ITV 2002/04/22 Digital after going into administration Closed by ITV 2002/04/22 Digital after going into administration Closed by ITV 2002/04/22 Digital after going into administration Closed by ITV 2002/04/22 Digital after going into administration Closed by ITV 2002/04/22 Digital after going into administration 2002/04/30
52
N/A
N/A
N/A
ITV Digital
53
N/A
N/A
N/A
ITV Digital
54
N/A
N/A
N/A
ITV Digital
55
N/A
N/A
N/A
31 136
114
283
DTT Sky
NTL
Telewest
Owner/parent company at the time Broadcasting (GSB) Raidi Teilifs ireann & United Pan-Europe Communications ITV Digital
Date shutdown
Notes
N/A
178
306
160
Tara Television ITV Sport Select ITV Sport Plus ITV Digital Preview ITV Select Previews ITV Select Informatio n ITV Digital Informatio n ITV Sport Channel Inspiration Network ITN Radio Bright Blue
Wound up by the 2002/04/30 High Court in April 2002. 2002/04 Closed by ITV Digital after going into administration. Closed by ITV Digital after going into administration.
98
N/A
111/729
N/A
99
N/A
N/A
N/A
ITV Digital
2002/04
35
N/A
N/A
N/A
ITV Digital
Removed after ITV 2002/05/01 Digital ceased broadcasting. 2002/05/01 Removed after ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Removed after ITV Digital ceased broadcasting. Removed after ITV Digital ceased broadcasting.
47
N/A
N/A
N/A
ITV Digital
50
N/A
N/A
N/A
ITV Digital
2002/05/01
88
N/A
N/A
N/A
ITV Digital
2002/05/01
20
N/A
727
N/A
ITV Digital
Removed after ITV 2002/05/12 Digital ceased broadcasting. 2002/06/01 Financial difficulties.[28] Financial difficulties.[29]
[30]
N/A
673 878
N/A
N/A
N/A N/A
ITN Energis
N/A
The Money Adam Faith and Paul Channel Killik Einstein.tv TeamTalk 252 Digital Einstein Channel PLC TEAMtalk Media Group plc
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
DTT Sky
NTL
Telewest
Date shutdown
Notes difficulties.[33]
N/A
455 217
N/A
N/A
Vibe TV Play UK Home Shopping Europe Sirasa TV Shop Aid TV Channel One F1 Digital+ Asianet BET on Jazz For Adults Only 1 For Adults Only 2 The Studio Channel One Liverpool Ltd (DMGT) Formula One Management Asianet Communications Limited BET Networks (Viacom) ITV Digital ITV Digital Universal Studios Networks & Premium TV (NTL) Maharajah Television
2002/09/02
[34]
N/A
100
151
UKTV (BBC Replaced with Worldwide/Flextech 2002/09/30 UKTV History on ) 30 October 2002.[35] 2002/10/01 2002/10/28 2002/10/31 2003 2002/12 2002 2002 2002 2002 2002 Carriage agreement not renewed. Liverpool only. Financial difficulties.[36] Financial difficulties. Financial difficulties.
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
625
N/A
434
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
801
N/A
N/A
608
N/A
N/A
56 57
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
118
N/A
[edit] 2003
Channel name The Racing Channel Owner/parent Date company at the shutdown time The Racing Network 2003/02/03
Notes
410
N/A
N/A
Channel name
Notes
N/A
193 803 115 126 414 253 889 644 665 952
N/A
N/A
Channel Health BBC Choice Go Barking Mad Travel Channel 2 The Scene Shop USA Chart Shop TV CPD / Dental TV Carlton Cinema Rampage Simply Music Simply Nature Simply Einstein Relax with a Book Simply Nostalgia Simply Shop+ Simply Asian FilmFour Extreme CSC Media Group BBC
2003/02/05 2003/02/09
Financial difficulties.[37]
[38]
7
N/A
111
N/A
Replaced with BBC Three. Relaunched as Red Button Races. Sky EPG slot sold to Style Network.
[39]
Gaming Insight 2003/02/19 Travel Channel International 2003/03/02 Ltd. 2003/03/09 2003/03/18 2003/03/20 2003/03/25 Carlton Communications 2003/03/31 plc Radio First 2003/03
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
28
N/A
309
425
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Poor viewing figures. Simply Media 2003/04/14 Replaced with Simply Shop+. Simply Media 2003/04/14 Poor viewing figures. Simply Media 2003/04/14 Poor viewing figures. 2003/04
[42]
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Simply Media 2003/05/01 Financial difficulties.[43] Simply Media 2003/05/01 Financial difficulties.[43] Simply Media 2003/05/01 Financial difficulties.[43] Channel Four Television Corporation 2003/05/05 Timeshared with FilmFour World. Replaced with
326 715
Channel name
N/A
325 716
N/A
FilmFour World Automotive Channel Red Button Races P-Rock ART Europe Toons and Tunes Sky Movies Premier Widescreen Apna Radio NTL Interactive
2003/05/05
N/A
N/A
N/A
2003/05 2003/06/18 Financial difficulties. 2003/06/24 Financial difficulties. Arab Radio and Television 2003/06/25 Network CSC Media Group British Sky Broadcasting 2003/06/26 Replaced with MBC. Replaced with Pop.
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
305 708
405
Ceased broadcasting due to widescreen 2003/06/03 content being broadcast on all other Sky Movies channels. 2003/07/24 Financial difficulties.[45] MHEG electronic 2003 programme guide, with (Summer) listings for ITV Digital channels. Channel never launched due to CBM failing to 2003/08/06 meet the contract launch conditions.[46][47]
N/A
913
N/A
N/A
52
N/A
N/A
N/A
NTL
22
N/A
N/A
N/A
CBM
CBM Media
N/A
814
N/A
N/A
Ekushey Licencing problems in Television (Pvt) 2003/09/01 Bangladesh.[48] Ltd. 2003/09/03 Turner Broadcasting 2003/09/08 System Europe (Time Warner)
N/A
247
N/A
N/A
N/A
244 903
732
Channel name
Owner/parent Date company at the shutdown time RHF Productions Ltd 2003/10/16 (Northern & Shell) RHF Productions Ltd 2003/10/16 (Northern & Shell) RHF Productions Ltd 2003/10/16 (Northern & Shell) 2003/10/30 Intelfax 2003/12/16
Notes
N/A
774
N/A
N/A
Erotika 4
N/A
775
N/A
N/A
Erotika 5
N/A
776 689
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
[49]
50
N/A
691
N/A
N/A
[edit] 2004
Channel name Erotika 2 Owner/parent company at the time RHF Productions Ltd (Northern & Shell) RHF Productions Ltd (Northern & Shell) RHF Productions Ltd (Northern & Shell) Date shutdown 2004/02/02
Notes
N/A
772
N/A
N/A
N/A
773
N/A
N/A
Erotika 3
2004/02/02
N/A
771
N/A
N/A
2004/03/01
N/A
564 137
225
UKTV (BBC Replaced with UKTV Worldwide/Flextech 2004/03/08 Documentary and ) UKTV People.[52] UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Flextech 2004/03/08 ) TV Travel Shop
[52]
N/A
565
N/A
226 870
17 631 115
Date shutdown
N/A
N/A
2004/04/16 2004/05/06
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
933
Removed in favour of national carriage of Capital Radio Group 2004/06/29 Century Digital. Gateshead regional headend only. CSC Media Group 2004/07/27 Campus Media Red Hot Films 2004/09/23 2004/09/23 Replaced with Tiny Pop. Financial difficulties.
[54]
N/A
620 878 844 820 821 822 823 425 663 637
N/A
N/A
Pop Plus Student Broadcast Network Bollywood Films ART Movies ART Music MBC LBC iSports TV Factory Outlet Shop America
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Low subscriber numbers.[55] Low subscriber numbers.[56] Low subscriber numbers.[56] Low subscriber numbers.[56] Low subscriber numbers.[56] Sky EPG slot bought by Channel 425.
N/A
N/A
N/A
Arab Radio and 2004/10/01 Television Network Arab Radio and 2004/10/01 Television Network Arab Radio and 2004/10/01 Television Network Arab Radio and 2004/10/01 Television Network Digital Interactive Television Group 2004/10/06
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Eagle Road Studios Replaced with Gems 2004/10/08 Limited TV. Sky EPG slot bought 2004/10/20 by Express Shopping Channel.[57] Granada Sky Broadcasting Closed down by ITV plc and GSB as part of 2004/11/01 a deal to carry ITV3 on Sky. Replaced with ITV3.
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
118 101
128
Plus
Notes License revoked by Ofcom.[58] License revoked by Ofcom.[59] Replaced with Majestic TV. License revoked by Ofcom.[60]
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
2004/12/11
[edit] 2005
Channel name Eurosport News NSAT ACTV Top Up TV Sampler TWC Re:Loaded Teletext TV Guide Authentic TV Snatch It! Eagle Road Studios Limited Sri Adhikari Brothers Television Network Limited Top Up TV Owner/parent Date company at shutdown the time TF1 Group 2005/01/10 2005/02/04 2005/02/14 2005/02
525
N/A N/A N/A
36
Replaced with Xtraview. Bought by CSC Media Group. Replaced with Movies 333.[63] Replaced with Teletext Cars
N/A
428
N/A
N/A
The Wrestling 2005/03/21 Channel Ltd. Teletext Ltd. 2005/03/23 2005/04/03 2005/05/12
56
N/A
N/A
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
670 663
N/A
N/A
N/A
Replaced with Gems TV 2. Purchased by Sony Pictures Entertainment. Sky EPG slot given to MATV National.[64] Replaced with The Soundtrack Channel. Teesside only.
N/A
793
N/A
N/A
SAB TV
2005/05
N/A N/A
686
N/A
N/A
N/A N/A
2005/07/01 2005/07
770
Channel name Boro TV Extra Xtraview Exchange & Mart TV You TV 3 Big Blue Radio Unlimited TV LBC Europe Classics TV ITV News Channel
Owner/parent Date company at shutdown the time NTL Top Up TV 2005/07 2005/08/31 2005/08/08
771
N/A
N/A
36
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Trustar Global Relaunched as You TV 2 2005/09/06 Media Extra. Chelsea F.C. 2005/09/14 2005/09/30 Replaced with The Audi Channel.
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lebanese Broadcasting 2005/10/01 Low subscriber numbers. Corporation 2005/10/10 ITV plc 2005/12/23 Replaced with Dove Vision. Replaced with ITV4 and CITV.
N/A
N/A
N/A
81 525 617
617
[edit] 2006
Owner/parent company at the time Tel Sell BV Date shutdown
Notes
N/A
647
N/A
TelSell
Sky EPG slot 2006/01/09 sold to Pitch TV Plus. Bought by Dolphin Broadcast 2006/01/31 Services Ltd. Replaced with Movies4Men. 2006/01/31 Bought by Dolphin Broadcast Services Ltd. Replaced with
N/A
336
N/A
Matinee Movies
sit-up Ltd
N/A
339
N/A
Bad Movies
sit-up Ltd
Date shutdown
Notes ACTIONMAX.
N/A
N/A
2006/02/20 2006/02/28
N/A
N/A
N/A
345
N/A
N/A
N/A
602
614
Replaced with original version of Cartoon Turner Broadcasting Cartoon Network Network Too on System Europe 2006/03/06 + 24 April 2006 (Time Warner) and then Cartoonito on 24 May 2007. London TV Visit London Disney-ABC Television Group 2006/03/14 Replaced with Celebrity Shopping. Replaced with Disney Cinemagic
N/A
277
N/A
N/A
613
698/726
Toon Disney
2006/03/16
N/A
N/A
Replaced with UKTV (BBC UKTV Drama UKTV People +1 Worldwide/Flextech 2006/04/18 +1 on 2 May ) 2006. Jazz FM Apple FM PrimeTime Radio Quiz TV YooPlay Games FilmFour Weekly Roger De Haan Quiz TV Limited YooMedia Channel Four Television Corporation GMG Radio 2006/05/06 2006/05/25
[66]
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
[67]
N/A N/A
871
N/A N/A
2006/06/02 Ex-NTL only.[68] 2006/06/23 2006/07/18 2006/07/19 Replaced with Virgin Radio. Ceased broadcasting when the
106
N/A
325
715
Date shutdown
N/A
672
N/A
GDTV
One TV plc
2006/07
Financial difficulties.[70] Financial difficulties.[70] License revoked by Ofcom.[71] Replaced with MTV Flux.
N/A
667
N/A
One TV
One TV plc MTV Networks Europe Treasures TV Limited Flextech Flextech YooMedia
2006/07
N/A
346 674 202 123 841 339 020 4 786 794 796 800 803 811 812
172/315
N/A
VH2 Treasures.tv Trouble Reload Player Avago ACTIONMAX Virgin Radio Party Classics Vectone Urdu Vectone One Vectone Tamil Vectone Bangla Vectone Punjab Vectone Sinhla Vectone Two
N/A
N/A
141 154
N/A
Replaced with Trouble +1. Relaunched as Bravo 2.[72] Replaced with Gala TV.
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Dolphin Broadcast Replaced with 2006/10/09 Services Ltd Movies4Men 2. SMG plc Vectone Media Limited Vectone Media Limited Vectone Media Limited Vectone Media Limited Vectone Media Limited Vectone Media Limited Vectone Media Limited 2006/10 2006/11/10 2006/11/10 2006/11/10 2006/11/10 2006/11/10 2006/11/10 2006/11/10
[73]
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
[74]
N/A
N/A
[74]
N/A
N/A
[74]
N/A
N/A
[74]
N/A
N/A
[74]
N/A
N/A
[74]
N/A
N/A
[74]
N/A
N/A
505
N/A
N/A
Channel 5 Crystal Palace Broadcasting (RTL 2006/11/30 only. Group) Station sold to GMG Radio, EPG slots 2006/12/14 retained by GCap Media and reused for theJazz.[76]
N/A
011 3
961
Century Digital
GMG Radio
[edit] 2007
Virgin TV
N/A
Channel name Channel 854 Look4Love Look 4 Love 2 Price Busters TV Price Busters TV 2 Discovery Wings Discovery Kids
Date shutdown
Notes
N/A
William Hill plc 2007/01/03 & YooMedia Television Concepts Limited Television Concepts Limited 2007/01 2007/01 License revoked by Ofcom.[77] License revoked by Ofcom.[78]
N/A
N/A
MK Promotions 2007/02/22 MK Promotions 2007/02/22 Discovery Networks UK Discovery Networks UK NGC-UK Partnership (National Geographic Society/Fox International Channels) 2007/02/28 2007/02/28 Replaced with Discovery Turbo. Replaced with Discovery Turbo.
221 721
N/A
N/A
528 228/231
Adventure One
2007/03/01
DTT Sky 43
N/A
Virgin TV
N/A
N/A
659
N/A
N/A N/A
107 31
856
N/A
N/A
193
N/A
Rapture TV
Ceased broadcasting on Sky following Rapture 2007/03/19 EPG dispute. Television PLC Currently an online Internet channel. EMAP Teletext Ltd. 2007/03/24 2007/04/02 Replaced with Movies 24 +.
724 102
N/A
N/A N/A
330 929
NBC Universal 2007/04/02 Global Networks RHF Productions Ltd (Northern and 2007/04/03 Shell) RHF Productions Ltd (Northern and 2007/04/03 Shell) Big Game TV 2007/04/25
N/A
AoD
N/A
N/A
Red Hot Reality The Daily Quiz! The Great Big British Quiz
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
Play To Win TV 2007/05/04 Match rights transferred to Setanta Sports and 2007/05/06 ceased broadcasting. Replaced with Sky Sports HDX. 2007/05/24 Replaced with new version of Cartoon Network
N/A
483
N/A
PremPlus HD
N/A
602
732
Toonami
DTT Sky
Virgin TV
Channel name
Date shutdown
N/A
N/A
Solent TV Sky Sports HDX IBuy IBuy 2 Quiznation Core Radio Chill Capital Disney
Island Volunteers 2007/05/24 Group British Sky Broadcasting IAC/HSN IAC/HSN Optimistic Entertainment GCap Media GCap Media GCap Media 2007/05/26 2007/05/28 2007/05/28 2007/05/31 2007/07/03 2007/07/03 2007/07/29
[79]
N/A
N/A
Temporary channel. Replaced with JML Direct TV. Replaced with Shop Now TV.
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
890
Info Zone
Virgin Media
Replaced with PIN Protection 2007/08/14 Help. Ex-Telewest only. Ceased 2007/08/20 broadcasting for Channel 4 +1. Ceased 2007/08/20 broadcasting for Channel 4 +1. Ceased 2007/08/20 broadcasting for Channel 4 +1. 2007/08/28 2007/09/11 Match rights transferred to Setanta Sports and ceased
N/A
135
N/A
Life TV
Life TV Media
N/A
136
N/A
Life 24
Life TV Media
N/A
137
N/A
Life Showcase TV
N/A
194 480
N/A
BEN 2 PremPlus
N/A
501
DTT Sky
Virgin TV
Channel name
Date shutdown
Notes broadcasting.
N/A
N/A
502
PremPlus 2
Match rights transferred to Setanta Sports and 2007/09/11 ceased broadcasting. ExNTL only.
15
170
161
ABC1
Replaced with Disney-ABC Playhouse Disney 2007/09/26 Television Group + on 30 October 2007 on Sky. Virgin Media Television Channel was relaunched and revamped as Virgin 1 on 1 October 2007.
20
153
122
Ftn
2007/10/01
N/A
154
123
Ftn +1
Channel was relaunched and 2007/10/01 revamped as Virgin 1 +1 on 1 October 2007. 2007/10/05
729
020 8
N/A
Somethin' Else
19
269
263
Timeshared with UKTV (BBC Dave +1 and now Worldwide/Virgin 2007/10/14 Dave +1 uses Media) UKTV Bright Ideas hours. Discovery Networks UK CSC Media Group 2007/11/01 2007/11/22 Replaced with Discovery Knowledge.[80] Replaced with NME TV.
N/A
217
N/A
N/A
N/A
AoD
RHF Productions Replaced with Ltd (Northern and 2007/11/22 Red Hot Girl Girl Shell) on Sky. Virgin Media Television GCap Media 2007/12/11 2007/12/11 Replaced with VTV Music On Demand. Replaced with
N/A
N/A
120 350
N/A
359
DTT Sky
Virgin TV
Channel name
Date shutdown
N/A
N/A
Red TV MKTV Vector 24/7 Shop Vector + The Golf Channel Deal TV
TV Legal Limited 2007/12/17 Jawad Siddiqui Vector Direct Vector Direct JJB Sports Deal TV Ltd 2007/12/21 2007/12/27 2007/12/27 2007/12/31 2007
Replaced with Brit Hits. Financial difficulties. Replaced with JML Choice Replaced with JML Innovation Sky EPG slot bought by Setanta.
[81]
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
[edit] 2008
Virgin TV 832
N/A
Owner/parent company at the time Sitcom Group OBE TV Ltd Ostrich Media (owned by iTouch) UBC Media
N/A
N/A
204
OBE TV's Sky EPG slot 2008/01/08 sold to DMAX, OBE TV moved to 204. 2008/01/08 2008/01/11 Ceased broadcasting before moving to Channel 5. Financial problems.
N/A
N/A
N/A
717
N/A
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
Vinappris Limited 2008/01/11 The Wrestling Channel Ltd. Doordarshan Bought by TFN Global 2008/01/14 Inc. Replaced rebranded as The Fight Network. 2008/01/22 Sky EPG slot sold to 9X. [82][83] Distributor entered liquidation.[84] Replaced with MTV ONE +1.
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
832 346
N/A
N/A
N/A
325
Virgin TV
N/A
Channel name JML Direct 2 JML Extra B4 Virgin Radio Groove Discovery Channel +1.5 Red Hot Asians FX +1
Owner/parent company at the time JML Direct Limited JML Direct Limited CSC Media Group SMG plc Discovery Networks UK
Notes Replaced with JML Lifestyle. Replaced with JML Solutions. Replaced with Flava.
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
953
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
AoD/482
RHF Productions Ltd (Northern and 2008/04/22 Shell) Fox International Channels (News 2008/04/28 Replaced with FX HD. Corporation) Sahara One Media and Entertainment Limited CSC Media Group CSC Media Group CSC Media Group Life TV Media 2008/04/24 Sky EPG slot sold to SAB TV.[85] Replaced with Kix!. Replaced with Pop Girl +1.
N/A
N/A
205
N/A
N/A
N/A
819
N/A
Sahara Filmy
N/A
N/A
627 367 363 186 654 & 678 833 270 821
N/A
2008/05/19 2008/06/04
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Capacity used for 2008/06/11 AnimeCentral/Showcase TV. 2008/06/16 Suddenly went off air. Replaced with Life.
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
758
Price Crash TV Entered administration. 2008/06/17 [86] Ltd Doordarshan Eicom PLC 2008/06/18 2008/07/01 Sky EPG slot sold to 9XM.[87] Distributor entered liquidation.[84]
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
Virgin TV
Date shutdown
Notes
18
N/A
360
330
The Hits
Box Television (Bauer Group/Channel 2008/08/15 Replaced with 4Music. Four Television Corporation) CSC Media Group 2008/08/27 Replaced with Showcase TV.
N/A
N/A
199 946
N/A
AnimeCentral
N/A
N/A
AoD
RHF Productions Red Hot Raw Ltd (Northern and 2008/08/28 Shell) Red Hot Viewers JML Solutions Applause Performance Mainstreet Awareness TV RHF Productions Ltd (Northern and 2008/08/28 Shell) JML Direct Limited Canis Media Eicom PLC Canis Media 2008/09/06 2008/09/08 2008/09/10 2008/09/15 Replaced with JML CookShop. Replaced with Nigeria Movies. Replaced with Rock on TV. Replaced with Ocean Finance. Replaced with Watch. Replaced with JML BeautyShop. Replaced with Paul Raymond TV. Replaced with Sky Arts 2. Replaced with Chill. Replaced with HiTV.
[89]
N/A
N/A
947 667 887 260 888 258 666 911 257 011 3 204 681
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
UKTV (BBC UKTV Style 2 Worldwide/Virgin 2008/09/15 Media) JML Innovation Playboy One Sky Arts +1 TheJazz Pulse +1 World Wide Shop JML Direct Limited Playboy Enterprises British Sky Broadcasting Global Radio Portland Interactive Ltd 2008/09/23 2008/10/01 2008/10/20 2008/11/03 2008/11/09
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
961
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Virgin TV
N/A
Channel name Scuzz +1 Pulse +30 mins The Baby Channel The Business Channel Mojo Radio Teletext on 4 The Fight Network SportsXchange
Owner/parent company at the time CSC Media Group Portland Interactive Ltd Simply Media LITV Limited Bauer Radio Teletext Ltd.
Notes Sky EPG slot bought by NHK World TV. Sky EPG slot bought by OBE TV. Replaced with Simply Movies. Went bankrupt.
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
721 104
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
251
N/A
427 456
N/A
N/A
N/A
[edit] 2009
Owner/parent Virgin DTT Freesat Sky Channel name company at the TV time
N/A N/A
Date shutdown
Notes
[90]
014 1 196
N/A
Raaj Radio
Subrung 2009/01/07 Broadcasting Ltd. Turner Broadcasting System Europe (Time Warner) Turner Broadcasting System Europe (Time Warner) Discovery Networks UK
42
N/A
N/A
Nuts tv
N/A
N/A
210
N/A
2009/01/15
[91]
N/A
N/A
N/A
2009/01/20
N/A N/A
411
N/A
N/A N/A
Owner/parent Virgin Channel name company at the TV time Inc. Radio Tatras International TV Warehouse TV Warehouse 2 Trouble +1 Pulse Bubble Hits Bubble Hits Ireland Rock On TV PRL 24
Date shutdown
Notes
N/A
N/A
019 5 653 661 173 964 379 379 260 021 3 253 666 340 242
N/A
Radio Tatras Int 2009/01/25 Ltd JML Direct Limited JML Direct Limited Virgin Media Television Portland Interactive Ltd 2009/02/02 2009/02/02 2009/02/05 2009/02/10 Replaced with JML Home & DIY Replaced with Shop Now TV Replaced with Living2 +1.[92] Replaced with Dirty Talk. Financial difficulties.[93] Financial difficulties.[93]
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
160
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
503
N/A N/A
N/A
Creative Sounds 2009/02/13 Limited Creative Sounds 2009/02/13 Limited Eicom PLC PRL 24 Ltd 2009/02/16
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Travel Channel Travel Channel 2009/03/02 2 International Ltd. JML BeautyShop G2 Family Discovery Real Time Extra Arsenal Replay JML Direct Limited G2 Family Limited Discovery Networks UK Arsenal F.C./Setanta Sports/Input Media 2009/03/02 2009/03/04 2009/03/20
Sky EPG slot bought by The Style Network. Replaced with JML Lifestyle
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
274
N/A
N/A
448
N/A
2009/03/27
N/A
N/A
262 263
N/A
Fox International Sky EPG slot bought Real Estate TV Channels (News 2009/04/01 by Chello Zone.[95] Corporation) Real Estate TV Fox International 2008/04/01 Sky EPG slot bought +1 Channels (News by Chello Zone.[95]
N/A
N/A
N/A
Owner/parent Virgin Channel name company at the TV time Corporation) Virgin Media Television PrimeTime TV Ltd
Date shutdown
Notes
N/A
N/A
159
N/A
2009/04/01 2009/04/01
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
TV Legal Limited 2009/04/03 TV Legal Limited 2009/04/13 Arsenal F.C./Setanta Sports/Input Media Virgin Media Zee Entertainment Enterprises Zee Entertainment Enterprises Club Asia (London) Ltd. Netplay TV Broadcasting Limited
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
454
N/A
AH TV
2009/04/28 Unavailable in some ex-NTL areas. Sky EPG slot bought by Punjjabi TV.
[99]
N/A
N/A
N/A
980
2009/04/28 2009/04/30
N/A
N/A
838
N/A
N/A
N/A
811 014 5
N/A
N/A
Zee Gujarati Club Asia Netplay TV JJB Sports UKTV Gardens Red Hot Just 18 Zee Radio
N/A
N/A
N/A
49
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
674 248
N/A
TV Sports Shop 2009/05/15 Ltd. UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Virgin 2009/05/19 Media) RHF Productions Ltd (Northern and 2009/05/21 Shell) Zee Entertainment Enterprises Replaced with Really.[101] Replaced with Viewers Wives.
N/A
N/A
267
N/A
N/A
481
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
308
N/A
Date shutdown
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
016 1 962
921
N/A
2009/06/22 2009/06/22 Ceased broadcasting due to Setanta 2009/06/23 Sports GB going into administration.
[104]
N/A
N/A
418
518
N/A
N/A
424
539
Setanta Sports 2
Setanta Sports
N/A
N/A
429
543
Setanta Golf
Setanta Sports
Ceased broadcasting due to Setanta Sports GB going 2009/06/23 into administration. Sky EPG slot bought by ESPN.[104] Ceased broadcasting due to Setanta 2009/06/23 Sports GB going into administration.
[105]
N/A
N/A
436
540
Celtic TV
Setanta Sports
N/A
N/A
438
541
Rangers TV
Setanta Sports
N/A
N/A
437
N/A
Setanta Commercial
Setanta Sports
N/A
N/A
957 267
N/A
2009/06/26 2009/07/01
N/A
401
N/A
Owner/parent Virgin Channel name company at the TV time +1 Limited Viacom Tron Direct Limited Go Ape TV Limited
Date shutdown
N/A
142
N/A
N/A
N/A
2009/07/04 2009/07/08
Temporary channel.
[108]
N/A
684
N/A
Ceased broadcasting.
N/A
N/A
960
N/A
Chat Back
Ceased broadcasting. Sky 2009/07/09 EPG slot reused for Live 960.
N/A
N/A
281
N/A
Digital Television Sky EPG slot bought Production 2009/07/28 by LA Muscle TV. Company Limited Africa Independent Television 2009/07/28 Ceased broadcasting.
N/A
N/A
330
N/A
N/A
N/A
630
N/A
Nicktoonsters
Nickelodeon UK (MTV Networks Replaced with Europe/British 2009/07/31 Nicktoons Replay. [109] Sky Broadcasting) Kashmir Broadcasting Corporation Limited Volkswagen Group CSC Media Group ARD 2009/07/31 Sky EPG slot sold to Ahlebait TV.[110][111] Ceased broadcasting. Replaced with True Entertainment.
N/A
N/A
836
N/A
KBC
N/A
451
N/A
884 188
N/A
2009/08/01 2009/08/03
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
794
N/A
Carriage agreement expired. Remains 2009/08/03 FTA on other satellites. Ceased broadcasting due to Setanta 2009/08/07 Sports GB going into administration.
[112]
N/A
N/A
435
542
Arsenal TV
N/A
662
828
N/A
9X
Date shutdown
32
N/A
N/A N/A
N/A
N/A N/A
2009/08/20 2009/08/24 2009/09/04 Ceased broadcasting. Replaced with JML Active Ceased broadcasting. Ceased broadcasting.
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
World Movies Rapid Eye Motion 2009/09/17 TV Ltd. Just4Us Just4Us TV Limited
N/A
N/A
961
N/A
N/A
N/A
167
N/A
Information TV 2
Sky EPG slot bought by Quest. Returned Information TV 2009/10/01 in February 2010 as Showcase. TVX Europe Limited Televisin Espaola Sky EPG slot reused 2009/10/01 by Portland TV for PrimeTime PPV. 2009/10/02
[114]
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Tanla Solutions 2009/10/05 Ltd Ceased broadcasting due to a technical problem. Sky EPG 2009/10/09 slot bought by Madani Channel.[115]
[116]
N/A
N/A
838
N/A
Punjjabi TV
N/A
N/A
N/A
2009/10/13 2009/10/16 2009/10/23 Sky EPG slot bought by Fast TV.[117][118] Sky EPG slot reused for Red Hot Mums.
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Owner/parent Virgin Channel name company at the TV time 313 931 TMF 102.5 Clyde 1
Date shutdown
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Ex-Telewest, 2009/10/29 Uddingston regional headend only. 2009/10/29 Ex-Telewest, Barnsley regional headend only.
N/A
N/A
N/A
931
Hallam FM
Bauer Radio
N/A
N/A
N/A
932
Bauer Radio
Ex-Telewest, Edinburgh and 2009/10/29 Uddingston regional headends only. 2009/10/29 Ex-Telewest, Preston regional headend only.
N/A
N/A
N/A
932
Magic 999
Bauer Radio
N/A
N/A
N/A
932
Bauer Radio
Ex-Telewest, 2009/10/29 Gateshead regional headend only. Ex-Telewest, 2009/10/29 Knowsley regional headend only. 2009/10/29 Ex-Telewest, Barnsley regional headend only. Ex-Telewest, Knowsley and Preston regional headends only.
N/A
N/A
N/A
932
Bauer Radio
N/A
N/A
N/A
933
Bauer Radio
N/A
N/A
N/A
933
97.4 Rock FM
Bauer Radio
2009/10/29
N/A
N/A
N/A
933
Real Radio
GMG Radio
Ex-Telewest, Edinburgh and 2009/10/29 Uddingston regional headends only. Ex-Telewest, 2009/10/29 Gateshead regional headend only. Ex-Telewest, 2009/10/29 Gateshead regional headend only. 2009/10/29 Ex-Telewest, Edinburgh regional
N/A
N/A
N/A
934
TFM Radio
Bauer Radio
N/A
N/A
N/A
935 936
N/A
N/A
N/A
Owner/parent Virgin Channel name company at the TV time The Pulse of West Yorkshire Gems TV 3 ? TV ? TV +1 Zone Reality Zone Reality +1 Zone Romantica Zone Thriller Travel Deals Direct Radio City 96.7
Date shutdown
N/A
N/A
N/A
937
UTV Radio Gems TV UK Ltd. Chello Zone Chello Zone Chello Zone Chello Zone Chello Zone Chello Zone
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
EPG slot reused for Food Network EPG slot reused for Food Network +1 Replaced with CBS Reality.[120] Replaced with CBS Reality +1.[120] Replaced with CBS Drama.[120] Replaced with CBS Action.[120]
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
136
N/A
148
N/A
N/A
N/A
135 137
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Travel Channel EPG slot bought by 2009/11/30 International Ltd. Rocks TV.[121] Orion Media (Lloyds TSB Development Capital/Phil Riley) Orion Group (Lloyds TSB Development Capital/Phil Riley) Teletext Ltd. Open Access Group TIML Radio Limited Ex-Telewest, Perry Barr (Witton) and 2009/11/30 Wolverhampton regional headends only. Ex-Telewest, Perry Barr (Witton) and 2009/11/30 Wolverhampton regional headends only. 2009/12/01 2009/12/03 2009/12/04 2009/12/07 EPG slot bought by Renault TV. Replaced with Absolute 80s.[122] Ex-Telewest, Basildon regional
N/A
N/A
N/A
943
N/A
N/A
N/A
964
103
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
883 020 0
N/A
N/A
N/A N/A
726
N/A
951 930
Date shutdown
N/A
N/A
N/A
933
Heart Essex
Global Radio
2009/12/07
Ex-Telewest, Basildon regional headend only. Ex-Telewest, Aztec West regional headend only. Ex-Telewest, Aztec West regional headend only. Ex-Telewest, Aztec West regional headend only. Ex-Telewest, Basildon regional headend only. Ex-Telewest, Aztec West regional headend only.
N/A
N/A
N/A
935
Heart Bristol Heart Gloucestershir e Brunel Classic Gold Heart Kent Red Dragon FM Teletext Holidays TV Fun Kids 9XM Fast TV
Global Radio
2009/12/07
N/A
N/A
N/A
936
Global Radio
2009/12/07
N/A
N/A
N/A
941
Global Radio
2009/12/07
N/A
N/A
N/A
963
Global Radio
2009/12/07
N/A
N/A
N/A
974
Global Radio
2009/12/07
N/A
N/A
N/A
EPG slot reused by 2009/12/10 Teletext for Rabbit Chat (879) 2009/12/16 2009/12/24 2009/12/31 Sky EPG slot bought by Colors.[123]
[124]
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
[edit] 2010
Virgin Channel name TV
N/A
Notes
N/A
N/A
Advanced Sky EPG slot bought by 2010/01/04 Media Limited Cream. British Sky 2010/01/05 Broadcasting
N/A
N/A
N/A
Virgin Channel name TV 18 Plus Movies Friendly TV HBW TV BBC Radio Sheffield BBC Radio Leeds SA Direct ILM Radio TopUp Anytime 4 National Lottery Xtra BBC Radio Newcastle BBC Tees
Owner/parent Date company at shutdown the time British Sky 2010/01/05 Broadcasting
Notes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Telecoms TV Sky EPG slot bought by 2010/01/06 Limited Dirty Talk. Renson Media 2010/01/07 Ltd BBC BBC 2010/01/11 2010/01/11 Ex-Telewest, Barnsley regional headend only. Ex-Telewest, Barnsley regional headend only.
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
930 937
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
270 016 1
N/A
Southern Sky EPG slot bought by 2010/01/14 Africa Direct Takbeer TV.[125] UK Asia Media 2010/01/14 Solutions Ltd Top Up TV Camelot Group BBC 2010/01/19 2010/02/01 Ex-Telewest, Gateshead 2010/02/04 regional headend only.
[126]
N/A
N/A
N/A
310 45
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
930
N/A
N/A
N/A
931
BBC
N/A
N/A
N/A
Satellite SportxxxWives Entertainment 2010/02/08 Limited Rabbit Chat Ideal World 2 Teletext Ltd. 2010/02/23 Ideal Shopping Direct plc Ideal Shopping Direct plc 2010/03/03 Replaced with Ideal Extra.[127] Replaced with Ideal and More.[127] Replaced with FOBO Movies.
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
668 344
N/A
Ideal World 3
2010/03/03
N/A
N/A
N/A
Notes
N/A
N/A
N/A
945
BBC
Ex-Telewest, Perry Barr (Witton) and 2010/03/07 Wolverhampton regional headends only.
[126]
N/A
N/A
N/A
946
BBC WM
BBC
Ex-Telewest, Perry Barr (Witton) and 2010/03/07 Wolverhampton regional headends only.
[126]
N/A
N/A
202
N/A
NTA International Virgin Central OBE TV Flaunt BBC Radio Kent BBC Radio Bristol BBC Radio Gloucestershir e Rockworld TV BBC Radio Lancashire BBC Radio Merseyside
2010/03/09
N/A
N/A
N/A
118
N/A
Virgin Media 2010/03/11 Continues on demand. Television OBE TV Ltd 2010/03/12 CSC Media Group BBC 2010/03/17 Returned on 22 July 2010. Replaced with Dance Nation TV.[128]
N/A
N/A
207 376
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
931
N/A
N/A
N/A
938
BBC
Ex-Telewest, Aztec 2010/03/24 West regional headend only.[126] Ex-Telewest, Aztec 2010/03/24 West regional headend only.[126] 2010/03/29 2010/03 Sky EPG slot bought by Lava.[129] Ex-Telewest, Preston regional headend only.
[126]
N/A
N/A
N/A
939
N/A
N/A
378
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
930
N/A
N/A
N/A
930
BBC
2010/03
N/A
450
178
280
ITV Digital Men & Motors Channels Ltd 2010/04/01 (ITV plc)
Notes
N/A
N/A
581
279
GOD Europe
Merged with GOD Channel. Sky EPG slot 2010/04/01 bought by Revelation TV.[131][132]
N/A
N/A
592 201 655 902 624 279 683 344 948 020 3 669
N/A
Revelation TV Programmes moved to 2010/04/08 Ltd Revelation TV. Monster Pictures 2010/04/21 Sky EPG slot bought by Showcase.
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Thomas Cook Thomas Cook Sky EPG slot bought by 2010/05/01 TV TV Ltd. Jewellery Maker.[133] Spice Extreme Playboy Enterprises 2010/05/12 Sky EPG slot bought by Tease Me TV 2.
N/A N/A
Baby First TV BFTV Limited 2010/05/18 Rural TV Shopping TV Rural TV Merged with Horse & 2010/06/02 International Country TV.[134] Shopping TV 2010/06/04 UK Ltd Bang Channels Limited
403
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
FOBO Movies Canis 103 Ltd 2010/06/07 Tease Me 2 Ignition Radio Sky Travel 2010/06/09 Sky EPG slot bought by ChatGirl TV2.
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
World Radio Sky EPG slot bought by 2010/06/21 Network Absolute 90s. Ceased broadcasting British Sky 2010/06/24 due to competition from Broadcasting the internet.[135] Music Choice 2010/06/30 Europe Ltd. Inview Interactive Limited 2010/06/29 Failed to reach an agreement with Sky over carriage fees.[136] Carriage agreement expired.[137] Failed to reach an agreement with Sky over carriage fees.[136] Carriage agreement ended.
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
395
N/A
Music Choice
300
N/A
N/A
N/A
4TVInteractive
N/A
N/A
396
N/A
Music Choice Music Choice 2010/06/30 Extra Europe Ltd. TV News 2 Cellcast Group 2010/06/30
90
N/A
N/A
N/A
Notes
N/A
N/A
172
N/A
Living +2 Directgov TV News Sky Box Office Sky Box Office Fashion TV Channel TBC JML Choice JML CookShop + FWR Real Madrid TV MCR Shopping 2 Sky Real Lives
Replaced with Living Virgin Media 2010/07/01 Loves on 5 July 2010. Television [138] Teletext Ltd. 2010/07/01 Carriage agreement Cellcast Group 2010/07/01 ended. Returned on 27 October 2010. British Sky 2010/07/01 Broadcasting British Sky 2010/07/01 Broadcasting Michel Adam 2010/07/02 Lisowski Channel 5 Broadcasting 2010/07/13 Replaced with Five HD. (RTL Group) JML Direct Ltd. JML Direct Ltd. 2010/07/17 2010/07/19 Returned on 19 July 2010. Sky EPG slot given to JML Choice.
106 89
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
World Evangelism 2010/08/01 Bible Church Real Madrid 2010/08/05 F.C. Guardian 2010/08/05 Media Group Manchester only.
N/A
N/A
N/A
202
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
281
N/A
N/A
N/A
Sky Real Lives British Sky Focusing on Sky1 and 2010/08/19 +1 Broadcasting Sky2.[139] Sky Real Lives British Sky Focusing on Sky1 and 2010/08/19 HD Broadcasting Sky2.[139] Sky Real Lives British Sky Focusing on Sky1 and 2010/08/19 2 Broadcasting Sky2.[139] Teachers TV Education Digital 2010/08/31 Budget cuts/focussing on online service.[140]
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A N/A
N/A
282 240
650
Notes
N/A
N/A
N/A
2010/09/01
N/A
N/A
N/A
Open Access Sky EPG slot bought by 2010/09/01 Channels Vintage TV. Edge Media 2010/09/08 Returned on 1 November 2010. Still trading online only. Sky EPG slot bought by Olive TV.
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Open Access Sky EPG slot bought by 2010/09/21 Group Information TV +1. Smart TV Sky EPG slot bought by Broadcasting 2010/09/27 Jackpot Games. Limited World Sky EPG slot bought by Evangelism 2010/10/01 Sikh TV.[142] Bible Church Playboy Enterprises 2010/10/01 Replaced with 40 n Naughty.
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
585 911
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
807
N/A
Aastha TV
Aastha Sky EPG slot bought by Broadcasting 2010/10/14 Disha.[143] Returned on 1 Network (UK) January 2011. Ltd. JML Direct Ltd. QVC Top Up TV Disha Education Trust 2010/10/18 2010/10/25 2010/11/09 2010/11/10
[144]
N/A
N/A
666 658
N/A
N/A
JML Active Bilberry TV TopUp Anytime 2 Disha Galaxy Yorkshire Heart West
Sky EPG slot bought by Rocks & Co 1. Replaced with QVC Beauty.
N/A
N/A
N/A
308
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
807 011 2
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
919
N/A
Replaced with LBC News 1152 on television platforms. West Midlands only.
728
N/A
N/A
N/A
912
N/A
Tease Me
2010/11/19
License revoked by Ofcom.[145] License revoked by Ofcom.[145] License revoked by Ofcom.[145] Sky EPG slot bought by WTF. License revoked by Ofcom.[146] Sky EPG slot bought by RCR.
N/A
N/A
959
N/A
Tease Me 3
2010/11/19
98
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Shorts International 2010/11/29 Ltd. Up & Coming TV Ltd 2010/11 Returned on 18 January 2011.
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Satellite Returned on 13 January LivexxxBabes Entertainment 2010/12/02 2011. Limited S4C2 Sky Box Office HD3 Wedding TV Asia Bangla TV Sky Retail Info S4C 2010/12/06 British Sky 2010/12/13 Broadcasting Wedding TV 2010/12/14 Limited Bangla TV Ltd. British Sky Broadcasting 2010/12 2010 2010
[147]
N/A N/A
202
N/A
N/A N/A
N/A
401
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Returned on 17 June 2011.[148] Commercial premises only. Areas which were receiving new smart cards only.
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
997
[edit] 2011
Virgin TV Owner/parent Date company at shutdown the time
Channel name
Notes
N/A
N/A
123
136
Bravo
Closed because it served a similar Living TV demographic to Group (British 2011/01/01 Sky1, without the Sky same audience Broadcasting) reach or prestige.
[149][150]
N/A
N/A
124
137
Bravo +1
Closed because it served a similar Living TV demographic to Group (British 2011/01/01 Sky1, without the Sky same audience Broadcasting) reach or prestige.
[149][150]
N/A
N/A
153
138
Bravo 2
Closed because it served a similar Living TV demographic to Group (British 2011/01/01 Sky1, without the Sky same audience Broadcasting) reach or prestige.
[149][150]
N/A
N/A
867
141
Challenge Jackpot
Living TV Sky EPG slot Group (British 2011/01/01 bought by Aastha Sky TV.[151] Broadcasting) Merged with Gem The Colourful Collector. Sky EPG Company 2011/01/01 slot bought by Group Ltd. RetailTherapytv. ITV Digital Channels Ltd 2011/01/31 (ITV plc) British Sky 2011/02/01 Broadcasting British Sky 2011/02/01 Broadcasting MTV Networks Europe 2011/02/01
[36]
N/A
N/A
647
N/A
Rocks TV
35 20
N/A N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
119 120
N/A
N/A N/A
[36]
Virgin TV
Channel name
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Thane International 2011/02/22 Inc. Hoppr License revoked by Entertainment 2011/03/03 Ofcom.[154] Limited RHF Productions Ltd 2011/03/14
N/A
N/A
960
N/A
Live 960
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
British Sky Returned on 5 May 2011/03/30 Broadcasting 2011. Luxury Broadcasting 2011/03/31 Limited Gala Group Wicked TV 2011/04/01 2011/04/04
[155]
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
190
N/A
Open Access 3
Sky EPG slot Open Access bought by Sony 2011/04/04 Group Entertainment Television +1.[157] Jungle.uk.com 2011/04/06 Ltd. Rainbow Media 2011/04/07 Sky EPG slot bought by PaversShoes.tv.[158]
N/A
N/A
659 452
N/A
Shop on TV Rush HD
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
953
N/A
485
N/A
Gay TV MANCHESTERLOVE
RHF Productions Replaced with Flirt 2011/04/07 Ltd (Northern TV on Sky. and Shell) Guardian 2011/04/27 Manchester only.
202
N/A
Virgin TV
Channel name
Media Group
N/A
N/A
843 682
N/A
N/A
Up & Coming Returned on 3 June 2011/04/30 TV Ltd 2011. Entrepreneur 2011/05/18 Channel plc 2011/05/18 Failed to launch. Sky EPG slot CC Media TV bought by SonLife 2011/05/19 Limited Broadcasting Network. SDN Ltd (ITV Removed in favour 2011/05/23 plc) of BBC Alba.[159] Cellcast Group 2011/05/31 Broadcasting 2011/06/01 (UK) Ltd. Sky EPG slot bought by xxXpanded TV.
N/A
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
45
N/A
N/A
860
N/A
8 90
N/A
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
N/A
931
N/A
N/A
N/A
933
N/A
Sky EPG slot Broadcasting 2011/06/01 bought by Flirt TV (Gaia) Ltd. 2. Broadcasting 2011/06/01 (Gaia) Ltd. TF1 Group JML Direct Ltd. 2011/06/06 Sky EPG slot bought by Gay Chat TV. Temporary channel for 2011 French Open.[160]
N/A
N/A
934
N/A
Amateur Babes
N/A
N/A
N/A
523
Eurosport 3D
N/A
809
N/A
667
N/A
N/A
109
N/A
Teletext Ltd. 2011/07/11 RHF Productions 2011/08/01 Ltd (Northern and Shell) Amar Radio 2011/08/15 Sky EPG slot bought by Holiday+Cruise.
N/A
N/A
956 016 8
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Amar Radio
Virgin TV
N/A
Owner/parent Date company at shutdown the time Ahlebait TV 2011/09/01 Network Ltd Sikh Media Limited 2011/09/02
Notes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
209
507
N/A
NHK World
NHK
Decided to broadcast in HD only to reduce 2011/10/01 costs.[161][162] Sky EPG slot given to NHK World HD.
[163]
N/A
N/A
N/A
South For You WatchmeTV.TV LivexxxBabes Babeworld.tv House Of Fun The Other Side
South For You 2011/10/10 Limited Forenzquick 2011/10/12 UK Limited Satellite Entertainment 2011/10/12 Limited
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Babeworld TV License revoked by 2011/10/22 Limited Ofcom.[164] House of Fun License revoked by Television 2011/10/22 Ofcom.[164] Limited Forenzquick License revoked by 2011/10/22 UK Limited Ofcom.[164] Replaced with PBS UK.[165] Sky EPG slot given to PBS UK LLC 2011/11/01 Information TV in part exchange for the channel 166 slot. Universal Networks 2011/11/01 International Broadcasting 2011/11/01 (Gaia) Ltd.
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
231
N/A
Rosa
N/A
N/A
277 932
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
HD channels
Channel name BBC HD BBC One HD Content Type Separate schedule Owner/parent company BBC BBC A+E Networks UK (A&E
Television Networks/British Sky Broadcasting)
Freesat Freevie Virgin Sky EPG EPG w EPG TV EPG No. No. No. No. 109
(Free-toair)
100% HD
54
(Free-to-air)
169
(Free-to-air)
187
(M pack)
108
(Free-toair)
50
(Free-to-air)
143
(Free-to-air)
108
(M pack)
211 2008/11/05
N/A N/A (Entertainment Extra + HD pack) N/A
Bio. HD
100% HD
601
N/A N/A (Entertainment Extra + HD pack) N/A
126
(Free-toair)
52
(Free-to-air)
3] [n
140
(Free-to-air)
142
(M pack)
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
171
(Free-to-view)
150
(M pack)
112
(Entertainment
133
(XL pack)
Content
Type
Launch date
Freesat Freevie Virgin Sky EPG EPG w EPG TV EPG No. No. No. No.
+ HD pack)
SD mix
100% HD
Separate schedule
555 2008/11/05
N/A N/A (Entertainment Extra + HD pack) N/A
2011/10/10
N/A
N/A
111
(Entertainment + HD pack)
129
(XL pack)
Discovery HD/upscaled Simulcast HD SD mix Disney HD/upscaled Simulcast Channel HD SD mix Disney HD/upscaled Cinemagic Simulcast SD mix HD Disney XD HD/upscaled Simulcast HD SD mix E4 HD HD/upscaled Simulcast SD mix HD/upscaled Simulcast SD mix
520 2006/05/22
N/A N/A (Entertainment Extra + HD pack)
214
(XL pack)
Disney-ABC Television 2011/09/15 Group Disney-ABC Television 2008/12/01 Group Disney-ABC Television 2010/10/18 Group Channel Four Television 2009/12/14 Corporation UKTV (BBC
Worldwide/Scripps Networks Interactive)
609
N/A N/A (Entertainment Extra + HD pack) N/A
N/A
N/A
622
(Movies + HD pack)[n 4]
N/A
607
N/A N/A (Entertainment Extra + HD pack) N/A
N/A
N/A
136
(HD pack)
145
(XL pack)
532 2010/10/04
N/A N/A (Entertainment Extra + HD pack)
Eden HD
209
(XL pack)
ESPN HD/upscaled Simulcast America HD SD mix ESPN HD Eurosport HD HD/upscaled Simulcast SD mix HD/upscaled Simulcast[n 2] SD mix
2010/06/21
N/A
N/A
430
(Subscription + HD pack)
N/A
2009/08/03
N/A
N/A
417
(Subscription + HD pack)
530
(XL pack)[n 5]
522
(XL pack)
N/A
N/A
429
(M+ pack)
Channel name
Content
Type
Launch date
Freesat Freevie Virgin Sky EPG EPG w EPG TV EPG No. No. No. No.
FX HD
Fox International 2008/04/28 Channels UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripps Networks Interactive) A+E Networks UK (A&E
Television Networks/British Sky Broadcasting)
N/A
N/A
124
(Entertainment + HD pack)
158
(XL pack)
Good Food HD/upscaled Simulcast HD SD mix HD/upscaled History HD Simulcast SD mix HD/upscaled Simulcast SD mix HD/upscaled Simulcast SD mix HD/upscaled Simulcast SD mix HD/upscaled Simulcast SD mix
2010/08/31
N/A
N/A
249
(Entertainment + HD pack)
261
(XL pack)
529 2006/10/26
N/A N/A (Entertainment Extra + HD pack) N/A
ITV1 HD[n 6]
ITV plc
2008/06/07
119
(Free-toair)
[n 7][n 8]
51
(Free-to-air)
178
(Free-to-air)
9] [n
113
(M pack)
ITV2 HD
N/A
N/A
118
(HD pack)
N/A
ITV3 HD
N/A
N/A
119
(HD pack)
N/A
ITV4 HD
N/A
N/A
120
(HD pack)
N/A
MGM HD
100% HD
N/A
N/A
313
(Movies + HD pack)[n 4]
N/A
MTVNHD
HD/upscaled SD mix
Separate schedule
358 2008/12/16
N/A N/A (Entertainment Extra + HD pack)
310
(XL pack)
526 2006/05/22
N/A N/A (Entertainment Extra + HD pack)
232
(XL pack)
NGC-UK Partnership
(National Geographic Society/Fox International Channels)
528 2009/04/01
N/A N/A (Entertainment Extra + HD pack) N/A
NHK
2011/05/09
209
N/A
507
N/A
Channel name HD
Content
Type
Owner/parent company
Launch date
Freesat Freevie Virgin Sky EPG EPG w EPG TV EPG No. No. No. No.
(Free-toair) (Free-to-air)
Nickelodeon UK (MTV
Networks Europe/British Sky Broadcasting)
604 2010/10/05
N/A N/A (Entertainment Extra + HD pack) N/A
S4C Clirlun
Welsh Fourth Channel 2010/04/30 Authority British Sky 2010/04/03 Broadcasting British Sky 2011/02/01 Broadcasting British Sky 2006/05/22 Broadcasting British Sky 2009/03/02 Broadcasting British Sky 2011/05/05 Broadcasting British Sky 2009/10/06 Broadcasting British Sky 2006/05/22 Broadcasting British Sky 2006/05/22 Broadcasting British Sky 2006/02/17 Broadcasting British Sky 2008/10/08 Broadcasting British Sky 2010/08/09 Broadcasting British Sky 2008/10/15 Broadcasting
53
N/A (Free-to-air)
10] [n
N/A
N/A
Sky 3D
N/A
N/A
217
(Sky World + HD pack)
N/A
Sky Atlantic HD/upscaled Simulcast HD SD mix Sky Arts 1 HD/upscaled Simulcast HD SD mix Sky Arts 2 HD/upscaled Simulcast HD SD mix Sky Insider HD 100% HD Independent
N/A
N/A
108
(Entertainment + HD pack)
N/A
N/A
N/A
243
(Entertainment + HD pack)
282
(XL pack)
N/A
N/A
245
(Entertainment + HD pack)
284
(XL pack)
N/A
N/A
889[n 11]
(Free-to-view)
N/A
Sky Living HD/upscaled Simulcast HD SD mix Sky Movies Box Office HD1 Sky Movies Box Office HD2 Sky HD Retail Info 100% HD Separate schedule Separate schedule Independent
N/A
N/A
107
(Entertainment + HD pack)
110
(XL pack)
N/A
N/A
752
(Pay-perview)
N/A
100% HD 100% HD
N/A
N/A
753
(Pay-perview)
N/A
N/A
N/A
997
(HD pack)
N/A
Sky Movies Action & 100% HD[n 12] Adventure HD Sky Movies 100% HD[n 12] Classics HD Sky Movies 100% HD[n 12] Comedy HD
Simulcast
N/A
N/A
305
435
Simulcast Simulcast
N/A
N/A
311 304
441 434
N/A
N/A
Channel name
Content
Type
Owner/parent company
Launch date
Freesat Freevie Virgin Sky EPG EPG w EPG TV EPG No. No. No. No.
N/A N/A
Sky Movies 100% HD[n Crime & 12] Thriller HD Sky Movies Drama & 100% HD[n 12] Romance HD Sky Movies 100% HD[n 12] Family HD Sky Movies 100% HD[n 12] Indie HD Sky Movies 100% HD[n Modern 12] Greats HD Sky Movies 100% HD[n Premiere 12] HD Sky Movies 100% HD[n Sci-Fi & 12] Horror HD Sky Movies 100% HD[n Showcase 12] HD Sky News HD 100% HD
Simulcast
British Sky 2006/05/22 Broadcasting British Sky 2008/10/08 Broadcasting British Sky 2008/10/15 Broadcasting British Sky 2009/10/26 Broadcasting British Sky 2008/10/08 Broadcasting British Sky 2008/03/20 Broadcasting British Sky 2008/10/15 Broadcasting British Sky 2006/05/22 Broadcasting British Sky 2010/05/06 Broadcasting British Sky 2006/05/22 Broadcasting British Sky 2006/07/31 Broadcasting British Sky 2008/03/17 Broadcasting British Sky 2010/04/29 Broadcasting British Sky 2010/08/23 Broadcasting
307
437
Simulcast
N/A
N/A
308
438
Simulcast Simulcast
N/A
N/A
306 312
436 442
N/A
N/A
Simulcast
N/A
N/A
311
440
Simulcast
N/A
N/A
301
431
Simulcast
N/A
N/A
309
439
Simulcast Simulcast
N/A
N/A
303
433
N/A
N/A
501
(HD pack)
N/A
Sky Sports HD/upscaled Simulcast[n 2] HD1 SD mix Sky Sports HD/upscaled Simulcast[n 2] HD2 SD mix Sky Sports HD/upscaled Simulcast[n 2] HD3 SD mix Sky Sports HD/upscaled Simulcast[n 2] HD4 SD mix Sky Sports News HD 100% HD Simulcast
N/A
N/A
401
(Sports + HD pack)
517
(Subscription + HD Sub)
N/A
N/A
402
(Sports + HD pack)
518
(Subscription + HD Sub) N/A
N/A
N/A
403
(Sports + HD pack)
N/A
N/A
404
(Sports + HD pack)
N/A
405
N/A N/A (Entertainment Extra + HD pack)[n 13] N/A
Content
Type
Owner/parent company
Launch date
Freesat Freevie Virgin Sky EPG EPG w EPG TV EPG No. No. No. No.
N/A N/A
106
(Entertainment + HD pack)
122
(XL pack)
STV HD
[n 14]
51
(Free-to-air)
Manual tuning[1]
(Free-to-air)
113
(M pack)
Syfy HD
Universal Networks 2009/01/26 International Universal Networks 2010/06/28 International UTV Media UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripps Networks Interactive) 2010/10/05 2011/10/12
N/A
N/A
114
(Entertainment + HD pack)
165
(XL pack)
Universal HD/upscaled Simulcast Channel HD SD mix UTV HD[n 15] Watch HD HD/upscaled Simulcast SD mix HD/upscaled Simulcast SD mix
N/A
N/A
113
(Entertainment + HD pack)
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
113
(M pack)
N/A
N/A
109
(Entertainment + HD pack)
125
(XL pack)
More4 HD[2] STAR Gold HD on Sky channel 809[3] STAR Plus HD on Sky channel 784[3] UTV HD on Sky[4]
[edit] 2012
[edit] January
24 - Sky Arts 1 and Sky Arts 1 HD will move from Sky channel 243 to 129[5] 24 - Sky Arts 2 and Sky Arts 2 HD will move from Sky channel 245 to 130[5] 24 - Sky 3D will move from Sky channel 217 to 170[5]
A fifth HD channel on Freeview[6][7][8] Alibi HD on Sky channel 132 and Virgin TV[9][10][11]
BBC One HD Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales variations on Freesat channel 108, Freeview channel 50, Sky channel 143 and Virgin TV channel 108[12] BBC Two HD may launch on Freesat channel 109, Freeview channel 54, Sky channel 169 and Virgin TV channel 187, replacing BBC HD[13][14] Freeview HD will be available in all regions[15] QVC HD on Freesat channel 800 and Sky channel 640[16][17]
Animal Planet HD on Sky channel 525[18] Racing UK HD on Sky channel 432[19] Setanta HD on Sky channel 423 (Northern Ireland only)[20] STV HD on Freesat and Sky[21] TCM HD on Sky channel 317[18]
Channel 4 HD (Trial)
2006/06/09 2006/11/30
N/A
N/A
Five HD (Trial) 2006/06/09 2006/11/30 ITV HD (Trial) 2006/06/09 2006/11/30 PremPlus HD 2006/10/16 2007/05/06
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A N/A
N/A
118 [n 17]
N/A
483 483
N/A
N/A
142
N/A
Sky Real Lives 2008/10/20 2010/08/19 HD Sky Box Office 2010/12/03 2010/12/13 HD3 Sky Insider HD 2011/03/22 2011/03/30 Luxury Life HD 2007/12/03 2011/03/31 Rush HD
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Launch date
Closed date
2011/05/22 2011/06/06
Channel Sections
[edit] Entertainment
Freesat Freesat from EPG Sky No. EPG No. 101 102 106 107 110 101 102 115 116 168 Channel Name[1][2] Owner/parent Broadcast Broadcast Tuning Satellite[5][6] company hours format[3][4] Frequency[7][8] 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 10773H 22000 5/6 10773H 22000 5/6 10773H 22000 5/6 10803H 22000 5/6 10818V 22000 5/6
BBC One BBC Two BBC Three BBC Four BBC Alba
Freesat Freesat from EPG Sky No. EPG No. 108 143
Channel Name[1][2]
Owner/parent Broadcast Broadcast Tuning Satellite[5][6] company hours format[3][4] Frequency[7][8] 1080i HDTV 10847V 23000 8/9
BBC One HD
BBC
Astra 2D
109
169
BBC HD
BBC
1080i HDTV
Astra 2D
N/A
Greener Technology Limited Viacom Viacom CBS Chellozone UK Channels Partnership CBS Chellozone UK Channels Partnership CBS Chellozone UK Channels Partnership CBS Chellozone UK Channels Partnership Channel 4 Television Corporation Channel 4 Television Corporation
24 Hours 4:3 SDTV Eurobird 1 24 Hours 4:3 SDTV Eurobird 1 24 Hours 4:3 SDTV Eurobird 1 16:9 SDTV
12523H 27500 2/3 11344H 27500 2/3 11222H 27500 2/3 12524V 27500 2/3
140 141
135
146
CBS Reality
24 Hours
Eurobird 1
136
147
CBS Reality +1
24 Hours
16:9 SDTV
Eurobird 1
134
149
CBS Drama
24 Hours
16:9 SDTV
Eurobird 1
137
148
CBS Action
24 Hours
Eurobird 1
104
104
Channel 4 Channel 4 HD
24 Hours
Astra 2D
126
140
24 Hours
Eurobird 1
Freesat Freesat from EPG Sky No. EPG No. 121 135
Channel Name[1][2]
Owner/parent Broadcast Broadcast Tuning Satellite[5][6] company hours format[3][4] Frequency[7][8] Channel 4 Television Corporation Edge Media Channel 4 Television Corporation Channel 4 Television Corporation Northern & Shell HiTV Ltd. Information TV ITV Network Limited[n 1] ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc) ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc) ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc) ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc) ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc) ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc)
16:9 SDTV
Astra 2D
10729V 22000 5/6 11222H 27500 2/3 10729V 22000 5/6 10729V 22000 5/6 10773 H 22000 5/6 12643H 27500 2/3 11623H 27500 2/3 10758V 22000 5/6 10891H 22000 5/6 10832H 22000 5/6 10758V 22000 5/6 10891H 22000 5/6 10906V 22000 5/6 10906V 22000 5/6
N/A
N/A
4:3 SDTV Eurobird 1 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV Astra 2D
122
136
123 105
N/A
24 Hours 4:3 SDTV Eurobird 1 24 Hours 24 Hours 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 1080i HDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV Astra 2D Astra 2D
119
178
ITV1 HD
24 Hours
Astra 2D
113
118
ITV2
24 Hours
Astra 2D
114
179
ITV2 +1
24 Hours
Astra 2D
115
119
ITV3
24 Hours
Astra 2D
116
180
ITV3 +1
24 Hours
Astra 2D
Freesat Freesat from EPG Sky No. EPG No. 117 120
Channel Name[1][2]
Owner/parent Broadcast Broadcast Tuning Satellite[5][6] company hours format[3][4] Frequency[7][8] ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc) ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc) Channel 4 Television Corporation Channel 4 Television Corporation Record Media Group Nigerian Television Authority OBE TV Ltd
ITV4
24 Hours
16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
Astra 2D
10758V 22000 5/6 10832H 22000 5/6 10729V 22000 5/6 10714H 22000 5/6 11343V 27500 2/3 11307H 27500 2/3 11426V 27500 2/3
118
N/A
ITV4 +1
Astra 2D
124
138
More4
Astra 2D
125
139 219
Astra 2D Eurobird 1
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Open Heaven Open Heavens 12524H 27500 24 Hours 4:3 SDTV Eurobird 1 TV Media Limited 2/3 Propeller TV Image Channel Company Limited Welsh Fourth Channel Authority Information TV Ltd. Information TV Ltd. Cellcast Group CSC Media Group 07:00 01:00 07:00 05:00 4:3 SDTV Eurobird 1 11307H 27500 2/3 12129V 27500 2/3 11259V 27500 2/3 11623H 27500 2/3 11344H 27500 2/3 11307V 27500 2/3
N/A
195
120 403
N/A
N/A
16:9 SDTV
Astra 2A
24 Hours 4:3 SDTV Eurobird 1 24 Hours 4:3 SDTV Eurobird 1 21:0005:00 4:3 SDTV Eurobird 1
N/A
142
Channel Name[2]
Owner/parent Broadcast Broadcast Tuning Satellite[6] company hours format[4] Frequency[8] CSC Media Group Body In Balance Ltd 04:0006:00 06:00 20:00 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 11642V 27500 2/3 12560V 27500 2/3 12560V 27500 2/3 11344H 27500 2/3 11344H 27500 2/3 12607H 27500 2/3 12560V 27500 2/3 12607H 27500 2/3 12560V 27500 2/3
?TV Body In Balance Fitness TV Food Network Food Network+1 Holiday+Cruise Horse & Country TV The Active Channel
N/A
N/A
Fitness TV Ltd 24 Hours Scripps Networks Interactive Scripps Networks Interactive Liverpool Cruise Club Horse & Country TV Limited LA Muscle 24 Hours
405
406
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
251
Travel Channel Travel Channel International Ltd. Travel Travel Channel Channel +1 International Ltd. Wedding TV Wedding TV Limited
N/A
252
Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1
400
N/A
24 Hours
[edit] Movies
Freesat EPG No. 300 Channel Name[1][2] Film4 Owner/parent Broadcast Broadcast Tuning Satellite[5][6] company hours format[3][4] Frequency[7][8] Channel 4 Television Corporation 13:00 03:00 16:9 SDTV Astra 2D 10714H 22000 5/6
Channel Name[1][2] Film4 +1 Horror Channel Horror Channel+1 Movies4Men Movies4Men +1 Movies4Men 2 Movies4Men 2+1 True Movies 1
Owner/parent Broadcast Broadcast Tuning Satellite[5][6] company hours format[3][4] Frequency[7][8] Channel 4 Television Corporation CBS Chellozone CBS Chellozone Dolphin Broadcast Services Ltd. Dolphin Broadcast Services Ltd. Dolphin Broadcast Services Ltd. Dolphin Broadcast Services Ltd. Moving Movies Ltd. (CSC Media Group) Moving Movies Ltd. (CSC Media Group) Dolphin Broadcast Services Ltd. 14:00 04:00 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV Astra 2D Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 10714H 22000 5/6 11261H 27500 2/3 11222H 27500 2/3 11224V 27500 2/3 12524H 27500 2/3 11224V 27500 2/3 11259V 27500 2/3 11307V 27500 2/3
305
24 Hours
Eurobird 1
306
24 Hours
Eurobird 1
307
24 Hours
Eurobird 1
302
24 Hours
303
24 Hours
143
24 Hours
16:9 SDTV
Eurobird 1
[edit] Music
Freesat EPG No. 517
N/A
Broadcast Broadcast Tuning Satellite[6] hours format[4] Frequency[8] 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 16:9 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 16:9 SDTV Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 11307V 27500 2/3 11585H 27500 2/3 11307V 27500 2/3
500
Channel Name[2] Clubland TV Dance Nation TV Flava Greatest Hits TV Massive R&B NME TV Scuzz Starz TV The Vault Vintage TV
Owner/parent company Penny Street TV Limited CSC Media Group CSC Media Group Mushroom TV Penny Street TV Limited CSC Media Group CSC Media Group Mushroom TV CSC Media Group Vintage TV Limited
Broadcast Broadcast Tuning Satellite[6] hours format[4] Frequency[8] 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 11622H 27500 2/3 11307V 27500 2/3 11307V 27500 2/3 11222H 27500 2/3 11622H 27500 2/3 11307V 27500 2/3 11307V 27500 2/3 11343V 27500 2/3 11307V 27500 2/3 12524H 27500 2/3
502
N/A
501 515
[edit] Sport
Freesat EPG No.
N/A
Owner/parent company
Broadcast Broadcast Tuning Satellite[6] hours format[4] Frequency[8] 16:9 SDTV Eurobird 1 11585H 27500 2/3
[edit] News
Freesat EPG No. 203 200 201 208 Channel Name[1][2] Al Jazeera English BBC News BBC Parliament Owner/parent Broadcast Broadcast Tuning Satellite[5][6] company hours format[3][4] Frequency[7][8] Al Jazeera BBC BBC 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 4:3 SDTV Eurobird 1 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV Astra 2A South Astra 2A South 11681V 27500 2/3 10803H 22000 5/6 10788V 22000 5/6
Owner/parent Broadcast Broadcast Tuning Satellite[5][6] company hours format[3][4] Frequency[7][8] 2/3
211 210
24 Hours 24 Hours
4:3 SDTV Eurobird 1 4:3 SDTV Eurobird 1 Astra 2A South Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1
11661H 27500 2/3 11261 H 23200 5/6 12051V 27500 2/3 11343V 27500 2/3 11426V 27500 2/3 11224V 27500 2/3 11623H 27500 2/3 11222H 27500 2/3 12207V 27500 2/3
207
Turner CNN Broadcasting Internationa System Europe l (Time Warner) EuroNews France 24 SOCEMIE TF1 Group/France Tlvisions NHK RIA Novosti Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting BSkyB
24 Hours
204 205
24 Hours 24 Hours
209 NHK World (HD boxes HD only) 206 RT Press TV Sky News
Eurobird 1
4:3 SDTV Eurobird 1 4:3 SDTV Eurobird 1 16:9 SDTV Astra 2B South
N/A
N/A
[edit] Documentaries
Freesat EPG No.
N/A
Broadcast Broadcast Tuning [5][6] [3][4] Satellite hours format Frequency[7][8] 24 Hours 4:3 SDTV Astra 2A North 12226H 27500 2/3
[edit] Religious
Freesat EPG No. N/A 691 Channel Name[1][2] Believe TV Daystar Owner/parent Broadcast Broadcast Tuning Satellite[5][6] company hours format[3][4] Frequency[7][8] Believe TV Limited Daystar 24 Hours 24 Hours 4:3 SDTV Eurobird 1 12560V 27500 2/3
Channel Name[1][2]
Owner/parent Broadcast Broadcast Tuning Satellite[5][6] company hours format[3][4] Frequency[7][8] Television Network 2/3 24 Hours 4:3 SDTV Eurobird 1 12524V 27500 2/3 12524H 27500 2/3 12560H 27500 2/3 11681V 27500 2/3[9] 11259V 27500 2/3 11661H 27500 2/3 11426V 27500 2/3 12643H 27500 2/3 11261H 27500 2/3
N/A
DBN
Deya Broadcasting Network Eternal Word Television Network World Evangelism Bible Church The Angel Foundation
N/A
24 Hours
24 Hours
N/A
KICC TV
24 Hours
N/A
Loveworld Loveworld Ltd. TV Olive TV Zion of the Holy One of Israel Ministries Destiny Broadcasting Network Europe Limited Revelation TV Ltd. Jimmy Swaggart Ministries Trinity Broadcasting Network United
24 Hours
N/A
24 Hours
N/A
Praise TV
24 Hours
12643H 27500 2/3 11259V 27500 2/3 11261H 27500 2/3 11680V 27500 2/3
692 695
24 Hours 24 Hours
N/A N/A
24 Hours 24 Hours
Channel Name[1][2]
Owner/parent Broadcast Broadcast Tuning Satellite[5][6] company hours format[3][4] Frequency[7][8] Christian Broadcasters 2/3 24 Hours Adell Broadcasting 24 Hours 4:3 SDTV Eurobird 1 4:3 SDTV Eurobird 1 12690V 27500 2/3 11661H 27500 2/3
N/A N/A
[edit] Kids
Freesat EPG No. 600 601 602 606 603 604
N/A
Channel Name[1][2] CBBC Channel CBeebies CITV Kix! POP Pop Girl Pop Girl +1 Tiny Pop Tiny Pop +1
Owner/parent company BBC BBC ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc) CSC Media Group CSC Media Group CSC Media Group CSC Media Group CSC Media Group CSC Media Group
Broadcast Broadcast Tuning Satellite[5][6] hours format[3][4] Frequency[7][8] 07:00 19:00 06:00 19:00 06:00 18:00 06:00 23:30 01:20 22:25 06:00 23:30 07:00 00:30 01:25 22:40 02:25 23:40 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D 10773H 22000 5/6 10803H 22000 5/6 10758V 22000 5/6 11307 V 27500 2/3 11307 V 27500 2/3 11307 V 27500 2/3 11307 V 27500 2/3 11307 V 27500 2/3 11307 V 27500 2/3
4:3 SDTV Eurobird 1 4:3 SDTV Eurobird 1 4:3 SDTV Eurobird 1 4:3 SDTV Eurobird 1 4:3 SDTV Eurobird 1 4:3 SDTV Eurobird 1
605
N/A
[edit] Shopping
Freesat EPG No. 819 n/a Channel Name[1][2] Argos TV Best Direct Owner/parent company Argos Limited Best Direct (International) Broadcast Broadcast Tuning Satellite[5][6] hours format[3][4] Frequency[7][8] 24 Hours 24 Hours 4:3 SDTV Eurobird 1 12560V 27500 2/3
Channel Name[1][2]
802 n/a 813 n/a 805 818 812 810 n/a 815 808 n/a n/a 809 n/a n/a 803 804
bid tv Celebrity Shop Create & Craft Entrepreneur Channel Gems.tv 1 Gems TV Extra Ideal World Ideal Extra Ideal & More Jewellery Channel JML JML Active JML Choice JML CookShop JML Home & DIY JML Lifestyle Pitch TV Pitch World
sit-up Ltd Guthy-Renker UK Ltd. Ideal Shopping Direct plc Entrepreneur Channel plc Gems TV UK Ltd. Gems TV UK Ltd. Ideal Shopping Direct plc Ideal Shopping Direct plc Ideal Shopping Direct plc Simply Media TV Ltd. JML Direct Ltd. JML Direct Ltd. JML Direct Ltd. JML Direct Ltd. JML Direct Ltd. JML Direct Ltd. Pitchwell Group Ltd. Pitchwell Group
24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours
16:9 SDTV
Astra 2A
12032H 27500 2/3 11390V 27500 2/3 11307V 27500 2/3 11585H 27500 2/3 12524V 27500 2/3 12524V 27500 2/3 11307V 27500 2/3 11307V 27500 2/3 11307V 27500 2/3 11307V 27500 2/3 12560V 27500 2/3 12524V 27500 2/3 12524V 27500 2/3 12560V 27500 2/3 12524V 27500 2/3 12560V 27500 2/3 12643V 27500 2/3
4:3 SDTV Eurobird 1 4:3 SDTV Eurobird 1 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV[n 2] 16:9 SDTV Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1
4:3 SDTV Eurobird 1 4:3 SDTV Eurobird 1 4:3 SDTV Eurobird 1 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1
Channel Name[1][2]
Broadcast Broadcast Tuning Satellite[5][6] hours format[3][4] Frequency[7][8] SDTV 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV Eurobird 1 Astra 2B Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 2/3 11426V 27500 2/3 12032H 27500 2/3 12560V 27500 2/3 12560H 27500 2/3 11426V 27500 2/3 11546H 27500 2/3 11426V 27500 2/3 11261H 27500 2/3 12523V 27500 2/3 11546H 27500 2/3
price-drop tv QVC Retail TV Rocks & Co 1 Screenshop 2 Shop on TV speed auction tv Thane Direct TV Shop V Channel
sit-up Ltd QVC Thane Direct Ltd. JML Direct sit-up Ltd. Jungle.uk.com Ltd. sit-up Ltd Thane Direct UK Ltd. TV Shop Broadcasting Limited
[edit] International
Channel Name[1][2] Hidayat TV Aastha TV Owner/parent company Intellivision Broadcast (UK) Ltd. Aastha Broadcasting Network (UK) Ltd. Broadcast hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours Broadcast Tuning Satellite[5][6] format[3][4] Frequency[7][8] SDTV SDTV SDTV SDTV SDTV Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 11344H 27500 2/3 11307V 27500 2/3 11623H 27500 2/3 11224V 27500 2/3 11390V 27500 2/3
Abu Dhabi TV Emirates Media Inc. Al Jazeera Children's Channel ARY One World Al Jazeera ARY Group
Channel Name[1][2] AT Global network ATN B4U Music Bangla TV Brit Asia TV Channel i Channel S DM Digital Glory TV Islam Channel Ahlebait TV MATV National Music India MTA Muslim TV Imagine Dil See... Noor TV NTV Peace TV Peace TV Urdu
Owner/parent company
Broadcast Tuning Satellite[5][6] format[3][4] Frequency[7][8] SDTV SDTV SDTV SDTV SDTV SDTV SDTV SDTV SDTV SDTV SDTV SDTV SDTV SDTV SDTV SDTV SDTV SDTV SDTV Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Astra 2A Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 11343V 27550 2/3 11488V 27500 2/3 12129V 27500 2/3 12560V 27500 2/3 12560H 27500 2/3 11488V 27500 2/3 11488V 27500 2/3 11261H 27500 2/3 12560V 27500 2/3 11681V 27500 2/3 11344H 27500 2/3 11690V 27500 2/3 12643H 27500 2/3 11661H 27500 2/3 11343V 27500 2/3 12643H 27500 2/3 11259V 27500 2/3 12560V 27500 2/3 12560V 27500
ATN International Ltd. B4U Bangla TV Ltd. Mr D S Bal Channel S Global Ltd. Channel S Global Ltd. DM Digital Television Ltd. Glory TV Ltd. Islam Channel Ltd. Ahlebait ltd Vinod Popat Media Worldwide Pvt. Ltd. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community New Delhi Television Ltd. Al Ehya Digital Television Ltd. NTV (Bangladesh) Zakir Naik Zakir Naik
24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours
Channel Name[1][2]
Owner/parent company
Broadcast hours
Broadcast Tuning Satellite[5][6] format[3][4] Frequency[7][8] 2/3 11623H 27500 2/3 11223V 27500 2/3 11623H 27500 2/3 11546H 27500 2/3 12524V 27500 2/3 12480V 27500 2/3 12690V 27500 2/3 12690V 27500 2/3 11426V 27500 2/3 12607V 27500 2/3
PCNE Chinese PTV Global PTV Prime Punjjabi TV Record TV Sikh Channel Sunrise TV Supreme Master TV Venus TV Zing
Record TV Network
24 Hours 24 Hours
Sunrise TV Ltd. Supreme Master Television Limited Venus TV Ltd. Zee Network
[edit] Specialist
Freesat EPG No. 650 651 652 n/a Channel Name[1][2] Ocean finance Renault TV Psychic TV WatchMeTV.TV Owner/parent Broadcast Broadcast Tuning Satellite[5][6] company hours format[3][4] Frequency[7][8] Canis Media Renault Majestic TV Limited Majestic TV Limited 06:30 20:00 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 16:9 SDTV Eurobird 1 12643V 27500 2/3 11259V 27500 2/3 11343V 27550 2/3 11343V 27500 2/3
[edit] Adult
Channel Name[1][2] Babestation Babeworld.tv Blue Kiss TV Dirty Talk Elite TV Elite TV 2 Essex Babes Filth Flirt TV 2 Owner/parent company Cellcast Group Babeworld TV Limited Square 1 Management Ltd RHF Productions Wicked TV Playboy Enterprises Satellite Entertainment Limited Northern & Shell Norhern & Shell Broadcast hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours Broadcast Tuning [5][6] [3][4] Satellite format Frequency[7][8] SDTV SDTV SDTV SDTV SDTV SDTV SDTV SDTV SDTV Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 11343V 27500 2/3 11343V 27500 2/3 11344H 27550 2/3 12607H 27500 2/3 12643V 27500 2/3 11344H 27500 2/3 11344H 27500 2/3 12607H 27500 2/3 12607H 27500 2/3
Channel Name[1][2] Gay Chat TV Get Lucky TV House Of Fun Live XXX Babes Lucky Star Northern Birds The Other Side Red Light 1 Red Light 2 Red Light 3 Sport XXX Girls Storm xxX Panded TV
Owner/parent company Northern & Shell Cellcast Group House Of Fun TV Limited Satellite Entertainment Limited Cellcast Group Satellite Entertainment Limited Forenzquick UK Limited Playboy Enterprises Bang Channels Ltd Playboy Enterprises Satellite Entertainment Limited Chat Central Ltd Txt Me TV
Broadcast hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 22:00-06:00 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 00:00-05:00 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours
Broadcast Tuning Satellite[5][6] format[3][4] Frequency[7][8] SDTV SDTV SDTV SDTV SDTV SDTV SDTV SDTV SDTV SDTV SDTV SDTV SDTV Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 12607H 27500 2/3 11222H 27500 2/3 11343V 27550 2/3 11344H 27500 2/3 11343V 27500 2/3 11222H 27500 2/3 11222H 27500 2/3 11390V 27500 2/3 11390V 27500 2/3 11390V 27500 2/3 11222H 27500 2/3 11546H 27500 2/3 12643H 27500 2/3
[edit] Regional
Channel Name[1][2] BBC 1 Cambridge BBC 1 Channel Islands BBC 1 East Owner/parent company BBC English Regions BBC English Regions BBC English Broadcast hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours Broadcast Tuning Satellite[5][6] format[3][4] Frequency[7][8] 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D 10847V 22000 5/6 10847V 22000 5/6 10778V 22000
Channel Name[1][2] BBC 1 East Midlands BBC 1 East Yorks and Lincs BBC 1 London BBC 1 North East & Cumbria BBC 1 North West BBC 1 Northern Ireland BBC 1 Oxford BBC 1 Scotland BBC 1 South BBC 1 South East BBC 1 South West BBC 1 Wales BBC 1 West BBC 1 West Midlands BBC 1 Yorkshire BBC 2 England BBC 2 Northern
Owner/parent company Regions BBC English Regions BBC English Regions BBC English Regions BBC English Regions BBC English Regions BBC Northern Ireland BBC English Regions BBC Scotland BBC English Regions BBC English Regions BBC English Regions BBC Wales BBC English Regions BBC English Regions BBC English Regions BBC BBC Northern Ireland
Broadcast hours
Broadcast Tuning Satellite[5][6] format[3][4] Frequency[7][8] SDTV 5/6 Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D 10778V 22000 5/6 10788V 22000 5/6 10773H 22000 5/6 10818V 22000 5/6 10803H 22000 5/6 10773H 22000 5/6 10818V 22000 5/6 10803H 22000 5/6 10818V 22000 5/6 10803H 22000 5/6 10818V 22000 5/6 10803H 22000 5/6 10818V 22000 5/6 10778V 22000 5/6 10778V 22000 5/6 10773H 22000 5/6 10803H 22000 5/6 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours
Channel Name[1][2] Ireland BBC 2 Scotland BBC 2 Wales ITV1 Anglia North ITV1 Anglia South ITV1 Border England ITV1 Border Scotland ITV1 Central East ITV1 Central West ITV1 Granada ITV1 London ITV1 Meridian South ITV1 Meridian South East ITV1 Thames Valley North ITV1 Tyne Tees North ITV1 Wales ITV1 West ITV1 Westcountry South ITV1
Owner/parent company
Broadcast hours
Broadcast Tuning Satellite[5][6] format[3][4] Frequency[7][8] 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 10803H 22000 5/6 10803H 22000 5/6 10758V 22000 5/6 10891H 22000 5/6 10832H 22000 5/6 10891H 22000 5/6 10832H 22000 5/6 10758V 22000 5/6 10758V 22000 5/6 10758V 22000 5/6 10891H 22000 5/6 10891H 22000 5/6 10832H 22000 5/6 10891H 22000 5/6 10832H 22000 5/6 10832H 22000 5/6 10832H 22000 5/6 10891H 22000
BBC Scotland BBC Wales ITV plc ITV plc ITV plc ITV plc ITV plc ITV plc ITV plc ITV plc ITV plc ITV plc ITV plc ITV plc ITV plc ITV plc ITV plc ITV plc
24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours
Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D
Channel Name[1][2] Yorkshire West STV East STV North STV West UTV
Owner/parent company
Broadcast hours
Broadcast Tuning Satellite[5][6] format[3][4] Frequency[7][8] SDTV 5/6 Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D 10906V 22000 5/6 10906V 22000 5/6 10906V 22000 5/6 10906V 22000 5/6 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
STV Group plc STV Group plc STV Group plc UTV Media plc
Owner/parent company BBC BBC ITV plc Channel 4 Television Corporation Channel 4 Television Corporation Northern & Shell
Broadcast Tuning Satellite[5][6] format[3][4] Frequency[7][8] 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D 10773H 22000 5/6 10773H 22000 5/6 10758V 22000 5/6 10714H 22000 5/6 10729V 22000 5/6 10773H 22000 5/6
[edit] Radio
Freesat EPG No. 725 724 726
N/A
Channel Name[1][2] Absolute Classic Rock Absolute Radio Absolute 80s Ignition Radio BBC Radio 1
Owner/parent company TIML Radio Limited TIML Radio Limited TIML Radio Limited BBC
Tuning Frequency[7][8]
700
11953H 27500
Channel Name[1][2]
Owner/parent company
Broadcast hours
Satellite[5][6]
Tuning Frequency[7][8] 2/3 11953H 27500 2/3 11953H 27500 2/3 11953H 27500 2/3 10803H 22000 5/6
702 703 704 705 721 731 719 730 723 729
BBC Radio 2 BBC Radio 3 BBC Radio 4 FM BBC Radio 5 Live Classic FM talkSPORT 95.8 Capital FM Planet Rock Xfm London Jazz FM
BBC BBC BBC BBC Global Radio UTV Radio Global Radio Rock Show consortium led by Malcolm Bluemel Global Radio Jazz FM Investments Ltd / GMG Radio Royal National Institute of Blind People Global Radio Global Radio BBC BBC Scotland BBC Wales BBC Northern Ireland BBC BBC
24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours
Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D
777
N/A
Insight Radio Chill Choice FM BBC World Service BBC Radio Scotland BBC Radio Wales BBC Radio Ulster BBC Asian Network BBC Radio 6
Channel Name[1][2] Music Gold WRN Europe Premier Radio Heart 106.2 UCB UK Smooth FM 102.2 Solar Radio Panjab Radio BBC Radio 4 Extra Sunrise Radio UCB Bible UCB Talk UCB Inspiration BBC Radio 1Xtra TWR BBC Radio nan Gidheal Raaj Radio RT R1 Extra BBC Radio 4 LW BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra
Owner/parent company Global Radio World Radio Network Premier Christian Media Trust Global Radio United Christian Broadcasters GMG Radio
Broadcast hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours
Satellite[5][6]
Tuning Frequency[7][8]
Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D 10803H 22000 5/6 10861H 22000 5/6
733
N/A
732
N/A N/A
708
N/A
BBC Sunrise Radio Group United Christian Broadcasters United Christian Broadcasters United Christian Broadcasters BBC Trans World Radio BBC Alba
N/A
N/A
N/A
Channel Name[1][2] Club Asia Real Radio Wales EWTN Europe Sukh Sugar Asian Gold BBC London 94.9 BBC Radio Cymru Calvary Radio Gaydar Radio Family Radio RT Radio 1 The Arrow RT 2fm RT lyric fm RT Raidi na Gaeltachta Akash Radio Desi Radio Galaxy Kismat Radio Amrit Bani LBC 97.3
Owner/parent company
Satellite[5][6] Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Eurobird 1 Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Eurobird 1 Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Eurobird 1 Astra 2D
Tuning Frequency[7][8]
718 (London
Only)
715
N/A N/A N/A
QSoft Consulting Family Stations Inc. Raidi Teilifs ireann Global Radio Raidi Teilifs ireann Raidi Teilifs ireann Raidi Teilifs ireann
750
N/A
N/A
N/A N/A
Global Radio
24 hours
Channel Name[1][2] Kiss 100 London Magic 105.4 FM NME Radio Spectrum Digital 1 Liberty Radio Punjabi Radio On Air (Insight Radio) bigL 1395 Colourful RTI Radio Radio Caroline
Owner/parent company
Broadcast hours
Satellite[5][6]
N/A
Eurobird 1 Eurobird 1 Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D Astra 2D
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Radio Caroline
DutchIntServic Radio Netherlands e Worldwide Record Radio Rainbow Radio Yorkshire Radio Newstalk BFBS Radio 1 Leeds United A.F.C. Communicorp British Forces Broadcasting Service
786
Channel sections
[edit] Entertainment
EPG No. 101 102 Channel name BBC One BBC Two Notes Owner/parent Broadcast Broadcast company hours format BBC BBC 24 hours 24 hours 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV Launch date 2008/05/06 2008/05/06
103
ITV
ITV Network Limited Made up of 15 (consisting of regional ITV plc, STV stations. Group plc, Branded ITV1, 24 hours UTV Media, STV or UTV Channel depending on Television Ltd., location. ITV Breakfast Ltd.) Except Wales. Channel Four Television Corporation Welsh Fourth Channel Authority Northern & Shell BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC and MG Alba 24 hours 07:00 00:00 24 hours 19:00 04:00 19:00 03:00 24 hours 15:00 00:00 17:00 00:00
(MondayFriday)
16:9 SDTV
2008/05/06
104
Channel 4
16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 1080i HDTV 1080i HDTV 16:9 SDTV
2008/05/06
S4C Channel 5 BBC Three BBC Four BBC One HD BBC HD BBC Alba
Wales only.
16:00 01:00
(Saturday)
16:00 00:00
EPG No.
Channel name
Notes
Launch date
112
ITV1 +1
ITV plc
24 hours
16:9 SDTV
2011/01/11
113
ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc) ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc) ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc) 1 hour timeshift of ITV3. ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc) ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc) 1 hour timeshift of ITV4. England, Wales and Scottish Borders only. Except Wales. ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc) ITV plc Welsh Fourth Channel Authority Channel Four Television Corporation Channel Four Television Corporation Channel Four Television Corporation 1 hour timeshift Channel Four
24 hours
16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 1080i HDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9
2008/05/06
114
ITV2 +1
24 hours
2008/07/15
115
ITV3
24 hours
2008/05/06
116
ITV3 +1
24 hours
2008/05/06
117
ITV4
24 hours
2008/05/06
118
ITV4 +1
24 hours
2008/12/09
119
ITV1 HD
2008/07/07
120
S4C
2008/05/06
120
Channel 4
2008/05/06
121
Channel 4 +1
24 hours
2008/09/30
122 123
E4 E4 +1
24 hours 24 hours
2008/05/06 2008/09/05
EPG No.
Channel name
Notes of E4.
Owner/parent Broadcast Broadcast company hours format Television Corporation Channel Four Television Corporation 24 hours SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 1080i HDTV 16:9 SDTV
Launch date
124
2008/05/06
125
More4 +1
24 hours
2008/09/05
126
Channel 4 HD
24 hours
2011/04/19
134
CBS Drama
CBS Chellozone UK 24 hours Channels Partnership CBS Chellozone UK 24 hours Channels Partnership CBS Chellozone UK 24 hours Channels Partnership CBS Chellozone UK 24 hours Channels Partnership CBS Chellozone UK Channels Partnership 09:00 06:00
2009/11/16
135
CBS Reality
16:9 SDTV
2009/11/16
136
CBS Reality +1
16:9 SDTV
2010/10/19
137
CBS Action
16:9 SDTV
2009/11/16
138
Horror Channel
16:9 SDTV
2008/07/24
CBS 1 hour timeshift Chellozone UK Horror Channel +1 of Horror Channels Channel. Partnership BET BET +1 True Entertainment 1 hour timeshift of BET. Viacom Viacom CSC Media Group
10:00 07:00
16:9 SDTV
2008/08/08
24 hours 4:3 SDTV 2008/08/08 24 hours 4:3 SDTV 2008/12/01 24 hours 4:3 SDTV 2010/07/05
Notes
Owner/parent Broadcast Broadcast company hours format Dolphin Broadcast Services Ltd. 24 hours 16:9 SDTV
Bloomberg L.P. 24 hours 4:3 SDTV 2009/01/27 NHK NBCUniversal China Central Television 24 hours 1080i HDTV 2011/05/09
[edit] Movies
EPG No. 300 301 Channel name Film4 Film4 +1 Notes Owner/parent Broadcast Broadcast company hours format Channel Four Television Corporation 1 hour timeshift Channel Four 11:00 03:00 12:00 16:9 SDTV 16:9 Launch date 2008/05/06 2008/09/05
EPG No.
Channel name
Notes of Film4.
Owner/parent Broadcast Broadcast company hours format Television Corporation 04:00 SDTV
Launch date
302
True Movies 1
Moving Movies Ltd. (CSC 24 hours 4:3 SDTV 2008/05/06 Media Group) Moving Movies Ltd. (CSC 24 hours 4:3 SDTV 2008/05/06 Media Group) Dolphin Broadcast Services Ltd. 1 hour timeshift of Movies4Men. Dolphin Broadcast Services Ltd. Dolphin Broadcast Services Ltd. 1 hour timeshift of Movies4Men 2. Dolphin Broadcast Services Ltd. 24 hours 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 2008/05/06
303
True Movies 2
304
Movies4Men
305
Movies4Men +1
24 hours
2010/09/28
306
Movies4Men 2
24 hours
2008/05/06
307
Movies4Men 2 +1
24 hours
2010/09/28
[edit] Lifestyle
EPG No. 400 402 403 405 Channel name Wedding TV Information TV Showcase Food Network 1 hour timeshift of Food Network. Notes Owner/parent Broadcast Broadcast company hours format Wedding TV Ltd. Launch date
Information TV 24 hours 4:3 SDTV 2008/08/08 Ltd Information TV 24 hours 4:3 SDTV 2010/07/05 Ltd Scripps Networks Interactive Scripps Networks Interactive 24 hours 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 2009/12/14
406
Food Network +1
24 hours
2009/12/14
[edit] Music
EPG No. 500 501 502 503 504 509 514 515 516 517 518 Channel name Chart Show TV The Vault Flava Scuzz B4U Music Zing Clubland TV Vintage TV NME TV Bliss Massive R&B Notes Owner/parent Broadcast Broadcast company hours format CSC Media Group CSC Media Group CSC Media Group CSC Media Group B4U Zee Entertainment Enterprises Penny Street TV Limited Vintage Entertainment Limited CSC Media Group CSC Media Group TV Two Limited 06:00 03:00 06:00 03:00 06:00 03:00 06:00 03:00 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV Launch date 2008/05/06 2008/05/06 2009/09/29 2010/11/03
24 hours 4:3 SDTV 2008/05/06 24 hours 4:3 SDTV 2008/09/16 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 2009/01/27 2010/09/01 2011/02/01 2011/02/01 2011/09/20
[edit] Children
EPG No. 600 601 602 603 Channel name CBBC CBeebies CITV POP Notes Owner/parent Broadcast Broadcast company hours format BBC BBC ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc) CSC Media Group 07:00 19:00 06:00 19:00 06:00 18:00 01:30 22:30 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV Launch date 2008/05/06 2008/05/06 2008/05/06
Notes
Owner/parent Broadcast Broadcast company hours format CSC Media Group CSC Media Group CSC Media Group 06:00 23:30 01:45 22:45 06:00 23:30
Launch date
24 hours 4:3 SDTV 2010/10/14 24 hours 4:3 SDTV 2010/12/06 24 hours 4:3 SDTV 2008/07/24 24 hours 4:3 SDTV 2008/10/07 24 hours 16:9 SDTV 2010/04/01
24 hours 4:3 SDTV 2010/04/27 24 hours 4:3 SDTV 2010/08/10 24 hours 4:3 SDTV 2011/08/31
[edit] Radio
EPG No. 700 701 702 703 Channel name BBC Radio 1 BBC Radio 1Xtra BBC Radio 2 BBC Radio 3 Notes Owner/parent Broadcast company hours BBC BBC BBC BBC Launch date
Channel name BBC Radio 4 FM BBC Radio 5 Live BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra BBC 6 Music BBC Radio 4 Extra BBC Radio 4 LW BBC World Service BBC Radio nan Gidheal BBC Radio Wales BBC Radio Cymru
Notes
Launch date
706
BBC
24 hours 2008/05/06
BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC Programmes in Scottish Gaelic. Programmes in Welsh. Programmes mainly in English, but also in the Irish language and in Ulster Scots. London only. BBC BBC BBC
24 hours 2008/05/06 24 hours 2008/05/06 24 hours 2008/05/06 24 hours 2008/05/06 24 hours 2008/05/06 24 hours 2008/05/06 24 hours 2008/05/06 24 hours 2008/05/06 24 hours 2008/05/06
716
BBC
24 hours 2008/05/06
BBC Radio London 95.8 Capital FM Choice FM Classic FM Gold Xfm London Absolute Radio Absolute Classic Rock Absolute 80s
BBC Global Radio Global Radio Global Radio Global Radio Global Radio TIML Radio Limited TIML Radio Limited TIML Radio Limited
24 hours 2008/05/06 24 hours 2008/08/01 24 hours 2008/08/01 24 hours 2008/08/01 24 hours 2008/08/01 24 hours 2008/08/01 24 hours 2008/09/02 24 hours 2008/09/02 24 hours 2009/12/04
EPG No. 728 729 730 731 732 733 750 751 752 753 777
Channel name WRN Radio Jazz FM Planet Rock Talksport Smooth Radio Heart RT Radio 1 RT 2fm RT lyric fm RT Raidi na Gaeltachta Insight Radio
Notes
Launch date
WRN Broadcast 24 hours 2008/08/22 Jazz FM 24 hours 2008/10/21 Investments Ltd. Rock Show UTV 24 hours 2008/09/16 24 hours 2009/05/19
Guardian Media 24 hours 2010/08/10 Group Global Radio Raidi Teilifs ireann Raidi Teilifs ireann Raidi Teilifs ireann Raidi Teilifs ireann Royal National Institute of Blind People British Forces Broadcasting Service Trans World Radio 24 hours 2011/01/11 24 hours 2008/09/05 24 hours 2008/09/05 24 hours 2008/09/05 24 hours 2008/09/05 24 hours 2008/08/01
786 790
[edit] Shopping
EPG No. 800 801 802 803 804 Channel name QVC Price-Drop TV Bid TV Pitch TV Pitch World Notes Owner/parent Broadcast Broadcast company hours format QVC (Liberty Media) Bid Shopping Bid Shopping Pitchwell Group Ltd. Pitchwell 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 Launch date 2008/05/06 2008/05/06 2008/05/06 2009/10/01 2009/10/01
EPG No.
Channel name
Notes
Owner/parent Broadcast Broadcast company hours format Group Ltd. SDTV 24 hours 16:9 SDTV The Colourful Company Group Ltd. TV Shop Ltd. The Colourful Company Group Ltd. JML Direct Ltd. JML Direct Ltd. Ideal Shopping Direct plc Ideal Shopping Direct plc Ideal Shopping Direct Plc Bid Shopping The Jewellery Channel Limited QVC (Liberty Media) Rocks and Co Productions Limited The Colourful Company Group Ltd. Argos Limited (Home Retail Group)
Launch date
805 806 807 808 809 810 812 813 814 815 816 817
Gems TV TV Shop Jewellery Maker JML Direct JML Cookshop Ideal Extra Ideal World Create and Craft Speed Auction TV The Jewellery Channel QVC Beauty Rocks & Co 1
2008/07/24
24 hours 4:3 SDTV 2008/12/01 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 2010/08/10 2008/11/11 2011/06/15
24 hours 4:3 SDTV 2010/10/14 24 hours 4:3 SDTV 2008/12/01 24 hours 4:3 SDTV 2009/09/15 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 2009/10/13 2009/11/22 2010/10/26
818
Gems TV Extra
24 hours
2011/02/01
819
Argos TV
24 hours
2011/10/25
[edit] Adult
EPG No. 870 874 Channel name Babestation Filth Notes Owner/parent Broadcast Broadcast company hours format Cellcast Group Northern and Shell Launch date
[edit] Regional
EPG No. 950 951 952 953 954 955 956 957 958 Channel name BBC One London BBC One Channel Islands BBC One East Midlands BBC One East (E) BBC One East (W) BBC One North West BBC One North East & Cumbria BBC One Northern Ireland BBC One Oxford Notes Owner/parent Broadcast Broadcast company hours format BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 Launch date 2008/05/06 2008/05/06 2008/07/15 2008/07/15 2008/05/06 2008/07/15 2008/07/15 2008/05/06 2008/07/15 2008/07/15 2008/05/06 2008/07/15 2008/07/15 2008/07/15 2008/05/06
959 BBC One South East 960 961 962 963 964 BBC One Scotland BBC One South BBC One South West BBC One West Midlands BBC One Wales
EPG No.
Channel name
Notes
Owner/parent Broadcast Broadcast company hours format SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
Launch date
965
BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC Audio description. Audio description; 1 hour timeshift of Channel 4. Audio description; high-definition via the red button. Channel Four Television Corporation Channel Four Television Corporation ITV plc
966 BBC One Yorkshire 967 968 969 970 971 974 BBC One Yorkshire & Lincolnshire BBC Two England BBC Two Northern Ireland BBC Two Scotland BBC Two Wales Channel 4
975
24 hours 24 hours
2008/09/30 2008/12/01
977
16:9 SDTV
[edit] On demand
EPG No. 900 901 Channel name On Demand BBC iPlayer Beta; currently only functions on Humax receivers. Notes Owner/parent Broadcast Broadcast company hours format Freesat BBC 24 hours 24 hours Text service Text service Text service Launch date 2011/02/01 2010/12/16
903
ITV Player
ITV plc
24 hours
2010/12/16
Notes
Owner/parent Broadcast Broadcast company hours format Teletext Ltd. Freesat 24 hours 24 hours Text service Text service
6 - Channel 5 +1[1][2]
5*[3][4] 5USA[3][4] Film GB[5][6][7] ITV Player available on more devices[8][9][10][11] Sofa Screen[5][7] Sofa Stars[5][7]
[edit] 2012
[edit] July
19 - BBC Three will extend its broadcasting hours to 24 hours on channel 106[12]
[edit] August
12 - BBC Three will reduce its broadcasting hours to 19:00 - 05:30 on channel 106[12]
BBC One HD Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales variations on channel 108[13] BBC Two HD may launch on channel 109, replacing BBC HD[14][15] QVC HD[16][17]
STV HD[18]
[edit] 2009
EPG No. 813 Channel name Best Direct Notes Owner/parent company Best Direct International Ltd Smart TV Broadcasting Limited Ceased broadcasting on all platforms on 24 December 2009. Ceased broadcasting on all platforms on 6 April 2011. Removed in favour of Flava. Returned on 3 November 2010. Launch date Date removed
2008/09/16 2009/04/21
852
2008/10/14 2009/06/15
513
9XM
INX Network
2008/09/23 2009/08/27
807
Shop on TV
502
Scuzz
2008/05/06 2009/09/29
[edit] 2010
EPG No. Channel name Notes Owner/parent company Launch date Date removed
692
Genesis TV
Removed in favour of Revelation TV. Ceased Revelation TV 2010/01/26 2010/04/01 broadcasting on all platforms on 8 April 2010. Freesat 2009/11/16 2010/05/11 Planned to cease DX Media Ltd. 2008/08/01 2010/06/16
869 727
EPG No.
Channel name
Owner/parent company
Launch date
Date removed
810 851
JML Home & DIY Netplay TV Ceased broadcasting on all platforms on 1 April 2011. Removed in favour of Scuzz. Returned on 1 February 2011. Ceased broadcasting on all platforms on 14 December 2010.
JML Direct Ltd. 2009/03/24 2010/07/05 Netplay TV Broadcasting Limited Gala Group 2008/07/24 2010/07/28
861
Gala TV
2008/07/24 2010/10/14
503
NME TV
2010/06/16 2010/11/03
401
Wedding TV Asia
Wedding TV Limited
2009/07/01 2010/12/06
[edit] 2011
EPG No. 811 Channel name Thane Direct Notes Owner/parent company Thane Direct UK Ltd. Launch date Date removed
2008/11/01 2011/02/01
809
JML Cookshop
Removed in favour of JML Choice. JML Direct Ltd. 2008/10/28 2011/05/18 Returned on 15 June 2011. IPC Media 2010/12/01 2011/06/30
727
NME Radio
Channel Sections
[edit] Entertainment
EPG No. 101 102 103 Channel name BBC One BBC Two ITV Made up of 15 regional Notes Some regional variations in programming. Owner/parent company BBC BBC ITV Network Limited Encryption/package Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air
EPG No.
Channel name
Notes
Owner/parent company
Encryption/package
(consisting of ITV broadcasters. plc, STV Group plc, Branded ITV1, STV UTV Media, or UTV depending Channel Television on location. Ltd., ITV Breakfast Ltd.) 104 104 105 109 111 114 Channel 4 S4C Channel 5 BBC Three BBC Four E4 Broadcasts 19:00 04:30 only. Broadcasts 19:00 03:00 only. England & Scotland only. Wales only. Channel Four Television Corporation Welsh Fourth Channel Authority Northern & Shell BBC BBC Channel Four Television Corporation Channel Four Television Corporation 1 hour timeshift of Channel 4. 1 hour timeshift of E4. Broadcasts 09:00 03:00 only. Broadcasts 06:00 01:00 only. Channel Four Television Corporation Channel Four Television Corporation British Sky Broadcasting Northern & Shell Northern & Shell British Sky Broadcasting Fox International Channels (News Corporation) Turner Broadcasting Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air
116
More 4
Free-to-air
118
Channel 4 +1
Free-to-air
EPG No.
Channel name
Notes
Encryption/package
Paramount UK Partnership (Paramount British Pictures/British Sky Broadcasting) Paramount UK Partnership (Paramount British Pictures/British Sky Broadcasting) Comcast Universal Networks International NGC-UK Partnership (National Geographic Society/Fox International Channels) Current Media, Inc. Discovery Networks Western Europe Xiking Group
Freewire Extra!
Freewire Extra!
150 152
E! Syfy
176
Freewire Extra!
[edit] Kids
EPG No. 201 202 Channel name CBBC CBeebies Notes Broadcasts 07:00 19:00 only. Broadcasts 06:00 19:00 only. Owner/parent company BBC BBC Encryption/package Free-to-air Free to air
[edit] Sports
EPG No. 305 Channel name ESPN Classic Notes Owner/parent company ESPN Inc. (The Encryption/package Freewire Extra!
EPG No.
Channel name
Notes
Encryption/package
[edit] Movies
EPG No. 444 Channel name Film4 Notes Broadcasts 11:00 03:00 only. Owner/parent company Channel Four Television Corporation Encryption/package Free-to-air
[edit] News
EPG No. 502 508 Channel name BBC News Bloomberg Television Notes Owner/parent company BBC Bloomberg L.P. Encryption/package Free-to-air Freewire Extra!
[edit] Music
EPG No. 601 602 Channel name MTV VH1 UK Notes Owner/parent company MTV Networks Europe MTV Networks Europe Box Television (Bauer Group/Channel Four Television Corporation MTV Networks Europe Box Television (Bauer Group/Channel Four Television Corporation) Box Television (Bauer Group/Channel Four Encryption/package Freewire Extra! Freewire Extra!
609
4Music
Free-to-air
610
Viva
Free-to-air
611
The Box
Freewire Extra!
612
Kiss
Freewire Extra!
EPG No.
Channel name
Notes
Owner/parent company Television Corporation) Box Television (Bauer Group/Channel Four Television Corporation) Box Television (Bauer Group/Channel Four Television Corporation) Box Television (Bauer Group/Channel Four Television Corporation)
Encryption/package
613
Smash Hits
Freewire Extra!
614
Freewire Extra!
615
Kerrang
Freewire Extra!
666
CTV
Free-to-air
[edit] International
EPG No. 701 702 703 704 705 706 707 Channel name Al Jazeera TV5MONDE Europe Deutsche Welle Phoenix CNE B4U Movies B4U Music Sony TV Asia Notes Arabic language. French language. German language. Chinese language. Hindi language. Hindi language. Hindi language. Owner/parent company Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer al-Thani TV5MONDE, S.A. Deutsche Welle Phoenix Television B4U B4U Multi Screen Media (Sony Pictures Television) Multi Screen Media (Sony Pictures Television) Encryption/package Freewire International Free-to-air Free-to-air Freewire International Freewire International Freewire International Freewire International Freewire International
708
SET Max
Hindi language.
Owner/parent company Zee Entertainment Enterprises Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer al-Thani
Encryption/package Freewire International Free-to-air Freewire International Freewire International Freewire International
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Zee Entertainment Enterprises Multi Screen Media (Sony Pictures Television)
[edit] Radio
EPG No. 900 901 902 903 904 908 910 916 917 930 936 Channel name Student union radio BBC Radio 1 BBC Radio 2 BBC Radio 3 BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 Extra BBC Asian Network Gaydar Radio Absolute Radio Kiss 100 London Magic 105.4 FM Notes Radio station of the local student union. Owner/parent company Various BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC QSoft Consulting TIML Radio Limited Kiss Network, Bauer Radio Bauer Radio Encryption/package Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air
This is a list of the current channels available on Sky in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It includes those that are coming in the future. There are currently around 700 radio and television channels available on the Sky platform. Some channels are not available in all regions. Subscription HD channels also require the HD Pack. There is currently 1 channel testing off the EPG before launch. The most recent channel to launch was PBS UK on channel 166 on 1 November 2011.
Key
Free-to-air Free-to-view Bonus Pack HD Pack
Entertainment Entertainment Movies Sports Pack Extra Pack Pack Pack Premium Premium Sky Pay-per-view pay-perWorld view
102 103
BBC
24 Hours
Free-to-air Free-to-air
1 of 15 ITV Network 24 Hours regional Limited stations - (consisting of ITV ITV1, STV plc, STV Group or UTV, plc, UTV Media, depending Channel on location Television Ltd.,
EPG No.
Channel name
Notes
Channel 4 Channel 5 Sky1 HD swap with channel 170 HD swap with channel 172
Channel Four Television Corporation Northern & Shell British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting
16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
107
Sky Living
24 Hours
Entertainment Pack
108
24 Hours
Entertainment Pack
109
UKTV (BBC HD swap Worldwide/Scripp with s Networks channel 233 Interactive) UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripp s Networks Interactive) UKTV (BBC HD swap Worldwide/Scripp with s Networks channel 232 Interactive) HD swap with channel 222[n 2] HD swap with channel 220[n 2] HD swap with channel 214 Paramount UK Partnership (Paramount British Pictures/British Sky Broadcasting) Universal Networks International Universal Networks International BBC
06:00 03:00
Entertainment Pack
110
GOLD
06:00 03:00
Entertainment Pack
16:9 SDTV
111
Dave[n 1]
07:00 03:00
Entertainment Pack
16:9 SDTV
112
Comedy Central
08:00 05:00
Entertainment Pack
4:3 SDTV
113
Universal Channel
24 Hours
Entertainment Pack
114 115
EPG No.
Channel name
Notes
Owner/parent company
Broadcast Encryption/package Format hours 04:00 SDTV Free-to-air Free-to-air 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 19:00 04:00
116 118
BBC
HD swap ITV Digital with Channels Ltd (ITV 24 Hours channel 225 plc) HD swap ITV Digital with Channels Ltd (ITV 24 Hours channel 226 plc) HD swap ITV Digital with Channels Ltd (ITV 24 Hours channel 227 plc) 1 hour timeshift British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting 1 hour timeshift British Sky Broadcasting 24 Hours 09:00 06:00 10:00 07:00 08:00 04:00 24 Hours 06:00 03:00 09:00 06:00
119
ITV3
Free-to-air
Free-to-air Entertainment Pack Entertainment Pack Entertainment Pack Entertainment Pack Entertainment Pack Entertainment Pack
HD swap Fox International with Channels (News channel 193 Corporation) British Sky Broadcasting MTV Networks Europe 1 hour timeshift Paramount UK Partnership (Paramount British Pictures/British Sky Broadcasting) Paramount UK Partnership (Paramount British Pictures/British Sky Broadcasting) British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting
127
Comedy Central +1
Entertainment Pack
128
09:00 06:00
Entertainment Pack
129 130
24 Hours 24 Hours
EPG No.
Channel name
Owner/parent company
131
ITV1 +1
ITV plc
24 Hours
Free-to-air
16:9 SDTV
132
Alibi
UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripp s Networks Interactive) 1 hour timeshift UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripp s Networks Interactive)
07:00 04:00
Entertainment Pack
16:9 SDTV
133
GOLD +1
Entertainment Pack
16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 1080i HDTV 1080i HDTV 16:9 SDTV
134
S4C
Programmes Welsh Fourth in Welsh Channel Authority 1 hour timeshift HD swap with channel 215[n 2] 1 hour timeshift Channel Four Television Corporation Channel Four Television Corporation Channel Four Television Corporation Channel Four Television Corporation 1 hour timeshift Channel Four Television Corporation Channel Four Television Corporation BBC
Free-to-air Free-to-air
135 Channel 4 +1
136
E4
24 Hours
Free-to-air
137
E4 +1
Free-to-air
138
More4
Free-to-air
139
More4 +1 Channel 4 HD
Free-to-air
140
Owner/parent company
Broadcast Encryption/package Format hours Entertainment Pack 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
Discovery Networks Western 24 Hours Europe CBS Chellozone UK Channels Partnership 24 Hours
146
Free-to-air
147
CBS Chellozone UK Channels Partnership CBS Chellozone UK Channels Partnership CBS Chellozone UK Channels Partnership
24 Hours
Free-to-air
148
24 Hours
Free-to-air
149
CBS Drama Universal Channel +1 E! Pick TV Pick TV +1 Quest 1 hour timeshift 1 hour timeshift
24 Hours
Free-to-air
150
Universal Networks International Universal Networks International British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting
24 Hours
Entertainment Pack
Discovery Networks Western 24 Hours Europe 1 hour timeshift UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripp s Networks Interactive) A+E Networks UK (A&E Television Networks/British Sky Broadcasting) Sony Pictures Television 1 hour UKTV (BBC 07:00 04:00
155
Watch +1
Entertainment Pack
156
Bio.
06:00 03:00
24 Hours 08:00 -
EPG No.
Channel name
Owner/parent company Worldwide/Scripp s Networks Interactive) Paramount UK Partnership (Paramount British Pictures/British Sky Broadcasting) MTV Networks Europe British Sky Broadcasting Fox International Channels (News Corporation) PBS UK LLC
Entertainment Pack
16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
Entertainment Pack Entertainment Pack Entertainment Pack Entertainment Extra Pack Entertainment Pack
168
BBC Alba
(MondayFriday)
16:00 01:00
(Saturday)
Free-to-air
16:9 SDTV
16:00 00:00
(Sunday)
169
BBC
Free-to-air
Broadcast Encryption/package Format hours 24 Hours 12:00 01:00 13:00 02:00 13:00 00:00 14:00 01:00 Entertainment Pack Free-to-view Free-to-view Free-to-view Free-to-view 1080i HDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 1080i HDTV
1 hour timeshift
1 hour timeshift England, Wales and Scottish Borders only 1 hour timeshift 1 hour timeshift
178
ITV1 HD
ITV plc
24 Hours
Free-to-air
179
ITV2 +1
ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV 24 Hours plc) ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV 24 Hours plc) Current Media, Inc. Greener Technology Limited 24 Hours 24 Hours
Free-to-air
16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 4:3 SDTV
Free-to-air Entertainment Extra Pack Free-to-air Premium Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-view Free-to-air
UK Entertainment 24 Hours Limited Moving Movies Ltd. (CSC Media Group) 1 hour timeshift 1 hour timeshift Information TV Sony Pictures Television Viacom 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours
Channel name FX HD
Notes
Owner/parent company
Broadcast Encryption/package Format hours 08:00 04:00 07:00 01:00 24 Hours 24 Hours 06:00 22:00 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 12:00 09:00 Entertainment Pack Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Entertainment Pack 1080i HDTV 16:9 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 16:9 SDTV [n 3] 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
HD swap Fox International with Channels (News channel 124 Corporation) Xiking Group 1 hour timeshift Viacom Open Heavens Media Limited Edge Media Information TV Limited Information TV Limited HiTV Ltd. 1 hour timeshift 2 hour timeshift 1 hour timeshift Universal Networks International
195 Propeller TV 198 199 200 201 203 204 205 BET +1 Open Heaven TV Controversial TV Showcase Showcase 2 HiTV Syfy +1
206
DMAX +2
Discovery Networks Western 24 Hours Europe UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripp s Networks Interactive) A+E Networks UK (A&E Television Networks/British Sky Broadcasting) Cellcast Group 08:00 05:00
Entertainment Pack
209
Alibi +1
Entertainment Pack
211
Bio. HD
212 214
Sumo TV Syfy HD HD swap with channel 114 HD swap with channel 136
[n 2]
215
E4 HD
24 Hours
HD Pack
Notes
Owner/parent company British Sky Broadcasting Vox Record Group Universal Networks International
Broadcast Encryption/package Format hours 10:00 20:00 24 Hours 07:00 00:00 24 Hours Sky World Free-to-air Free-to-air 3D/1080i HDTV 4:3 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 1080i HDTV
220
Entertainment Pack
222
Comedy Central HD
Paramount UK HD swap Partnership with (Paramount British channel 112 Pictures/British [n 2] Sky Broadcasting)
08:00 05:00
Entertainment Pack
1080i HDTV
225
ITV2 HD
HD swap ITV Digital with Channels Ltd (ITV 24 Hours channel 118 plc) HD swap ITV Digital with Channels Ltd (ITV 24 Hours channel 119 plc) HD swap ITV Digital with Channels Ltd (ITV 24 Hours channel 120 plc) Dolphin Broadcast 24 Hours Services Ltd. Information TV UKTV (BBC HD swap Worldwide/Scripp with s Networks channel 111 Interactive) UKTV (BBC HD swap Worldwide/Scripp with s Networks channel 109 Interactive) 24 Hours 07:00 03:00
HD Pack
1080i HDTV 1080i HDTV 1080i HDTV 16:9 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 1080i HDTV
226
ITV3 HD
HD Pack
227
ITV4 HD
232
Entertainment Pack
233
Watch HD
06:00 03:00
Entertainment Pack
1080i HDTV
Notes
Owner/parent Broadcast Encryption/package Format company hours Radio Telefs ireann Radio Telefs ireann 24 Hours 24 Hours Bonus Pack Bonus Pack 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
103
TV3
TV3 Television Network Ltd. 24 Hours (Doughty Hanson & Co) Programmes in Irish and English Teilifs na Gaeilge TV3 Television Network Ltd. (Doughty Hanson & Co) Channel Four Television Corporation 1 hour timeshift Channel Four Television Corporation Channel Four Television Corporation 1 hour timeshift Channel Four Television Corporation Channel Four Television Corporation Northern Ireland regional variant; HD swap with channel 234 Northern Ireland regional 24 Hours
Bonus Pack
104
TG4
Bonus Pack
16:9 SDTV
105
3e
08:15 06:30
Entertainment Pack
16:9 SDTV
135
Channel 4
24 Hours
Bonus Pack
16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
136
Channel 4 +1
24 Hours
Bonus Pack
137
E4
24 Hours
Bonus Pack
138
E4 +1
Bonus Pack
139
More4
Bonus Pack
141
BBC One
BBC
24 Hours
Bonus Pack [n 4]
16:9 SDTV
142
BBC Two
BBC
24 Hours
Bonus Pack [n 4]
16:9 SDTV
Notes variant
Owner/parent Broadcast Encryption/package Format company hours 16:00 01:00 (may vary) 19:00 04:00 19:00 04:00 24 Hours
143
BBC HD
BBC
Bonus Pack [n 4]
BBC Three BBC Four BBC One HD HD swap with channel 141
117
Channel 4
Free-to-air
Discovery Discovery Real 1 hour Networks Western 24 Hours Time +1 timeshift Europe Discovery Networks Western 24 Hours Europe HD swap with channel 244 British Sky Broadcasting 24 Hours
Entertainment Pack
Entertainment Pack
243
Sky Arts 1
Entertainment Pack
HD swap with 244 Sky Arts 1 HD channel 243 245 Sky Arts 2 HD swap with channel 256
24 Hours
Entertainment Pack
1080i HDTV
24 Hours
Entertainment Pack
16:9 SDTV
246
Home
07:00 03:00
Entertainment Pack
16:9 SDTV
247
Home +1
1 hour timeshift
UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripp s Networks Interactive) UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripp s Networks Interactive)
08:00 04:00
Entertainment Pack
16:9 SDTV
248
Really
08:00 02:00
Entertainment Pack
16:9 SDTV
249
Good Food
HD swap UKTV (BBC with Worldwide/Scripp channel s Networks 283 Interactive) 1 hour timeshift UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripp
Notes
4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 1080i HDTV SDTV SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV SDTV 4:3 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
Discovery Discovery 1 hour 255 Home & Health Networks Western 24 Hours timeshift +1 Europe HD swap with 256 Sky Arts 2 HD channel 245 262 Food Network 263 265 266 267 268 269 Food Network +1 Discovery Travel & Living Wedding TV ?TV The Africa Channel Diva TV 1 hour timeshift British Sky Broadcasting Scripps Networks Interactive Scripps Networks Interactive 24 Hours
Entertainment Pack
Entertainment Pack
24 Hours 24 Hours
Free-to-air Free-to-air Entertainment Pack Free-to-air Free-to-air Entertainment Pack Entertainment Pack
Discovery Networks Western 24 Hours Europe Wedding TV Limited Chello Zone The Africa Channel LLC Universal Networks International Luxury Broadcasting Limited Body In Balance Ltd 24 Hours 04:00 06:00 24 Hours 06:00 00:00 04:00 06:00 06:00 20:00
273 275
Free-to-air Free-to-air
EPG Channel name No. 280 281 282 Horse & Country TV The Active Channel Fitness TV
Notes
Owner/parent company Horse & Country TV Limited Active Channel Limited Fitness TV Limited
Broadcast Encryption/package Format hours 24 Hours 10:00 22:00 24 Hours 05:00 02:00 06:00 22:00 Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 1080i HDTV 16:9 SDTV
HD swap UKTV (BBC with Worldwide/Scripp 283 Good Food HD channel s Networks 249 Interactive) 284 Holiday+Cruise Liverpool Cruise Club
Entertainment Pack
Free-to-air
[edit] Movies
Main article: List of channels on Sky: Movies
EPG Channel name No. 301 302 303 Sky Movies Premiere Sky Movies Premiere +1 Sky Movies Showcase Sky Movies Comedy Sky Movies Action & Adventure Sky Movies Family Notes Owner/parent Broadcast Encryption/package Format company hours 10:00 02:30 11:00 03:30 24 Hours Movies Pack Movies Pack Movies Pack 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
HD swap British Sky with channel Broadcasting 314 1 hour timeshift British Sky Broadcasting
HD swap British Sky with channel Broadcasting 332 HD swap British Sky with channel Broadcasting 333 HD swap British Sky with channel Broadcasting 334 HD swap British Sky with channel Broadcasting 335
304
24 Hours
Movies Pack
305
24 Hours
Movies Pack
306
24 Hours
Movies Pack
307
HD swap Sky Movies British Sky with channel Crime & Thriller Broadcasting 336
24 Hours
Movies Pack
EPG Channel name No. 308 Sky Movies Drama & Romance
Notes
Owner/parent Broadcast Encryption/package Format company hours 24 Hours 08:00 05:00 24 Hours Movies Pack 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
309
HD swap Sky Movies SciBritish Sky with channel Fi & Horror Broadcasting 338 Sky Movies Modern Greats Sky Movies Classics HD swap British Sky with channel Broadcasting 339 HD swap British Sky with channel Broadcasting 346
Movies Pack
310
Movies Pack
311
Movies Pack
HD swap British Sky 312 Sky Movies Indie with channel Broadcasting 345
Movies Pack
313
MGM HD
MGM Channel (UK) Limited (Metro24 Hours GoldwynMayer/British Sky Broadcasting) HD swap British Sky with channel Broadcasting 301 Channel Four Television Corporation 1 hour timeshift Channel Four Television Corporation 10:00 02:30 11:00 03:00 12:00 04:00
Movies Pack [n 5]
1080i HDTV
314
Movies Pack
315
Free-to-air
316
Film4 +1
Free-to-air
317
TCM
Turner Broadcasting System 24 Hours Europe (Time Warner) Turner Broadcasting System Europe (Time Warner) 20:00 04:00
Entertainment Pack
4:3 SDTV
318
TCM 2
Entertainment Pack
4:3 SDTV
Notes
Owner/parent Broadcast Encryption/package Format company hours CBS Chellozone UK Channels Partnership 09:00 04:30 Free-to-air 16:9 SDTV
320
Horror Channel +1
1 hour timeshift
CBS Chellozone UK Channels Partnership Moving Movies Ltd. (CSC Media Group) Moving Movies Ltd. (CSC Media Group) Dolphin Broadcast Services Ltd.
10:00 05:30
Free-to-air
16:9 SDTV
321
True Movies 1
24 Hours
Free-to-air
4:3 SDTV
322
True Movies 2
24 Hours
Free-to-air
4:3 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 1080i HDTV 1080i HDTV
323
24 Hours
Free-to-air
324 Movies4Men +1
24 Hours
Free-to-air
325
24 Hours
Free-to-air
326
Dolphin Broadcast Services Ltd. Universal Networks International Universal Networks International Nollywood Movies Ltd.
24 Hours
Free-to-air
327
24 Hours
Entertainment Pack
HD swap British Sky with channel Broadcasting 303 HD swap British Sky with channel Broadcasting
EPG Channel name No. Sky Movies Action & Adventure HD Sky Movies Family HD
Notes 304
334
HD swap British Sky with channel Broadcasting 305 HD swap British Sky with channel Broadcasting 306
24 Hours
Movies Pack
1080i HDTV 1080i HDTV 1080i HDTV 1080i HDTV 1080i HDTV 1080i HDTV 4:3 SDTV 1080i HDTV 1080i HDTV
335
24 Hours
Movies Pack
Sky Movies HD swap British Sky 336 Crime & Thriller with channel Broadcasting HD 307 337 Sky Movies Drama & Romance HD HD swap British Sky with channel Broadcasting 308
24 Hours
Movies Pack
Movies Pack
HD swap Sky Movies SciBritish Sky 338 with channel Fi & Horror HD Broadcasting 309 339 343 345 Sky Movies Modern Greats HD Cinmoi HD swap British Sky with channel Broadcasting 310 Mint Group
Movies Pack
HD swap Sky Movies Indie British Sky with channel HD Broadcasting 312 Sky Movies Classics HD HD swap British Sky with channel Broadcasting 311
346
Movies Pack
[edit] Music
Main article: List of channels on Sky: Music
EPG Channel name No. 350 MTV Music Notes Owner/parent Broadcast Encryption/package Format company hours MTV Networks Europe MTV Networks Europe 06:00 03:00 06:00 03:00 Entertainment Extra Pack Entertainment Extra Pack 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV
351
MTV Base
Notes
Owner/parent Broadcast Encryption/package Format company hours MTV Networks Europe MTV Networks Europe MTV Networks Europe MTV Networks Europe MTV Networks Europe MTV Networks Europe MTV Networks Europe Box Television (Bauer Group/Channel Four Television Corporation) Box Television (Bauer Group/Channel Four Television Corporation) Box Television (Bauer Group/Channel Four Television Corporation) Box Television (Bauer Group/Channel 06:00 03:00 06:00 03:00 06:00 03:00 06:00 03:00 06:00 03:00 09:00 03:00 24 Hours Entertainment Extra Pack Entertainment Extra Pack Entertainment Extra Pack Entertainment Extra Pack Entertainment Extra Pack Free-to-view Entertainment Extra Pack 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 1080i HDTV
353
MTV Dance
354
MTV Rocks
355
MTV Classic
356
VH1
357
Viva
358
MTVNHD
359
The Box
05:30 02:30
4:3 SDTV
360
4Music [n 1]
07:00 04:00
16:9 SDTV
361
Kiss
07:30 04:30
4:3 SDTV
362
Smash Hits!
09:30 06:30
4:3 SDTV
Notes
Owner/parent Broadcast Encryption/package Format company hours Four Television Corporation) Box Television (Bauer Group/Channel Four Television Corporation) Box Television (Bauer Group/Channel Four Television Corporation) CSC Media Group CSC Media Group CSC Media Group Box Television (Bauer Group/Channel Four Television Corporation)
363
Magic
07:30 04:30
4:3 SDTV
364
09:00 06:00
16:9 SDTV
368
Kerrang!
09:00 06:00
4:3 SDTV
Vintage Entertainment 24 Hours Limited Mushroom TV 24 Hours Mushroom TV 24 Hours CSC Media Group CSC Media Group CSC Media Group 06:00 03:00 06:00 03:00 06:00 03:00
16:9 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
EPG Channel name No. 378 Greatest Hits TV 382 383 385 NME TV Clubland TV Massive R&B
Notes
Owner/parent Broadcast Encryption/package Format company hours Mushroom TV 24 Hours CSC Media Group Penny Street TV Limited TV Two Limited 05:00 02:00 24 Hours 24 Hours Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
[edit] Sports
Main article: List of channels on Sky: Sports
EPG Channel name No. 401 Sky Sports 1 Notes HD swap with channel 408 HD swap with channel 409 HD swap with channel 418 HD swap with channel 454 HD swap with channel 455 Owner/parent company British Sky Broadcasting Broadcast Encryption/package Format hours 24 Hours Sports Pack 16:9 SDTV
402
Sky Sports 2
24 Hours
Sports Pack
16:9 SDTV
403
Sky Sports 3
24 Hours
Sports Pack
16:9 SDTV
404
Sky Sports 4
24 Hours
Sports Pack
16:9 SDTV
405
24 Hours
16:9 SDTV
406 408
Owner/parent company
409
British Sky Broadcasting TF1 Group TF1 Group TF1 Group Motors TV S.A. British Sky Broadcasting/Arena Leisure/28 UK racecourses
24 Hours
Sports Pack Entertainment Extra Pack Entertainment Extra Pack Entertainment Extra Pack Free-to-view Entertainment Extra Pack
1080i HDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 1080i HDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
415
At The Races HD swap with channel 442 HD swap with channel 403
417
ESPN
ESPN Inc. (The Walt Disney Company/Hearst Corporation) British Sky Broadcasting Chello Zone Chelsea F.C. ESPN Inc. (The Walt Disney Company/Hearst Corporation) ESPN Inc. (The Walt Disney Company/Hearst Corporation) ESPN Inc. (The Walt Disney
24 Hours
Premium [n 7]
16:9 SDTV
418
24 Hours
419 421
429
ESPN Classic
HD swap with 430 ESPN America channel 431 431 ESPN America HD swap HD with
24 Hours 24 Hours
Premium [n 7] Premium [n 7]
432
Racing UK
Racing Post/31 UK 24 Hours racecourses Premier Media Liverpool FC Premier Media HD swap with channel 417 HD swap with channel 404 HD swap with channel 405 ESPN Inc. (The Walt Disney Company/Hearst Corporation) British Sky Broadcasting 24 Hours 10:00 23:00 Varies
4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 1080i HDTV
433 Premier Sports 434 437 LFC TV Premier Sports Xtra ESPN HD
442
24 Hours
Premium [n 7]
454
24 Hours
Sports Pack
1080i HDTV
455
24 Hours
456 480
Varies Varies
[edit] News
Main article: List of channels on Sky: News
EPG Channel name No. 501 502 503 504 505 Sky News Bloomberg Television BBC News BBC Parliament CNBC Europe Notes Owner/parent Broadcast Encryption/package Format company hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 1080i HDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9
HD swap British Sky with channel Broadcasting 517 Bloomberg L.P. BBC BBC
NBCUniversal 24 Hours Turner Broadcasting System 24 Hours Europe (Time Warner) NHK SOCEMIE 24 Hours 24 Hours
506
CNN International
Free-to-air
507 NHK World HD 508 Euronews Fox News Channel CCTV News NDTV 24x7 RT France 24 Al Jazeera English Press TV
Free-to-air Free-to-air Entertainment Extra Pack Free-to-air Entertainment Extra Pack Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air
509
Fox News Network LLC 24 Hours (News Corporation) China Central 24 Hours Television New Delhi Television Ltd. RIA Novosti 24 Hours 24 Hours
Notes
Owner/parent Broadcast Encryption/package Format company hours SDTV 4:3 SDTV 1080i HDTV
516 517
24 Hours 24 Hours
Free-to-air HD Pack
[edit] Documentaries
Main article: List of channels on Sky: Documentary
EPG Channel name No. 520 Discovery Channel Discovery Channel +1 Discovery History Discovery Turbo Discovery Science Animal Planet Notes Owner/parent company Broadcast Encryption/package Format hours Entertainment Extra Pack Entertainment Extra Pack Entertainment Extra Pack Entertainment Extra Pack Entertainment Extra Pack Entertainment Extra Pack 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 4:3 SDTV
HD swap Discovery with Networks Western 24 Hours channel Europe [n 2] 536 Discovery 1 hour Networks Western 24 Hours timeshift Europe Discovery Networks Western 24 Hours Europe Discovery Networks Western 24 Hours Europe Discovery Networks Western 24 Hours Europe Discovery Networks Western 24 Hours Europe HD swap with channel 543 1 hour NGC-UK Partnership (National Geographic Society/Fox International Channels) NGC-UK
521
522
523
524
525
526
08:00 02:00
16:9 SDTV
527
National
09:00
Entertainment Extra
16:9
Notes
Owner/parent company Partnership (National Geographic Society/Fox International Channels) NGC-UK Partnership (National Geographic Society/Fox International Channels)
Geographic Channel +1
timeshift
03:00
Pack
SDTV
528
08:00 02:00
16:9 SDTV
529
History
HD swap A+E Networks UK with (A&E Television 24 hours channel Networks/British 545 Sky Broadcasting) A+E Networks UK 1 hour (A&E Television 24 hours timeshift Networks/British Sky Broadcasting) A+E Networks UK (A&E Television 24 hours Networks/British Sky Broadcasting) HD swap UKTV (BBC with Worldwide/Scripp channel s Networks 559 Interactive) 1 hour timeshift UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripp s Networks Interactive) UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripp s Networks Interactive) 06:00 03:00
4:3 SDTV
530
History +1
4:3 SDTV
531
Military History
4:3 SDTV
532
Eden
16:9 SDTV
533
Eden +1
07:00 04:00
16:9 SDTV
534
Blighty
09:00 03:00
535
Animal Planet +1
Discovery 1 hour Networks Western 24 Hours timeshift Europe HD swap Discovery 24 Hours with Networks Western
536 Discovery HD
537
Yesterday [n 1]
06:00 03:00
16:9 SDTV
538
1 hour timeshift
UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripp s Networks Interactive) Media Trust NGC-UK Partnership (National Geographic Society/Fox International Channels) NGC-UK Partnership (National Geographic Society/Fox International Channels)
539
543
08:00 02:00
1080i HDTV
544
08:00 02:00
1080i HDTV
545
History HD
HD swap A+E Networks UK with (A&E Television 24 hours channel Networks/British 529 Sky Broadcasting) Discovery 1 hour Networks Western 24 Hours timeshift Europe Discovery Networks Western 24 Hours Europe A+E Networks UK (A&E Television 24 Hours Networks/British Sky Broadcasting) 1 hour A+E Networks UK 24 Hours timeshift (A&E Television
Entertainment Extra Pack Entertainment Extra Pack Entertainment Extra Pack Entertainment Extra Pack Entertainment Extra Pack
1080i HDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV
549
Discovery Science +1 Investigation Discovery Crime & Investigation Network Crime & Investigation
551
553 554
EPG Channel name No. Network +1 Crime & Investigation Network HD Discovery History +1
Notes
Owner/parent company Networks/British Sky Broadcasting) A+E Networks UK (A&E Television Networks/British Sky Broadcasting)
555
20:00 06:00
557
Discovery 1 hour Networks Western 24 Hours timeshift Europe HD swap UKTV (BBC with Worldwide/Scripp channel s Networks 532 Interactive) 06:00 03:00
559
Eden HD
[edit] Religious
Main article: List of channels on Sky: Religious
EPG Channel name No. 580 581 582 God Channel Revelation Wonderful Notes Owner/parent Broadcast Encryption/package Format company hours The Angel Foundation 24 Hours Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air 4:3 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3
Revelation TV 24 Hours Ltd. Crown News Corporation Plc Trinity Broadcasting Network Daystar Television Network United Christian Broadcasters The Inspiration Network Loveworld 24 Hours
583
TBN Europe
24 Hours
Free-to-air
584
Daystar
24 Hours
Free-to-air
586
UCB TV
24 Hours
Free-to-air
587 588
Inspiration Loveworld TV
24 Hours 24 Hours
Free-to-air Free-to-air
Notes
Owner/parent Broadcast Encryption/package Format company hours Ltd. SDTV 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV Eternal Word Television Network Gospel Channel Adell Broadcasting World Evangelism Bible Church Kingsway International Christian Centre Believe TV Limited Zion of the Holy One of Israel Ministries Destiny Broadcasting Network Europe Limited Jimmy Swaggart Ministries
594
KICC TV
24 Hours
Free-to-air
596
Believe TV
24 Hours
Free-to-air
597
Olive TV Praise TV
24 Hours 24 Hours
Free-to-air Free-to-air
598
4:3 SDTV
599
24 Hours
Free-to-air
4:3 SDTV
[edit] Kids
Main article: List of channels on Sky: Kids
EPG Channel name No. 601 Cartoon Network Notes Owner/parent Broadcast Encryption/package Format company hours Entertainment Extra Pack 16:9 SDTV
HD swap Turner 24 Hours with channel Broadcasting 634 System Europe (Time
Notes
Owner/parent Broadcast Encryption/package Format company hours Warner) Turner 24 Hours Broadcasting System Europe (Time Warner) Turner 24 Hours Broadcasting System Europe (Time Warner)
602
4:3 SDTV
603
604
Nickelodeon
Nickelodeon UK (MTV HD swap Networks with channel Europe/British [n 2] 632 Sky Broadcasting) 1 hour timeshift Nickelodeon UK (MTV Networks Europe/British Sky Broadcasting) Nickelodeon UK (MTV Networks Europe/British Sky Broadcasting) HD swap Disney-ABC with channel Television 633 Group 1 hour timeshift Disney-ABC Television Group
02:05 23:00
03:05 00:00
4:3 SDTV
605
Nick Replay
05:00 23:00
4:3 SDTV
606
Nicktoons
607
Disney XD
24 Hours
Entertainment Extra Pack Entertainment Extra Pack Entertainment Extra Pack Entertainment Extra Pack Entertainment Extra
608
Disney XD +1
609
HD swap Disney-ABC Disney Channel with channel Television 635 Group Disney Channel +1 Disney Junior 1 hour timeshift Disney-ABC Television Group Disney-ABC
610 611
Notes
Owner/parent Broadcast Encryption/package Format company hours Television Group 00:00 07:00 01:00 07:00 19:00 06:00 19:00 Pack Entertainment Extra Pack Free-to-air Free-to-air Entertainment Extra Pack SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
1 hour timeshift
615
Nick Jr.
Nickelodeon UK (MTV Networks 24 Hours Europe/British Sky Broadcasting) CSC Media Group CSC Media Group 1 hour timeshift 01:30 22:30 01:45 22:45
616 617
Free-to-air Free-to-air
618
Turner 24 Hours Broadcasting System Europe (Time Warner) Turner Broadcasting System Europe (Time Warner) Nickelodeon UK (MTV Networks Europe/British Sky Broadcasting) ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc) 04:00 20:00 06:00 22:00
Cartoonito 619
620
Nick Jr. 2
621
Free-to-air
622
Movies Pack [n 5]
Notes
Owner/parent Broadcast Encryption/package Format company hours Fox International Channels (News Corporation) Entertainment Extra Pack 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 4:3 SDTV
623
BabyTV
24 Hours
1 hour timeshift
02:45 23:45 06:00 23:30 06:00 23:30 07:00 01:00 07:00 00:30
Disney-ABC Television Group CSC Media Group Nickelodeon UK (MTV Networks Europe/British Sky Broadcasting)
1 hour timeshift
07:00 19:00
4:3 SDTV
631
Disney Cinemagic HD
06:00 00:00
Movies Pack [n 5]
1080i HDTV
Nickelodeon UK (MTV HD swap Networks 632 Nickelodeon HD with channel Europe/British 604 Sky Broadcasting) 633 HD swap Disney-ABC Disney XD HD with channel Television 607 Group
02:05 23:00
1080i HDTV
24 Hours
1080i HDTV
Turner HD swap Broadcasting Cartoon Network 634 with channel System 24 Hours HD 601 Europe (Time Warner) 635 Disney Channel HD swap Disney-ABC HD with channel Television 06:00 00:00
Notes 609
[edit] Shopping
Main article: List of channels on Sky: Shopping
EPG Channel name No. 640 641 642 QVC JML Direct Argos TV Notes Owner/parent Broadcast Encryption/package company hours QVC (Liberty 24 Hours Media) JML Direct Ltd. 24 Hours Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Format 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
Argos Limited (Home Retail 24 Hours Group) TV Shop Broadcasting Limited Ideal Shopping Direct plc Pitchwell Group Ltd. 24 Hours
643
TV Shop
Free-to-air
4:3 SDTV
Ideal World Price Drop Pitch TV Retail TV Best Direct Jewellery Channel Ideal Extra
24 Hours
4:3 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
[n 8]
Retail Therapy 24 Hours Media Ltd Best Direct (International) 24 Hours Ltd. The Jewellery 24 Hours Channel Ltd. Ideal Shopping Direct plc 24 Hours
652 653
The Colourful Company 24 Hours Group Ltd. JML Direct Ltd. 24 Hours
Free-to-air Free-to-air
16:9 SDTV
Notes
Owner/parent Broadcast Encryption/package company hours Bid Shopping 24 Hours The Colourful Company 24 Hours Group Ltd. The Colourful Company 24 Hours Group Ltd. Pitchwell Group Ltd. 24 Hours Free-to-air Free-to-air
Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air
16:9 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 4:3 SDTV
QVC (Liberty 24 Hours Media) Pavers Shoes Thane Direct UK Ltd. Avalon Capital Ltd Bid Shopping 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 07:30 01:30
659 PaversShoes.tv 660 664 665 666 Thane Direct V Channel Speed Auction Rocks & Co 1
Rocks and Co Productions 24 Hours Limited JML Direct Ltd. Ideal Shopping Direct plc Ideal Shopping Direct plc Guthy-Renker UK Ltd. Bid Shopping 24 Hours 24 Hours
667 JML Cookshop 668 Ideal & More Create and Craft
671
Channels 701 to 741, 743 to 744 and 752 to 761 are only available to households.
EPG Channel name No. 700 701 702 703 704 705 706 707 708 709 710 711 712 713 714 715 716 717 Sky Movies Box Office Sky Movies Box Office Sky Movies Box Office Sky Movies Box Office Sky Movies Box Office Sky Movies Box Office Sky Movies Box Office Sky Movies Box Office Sky Movies Box Office Sky Movies Box Office Sky Movies Box Office Sky Movies Box Office Sky Movies Box Office Sky Movies Box Office Sky Movies Box Office Sky Movies Box Office Sky Movies Box Office Sky Movies Box Office
Owner/parent Broadcast Encryption/package Format company hours British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours Free-to-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
EPG Channel name No. 718 719 720 721 722 723 724 725 726 727 728 729 730 731 732 733 734 735 Sky Movies Box Office Sky Movies Box Office Sky Movies Box Office Sky Movies Box Office Sky Movies Box Office Sky Movies Box Office Sky Movies Box Office Sky Movies Box Office Sky Movies Box Office Sky Movies Box Office Sky Movies Box Office Sky Movies Box Office Sky Movies Box Office Sky Movies Box Office Sky Movies Box Office Sky Movies Box Office Sky Movies Box Office Sky Movies Box Office
Notes
Owner/parent Broadcast Encryption/package Format company hours British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9
EPG Channel name No. Office 737 738 739 743 744 752 753 754 755 756 757 758 759 760 761 Sky Movies Box Office Sky Movies Box Office Sky Movies Box Office Sky Movies Box Office Sky Movies Box Office Sky Movies Box Office HD1 Sky Movies Box Office HD2 Sky Movies Box Office Sky Movies Box Office Sky Movies Box Office Sky Movies Box Office Sky Movies Box Office Sky Movies Box Office Sky Movies Box Office Sky Movies Box Office
Notes
Owner/parent Broadcast Encryption/package Format company hours Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 21:00 08:00 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 1080i HDTV 1080i HDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting
[edit] International
Main article: List of channels on Sky: International
EPG Channel name No. 780 B4U Movies Notes Owner/parent Broadcast Encryption/package Format company hours B4U 24 Hours Premium 4:3
Notes
Owner/parent Broadcast Encryption/package Format company hours SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV SDTV SDTV
781
B4U Multi Screen Media (Sony Pictures Television) STAR TV (News Corporation) STAR TV (News Corporation) Phoenix Television Bangla TV Ltd. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
24 Hours
Free-to-air
782
24 Hours
Premium
783
24 Hours
Entertainment Pack
788
Zee TV
Zee Entertainment 24 Hours Enterprises Zee Entertainment 24 Hours Enterprises Zee Entertainment 24 Hours Enterprises ARY Group Pakistan Television Corporation Middlesex Broadcasting Corporation Ltd. Emirates Media Inc. 24 Hours 24 Hours
Premium
789
Zing
Free-to-air
793
MATV National
24 Hours
Free-to-air
SDTV
796
Abu Dhabi TV
24 Hours
Free-to-air
SDTV
EPG Channel name No. 798 799 Zee Punjabi TV5MONDE Europe [n 9] SET Max
Notes
Owner/parent Broadcast Encryption/package Format company hours Zee Entertainment 24 Hours Enterprises TV5MONDE, 24 Hours S.A. Multi Screen Media (Sony Pictures Television) Record TV Network DM Digital Television Ltd. Intellivision Broadcast (UK) Ltd. ARY Group ARY Group STAR TV (News Corporation) STAR TV (News Corporation) Pakistan Television Corporation 24 Hours Premium Entertainment Pack 4:3 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 4:3 SDTV SDTV SDTV
800
Premium
801 802
Record TV DM Digital
24 Hours 24 Hours
Free-to-air Free-to-air
SDTV SDTV SDTV SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV SDTV SDTV SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV
809
STAR Gold
24 Hours
24 Hours
Islam Channel 24 Hours Ltd. Channel S Global Ltd. Independent Media Corporation Multi Screen Media (Sony Pictures 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours
Notes
Owner/parent Broadcast Encryption/package Format company hours Television) Sahara One Media and 24 Hours Entertainment Ltd. TV Today Network Al Ehya Digital Television Ltd. Zakir Naik Media Worldwide Pvt. Ltd. Al Jazeera Independent Media Corporation Independent Media Corporation Channel S Plus Limited Channel S Plus Limited Ummah Channel Limited Viacom 18 Sunrise TV Ltd. 24 Hours
817
Sahara One
Premium
818
AAJ TAK
Premium
823
24 Hours
Free-to-air
824
24 Hours
Premium
SDTV
825 826
827 ATN Bangla UK 828 Ummah Channel 829 830 Colors Sunrise TV
831
Imagine...Dil Se
Free-to-air
EPG Channel name No. 832 833 834 Glory TV Brit Asia TV NTV Supreme Master TV Madani Channel Sikh Channel Peace TV Urdu Ahlulbayt TV UCTV Channel i Takbeer TV Zee Caf Sangat TV Aastha TV Desh TV
Notes
Owner/parent Broadcast Encryption/package Format company hours Glory TV Ltd. 24 Hours Mr D S Bal NTV (Bangladesh) Supreme Master Television Limited Dawat-eIslami TV Legal Limited Zakir Naik 24 Hours 24 Hours Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air SDTV SDTV SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV SDTV SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV
835
24 Hours
Free-to-air
838 840 841 842 843 844 845 846 847 849 850
Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Premium Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air
Ahlulbayt TV 24 Hours Ltd Up & Coming 24 Hours TV Ltd Channel i Ltd Takbeer TV Limited 24 Hours 24 Hours
Zee Entertainment 24 Hours Enterprises Sangat TV Limited Aastha Broadcasting Network Ltd. Desh TV Limited 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours
EPG Channel name No. 864 865 866 Sky Bet SkyPoker.com Super Casino Smart Live Casino Dating Channel
Notes
Owner/parent Broadcast Encryption/package Format company hours British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting Netplay TV Broadcasting Limited Smart TV Broadcasting Limited Euro Digital Corporation Limited Euro Digital Corporation Limited 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours Entertainment Pack Entertainment Pack Free-to-air SDTV SDTV 16:9 SDTV [n
8]
869
24 Hours
Free-to-air
16:9 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV
875
24 Hours
Free-to-air
24 Hours
4D Interactive 24 Hours Limited 4D Interactive 24 Hours Limited Northern & Shell 24 Hours
[edit] Specialist
EPG Channel name No. 883 886 888 Renault TV Psychic TV Ocean Finance Notes Owner/parent Broadcast Encryption/package Format company hours Renault Majestic TV Limited Canis Media 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
[edit] Adult
Main article: List of channels on Sky: Adult
EPG Channel name No. 900 901 902 903 904 905 906 907 909 910 911 913 914 915 916 917 Playboy TV Adult Channel Red Light 2 Television X TVX Amateur Red Hot Mums Babestation Red Hot TV Get Lucky TV Lucky Star Red Light 1 TVX Brits Elite TV 2 Climax Extreme My ExGirlfriends
Notes
Owner/parent Broadcast Encryption/package Format company hours Playboy Enterprises Playboy Enterprises Playboy Enterprises Northern & Shell Northern & Shell Northern & Shell 20:00 05:30 22:00 05:30 24 Hours 20:00 05:30 20:00 05:30 22:00 06:00 Premium pay-perview[n 10] Premium pay-perview[n 10] Free-to-air Premium[n 11] Premium[n 11] Premium pay-perview[n 12] Free-to-air Premium pay-perview[n 12] Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Premium[n 11] Free-to-air Premium pay-perview[n 10] Premium pay-perview[n 10] Premium pay-perview[n 10] Premium pay-per4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV SDTV 4:3 SDTV SDTV SDTV SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV SDTV SDTV 4:3 SDTV SDTV
Cellcast Group 24 Hours Northern & Shell Grandiose Limited Escape Channel Limited Playboy Enterprises Northern & Shell Playboy Enterprises Playboy Enterprises Playboy Enterprises Playboy Enterprises Northern & 22:00 05:30 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 22:00 05:30 24 Hours 22:00 05:30 22:00 05:30 22:00 05:30 20:00 -
Notes
Owner/parent Broadcast Encryption/package Format company hours Shell 05:30 22:00 05:30 09:00 03:00 09:00 03:00 20:00 05:30 22:00 05:30 20:00 05:30 22:00 05:30 20:00 05:30 20:00 05:30 20:00 05:30 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 20:00 05:30 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours Satellite Entertainment 24 Hours Limited view[n 12] Premium pay-perview[n 12] Free-to-air Free-to-air Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Pay-per-view Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Pay-per-view Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air SDTV SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV SDTV SDTV SDTV SDTV SDTV SDTV SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV SDTV SDTV SDTV SDTV SDTV Northern & Shell Northern & Shell Northern & Shell Northern & Shell Northern & Shell Northern & Shell Northern & Shell Playboy Enterprises Playboy Enterprises Playboy Enterprises Txt Me TV Limited Northern & Shell Northern & Shell Playboy Enterprises Playboy Enterprises Playboy Enterprises
Red Hot Fetish Filth Dirty Talk Blue Tube UK Swingers Viewers' Wives XXXCESS
928 Playboy Lesbian 929 930 931 933 934 936 948 950 951 954 XXX First Timers XXX Mums xxXpanded TV Flirt TV 2 Gay Chat TV XXX Gay Red Light 3 Red Light 4 Babe Guide Northern Birds
EPG Channel name No. 955 961 965 966 967 Essex Babes GirlGirl Elite TV Storm SportxxxGirls
Notes
Owner/parent Broadcast Encryption/package Format company hours Satellite Entertainment 24 Hours Limited Playboy Enterprises Wicked TV Chat Central Ltd 22:00 05:30 24 Hours 24 Hours Free-to-air Premium pay-perview[n 10] Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air SDTV SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV SDTV
[edit] Other
Main article: List of channels on Sky: Other Each region shown below is not available in the geographic region - as it is 101 instead. Outside London, ITV1 London with audio description FTA, Channel 4 London with audio description FTA. EPG 971-995. These channels are not in the EPG in Ireland, but can be manually tuned in.
EPG Channel name No. 971 972 973 974 975 976 BBC One Scotland BBC One Wales BBC One Northern Ireland BBC One London BBC One North East & Cumbria BBC One Yorkshire Notes Owner/parent Broadcast Encryption/package company hours BBC Scotland 24 Hours BBC Wales 24 Hours Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Format 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
BBC Northern 24 Hours Ireland Audio BBC English description Regions BBC English Regions BBC English Regions 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours
EPG Channel name No. 977 978 979 980 981 982 983 984 985 BBC One Yorkshire & Lincolnshire BBC One North West BBC One West Midlands BBC One East Midlands BBC One East (E) BBC One East (W) BBC One South East BBC One South BBC One Oxford
Notes
Owner/parent Broadcast Encryption/package company hours BBC English Regions BBC English Regions BBC English Regions BBC English Regions BBC English Regions BBC English Regions BBC English Regions BBC English Regions BBC English Regions BBC English Regions BBC English Regions BBC English Regions 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air Free-to-air
Format 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
986 BBC One West 987 988 989 990 991 992 993 BBC One South West BBC One Channel Islands BBC Two England BBC Two Scotland BBC Two Wales BBC Two Northern Ireland ITV1 London Audio description. All regions Audio description
BBC
Format
Channel 4 994
Audio description. Channel Four All regions Television except Corporation London Audio description. Channel Four All regions Television except Corporation London
24 Hours
Free-to-air
16:9 SDTV
Channel 4 +1 995
24 Hours
Free-to-air
16:9 SDTV
996 Channel Line-up 997 998 999 Sky HD Retail Info Sky Intro Channel Sky
EPG Channel name No. 882 889 Sky Venue Sky Insider HD
Notes
Owner/parent Broadcast Encryption/package Format company hours 24 hours 21:00 23:00 Free-to-view Free-to-view SDTV 1080i HDTV
Commercial British Sky and licensed Broadcasting premises Sky employees British Sky Broadcasting
0115 BBC World Service 0116 BBC Radio Scotland 0117 0118 BBC Radio Wales BBC Radio Ulster
EPG No. 0120 0121 0122 0123 0124 0125 0128 0129 0130 0131 0133 0134 0135 0136 0137 0138 0139 0142 0143 0144 0146 0147
Channel name
Notes
0119 BBC Asian Network BBC 6 Music Gold WRN Europe Premier Christian Radio LBC News 1152 UCB UK Smooth Radio Solar Radio Panjab Radio BBC Radio 4 Extra Sunrise Radio UCB Bible UCB Gospel UCB Inspiration BBC Radio 1Xtra TWR BBC Radio nan Gidheal RT Radio 1 Extra BBC Radio 4 LW BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra Real Radio Wales EWTN Europe Programmes in Scottish Gaelic
Premier Christian 24 hours Media Trust Global Radio United Christian Broadcasters GMG Radio Solar Broadcasting Ltd Panjab Radio BBC Sunrise Radio Group United Christian Broadcasters United Christian Broadcasters United Christian Broadcasters BBC Trans World Radio BBC Alba Radio Telefs ireann BBC BBC GMG Radio Eternal Word Television 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours Various 24 hours 24 hours
EPG No.
Channel name
Notes
Owner/parent company Network Sukh Sagar Radio Asian Gold Radio Ltd
Broadcast hours
0150 0151 0152 0154 0156 0159 0160 0164 0165 0166 0169 0173 0176 0177 0178 0180 0184 0185 0186 0187
Sukh Sagar Khushkhabri BBC London 94.9 BBC Radio Cymru Calvary Radio Family Radio RT Radio 1 RT 2fm RT lyric fm RT Raidi na Gaeltachta Desi Radio Kismat Radio Amrit Bani Chill Kiss 100 London Magic 105.4 FM NME Radio Spectrum Radio Liberty Radio Punjabi Radio Programmes in Irish Gaelic Not on EPG outside London. Programmes in Welsh
24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours
BBC Local Radio BBC Wales Calvary Chapel Family Stations Inc. Radio Telefs ireann Radio Telefs ireann Radio Telefs ireann Radio Telefs ireann The Panjabi Centre Ltd Sunrise Radio Group Amrit Bani Radio Global Radio Bauer Radio Bauer Radio IPC Media Spectrum Radio Ltd Liberty Radio Limited Sunrise Radio Group
EPG No. 0188 0200 0201 0202 0203 0205 0206 0207 0209 0210 0211 0214
Channel name Insight Radio Absolute 80s Absolute Classic Rock Jazz FM Absolute Radio 90s RCR Record Radio Rainbow Radio Yorkshire Radio Newstalk BFBS Radio 1 UCB Ireland
Owner/parent company Royal National Institute of Blind People TIML Radio Limited TIML Radio Limited Jazz FM Investments Ltd. TIML Radio Limited Rainbow Christian Radio Limited Record TV Ltd Rainbow Radio Ltd Leeds United A.F.C. Communicorp British Forces Broadcasting Service United Christian Broadcasters
Broadcast hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours
Freq. 10936
Pol. V
FEC 5/6
Label 3855
[edit] December
Film GB[7][8][9] Press TV may close on channel 515[10][11] PTC Punjabi[12] Sofa Screen[7][9] Sofa Stars[7][9] Sony Aath[13] STAR Gold HD on channel 809[14] STAR Plus HD on channel 784[14] TLC[15][16][17] UTV HD[18] UTV Movies[19]
[edit] 2012
[edit] January
4 - Christmas 24 will be rebranded as Movies 24 on channel 327[2] 24 - Sky2 will move from channel 129 to 121[20] 24 - Sky Living +1 will move from channel 121 to 123[20] 24 - Sky Livingit +1 will move from channel 123[20] 24 - Sky Arts 1 and Sky Arts 1 HD will move from channels 243 and 244 to 129[20] 24 - Sky Arts 2 and Sky Arts 2 HD will move from channels 245 and 256 to 130[20] 24 - Sky Living Loves will close on channel 130[20]
24 - Sky 3D will move from channel 217 to 170[20] STAR One will be rebranded as STAR Desh on channel 783[21]
[edit] July
19 - BBC Three will extend its broadcasting hours to 24 hours on channel 115 (Ireland channel 229)[22]
[edit] August
12 - BBC Three will reduce its broadcasting hours to 19:00 - 05:30 on channel 115 (Ireland channel 229)[22]
Alibi HD on channel 132[23] BBC One HD Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales variations on channel 143[24] BBC Two HD may launch on channel 169, replacing BBC HD[25][26] QVC HD on channel 640[27][28]
Animal Planet HD on channel 525[29] Ginx TV[30][31][32][33] Racing UK HD on channel 432[34] Setanta HD on channel 423 (Ireland only)[35] STV HD[36] TCM HD on channel 317[29]
Key
Package - There are three package options available - Variety HD Pack, Family HD Pack or Ultimate HD Pack. The packages are shown using colours as follows.
Package Variety HD Pack Family HD Pack Also includes all of the channels in the Variety HD Pack. Notes
HD Pack
Sky Requires a subscription Movies to a premium package. Pack Sky Sports Pack Requires a subscription to a premium package.
102
BBC Two
Regional variations.
BBC
103
ITV
ITV Network Limited (consisting of ITV plc, Regional variations Variety STV Group plc, UTV branded ITV1 or STV HD Media, Channel depending on location. Pack Television Ltd., ITV Breakfast Ltd.) Channel Four Television Corporation Northern & Shell Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack
16:9 SDTV
104
Channel 4
16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 1080i HDTV 1080i HDTV 1080i HDTV
105
Channel 5
106
BBC One HD
BBC
107
ITV1 HD
Granada region.
108
Channel 4 HD
Notes
Owner/parent company British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripps Networks Interactive) UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripps Networks Interactive) Paramount UK Partnership (Paramount British Pictures/British Sky Broadcasting) Universal Networks International Universal Networks International BBC
Package Format Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
110
Sky Living
113
GOLD
114
Dave
115
Comedy Central
4:3 SDTV
116
Universal Channel
16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
117
Syfy
118
BBC Three
119
BBC Four
BBC
120
BBC HD
BBC ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc) ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc) ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc)
121
ITV2
122
ITV3
125
ITV4
EPG No.
Channel name
Notes
Owner/parent company
Package Format
126
ITV +1
ITV Network Limited 1 hour timeshift of (consisting of ITV plc, ITV. Regional Variety STV Group plc, UTV variations - branded HD Media, Channel ITV1 +1 or STV +1 Pack Television Ltd., ITV depending on location. Breakfast Ltd.) British Sky Broadcasting Fox International Channels (News Corporation) British Sky Broadcasting MTV Networks Europe Paramount UK Partnership (Paramount British Pictures/British Sky Broadcasting) British Sky Broadcasting 1 hour timeshift of Sky Living. British Sky Broadcasting UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripps Networks Interactive) UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripps Networks Interactive) 1 hour timeshift of Channel 4. Channel Four Television Corporation Channel Four Television Corporation Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack
16:9 SDTV
127
Sky Livingit
128
FX
129
Challenge
130
MTV
132
Comedy Central +1
4:3 SDTV
133
Sky2
16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
135
Sky Living +1
136
Alibi
137
GOLD
138
Channel 4 +1
139
E4
Channel name E4 +1
Notes
Owner/parent company
Package Format Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
Channel Four 1 hour timeshift of E4. Television Corporation Channel Four Television Corporation 1 hour timeshift of More4. Channel Four Television Corporation Northern & Shell
141
More4
142
More4 +1
143
5USA
145
Northern & Shell British Sky Broadcasting Fox International Channels (News Corporation) 1 hour timeshift of Universal Channel. Universal Networks International British Sky Broadcasting A+E Networks UK (A&E Television Networks/British Sky Broadcasting) Programmes in Scottish Gaelic. 1 hour timeshift of ITV2. 1 hour timeshift of MTV. BBC and MG Alba ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc) MTV Networks Europe
147
Sky Livingit +1
149
FX HD
Ultimate 1080i HD HDTV Pack Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
151
Pick TV
160
Bio.
170
BBC Alba
171
ITV2 +1
180
MTV +1
204
Home
205
Home +1
207
Good Food Discovery Home & Health Discovery Travel & Living Sky Arts 1
209
211
212
[edit] Movies
EPG No. 301 Channel name Sky Movies Premiere Sky Movies Premiere 1 hour timeshift of Sky +1 Movies Premiere. Sky Movies Comedy Notes Owner/parent company British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting Package Format Sky Movies Pack Sky Movies Pack Sky Movies 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
302 303
EPG No.
Channel name
Notes
Owner/parent company
304
Sky Movies Action & Adventure Sky Movies Family Sky Movies Drama & Romance Sky Movies Sci-Fi & Horror Sky Movies Classics Sky Movies Modern Greats Sky Movies Indie
British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting Channel Four Television Corporation 1 hour timeshift of Film4. Channel Four Television Corporation Turner Broadcasting System Europe (Time Warner) Turner Broadcasting System Europe (Time Warner)
Sky Movies Pack[n 2] Sky Movies Pack[n 1] Sky Movies Pack[n 2] Sky Movies Pack[n 2] Sky Movies Pack[n 1] Sky Movies Pack[n 1] Sky Movies Pack[n 2] Sky Movies Pack Sky Movies Pack Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack
16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV
305
306
307
308
309
310
312 Sky Movies Showcase Sky Movies Crime & Thriller Film4
314
315
316
Film4 +1
319
TCM
320
TCM 2
Notes
Owner/parent company Dolphin Broadcast Services Ltd. Dolphin Broadcast Services Ltd. Universal Networks International Universal Networks International
Package Format Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV
329
Movies 24
330
Movies 24 +
[edit] Music
EPG No. 342 Channel name MTV Base Notes Owner/parent company MTV Networks Europe MTV Networks Europe MTV Networks Europe MTV Networks Europe MTV Networks Europe MTV Networks Europe MTV Networks Europe Package Format Family HD Pack Family HD Pack Family HD Pack Family HD Pack Family HD Pack Family HD Pack Variety HD Pack 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
343
MTV Hits
344
MTV Dance
345
MTV Rocks
346
VH1
347
MTV Classic
348
Viva
[edit] Sports
EPG No. 401 Channel name Sky Sports 1 Notes Owner/parent company British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting/Arena Leisure/28 UK racecourses Package Format Sky Sports Pack[n 3] Sky Sports Pack[n 4] Sky Sports Pack Sky Sports Pack Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
402
Sky Sports 2
403
Sky Sports 3
404
Sky Sports 4
405
415
At The Races
420
ESPN
ESPN Inc. (The Walt Ultimate Disney 16:9 HD Company/Hearst SDTV [n 5] Pack Corporation) ESPN Inc. (The Walt Ultimate Disney 1080i HD Company/Hearst HDTV Pack[n 5] Corporation) ESPN Inc. (The Walt Ultimate Disney 16:9 HD Company/Hearst SDTV [n 5] Pack Corporation) ESPN Inc. (The Walt Ultimate Disney 1080i HD Company/Hearst HDTV Pack[n 5] Corporation) ESPN Inc. (The Walt Ultimate Disney 16:9 HD Company/Hearst SDTV Pack[n 5] Corporation) TF1 Group Ultimate 16:9
421
ESPN HD
422
ESPN America
423
ESPN America HD
424 425
EPG No.
Channel name
Notes
Owner/parent company
426
British Eurosport 2
TF1 Group
[edit] News
EPG No. 501 Channel name Sky News Notes Owner/parent company British Sky Broadcasting BBC Package Format Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
503
BBC News
504
BBC Parliament
506
CNN International
[edit] Documentaries
EPG No. 520 Channel name Discovery Channel 1 hour timeshift of Discovery Channel. Notes Owner/parent company Discovery Networks Western Europe Discovery Networks Western Europe Discovery Networks Western Europe Discovery Networks Western Europe Discovery Networks Western Europe Package Format Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 4:3 SDTV
522
Discovery History
523
Discovery Turbo
524
Animal Planet
EPG No.
Channel name
Notes
526
16:9 SDTV
527
Variety HD Pack
16:9 SDTV
528
NGC-UK Partnership (National Geographic Ultimate 1080i Society/Fox HD HDTV International Pack Channels) A+E Networks UK Ultimate (A&E Television 16:9 HD Networks/British Sky SDTV Pack Broadcasting) UKTV (BBC Ultimate 16:9 Worldwide/Scripps HD SDTV Networks Interactive) Pack UKTV (BBC Ultimate 16:9 Worldwide/Scripps HD SDTV Networks Interactive) Pack Discovery Networks Western Europe UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripps Networks Interactive) Media Trust Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 4:3 SDTV
529
History
532
Eden
534
Blighty
535
Discovery Science
537
Yesterday
539
Community Channel
[edit] Kids
EPG No. 601 Channel name Cartoon Network Notes Owner/parent company Turner Broadcasting System Europe (Time Warner) Package Format Family HD Pack 16:9 SDTV
EPG No.
Channel name
Notes
Owner/parent company Turner Broadcasting System Europe (Time Warner) Turner Broadcasting System Europe (Time Warner) Nickelodeon UK (MTV Networks Europe/British Sky Broadcasting)
Package Format Family HD Pack Family HD Pack Family HD Pack Family HD Pack Family HD Pack Family HD Pack Family HD Pack Family HD Pack Family HD Pack Family HD Pack Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack Family HD 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV
603
Boomerang
604
Nickelodeon
605
Nick Replay
Nickelodeon UK (MTV Networks Europe/British Sky Broadcasting) Nickelodeon UK (MTV Networks Europe/British Sky Broadcasting) Turner Broadcasting System Europe (Time Warner) Disney-ABC Television Group
4:3 SDTV
606
Nicktoons
4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 4:3 SDTV
607
Cartoonito
609
610
Disney Channel +1
611
612
Disney Junior +
613
CBBC
614 615
EPG No.
Channel name
Notes
Package Format Pack Family HD Pack Sky Movies Pack Sky Movies Pack Variety HD Pack 4:3 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
618
Boomerang +1
622
628
Disney Cinemagic +1
629
CITV
[edit] Shopping
EPG No. 701 Channel name QVC Notes Owner/parent company QVC (Liberty Media) Package Format Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack Variety HD Pack 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
702
Price Drop
Bid Shopping
703
Bid
Bid Shopping
704
Speed Auction
Bid Shopping
[edit] Religious
EPG No. 750 Channel name God Channel Notes Owner/parent company The Angel Foundation Package Format Variety HD Pack 4:3 SDTV
[edit] Other
EPG No. 901 Channel name BBC One London Notes Owner/parent company BBC English Regions Package Format Variety HD Pack 16:9 SDTV
Sky1 HD[2][3] Sky Arts 1 HD and Sky Arts 2 HD[2][3] Sky Living HD[2][3] Sky Movies Action & Adventure HD, Sky Movies Classics HD, Sky Movies Comedy HD, Sky Movies Crime & Thriller HD, Sky Movies Drama & Romance HD, Sky Movies Family HD, Sky Movies Indie HD, Sky Movies Modern Greats HD, Sky Movies Premiere HD, Sky Movies Sci-Fi & Horror HD and Sky Movies Showcase HD[3] Sky Sports HD1 and Sky Sports HD2[3]
[edit] 2012
[edit] January
Channel Sections
[edit] Entertainment
EPG No. 001 002 Channel name BBC One BBC Two Owner/parent company BBC BBC ITV Network Limited (consisting of ITV plc, STV Group plc, UTV Media, Channel Television Ltd., ITV Breakfast Ltd.) Channel Four Television Corporation Northern & Shell Type Digital TV (IP/DVB-T) Digital TV (IP/DVB-T) Package TV Variety Pack TV Variety Pack
003
ITV
Digital TV (IP/DVB-T)
TV Variety Pack
004 005
Channel 4 Channel 5
006
C1
TalkTalk
Entertainment Xtra Mix (TV Variety On Demand (IP) Pack customers can access 'C1 Taste') On Demand (IP) Digital TV (IP) Digital TV (IP) On Demand (IP) Digital TV (IP/DVB-T) Digital TV (IP/DVB-T) Digital TV (IP/DVB-T) Digital TV (IP/DVB-T) Pay-per-view Entertainment Xtra Mix TV Variety Pack TV Variety Pack TV Variety Pack TV Variety Pack TV Variety Pack TV Variety Pack
TalkTalk Universal Networks International Fox International Channels (News Corporation) TalkTalk ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc) ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc) Channel Four Television Corporation Channel Four Television Corporation
Owner/parent company UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripps Networks Interactive) UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripps Networks Interactive) TalkTalk BBC BBC Warner Bros. Entertainment (Time Warner) Universal Networks International
Type Digital TV (IP) Digital TV (IP/DVB-T) On Demand (IP) Digital TV (IP/DVB-T) Digital TV (IP/DVB-T) On Demand (IP) Digital TV (IP/DVB-T)
Package Entertainment Xtra Mix Entertainment Xtra Mix TV Variety Pack TV Variety Pack TV Variety Pack Entertainment Xtra Mix Entertainment Xtra Mix TV Variety Pack and Pay-per-view Entertainment Xtra Mix TV Variety Pack
Home C1 to go BBC Three BBC Four Warner TV Syfy 4oD Discovery Real Time
Channel Four On Demand (IP) Television Corporation Discovery Networks Western Europe Paramount UK Partnership (Paramount British Pictures/British Sky Broadcasting) Digital TV (IP)
025
Comedy Central
Digital TV (IP)
027
Paramount UK Partnership (Paramount Comedy Central Extra British Pictures/British Sky Broadcasting) ITV4 5USA 5* Sky1 Sky2 ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc) Northern & Shell Northern & Shell British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting
Digital TV (IP) Digital TV (IP/DVB-T) Digital TV (IP/DVB-T) Digital TV (IP/DVB-T) Digital TV (IP) Digital TV (IP)
TV Variety Pack
TV Variety Pack TV Variety Pack TV Variety Pack TV Variety Pack TV Variety Pack
EPG No. 035 039 040 044 046 051 055 056
Channel name Pick TV Screen Gems Dave Discovery Home & Health Challenge ITV2 +1 Channel 4 +1 E4 +1
Owner/parent company British Sky Broadcasting Sony Pictures Entertainment UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripps Networks Interactive) Discovery Networks Western Europe British Sky Broadcasting ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc)
Type Digital TV (IP/DVB-T) On Demand (IP) Digital TV (IP/DVB-T) Digital TV (IP) Digital TV (DVBT) Digital TV
Package TV Variety Pack Entertainment Xtra Mix TV Variety Pack Entertainment Xtra Mix TV Variety Pack TV Variety Pack TV Variety Pack TV Variety Pack
[edit] Documentary
EPG No. 105 107 109 112 Channel name Discovery Channel Animal Planet Quest National Geographic Channel National Geographic on Demand Sky Arts 1 Yesterday Owner/parent company Discovery Networks Western Europe Discovery Networks Western Europe Discovery Networks Western Europe National Geographic Society/Fox International Channels National Geographic Society/Fox International Channels British Sky Broadcasting UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripps Networks Interactive) Type Digital TV (IP) Digital TV (IP) Digital TV (DVBT) Digital TV (IP) Package Entertainment Xtra Mix Entertainment Xtra Mix TV Variety Pack Entertainment Xtra Mix Entertainment Xtra Mix TV Variety Pack TV Variety Pack
Owner/parent company UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripps Networks Interactive) Discovery Networks Western Europe UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripps Networks Interactive) A+E Networks UK (A&E Television Networks/British Sky Broadcasting)
Package Entertainment Xtra Mix Entertainment Xtra Mix Entertainment Xtra Mix
199
Bio.
Digital TV (IP)
TV Variety Pack
[edit] Movies
EPG No. 205 210 211 213 215 217 230 231 Channel name PictureBox Sky Movies Showcase Sky Movies Comedy Sky Movies Family Sky Movies Classics Sky Movies Modern Greats Film4 Film4 on Demand Owner/parent company PictureBox Inc. British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting Channel Four Television Corporation Type On Demand (IP) Digital TV (IP) Digital TV (IP) Digital TV (IP) Digital TV (IP) Digital TV (IP) Digital TV (IP/DVB-T) Package Subscription channel Subscription channel Subscription channel Subscription channel Subscription channel Subscription channel TV Variety Pack TV Variety Pack
[edit] Kids
EPG No. 300 301 Channel name Scamp Time For Bed Owner/parent company TalkTalk TalkTalk Type On Demand (IP) On Demand (IP) Package Kids Mix Kids Mix
Channel name Disney Channel Disney Junior Disney Treasures CBeebies CBBC Channel CITV Boomerang
Owner/parent company Disney-ABC Television Group Disney-ABC Television Group Disney-ABC Television Group BBC BBC ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc) Turner Broadcasting System Europe (Time Warner)
Type Digital TV (IP) Digital TV (IP) On Demand (IP) Digital TV (IP/DVB-T) Digital TV (IP/DVB-T) Digital TV (IP/DVB-T) Digital TV (IP)
Package Kids Mix Kids Mix Kids Mix TV Variety Pack TV Variety Pack TV Variety Pack Kids Mix
310
Turner Broadcasting Cartoon Network Now System Europe (Time Warner) Cartoon Network Turner Broadcasting System Europe (Time Warner) Nickelodeon UK (MTV Networks Europe/British Sky Broadcasting) Nickelodeon UK (MTV Networks Europe/British Sky Broadcasting) Nickelodeon UK (MTV Networks Europe/British Sky Broadcasting) Turner Broadcasting System Europe (Time Warner) Disney-ABC Television Group Disney-ABC Television Group
On Demand (IP)
Kids Mix
312
Digital TV (IP)
Kids Mix
315
Nickelodeon
Digital TV
Kids Mix
318
Nick Jr.
Digital TV (IP)
Kids Mix
320
Nicktoons
Digital TV (IP)
Kids Mix
[edit] Music
EPG No. 400 401 402 404 405 407 408 409 410 411 413 414 415 416 417 450 455 Channel name V:MX Central V:MX Chart V:MX Hits V:MX Search V:MX Urban MTV MTV Hits VH1 MTV Classic V:MX Pop V:MX Easy V:MX The Pit V:MX Alt. V:MX Dance V:MX Retro Karaoke Channel Viva Owner/parent company TalkTalk TalkTalk TalkTalk TalkTalk TalkTalk MTV Networks Europe MTV Networks Europe MTV Networks Europe MTV Networks Europe TalkTalk TalkTalk TalkTalk TalkTalk TalkTalk TalkTalk TalkTalk MTV Networks Europe Type On Demand (IP) On Demand (IP) On Demand On Demand (IP) On Demand (IP) Digital TV (IP) Digital TV (IP) Digital TV (IP) Digital TV (IP) On Demand (IP) On Demand (IP) On Demand (IP) On Demand (IP) On Demand (IP) On Demand (IP) On Demand (IP) Digital TV (DVBT) Package Music Mix Music Mix Music Mix Music Mix Music Mix Music Mix Music Mix Music Mix Music Mix Music Mix Music Mix Music Mix Music Mix Music Mix Music Mix Subscription channel TV Variety Pack
456
4Music
TV Variety Pack
[edit] News
EPG No. 501 Channel name BBC News Owner/parent company BBC Type Digital TV Package TV Variety Pack
EPG No.
Channel name
Owner/parent company
Type (IP/DVB-T)
Package
BBC BBC British Sky Broadcasting Turner Broadcasting System Europe (Time Warner) Turner Broadcasting System Europe (Time Warner) NBCUniversal
TV Variety Pack TV Variety Pack TV Variety Pack Entertainment Xtra Mix Entertainment Xtra Mix Entertainment Xtra Mix
507 510
[edit] Sport
EPG No. 550 551 552 553 554 Channel name Sky Sports News Sky Sports 1 Sky Sports 2 Sky Sports 3 Sky Sports 4 Owner/parent company British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting ESPN Inc. (The Walt Disney Company/Hearst Corporation) ESPN Inc. (The Walt Disney Company/Hearst Corporation) TF1 Group Type Digital TV (IP) Digital TV (IP) Digital TV Digital TV (IP) Digital TV Package TV Variety Pack Subscription channel Subscription channel Subscription channel Subscription channel Subscription channel
555
ESPN
Digital TV (IP)
556
ESPN America
Digital TV (IP)
560
British Eurosport
Digital TV (IP)
[edit] Radio
EPG No. 600 601 602 603 604 606 607 610 612 615 616 617 620 621 622 625 632 633 ? Channel name BBC Radio 1 BBC Radio 1Xtra BBC Radio 2 BBC Radio 3 BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 5 Live BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra Capital Radio Heart London Classic FM Kiss 100 Magic 105.4 FM Absolute Radio Xfm London Choice FM talkSPORT BBC 6 Music BBC Radio 4 Extra BBC World Service Owner/parent company BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC Global Radio Global Radio Global Radio Bauer Radio Bauer Radio TIML Radio Limited Global Radio Global Radio UTV Radio BBC BBC BBC Type Radio Radio Radio Radio Radio Radio Radio Radio Radio Radio Radio Radio Radio Radio Radio Radio Radio Radio Radio Package TV Variety Pack TV Variety Pack TV Variety Pack TV Variety Pack TV Variety Pack TV Variety Pack TV Variety Pack TV Variety Pack TV Variety Pack TV Variety Pack TV Variety Pack TV Variety Pack TV Variety Pack TV Variety Pack TV Variety Pack TV Variety Pack TV Variety Pack TV Variety Pack TV Variety Pack
[edit] On demand
EPG No. 745 755 775 Channel name New You What Car? Disney Travel Owner/parent company DMA Media Haymarket Group Disney-ABC Type On Demand On Demand On Demand Package TV Variety Pack TV Variety Pack TV Variety Pack
EPG No. ?
Channel name
Type
Package
BBC On Demand
On demand
TV Variety Pack
[edit] International
EPG No. 801 802 808 809 820 Channel name BOD Movies BOD Music Zee TV Sony Entertainment Television Asia BBC Asian Network Zee Network Multi Screen Media (Sony Pictures Television) BBC Owner/parent company Type On Demand On Demand Digital TV Digital TV Radio Package Subscription channel Subscription channel Subscription channel Subscription channel TV Variety Pack
[edit] Lifestyle
EPG No. 845 849 850 851 852 853 Channel name Teachers' TV Ideal World QVC bid tv price-drop tv Community Channel Owner/parent company Education Digital Management Limited Ideal Shopping Direct plc QVC (Liberty Media) sit-up Ltd sit-up Ltd Media Trust Type Digital TV Digital TV Digital TV Digital TV Digital TV Digital TV Package TV Variety Pack TV Variety Pack TV Variety Pack TV Variety Pack TV Variety Pack TV Variety Pack
[edit] Adult
EPG No. 901 902 Channel name Playboy TV The Adult Channel Owner/parent company Playboy TV UK/Benelux Ltd Playboy TV UK/Benelux Ltd Type Digital TV On Demand Package Subscription channel Subscription channel
ITV Network Limited (consisting of ITV plc, STV Group plc, UTV 971-985 ITV regional variations Media, Channel Television Ltd., GMTV Ltd.)
Digital TV (IP)
TV Variety Pack
No.
Channel name
Mobile Broadcast availability hours 06:00 01:00 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 19:00 07:00 19:00 06:00 07:00 03:00 06:00 00:00 11:00 03:00 24 hours 07:00 19:00 06:00 18:00 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 07:00 19:00 24 hours
7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 24 25
5USA E4 ITV3 ITV4 More4 BBC Three BBC Four Dave 5* Film4 BBC News CBBC Channel CITV Channel 4 +1 E4 +1 ITV2 +1 CBeebies 4Music
Northern & Shell Channel Four Television Corporation ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc) ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc) Channel Four Television Corporation BBC BBC UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripps Networks Interactive) Northern & Shell Channel Four Television Corporation BBC BBC ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc) Channel Four Television Corporation Channel Four Television Corporation ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc) BBC Box Television (Bauer Group/Channel Four Television
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
No.
Channel name
26 27 28 29 30 31 33 34 36 37 39 40 41 42 50 58 59 60 61 63 64 65
Yesterday More4 +1 ITV3 +1 ITV4 +1 Film4 +1 BBC Parliament QVC Sky News Pick TV Viva Ideal World Ideal Extra Ideal & More Create and Craft Al Jazeera English Movies4Men Movies4Men 2 Movies4Men +1 Movies4Men 2 +1 Vintage TV ITV1 +1 (London) BBC Red Button
UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripps Networks Interactive) Channel 4 Television Corporation ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc) ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc) Channel 4 Television Corporation BBC QVC (Liberty Media) British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting MTV Networks Europe Ideal Shopping Direct Plc Ideal Shopping Direct Plc Ideal Shopping Direct Plc Ideal Shopping Direct Plc Al Jazeera (Qatar Media Corporation) Dolphin Broadcast Services Ltd. Dolphin Broadcast Services Ltd. Dolphin Broadcast Services Ltd. Dolphin Broadcast Services Ltd. Vintage Entertainment Limited ITV plc BBC
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
06:00 03:00 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 12:00 04:00 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 09:00 03:00 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 hours 24 hours
No. 66 67 68 69 70 71 72
Channel name Really Channel AKA Showcase Renault TV Greatest Hits TV Clubbing TV Brit Asia TV
Owner/parent company UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripps Networks Interactive) Mushroom TV Information TV Limited Renault Mushroom TV Clubbing TV S.A.S Mr D S Bal
Mobile Broadcast availability hours Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 08:00 02:00 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours 24 Hours
There is currently a total of 300 radio and television channels available on the Virgin Media TV network, of which there are 38 radio channels, 34 timeshift channels, 7 local channels and 36 high-definition channels. There are 2 channels exclusive to the exTelewest legacy network.[n 1] This means that of the 300 channels, there are up to 291 channels available to all customers and an additional 9 channels available depending on the customers location and legacy network. High-definition channels are only available to customers with either a V HD set-top box or a V+ or TiVo personal video recorder. Highdefinition versions of Sky Movies and Sky Sports require a HD Sub. There are currently 122 radio and television channels in the M TV package, 144 channels in the M+ TV package, 185 channels in the L TV package and 243 channels in the XL TV package.[1] In addition there are 24 premium subscription movie channels,[2] 3 premium subscription adult channels,[3] 8 premium subscription sports channels (3 ESPN channels are also available as subscription channels to non-XL TV customers[n 2]),[4][5] 11 premium subscription international channels and 2 premium subscription kids channels.[6] [7] There are also 8 pay-per-view adult channels and 2 pay-per-view event channel.[3][5] There are currently 73 channels in the Entertainment category, 23 channels in the Factual category, 16 Channels in the Lifestyle category, 16 channels in the Music category, 31 channels in the Movies category, 12 channels in the Adult category, 22 channels in the Sport category, 7 channels in the News category, 21 channels in the Kids category, 8 channels in the Shopping category, 12 channels in the International category, 18 channel in the Regional and Audio Description category, 38 channels in the Radio category and 2 channels in the Help & Information category. The most recent channel to launch was for PBS UK on channel 243 on 1 November 2011.
Key
TV Size - There are four package options available - M, M+, L or XL. The packages are shown using colours as follows.
TV Size M M+ Also includes all of the channels in the M package. Also includes all of the channels in the M and M+ packages. Notes
XL
Also includes all of the channels in the M, M+ and L packages. Requires a subscription to a premium package. Requires a one-off payment to view an event.
101
BBC One
BBC
24 hours
102
BBC Two
BBC
24 hours
103
ITV
Made up of ITV Network 15 regional Limited stations. (consisting of ITV Branded plc, STV Group ITV1, STV plc, UTV Media, or UTV Channel depending Television Ltd., on location; ITV Breakfast see also 853 Ltd.)
24 hours
Owner/parent company
Launch date
See also 854. See also 855. BBC iPlayer via the red button. BBC iPlayer via the red button.
24 hours 24 hours 19:00 05:30 19:00 05:30 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours
M M M
16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV 16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV 16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV 16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV 1080i 2010/11/03 HDTV 16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV 1080i 2009/10/06 HDTV 16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV 16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV
BBC Four BBC One HD Sky Living Sky Living HD Sky Living +1 Sky Livingit
M M M+ XL M+ L
113
ITV HD
Made up of ITV Network 6 regional Limited stations. (consisting of ITV Branded plc, STV Group ITV1 HD, plc, UTV Media, STV HD or Channel UTV HD Television Ltd., depending ITV Breakfast on location. Ltd.) 1 hour ITV Network timeshift of Limited ITV. Made (consisting of ITV up of 9 plc, STV Group regional plc, UTV Media, stations. Channel Branded Television Ltd., ITV1 +1, ITV Breakfast
24 hours
114
ITV +1
24 hours
Launch date
115
ITV2
ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV 24 hours plc) 1 hour ITV Digital timeshift of Channels Ltd (ITV 24 hours ITV2. plc) ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV 24 hours plc) ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV 24 hours plc) British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripp s Networks Interactive) UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripp s Networks Interactive) UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripp s Networks Interactive) UKTV (BBC 1 hour Worldwide/Scripp timeshift of s Networks GOLD. Interactive) UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripp s Networks 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 06:00 03:00
16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV 16:9 2010/03/25 SDTV 16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV 16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV 16:9 2008/11/13 SDTV 1080i 2010/10/01 HDTV 16:9 2008/11/13 SDTV 16:9 2008/10/07 SDTV
116
ITV2 +1
117
ITV3
M M+ XL M+
124
Watch
125
Watch HD
06:00 03:00
XL
126
GOLD
06:00 03:00
M+
127 128
GOLD +1 Dave
L M
Notes
Owner/parent company Interactive) UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripp s Networks Interactive) UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripp s Networks Interactive)
Launch date
129
Dave HD
07:00 03:00
XL
130
Alibi
07:00 04:00
131
UKTV (BBC 1 hour Worldwide/Scripp timeshift of s Networks Alibi. Interactive) Paramount UK Partnership (Paramount British Pictures/British Sky Broadcasting) Paramount UK Partnership (Paramount British Pictures/British Sky Broadcasting) Paramount UK 1 hour Partnership timeshift of (Paramount British Comedy Pictures/British Central. Sky Broadcasting) Universal Networks International British Sky Broadcasting 1 hour timeshift of Challenge. British Sky Broadcasting Channel Four Television Corporation 1 hour timeshift of Channel Four Television
08:00 05:00
XL L
132
133
Comedy Central HD
134
Comedy Central +1
L M M
16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV 16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV 16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV 1080i 2009/07/31 HDTV 16:9 2007/08/20 SDTV
142 143
Channel 4 HD Channel 4 +1
24 hours 24 hours
M M
Notes Channel 4.
Owner/parent company Corporation Channel Four Television Corporation Channel Four Television Corporation
Launch date
144
E4
24 hours
16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV 1080i 2010/04/01 HDTV 16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV 16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV 16:9 2009/11/16 SDTV 16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV 1080i 2010/07/13 HDTV 16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV 16:9 2010/07/13 SDTV 16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV 16:9 2010/07/13 SDTV 16:9 2007/03/12 SDTV 16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV 16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV 1080i 2009/07/30
145
24 hours
XL
146
E4 +1
Channel Four Television Corporation Channel Four Television Corporation CBS Chellozone UK Channels Partnership CBS Chellozone UK Channels Partnership Northern & Shell Northern & Shell
24 hours 09:00 04:00 24 hours 09:00 04:30 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 06:00 01:00 07:00 02:00 24 hours 24 hours 08:00 05:00 08:00 -
147
More4
148
CBS Reality
XL
149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158
Horror Channel Channel 5 HD 5* 5* +1 5USA 5USA +1 Current TV E! FX FX HD 1 hour timeshift of 5USA. 1 hour timeshift of 5*.
XL M M M M M XL L XL XL
Northern & Shell Northern & Shell Northern & Shell Current Media, Inc. Comcast Fox International Channels (News Corporation) Fox International
Notes
Launch date
British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting Universal Networks International 1 hour timeshift of Universal Channel. Universal Networks International Universal Networks International Universal Networks International 1 hour timeshift of Syfy. Wales only. Universal Networks International Welsh Fourth Channel Authority
16:9 2010/07/05 SDTV 16:9 2009/02/05 SDTV 16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV 16:9 2008/08/08 SDTV 4:3 2007/10/22 SDTV 1080i 2010/04/01 HDTV 16:9 2010/04/01 SDTV 16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV 16:9 2008/01/08 SDTV 16:9 2010/03/25 SDTV 16:9 2010/03/25 SDTV 16:9 2010/03/25 SDTV 16:9 2008/11/13 SDTV
160
Sky Livingit +1
24 hours
162
24 hours
M+
163
24 hours
164
Diva TV
XL
165
Syfy HD
XL
XL M L
Discovery Networks Western 24 hours Europe 1 hour ITV Digital timeshift of Channels Ltd (ITV 24 hours ITV3. plc) 1 hour ITV Digital timeshift of Channels Ltd (ITV 24 hours ITV4. plc) Discovery Networks Western 24 hours Europe British Sky Broadcasting 24 hours
174
ITV3 +1
175
ITV4 +1
179 180
Quest Pick TV
M M
Notes
Launch date
185
XL
187
BBC HD
BBC
188
BBC Alba
Scotland only; BBC iPlayer via BBC and MG Alba the red button.
16:00 01:00
(Saturday)
16:00 00:00
(Sunday)
189
True Entertainment
Moving Movies Ltd. (CSC Media Group) UKTV (BBC 1 hour Worldwide/Scripp timeshift of s Networks Watch. Interactive) UKTV (BBC 1 hour Worldwide/Scripp timeshift of s Networks Dave. Interactive)
24 hours
190
Watch +1
07:00 04:00
XL
191
Dave ja vu
08:00 04:00
[edit] Factual
EPG Channel name No. 203 Yesterday Notes Owner/parent company UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripp s Networks Interactive) UKTV (BBC 1 hour Worldwide/Scripp timeshift of s Networks Yesterday. Interactive) UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripp Broadcast TV Format hours Size 06:00 03:00 M Launch date
204 206
Yesterday +1 Blighty
M L
Notes
Launch date
208
Eden
UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripp s Networks Interactive) UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripp s Networks Interactive) UKTV (BBC 1 hour Worldwide/Scripp timeshift of s Networks Eden. Interactive)
09:00 03:00
209
Eden HD
09:00 03:00
XL
210
Eden +1
10:00 04:00
XL
212
Discovery 16:9 Networks Western 24 hours M+ 2007/02/08 SDTV Europe 1 hour Discovery timeshift of Networks Western 24 hours Discovery Europe Channel. Discovery Networks Western 24 hours Europe Discovery Networks Western 24 hours Europe Discovery Networks Western 24 hours Europe Discovery Networks Western 24 hours Europe Discovery Networks Western 24 hours Europe NGC-UK Partnership (National Geographic Society/Fox 08:00 02:00 L 16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV 1080i 2010/04/01 HDTV 4:3 2007/02/08 SDTV 16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV 16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV 16:9 2007/02/28 SDTV 16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV
213
214
Discovery HD
XL
215
217
219
XL XL
Notes
Launch date
NGC-UK Partnership (National Geographic Society/Fox International Channels) 1 hour timeshift of National Geographic Channel. NGC-UK Partnership (National Geographic Society/Fox International Channels) NGC-UK Partnership (National Geographic Society/Fox International Channels) Media Trust
08:00 02:00
XL
09:00 03:00
XL
08:00 02:00
XL
233
24 hours
234
A+E Networks UK (A&E Television 24 hours Networks/British Sky Broadcasting) A+E Networks UK (A&E Television 24 hours Networks/British Sky Broadcasting) A+E Networks UK (A&E Television 24 hours Networks/British Sky Broadcasting) A+E Networks UK (A&E Television Networks/British Sky Broadcasting) PBS UK LLC 06:00 03:00
XL
236
Military History
XL
237
XL
242 243
Bio. PBS UK
XL
24 hours M+
Notes
Owner/parent company
Launch date
[edit] Lifestyle
EPG Channel name No. 260 Good Food Notes Owner/parent company UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripp s Networks Interactive) UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripp s Networks Interactive) UKTV (BBC 1 hour Worldwide/Scripp timeshift of s Networks Good Food. Interactive) UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripp s Networks Interactive) UKTV (BBC 1 hour Worldwide/Scripp timeshift of s Networks Home. Interactive) UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripp s Networks Interactive) Broadcast TV Format hours Size 05:00 02:00 L Launch date
261
Good Food HD
05:00 02:00
XL
262
Good Food +1
06:00 03:00
XL
265
Home
07:00 03:00
M+
266
Home +1
08:00 04:00
267
Really
08:00 02:00
271
Discovery Real Time Discovery Real Time +1 Discovery Travel & Living Discovery Shed
Discovery 16:9 Networks Western 24 hours M+ 2007/02/08 SDTV Europe 1 hour Discovery timeshift of Networks Western 24 hours Discovery Europe Real Time. Discovery Networks Western 24 hours Europe Discovery 24 hours Networks Western L 16:9 2007/03/14 SDTV 4:3 2007/02/08 SDTV 16:9 2007/03/14 SDTV
272
273 274
XL L
Notes
Launch date
Discovery Home & Health God Channel Sky Arts 1 Sky Arts 1 HD Sky Arts 2 Sky Arts 2 HD
Discovery Networks Western 24 hours Europe The Angel Foundation British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting 24 hours
L L
4:3 2007/02/08 SDTV 4:3 2010/04/01 SDTV 16:9 2008/11/13 SDTV 1080i 2011/04/26 HDTV 16:9 2008/11/13 SDTV 1080i 2011/04/26 HDTV
24 hours M+ 24 hours XL
24 hours M+ 24 hours XL
[edit] Music
EPG No. 300 310 Channel name VTV Music On Demand MTVNHD Notes Owner/parent Broadcast TV Format company hours Size Virgin Media MTV Networks Europe MTV Networks Europe MTV Networks Europe MTV Networks Europe MTV Networks Europe MTV Networks Europe 24 hours 24 hours 06:00 03:00 09:00 03:00 06:00 03:00 06:00 03:00 06:00 03:00 M XL Launch date
4:3 2007/12/12 SDTV 1080i 2009/07/30 HDTV 16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV 16:9 2009/10/26 SDTV 4:3 2007/02/08 SDTV 4:3 2007/02/08 SDTV 4:3 2007/02/08 SDTV
311
MTV
313
Viva
315
MTV Base
317
MTV Hits
319
MTV Dance
XL
Notes
Owner/parent Broadcast TV Format company hours Size MTV Networks Europe MTV Networks Europe Box Television (Bauer Group/Channel Four Television Corporation) Box Television (Bauer Group/Channel Four Television Corporation) Box Television (Bauer Group/Channel Four Television Corporation) Box Television (Bauer Group/Channel Four Television Corporation) Box Television (Bauer Group/Channel Four Television Corporation) Box Television (Bauer Group/Channel Four Television Corporation) Box Television 06:00 03:00 06:00 03:00 L
Launch date
325
MTV Rocks
XL
330
4Music
07:00 04:00
335
The Box
05:30 02:30
XL
336
Kiss
07:30 04:30
337
Smash Hits!
09:30 06:30
XL
338
09:00 06:00
XL
340
Magic
07:30 04:30
342
Kerrang!
09:00 -
XL
4:3
2007/02/08
EPG No.
Channel name
Notes
Owner/parent Broadcast TV Format company hours Size (Bauer Group/Channel Four Television Corporation)
Launch date
06:00
SDTV
[edit] Movies
EPG Channel name No. 400 Filmflex Previews Sky Movies Premiere Sky Movies Premiere +1 Sky Movies Showcase Sky Movies Comedy Sky Movies Action & Adventure Sky Movies Family Sky Movies Crime & Thriller Sky Movies Drama & Romance Sky Movies Sci-Fi & Horror Sky Movies Modern Greats Sky Movies 1 hour timeshift of Sky Movies Premiere. Notes Owner/parent Broadcast company hours FilmFlex Movies 24 hours Limited/Virgin Media British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky 10:00 02:30 11:00 03:30 TV Size Format Launch date
401
Subscription 16:9 2007/02/08 channel SDTV Subscription 16:9 2007/02/08 channel SDTV Subscription 16:9 2007/02/08 channel SDTV Subscription 16:9 2007/02/08 channel SDTV Subscription 16:9 2007/02/08 channel SDTV Subscription 16:9 2007/02/08 channel SDTV Subscription 16:9 2007/02/08 channel SDTV Subscription 16:9 2007/02/08 channel SDTV Subscription 16:9 2007/02/08 channel SDTV Subscription 16:9 2007/02/08 channel SDTV Subscription 16:9 2007/05/31
402
EPG Channel name No. Classics 412 Sky Movies Indie TCM 415
Notes
Owner/parent Broadcast company hours Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting Turner Broadcasting System Europe (Time Warner) Universal Networks International Universal Networks International Moving Movies Ltd (CSC Media Group) Channel Four Television Corporation Channel Four Television Corporation 05:00 08:00 05:00 24 hours
TV Size channel
Format SDTV
Launch date
419
Movies 24
24 hours
M+
16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV 16:9 2007/10/23 SDTV 4:3 2007/10/16 SDTV 16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV 1080i 2010/07/20 HDTV 16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV
420
Movies 24 +
24 hours
424
True Movies 1
24 hours
428
Film4
429
M+
430
Film4 +1 Sky Movies Premiere HD Sky Movies Showcase HD Sky Movies Comedy HD Sky Movies Action & Adventure HD Sky Movies
Channel Four Television Corporation British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky
431
Subscription 1080i channel + 2010/08/02 HDTV HD Sub Subscription 1080i channel + 2010/08/02 HDTV HD Sub Subscription 1080i channel + 2010/08/02 HDTV HD Sub Subscription 1080i channel + 2010/08/02 HDTV HD Sub 2010/08/02
433
434
24 hours
435 436
24 hours
EPG Channel name No. Family HD 437 Sky Movies Crime & Thriller HD Sky Movies Drama & Romance HD
Notes
Owner/parent Broadcast company hours Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting Mint Group
Format HDTV
Launch date
Subscription 1080i 24 hours channel + 2010/08/02 HDTV HD Sub 24 hours 08:00 05:00 09:00 05:30 24 hours 08:00 05:00 15:00 03:00 Subscription 1080i channel + 2010/08/02 HDTV HD Sub Subscription 1080i channel + 2010/08/02 HDTV HD Sub Subscription 1080i channel + 2010/08/02 HDTV HD Sub Subscription 1080i channel + 2011/10/04 HDTV HD Sub Subscription 1080i channel + 2010/08/02 HDTV HD Sub Subscription 4:3 2010/12/01 channel SDTV
438
Sky Movies 439 Sci-Fi & Horror HD Sky Movies 440 Modern Greats HD 441 Sky Movies Classics HD Sky Movies Indie HD Cinmoi
442 445
[edit] Adult
EPG Channel name No. 470 Adult previews Television X Nightly Playboy TV Nightly Adult Channel Nightly My ExGirlfriends Notes Owner/parent Broadcast company hours Virgin Media Portland Media Group (Northern & Shell) Playboy TV UK/Benelux Ltd Playboy TV UK/Benelux Ltd Playboy TV UK/Benelux 24 hours TV Size M Pay-perview Pay-perview Pay-perview Pay-perview Format Launch date
4:3 2007/02/08 SDTV 4:3 2007/02/08 SDTV 4:3 2007/02/08 SDTV 4:3 2007/02/08 SDTV 4:3 2009/09/02 SDTV
473
24 hours
475
24 hours
477 478
24 hours 24 hours
EPG Channel name No. Nightly Red Hot Fetish 480 Nightly
Notes
Owner/parent Broadcast company hours Ltd RHF Productions Ltd (Northern & Shell) RHF Productions Ltd (Northern & Shell) RHF Productions Ltd (Northern & Shell) Playboy TV UK/Benelux Ltd Portland Media Group (Northern & Shell) Playboy TV UK/Benelux Ltd Playboy TV UK/Benelux Ltd 24 hours
TV Size
Format
Launch date
Pay-perview
Red Hot Mums 481 Nightly Red Hot Amateur Nightly XXX Mums
24 hours
Pay-perview
482
24 hours
Pay-perview Pay-perview
484
24 hours
490
Television X
Subscription 4:3 2007/02/08 channel SDTV Subscription 4:3 2007/02/08 channel SDTV Subscription 4:3 2007/02/08 channel SDTV
495
497
[edit] Sport
EPG Channel No. name 511 512 513 514 515 Sky Sports 1 Sky Sports 2 Sky Sports 3 Sky Sports 4 Sky Sports Notes Owner/parent company British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting Broadcast hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours TV Size Format Launch date
Subscription 16:9 2007/02/08 channel SDTV Subscription 16:9 2007/02/08 channel SDTV Subscription 16:9 2007/02/08 channel SDTV Subscription 16:9 2007/02/08 channel SDTV M+ 16:9 2008/11/13 SDTV
EPG Channel No. name News 517 Sky Sports HD1 Sky Sports HD2 British Eurosport Eurosport HD
Notes
Owner/parent company
Broadcast hours
TV Size
Format
Launch date
British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting TF1 Group TF1 Group TF1 Group
24 hours
Subscription 1080i channel + 2010/08/02 HDTV HD Sub Subscription 1080i channel + 2010/08/02 HDTV HD Sub M+ XL M+ 16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV 1080i 2010/04/01 HDTV 16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV 16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV
British 525 Eurosport 2 527 Extreme Sports Channel MUTV Also available as a subscription channel.[n 2]
Chello Zone Manchester United F.C./British Sky Broadcasting ESPN Inc. (The Walt Disney Company/Hearst Corporation) ESPN Inc. (The Walt Disney Company/Hearst Corporation) ESPN Inc. (The Walt Disney Company/Hearst Corporation) ESPN Inc. (The Walt Disney Company/Hearst Corporation) British Sky Broadcasting/Arena
528
529
ESPN
24 hours
XL[n 2]
Also available as 530 ESPN HD a subscription channel.[n 2] Also available as ESPN a America subscription channel.[n 2] ESPN Classic At the Races
24 hours
XL[n 2]
531
24 hours
XL[n 2]
533 534
XL M
Notes
Broadcast hours
TV Size
Format
Launch date
Racing UK LFC TV Motors TV PPV Live Information Events slate. Help TiVo PPV Events
Racing Post/31 UK Subscription 16:9 24 hours 2007/02/08 racecourses channel SDTV Liverpool F.C. Motors TV S.A. Virgin Media Virgin Media 10:00 23:00 24 hours 24 hours Varies XL XL M Pay-perview 16:9 2007/10/20 SDTV 16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV 16:9 2011/06/27 SDTV 16:9 2011/06/27 SDTV
[edit] News
EPG No. 601 602 Channel name BBC News Sky News Notes BBC iPlayer via the red button. Owner/parent Broadcast TV Format company hours Size BBC British Sky Broadcasting 24 hours 24 hours M M Launch date
16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV 16:9 2008/11/13 SDTV 4:3 2007/02/08 SDTV 4:3 2007/02/08 SDTV 16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV 4:3 2007/02/08 SDTV 16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV
607
CNN International Bloomberg Television BBC Parliament CNBC Europe Alternative language selection via the red button. BBC iPlayer via the red button.
Turner Broadcasting 24 hours System Europe (Time Warner) Bloomberg L.P. BBC
24 hours M+ 24 hours M M
NBCUniversal 24 hours
620
Euronews
SOCEMIE
24 hours M+
[edit] Kids
EPG No. 701 Channel name CBBC Notes BBC iPlayer via the red button. BBC iPlayer via the red button. Owner/parent Broadcast company hours BBC 07:00 19:00 06:00 19:00 TV Size M Format Launch date
702
CBeebies
BBC Fox International Channels (News Corporation) Turner Broadcasting System Europe (Time Warner) Turner Broadcasting System Europe (Time Warner) Turner Broadcasting System Europe (Time Warner) Disney-ABC Television Group
703
BabyTV
24 hours
704
Cartoon Network
24 hours
705
24 hours
XL
706
Cartoonito
04:00 20:00
707
24 hours
XL
708
24 hours
XL
712
Nickelodeon
02:05 23:00
713
Nick Replay
03:05 00:00
XL
EPG No.
Channel name
Notes
Owner/parent Broadcast company hours Europe/British Sky Broadcasting) Nickelodeon UK (MTV Networks 24 hours Europe/British Sky Broadcasting) Nickelodeon UK (MTV Networks Europe/British Sky Broadcasting) Nickelodeon UK (MTV Networks Europe/British Sky Broadcasting) Disney-ABC Television Group
TV Size
Format
Launch date
715
Nick Jr.
XL
716
Nick Jr. 2
06:00 22:00
XL
717
Nicktoons
05:00 23:00
724
XL
725
Disney-ABC Television Group Disney-ABC Television Group Disney-ABC Television Group Turner Broadcasting System Europe (Time Warner)
XL
XL
728
730
Boomerang
24 hours
731
Boomerang +1
24 hours
XL
EPG No.
Channel name
Notes
TV Size
Format
Launch date
734 737
M L
[edit] Shopping
EPG No. 740 741 742 745 746 747 755 Channel name QVC Price Drop Best Direct Bid Speed Auction Ideal World Gems TV Notes Owner/parent Broadcast TV Format company hours Size QVC (Liberty Media) Bid Shopping Best Direct (International) Ltd. Bid Shopping Bid Shopping 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours M M M M M M M Launch date
16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV 16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV 4:3 2007/02/08 SDTV 16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV 16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV 4:3 2007/02/08 SDTV 16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV 16:9 2010/09/08 SDTV
Ideal Shopping 24 hours Direct plc The Colourful Company Group Ltd. The Colourful Company Group Ltd. 24 hours
756
Jewellery Maker
24 hours
[edit] International
EPG Channel name No. 802 803 STAR News STAR Plus Notes Owner/parent Broadcast company hours STAR TV (News Corporation) STAR TV 24 hours TV Size Format Launch date
24 hours Subscription
Notes
TV Size channel
Format SDTV
Launch date
Multi Screen Media (Sony Pictures Television) Multi Screen Media (Sony Pictures Television) Zee Entertainment Enterprises Zee Entertainment Enterprises Zee Entertainment Enterprises B4U B4U ARY Group TV5MONDE, S.A. Viacom 18
24 hours
806
SET Max
24 hours
Subscription 4:3 2007/03/06 channel SDTV Subscription 4:3 2007/02/08 channel SDTV Subscription 4:3 2007/02/08 channel SDTV Subscription 4:3 2007/02/08 channel SDTV Subscription 4:3 2007/02/08 channel SDTV Subscription 4:3 2007/02/08 channel SDTV Subscription 4:3 2007/02/08 channel SDTV XL 16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV
809
Zee TV
24 hours
810
Zee Cinema
24 hours
Zee Punjabi B4U Movies B4U Music ARY Digital TV5MONDE Europe Colors
852
BBC Two AD
BBC
24 hours
Notes Audio description. London region. Audio description. Audio description. Audio description. Wales only. Alternative regional variation, select regions only; BBC iPlayer via the red button.
Owner/parent Broadcast TV Format company hours Size ITV plc Channel Four Television Corporation Northern & Shell Welsh Fourth Channel Authority 24 hours M
Launch date
16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV 16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV 16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV 16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV
M M M
858
BBC One
BBC
24 hours
861
BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC Alternative regional variation, select regions only. Alternative regional variation, select regions only. Northern Ireland only.
M M M M M
16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV 16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV 16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV 16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV 16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV 16:9 2007/02/08 SDTV
862 BBC One Scotland 863 864 BBC One Northern Ireland BBC One Wales
870
ITV1
ITV plc
24 hours
871
ITV1
ITV plc
24 hours
875
RT One
24 hours
Notes Northern Ireland only. Northern Ireland only. Grimsby & Scunthorpe only.
Owner/parent Broadcast TV Format company hours Size Raidi Teilifs ireann Teilifs na Gaeilge Immage Studios Ltd 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours M M M
Launch date
[edit] Radio
EPG No. 901 Channel name BBC Radio 1 Notes BBCi eRadio via the red button. BBCi eRadio via the red button. BBCi eRadio via the red button. BBCi eRadio via the red button. BBCi eRadio via the red button. BBCi eRadio via the red button. BBCi eRadio via the red button. BBCi eRadio via the red button. BBCi eRadio via the red button. Owner/parent Broadcast TV Format company hours Size BBC 24 hours M Launch date
Radio 2007/02/08
902
BBC Radio 2
BBC
24 hours
Radio 2007/02/08
903
BBC Radio 3
BBC
24 hours
Radio 2007/02/08
904
BBC Radio 4
BBC
24 hours
Radio 2007/02/08
905
M M M
906 BBC World Service 907 BBC Radio 1Xtra BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra BBC 6 Music
908
BBC
24 hours
Radio 2007/02/08
909
BBC
24 hours
Radio 2007/02/08
BBC
24 hours
Radio 2007/02/08
Channel name BBC Radio 4 LW BBC Asian Network UCB Radio Absolute Radio Smooth Radio RT Radio 1[n 1] Heart London LBC News 1152 WRN Radio[n 1] Classic FM Planet Rock Talksport Magic 105.4 FM BBC Radio Scotland BBC Radio Wales
Notes
Launch date
BBC United Christian Broadcasters TIML Radio Limited Guardian Media Group Raidi Teilifs ireann Global Radio Global Radio WRN Broadcast Global Radio Rock Show UTV Radio Bauer Radio
914 915 916 917 918 919 920 922 924 927 928 930
24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours
M M M M M M M M M M M M
Radio 2007/02/08 Radio 2007/02/08 Radio 2007/02/08 Radio 2007/02/08 Radio 2007/02/08 Radio 2010/11/15 Radio 2007/02/08 Radio 2007/02/08 Radio 2007/02/08 Radio 2007/02/08 Radio 2007/02/08 Radio 2007/02/08
BBCi eRadio via the red button. BBCi eRadio via the red button. BBCi eRadio via the red button. BBCi eRadio via the red button. BBCi eRadio via the red button. BBCi eRadio
BBC
931
BBC
24 hours
Radio 2007/02/08
932
BBC
24 hours
Radio 2007/02/08
934
BBC
24 hours
Radio 2007/02/08
BBC BBC
24 hours 24 hours
M M
EPG No.
Channel name
Launch date
Absolute 80s Absolute Classic Rock 95.8 Capital FM Gold Radio Kiss 100 London Xfm London Choice FM LBC 97.3 FM Sunrise Radio
TIML Radio Limited TIML Radio Limited Global Radio Global Radio Kiss Network, Bauer Radio Global Radio Global Radio Global Radio Sunrise Radio Group
M M M M M M M M M
Radio 2009/12/04 Radio 2007/02/08 Radio 2007/02/08 Radio 2007/02/08 Radio 2007/02/08 Radio 2007/02/08 Radio 2007/02/08 Radio 2007/08/16 Radio 2011/04/01
1-1 December - Bio. will be available for free to all TV Size L customers on channel 242[8] 12 - Movies 24 will be rebranded as Christmas 24 on channel 419[9]
BoxNation[10]
[edit] 2012
[edit] January
4 - Christmas 24 will be rebranded as Movies 24 on channel 419[9] 24 - Sky Living Loves will close on channel 159[11]
[edit] July
19 - BBC Three will extend its broadcasting hours to 24 hours on channel 106[12]
[edit] August
12 - BBC Three will reduce its broadcasting hours to 19:00 - 05:30 on channel 106[12]
Alibi HD[13][14] BBC One HD Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales variations on channel 108[15] BBC Two HD may launch on channel 187, replacing BBC HD[16][17] Channel 5 +1[18]
[edit] 2007
EPG No. 120 121 Channel name Sky One Sky Two Notes Returned on 13 November 2008 as Sky1. Ex-NTL only. Returned on 13 Owner/parent company British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting Date removed 2007/03/01 2007/03/01
EPG No.
Channel name
Notes November 2008 as Sky2 to both networks. Ex-NTL only. Returned on 13 November 2008 as Sky Real Lives to both networks. Ex-NTL only. Returned on 13 November 2008 as Sky Real Lives 2 to both networks. Ex-Telewest only. Returned on 13 November 2008. Ex-NTL only. Returned on 13 November 2008. Returned on 13 November 2008. Ex-Telewest only. Returned on 1 April 2011. Ex-Telewest only. Ex-NTL only. Removed in favour of Channel 4 +1. Ex-NTL only. Ex-NTL only. Ex-NTL only.
Owner/parent company
Date removed
288
Sky Travel
289
517
2007/03/01
602
Sky News
2007/03/01
913
Sunrise Radio 2007/05/22 Group Eicom PLC Channel Four Television Corporation UBC Media CSC Media Group CSC Media 2007/07/02
312
EPG No.
Channel name
Notes
Date removed
348
Flaunt
Ex-NTL only.
2007/11/06
[edit] 2008
EPG No. AoD AoD 276 Channel name 100% Babes Hustler TV UK Discovery Home & Health +1 Removed in favour of DMAX. Notes Owner/parent company Broadcasting (Gaia) Ltd. LFP Broadcasting Discovery Networks UK Date removed 2008 2008 2008/01/08
204
Removed in favour of Watch. UKTV (BBC UKTV History +1 Returned on 7 Worldwide/Virgin 2008/10/07 October 2011 Media) as Yesterday +1 Removed in favour of UKTV (BBC Watch +1. Worldwide/Virgin 2008/10/07 Returned on 7 Media) October 2011 as Eden +1. Ex-Telewest only. Ex-Telewest only. Deutsche Welle Deutsche Welle 2008/12/05 2008/12/05
209
UKTV Documentary + 1
830 971
[edit] 2009
EPG No. 968 929 Channel name Premier Christian Radio Q Removed by Bauer. Notes Owner/parent company Date removed
Channel name The Hits Radio Kerrang! 105.2 Smash Hits! Radio
538
Setanta Sports 1
Ceased broadcasting in Great Britain due to Setanta Setanta Sports 2009/06/23 Sports GB going into administration. Removed in favour of Top Shelf TV Nightly. Ceased broadcasting on all television platforms on 16 December 2009. Playboy TV UK/Benelux Ltd 2009/09/02
478
926
Fun Kids
Folder Media
2009/12/01
[edit] 2010
EPG No. 216 Channel name Notes Removed in favour of Quest. Owner/parent company Discovery Networks UK/BBC Worldwide Date removed 2010/03/25
Animal Planet +1
235
History +1
AETN UK Ex-NTL only. (A&E Removed in Television favour of 2010/03/25 Networks/British Military Sky History. Broadcasting) Ceased broadcasting on all television platforms on 1 ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc) 2010/03/25
280
EPG No.
Channel name
Owner/parent company
Date removed
165
Removed in NBC Universal favour of Sci Fi 2010/04/01 Global Networks +1. Planned to cease broadcasting on all platforms. DX Media Ltd. 2010/07/01
975
Chill MTV Shows MTV +1 MTV Classic Channel M Manchester only. Removed in favour of Jewellery Maker. Removed in favour of UK Swingers Nightly. Wales only. Ceased broadcasting on all television platforms on 6 December 2010. Ex-NTL only.
Global Radio
2010/07/15
MTV Networks 2010/08/24 Europe MTV Networks 2010/08/24 Europe MTV Networks 2010/08/24 Europe Guardian Media 2010/09/01 Group The Colourful Company Group 2010/09/08 Ltd. RHF Productions Ltd 2010/10/01 (Northern & Shell)
756
Gems TV 2
480
168
S4C2
2010/10
833
Phoenix CNE
Phoenix Television
2010/12/01
[edit] 2011
EPG No. 736 Channel name POP Notes Removed in favour of True Entertainment. Owner/parent company CSC Media Group Date removed 2011/02/28
811
Zing
Zee Entertainment 2011/04/01 Enterprises Leicester only. Middlesex Broadcasting Corporation Ltd. 2011/05/19
823
MATV
484
RHF Removed in Productions Ltd favour of XXX 2011/06/10 (Northern & Mums. Shell) RHF Removed in Productions Ltd favour of Red 2011/07/01 (Northern & Hot Fetish. Shell) RHF Removed in Productions Ltd favour of Red 2011/07/01 (Northern & Hot Mums. Shell)
480
UK Swingers Nightly
481
user subscriptions which prevented a viable service.[12][13] Since 2008 the channels in Denmark, which were previously free, turned to pay-per-view because of the five fold increase in broadcasting fees.[14][15] Users of Zattoo can only view channels in countries they are subscribed in. Only eight of the countries above connect to Zattoo and, if in another country, the software will prevent connection[16] with the help of its IP address location capability.[17]
Legend Free to all Subscription channel Free to all/Subs. channel^ *
HiQ
Meaning These channels are for free. These channels are charged. The standard version of these channels are for free, while the channels on high quality are charged. These channels are only available in the charged set "Zattoo Foreign Language Bundles". These channels are also available in high-quality.[8]
[edit] Croatia
[8]
[edit] Denmark
[18]
[18]
Package
Subscription channel Subscription DR1 Danish General channel Subscription DR2 Danish General channel Subscription France 24 English News channel Subscription God English Religious Channel channel Subscription God English Religious Europe channel Subscription NRK1 Norwegian General channel Subscription NRK2 Norwegian General channel Subscription Press TV English News channel Subscription RTL German Entertainment channel Subscription Sumo TV English Entertainment channel Subscription SVT1 Swedish General channel Subscription SVT2 Swedish General channel Subscription The Poker English Lifestyle Channel channel Subscription TV2 Danish General channel Subscription TV4 Swedish General channel
[edit] France
[19]
Genre News
Package
Free to all Free to Documentary all Free to Business all News Free to
[19]
Language
Genre
Package
RedBull TV English SF info Sumo TV The Poker Channel German English English
all Free to General all Free to General all Free to General all Free to General all Free to General all Free to Religious all Free to Religious all Free to Kids all Free to Politics all Free to News all Free to Sports all Free to News all Free to Entertainment all Free to Lifestyle all Free to News all Free to Regional all Free to Music all
[edit] Germany
[20]
Channel name Language 1Live 3sat [tru:] young German German German
[20]
Channel name Language Genre television Al Jazeera English News English Antenne German Radio Brandenburg ARD DasErste arte [de] B5 aktuell Bayern 1 Bayern 2 BAYERN 3 BAYERN 4 KLASSIK Bibel TV Bloomberg TV BR BR alpha Bremen Eins Bremen Vier CNN International Das Vierte DASDING German German German German German German German German English German German German German English German German
Deutschlandfunk German Deutschlandradio German Kultur DMAX Eins Extra German German
Package all Free to all Free to all Free to General all Free to Documentary all Free to Radio all Free to Radio all Free to Radio all Free to Radio all Free to Radio all Free to Religious all Free to Business all Free to General all Free to General all Free to Radio all Free to Radio all Free to News all Free to Entertainment all Free to Radio all Free to Radio all Free to Radio all Free to Entertainment all Free to General all
[20]
Channel name Language Eins Festival Eins Plus ETB Sat German German Basque
Genre General General General Regional News Radio Radio Religious Religious General Radio Radio Radio Radio Radio Radio Kids Radio General Radio Radio Radio Radio
Funkhaus Europa German GOD Channel GOD Europe HR hr1 hr2 hr3 hr4 Inforadio JUMP Ki.Ka Kulturradio MDR MDR 1 Radio Sachsen MDR 1 Radio Sachsen-Anhalt MDR 1 Radio Thringen MDR Figaro English English German German German German German German German German German German German German German German
Package Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to
[20]
Genre Radio Radio Radio Radio General Radio Radio Radio Radio Radio Radio Radio Radio Radio Radio Sports General News News Radio Radio Radio
MDR SPUTNIK German N-JOY NDR NDR 1 Niedersachsen NDR 1 Radio MV NDR 1 Welle Nord NDR 2 NDR 90,3 NDR Info German German German German German German German German
NDR Info Spezial German NDR Kultur Nordwestradio on3radio Outdoor Sport Channel Phoenix Press TV R1 Radio Bremen TV radioBERLIN 88,8 Radioeins German German German English German English Russian German German German
Package all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all
[20]
Channel name Language radiomultikulti rbb RedBull TV SF info Sport1 SR German German English German German German
SR1 Europawelle German SR2 KulturRadio German SR3 Saarlandwelle Sumo TV SWR 1 BW SWR 1 RP SWR 2 SWR 4 BW SWR 4 RP SWR BadenWrttemberg SWR cont.ra German English German German German German German German German
SWR RheinlandGerman Pfalz SWR3 The Poker Channel TIMM TV Gusto UnserDing German English German German German
Package Free to Radio all Free to General all Free to Sports all Free to News all Free to Sports all Free to General all Free to Radio all Free to Radio all Free to Radio all Free to General all Free to Radio all Free to Radio all Free to Radio all Free to Radio all Free to Radio all Free to General all Free to Radio all Free to General all Free to Radio all Free to Lifestyle all Free to Entertainment all Free to Cooking all Radio Free to
Genre
[20]
Channel name Language WDR WDR 2 WDR 3 WDR 4 WDR 5 YOU FM ZDF ZDF infokanal zdf.kultur zdf_neo German German German German German German German German German German
Genre General Radio Radio Radio Radio Radio General General General General
Package all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all
[edit] Spain
[21]
Channel name Antena 3 Bloomberg Canal Parlamento Cuatro Deutsche Welle ETB Sat
Package
Extremadura Spanish TV France 24 French French GOD Channel English Intereconomia Spanish TV
[21]
Package
General Free to all General Free to all General Free to all General Free to all General Free to all News Sports News Free to all Free to all Free to all
General Free to all General Free to all Lifestyle Free to all General Free to all
Telemadrid Spanish Sat The Poker English Channel TV de Galicia Galician Europa TV3CAT
Catalonian General Free to all General Free to all General Free to all
[edit] Switzerland
[22]
Genre General
Package
Free to all Free to News all Free to General all/Subs. channel^ Free to Documentary all Documentary Free to all/Subs.
[22]
Channel name BBC One BBC Two BBC Three BBC Four
Language
Genre
Package
BBC World English News Bloomberg English Television BR Canale 5HiQ German Italian
CNBC English Europe CNN English International Das Vierte Deluxe Music DMAXHiQ EuroNews German German German English
EurosportHiQ German France 2HiQ France 3HiQ France 4 France 5 France 24 French French French French English
channel^ Free to General all Free to General all Free to General all Free to General all Free to News all Free to Business all Free to General all Free to General all/Subs. channel^ Free to Business all Free to News all Free to Entertainment all Free to Music all Free to Entertainment all/Subs. channel^ Free to Sports all Free to Sports all/Subs. channel^ Free to General all/Subs. channel^ Free to General all/Subs. channel^ Free to General all Free to General all General Free to
[22]
Language
Genre
Package all Free to all Free to all/Subs. channel^ Free to all/Subs. channel^ Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all/Subs. channel^ Free to all Free to all Free to all/Subs. channel^ Free to all Free to all/Subs. channel^ Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to
Entertainment Religious Religious General Entertainment General General General General Entertainment Kids General Entertainment General Music News General General General Sports
Kabel EinsHiQ German KI.KA La7 M6HiQ MDR MTV CentralHiQ n-tv NDR ORF1 ORF2 Europe Outdoor German Italian French German German German German German German English
[22]
Language
Genre
Package all
German
General Enertainment General General General General Sports General General General Entertainment Entertainment Entertainment General General News Sports
ProSiebenHiQ German Rai UnoHiQ Rai Due Rai Tre Italian Italian Italian
RBB Berlin German Red Bull TV English Rete 4 RSI La 1HiQ RSI La 2HiQ RTLHiQ RTL IIHiQ Sat.1HiQ SF 1HiQ SF zweiHiQ SF infoHiQ Sport1 Italian Italian Italian German German German German German German German
Free to all Free to all/Subs. channel^ Free to all/Subs. channel^ Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all/Subs. channel^ Free to all/Subs. channel^ Free to all/Subs. channel^ Free to all/Subs. channel^ Free to all/Subs. channel^ Free to all/Subs. channel^ Free to all/Subs. channel^ Free to all/Subs. channel^ Free to
[22]
Language
Genre
Package all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all/Subs. channel^ Free to all Free to all/Subs. channel^ Free to all/Subs. channel^ Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all/Subs. channel^ Free to all Free to all/Subs. channel^
General Entertainment Entertainment Kids General Entertainment General General Lifestyle General General Cooking News Music Entertainment General General
SWR BadenGerman Wrttemberg Tele 5 TeleZri TF1HiQ The Poker Channel TSR1HiQ TSR2HiQ TV Gusto TVE VIVA VOXHiQ WDR ZDFHiQ German German French English French French German Spanish German German German German
[edit] Turkey
[8]
Channel name ATV Avrupa* Euro D* Euro Star* Kanal 7* Kral TV* NTV Avrupa* Show Turk*
Package Subscription channel Subscription channel Subscription channel Subscription channel Subscription channel Subscription channel Subscription channel
Channel name
Language
Package Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to all Free to
Al Jazeera Arabic Bloomberg TV Community Channel Deutsche Welle France 24 English France 24 French God Channel English English
English/German News English French English News News Religious Religious News Sports News Sports
God Europe English Information English TV Outdoor Sport English Channel Press TV English
RedBull TV English
[23]
Language
Genre
Package
English German
all Free to News all Free to News all Free to General all Free to Entertainment all Free to Lifestyle all Free to Regional all Free to General all
Language Basque
Extremadura Spanish TV Outdoor Sport English Channel SF info Sumo TV German English
General Entertainment
Channel Name 5* 5*+1 5USA 5USA+1 Owner/parent company Northern & Shell Northern & Shell Northern & Shell Northern & Shell Freeview Channel 30 N/A 31 N/A Freesat Sky Channel Channel N/A N/A N/A N/A 176 177 174 175 Virgin Media Channel 151 152 153 154 TalkTalk TV Channel 31 N/A 30 N/A
Owner/parent company UK Entertainment Limited UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Virgin Media) UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Virgin Media) BBC and MG Alba BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC Greener Technology Limited Viacom Viacom AETN UK(A&E Television Networks/British Sky Broadcasting)
Alibi +1 BBC Alba BBC Four BBC HD BBC One BBC Three BBC Two BEN BET BET+1 Bio.
N/A 8 9 54 1 (HD 50) 7 2 N/A N/A N/A N/A Normally tuned to 6 or 9 (Analogue TV Only) (Only in parts of Northern Ireland) N/A
131 N/A 107 187 101 (HD 108) 106 102 N/A N/A N/A 242
101 (HD 101 (HD 108) 143) 106 102 N/A 140 141 N/A 115 102 184 191 198 156
C9TV
C9TV
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
CBS Action
CBS Chello Zone UK Channels Partnership CBS Chello Zone UK Channels Partnership
137
148
N/A
N/A
CBS Drama
N/A
134
149
N/A
N/A
Owner/parent company CBS Chello Zone UK Channels Partnership CBS Chello Zone UK Channels Partnership Living TV Group (British Sky Broadcasting) Living TV Group (British Sky Broadcasting) Channel Four Television Corporation Channel Four Television Corporation Northern & Shell
N/A
136
147
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
125
139
N/A
Challenge+1
N/A 4 (8 in Wales) 13
N/A
152
140
N/A
Channel 4
104 (120 104 (117 in in Wales) Wales) 121 135 105 171 (HD) N/A
104
Channel 4 +1
142 105 150 (HD) 879 (Grimsby & Scunthorpe only) 878 (Manchester only)
55
Channel 5
105
Channel 7 Television
N/A
N/A
N/A
Channel M
Guardian Media Group Paramount UK Partnership (Paramount British Pictures (Viacom/British Sky Broadcasting)) Paramount UK Partnership (Paramount British Pictures (Viacom/British Sky Broadcasting))
200
N/A
N/A
N/A
Comedy Central
N/A
N/A
126
132
25
Comedy Central+1
N/A
N/A
127
133
N/A
Channel Name
Owner/parent company
Freeview Channel
TalkTalk TV Channel
Paramount UK Partnership Comedy (Paramount British Central Extra Pictures (Viacom/British Sky Broadcasting)) Comedy Central Extra+1 Controversial TV Dave Paramount UK Partnership (Paramount British Pictures (Viacom/British Sky Broadcasting)) Edge Media UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Virgin Media) UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Virgin Media) Discovery Networks Europe Discovery Networks Europe Discovery Networks Europe Comcast Channel Four Television Corporation Channel Four Television Corporation Wicked TV Fox International Channels (News Corporation) Fox International Channels (News
N/A
N/A
128
134
27
N/A
N/A
159
N/A
N/A
N/A 19
N/A N/A
200 111
N/A 128
N/A 40
158 144 145 206 151 136 215 (HD) 137 157 164 193 (HD) 165
56 N/A 10 N/A
Channel Name
Freeview Channel
TalkTalk TV Channel
G.O.L.D.
UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Virgin Media Television) UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Virgin Media) NBC Universal Global Networks NBC Universal Global Networks HiTV Ltd. Information TV ITV Network Limited
N/A
110
126
16
ITV
(ITV1/STV/UTV)
(consisting of ITV plc, STV Group plc, UTV Media, Channel Television Ltd, ITV Breakfast Ltd) ITV Network Limited (consisting of ITV plc, STV Group plc, UTV Media, Channel Television Ltd, ITV Breakfast Ltd) ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc) ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc) ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV
103
103
103
ITV1+1
(England, Wales, Scottish Borders, Channel Islands)
STV+1
(Northern and Central Scotland)
33
114
N/A
UTV+1
(Northern Ireland)
ITV1 HD
51
119
178
113
N/A
ITV2 ITV2+1
6 27
113 114
118 131
115 116
12 51
Channel Name
Freeview Channel
TalkTalk TV Channel
ITV3
ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc) ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc) ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc) ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc) Dolphin Broadcast Services Ltd. Channel Four Television Corporation Channel Four Television Corporation ETV/AIM Nigerian Television Authority OBE TV Ltd
10
115
119
117
13
ITV3+1
N/A
116
179
174
N/A
ITV4
24
117
120
118
29
N/A N/A 14
N/A N/A 15
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 38 N/A 4 (Wales
125 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
139 171 202 207 189 190 199 195 154 167
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 109 N/A N/A
Open Access Open Access Group 2 Open Access Open Access Group 3 Open Heaven TV Propeller TV Quest Quest+1 S4C Open Heavens Media Limited Xiking Group Discovery Networks UK Discovery Networks UK Welsh Fourth
Channel Name
Freesat Sky Channel Channel in Wales) N/A N/A 403 N/A N/A in Wales) 129 205 216 108 112
TalkTalk TV Channel
NBC Universal Global Networks NBC Universal Global Networks Information TV Limited British Sky Broadcasting Living TV Group (British Sky Broadcasting) Living TV Group (British Sky Broadcasting) Living TV Group (British Sky Broadcasting) Living TV Group (British Sky Broadcasting) Living TV Group (British Sky Broadcasting) British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting Cellcast Group SDN Ltd
Sky Living+1 Sky Living Loves Sky Livingit Sky Livingit+1 Sky1 Sky2 Sky3 Sumo TV TeleG
N/A
N/A
113
111
N/A
N/A
N/A
172
159
N/A
N/A
N/A
114
112
N/A
True Moving Movies Ltd Entertainment (CSC Media Group) Watch UKTV (BBC
Channel Name
Freeview Channel
TalkTalk TV Channel
Watch+1
N/A
N/A
155
125
N/A
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 405
255 240 241 242 265 269 277 261 282 262
N/A 271 272 274 273 164 165 N/A N/A N/A
Discovery Discovery Networks Real Time+1 Europe Discovery Shed Discovery Travel & Living Diva TV Diva TV+1 Fashion TV Fitness TV Food Network Discovery Networks Europe Discovery Networks Europe NBC Universal Global Networks NBC Universal Global Networks Michel Adam Lisowski Fitness TV Limited Scripps Networks Interactive
Owner/parent company Scripps Networks Interactive UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Virgin Media) UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Virgin Media) UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Virgin Media) UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Virgin Media) Horse & Country TV Limited LA Muscle TV Limited Twenty Four 7 TV Limited UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Virgin Media) British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting Comcast The Africa Channel LLC Travel Channel International Ltd. Travel Channel International Ltd.
Good Food+1
N/A 26 (Top Up TV) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A
250
261
N/A
Home
N/A
246
265
17
Home+1 Horse & Country TV LA Muscle TV Luxe TV Really Sky Arts 1 Sky Arts 2 Style Network The Africa Channel Travel Channel Travel Channel+1
N/A N/A N/A Manual tuning N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 400
247 280 281 271 273 (HD) 248 256 257 253 268 251 252 266
266 N/A N/A N/A 267 284 285 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 114 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
[edit] Movies
Channel Name B4U Movies Cinmoi movies Film4 Owner/parent company B4U Mint Group Channel Four Television Corporation Channel Four Television Corporation NBC Universal Global Networks NBC Universal Global Networks Dolphin Broadcast Services Ltd. Dolphin Broadcast Services Ltd. Dolphin Broadcast Services Ltd. Dolphin Broadcast Services Ltd. Canis Media Nollywood Movies Ltd. Shorts International Ltd. British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting Freeview Freesat Sky Channel Channel Channel N/A N/A 15 N/A N/A 300 780 343 315 Virgin Media Channel 815 N/A 444 TalkTalk TV Channel N/A N/A 230
Film4+1 Movies 24 Movies 24+ Movies4Men Movies4Men+1 Movies4Men 2 Movies4Men 2+1 Nigeria Movies Nollywood Movies Shorts TV Sky Movies Action & Thriller Sky Movies Classics Sky Movies Comedy Sky Movies Drama Sky Movies Family
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
301 N/A N/A 304 305 306 307 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
316 327 328 323 324 325 326 344 329 342 304 308 303 306 305
445 424 425 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 404 408 403 406 405
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 215 211 N/A 213
Channel Name Sky Movies Indie Sky Movies Modern Greats Sky Movies Premiere Sky Movies Premiere+1 Sky Movies Sci Fi & Horror Sky Movies Screen 1 Sky Movies Screen 2 TCM
Owner/parent company British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting Turner Broadcasting System Europe (Time Warner) Turner Broadcasting System Europe (Time Warner) Moving Movies Ltd (CSC Media Group) Moving Movies Ltd (CSC Media Group) Chello Zone Chello Zone
Freeview Freesat Sky Channel Channel Channel N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 310 309 301 302 307 311 312
Virgin Media Channel 410 409 401 402 407 411 412
N/A
N/A
317
419
N/A
N/A N/A
N/A 302
318 321
N/A 428
N/A N/A
True Movies 2
N/A
303
322
N/A
N/A
N/A N/A
138 139
319 320
149 N/A
N/A N/A
[edit] Music
Channel Name 4Music Owner/parent company Box Television (Bauer Group/Channel Four Television Corporation) Freeview Channel 18 Freesat Sky Channel Channel N/A 360 Virgin TalkTalk Media TV Channel Channel 330 456
Channel Name Bliss Channel AKA Chart Show TV Clubland TV Dance Nation TV Flava Kerrang!
Owner/parent company CSC Media Group Mushroom TV CSC Media Group Penny Street TV Limited CSC Media Group CSC Media Group Box Television (Bauer Group/Channel Four Television Corporation) Box Television (Bauer Group/Channel Four Television Corporation) Box Television (Bauer Group/Channel Four Television Corporation) Penny Street TV Ltd MTV Networks Europe MTV Networks Europe MTV Networks Europe MTV Networks Europe MTV Networks Europe
Freesat Sky Channel Channel 517 N/A 500 514 N/A 502 N/A 372 370 365 383 376 367 368
Virgin TalkTalk Media TV Channel Channel N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 342 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Kiss
N/A
N/A
361
336
N/A
Magic Massive R&B MTV MTV+1 MTV Base MTV Classic MTV Dance MTV Rocks NME TV Vintage TV
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A 518 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 516 515
363 385 350 351 352 357 354 353 355 382 369
340 N/A 311 312 315 N/A 319 317 325 N/A N/A
N/A N/A 407 N/A N/A 410 N/A 408 N/A N/A N/A
MTV Hits MTV Networks Europe MTV Networks Europe CSC Media Group Vintage TV Limited
Channel Name Q Scuzz Smash Hits! Starz TV The Box The Vault VH1 VIVA
Owner/parent company Box Television (Bauer Group/Channel Four Television Corporation) CSC Media Group Box Television (Bauer Group/Channel Four Television Corporation) Mushroom TV Box Television (Bauer Group/Channel Four Television Corporation) CSC Media Group MTV Networks Europe MTV Networks Europe
Freesat Sky Channel Channel N/A 503 N/A N/A N/A 501 N/A N/A 364 374 362 371 359 366 356 358
Virgin TalkTalk Media TV Channel Channel 338 N/A 337 N/A 335 N/A 320 313 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 409 455
[edit] Sport
Channel Name At The Races British Eurosport Chelsea TV ESPN ESPN America ESPN Classic Owner/parent company British Sky Broadcasting/Arena Leisure/28 UK racecourses TF1 Group Chelsea F.C. ESPN Inc. (The Walt Disney Company/Hearst Corporation) ESPN Inc. (The Walt Disney Company/Hearst Corporation) ESPN Inc. (The Walt Disney Company/Hearst Corporation) Freeview Freesat Channel Channel Sky Channel Virgin Media Channel 534 TalkTalk TV Channel N/A
N/A
N/A
415
N/A
566
N/A
N/A
429
533
N/A
Channel Name Eurosport 2 Extreme Sports LFC TV Motors TV Premier Sports Premier Sports Xtra MUTV Primetime Racing UK Setanta Ireland
Owner/parent company TF1 Group Chello Zone Liverpool FC TF1 Group Setanta Sports Setanta Sports Manchester United/British Sky Broadcasting Portland TV Ltd Racing Post/31 UK racecourses Setanta Sports
Freeview Freesat Channel Channel N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Sky Channel 411 419 434 413 433 437 406 480 432 423 (Northern Ireland only) 424 (Northern Ireland only) 401 402 403 404 405
Virgin Media Channel 525 527 544 545 N/A N/A 528 N/A 536
TalkTalk TV Channel N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Setanta Sports 1 Sky Sports 1 Sky Sports 2 Sky Sports 3 Sky Sports 4 Sky Sports News
Setanta Sports British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
[edit] News
Channel Name Al Jazeera English BBC News Sky News Owner/parent company Al Jazeera BBC BSkyB Freeview Channel 89 80 ? Freesat Channel 203 200 ? Sky Channel 514 503 501 Virgin Media Channel N/A 601 ? TalkTalk TV Channel N/A 501 ?
[edit] 09
Channel Name 5* 5USA Owner/parent company Northern & Shell Northern & Shell Freeview Channel 36 35 Freesat Channel N/A N/A Sky Channel 176 177 (+1) 174 175 (+1) Virgin Media Channel 151 153 TalkTalk TV Channel 31 30
[edit] A
Channel Name Owner/parent company Freeview Channel Freesat Channel Sky Channel Virgin Media Channel TalkTalk TV Channel
[edit] B
Channel Name BBC One BBC Two BBC Three BBC Four BBC HD Owner/parent company BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC Freeview Channel 1 (HD 50) 2 3 4 54 Freesat Channel 101 (HD 108) 102 103 104 109 Sky Channel 101 (HD 143) 102 103 104 169 Virgin Media Channel 101 (HD 108) 102 103 104 187 TalkTalk TV Channel 101 102 103 104 N/A
[edit] C
Channel Name CBBC CBeebies Channel 5 CITV Owner/parent company BBC BBC Northern & Shell ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc, CITV Breakfast Ltd.) Freeview Channel 70 71 5 72 (except Wales) Freesat Sky Channel Channel 600 601 105 602 613 614 Virgin Media Channel 701 702 TalkTalk TV Channel 306 305 5 307
[edit] D
Channel Name Discovery Discovery+1 Owner/parent company Discovery Networks Europe Discovery Networks Europe Freeview Channel Freesat Channel Sky Channel 520 521 Virgin Media Channel TalkTalk TV Channel
[edit] E
Channel Name Owner/parent company Freeview Channel Freesat Channel Sky Channel Virgin Media Channel TalkTalk TV Channel
[edit] F
Channel Name Faith Fashion TV Film 24 Film4 Flaunt Michel Adam Lisowski Wicked TV Channel 4 Television Corporation CSC Media Group Owner/parent company Freeview Channel N/A N/A N/A 15 N/A Freesat Channel N/A N/A N/A 300 301 (+1) N/A Sky Channel 773 272 158 315 316 (+1) 376 Virgin Media Channel N/A N/A N/A 444 445 (+1) N/A TalkTalk TV Channel N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Owner/parent company CSC Media Group Fox News Network LLC (News Corporation) TF1 Group/France Tlvisions Fox International Channels (News Corporation)
Sky Channel 367 509 517 164 165 (+) 193 (HD)
[edit] G
Channel Name Gala TV Gay Date TV Owner/parent company Gala Group Euro Digital Corporation Limited Freeview Channel N/A N/A N/A N/A Northern and Shell The Colourful Company Group Ltd. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Glory TV Ltd. The Angel Foundation N/A N/A N/A Freesat Sky Channel Channel 861 N/A N/A N/A N/A 805 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 841 871 873 945 935 652 656 825 815 909 835 760 761 Virgin Media Channel N/A N/A N/A N/A 485 755 756 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 279 TalkTalk TV Channel N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Gems TV The Colourful 2 Company Group Ltd. Geo News GEO UK Get Lucky TV Glory TV GOD GOD TV The Angel Foundation Independent Media Corporation Independent Media Corporation
Owner/parent company
Freeview Channel
TalkTalk TV Channel
17 (TUTV) N/A
N/A N/A
16 N/A
[edit] H
Channel Name Hallmark Channel Horse & Country TV History Owner/parent company NBC Universal Global Networks Horse & Country TV Limited A&E Television Networks/BSkyB UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Virgin Media) House of Fun TV Limited LFP Broadcasting Freeview Channel N/A N/A Freesat Sky Channel Channel N/A N/A 150 215 (+1) 280 Virgin Media Channel 190 191 (+1) N/A TalkTalk TV Channel 8 N/A
N/A
N/A
529 234 530 (+1) 235 (+1) (ex545 (HD) NTL only) 246 247 (+1) 949 931 265 266 (+1) N/A N/A
N/A
17 N/A N/A
[edit] I
Channel Name Ideal World Ideal World 2 Ideal World 3 Information Owner/parent company Ideal Shopping Direct plc Ideal Shopping Direct plc Ideal Shopping Direct plc Freeview Freesat Sky Channel Channel Channel 22 N/A N/A N/A 812 N/A N/A 402 644 651 668 166 Virgin Media Channel 747 N/A N/A N/A TalkTalk TV Channel N/A N/A N/A N/A
Owner/parent company
TalkTalk TV Channel
N/A Islam Channel Limited ITV Network Limited (consisting of ITV plc, STV Group plc, UTV Media, Channel Television Ltd., ITV Breakfast Ltd.) ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc) ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc) ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc) ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc) N/A
690 693
767 813
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
ITV
103
103
103
6 27 (+1) 10 24 51
113 118 114 (+1) 131 (+1) 115 119 116 (+1) 179 (+1) 117 120 118 (+1) 180 (+1) 103
(Via Red Button)
12 13 29 N/A
Manual Tuning
[edit] J
Channel Name JML JML Active JML Innovation JML Cookshop The Jewellery Channel Jewellery Maker The Jewellery Channel UK Ltd. The Colourful Company Group Ltd. Owner/parent company Freeview Channel N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Freesat Channel 809 N/A 808 810 815 Sky Channel 631 652 656 657 650 Virgin Media Channel N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A TalkTalk TV Channel N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A
N/A
655
N/A
N/A
[edit] K
Channel Name Kerrang! TV KICC TV Kiss TV Kix! Box Television Ltd CSC Media Group Owner/parent company Box Television Ltd Freeview Channel N/A N/A N/A N/A Freesat Channel N/A N/A N/A 606 Sky Channel 358 774 350 627 Virgin Media Channel 342 N/A 336 N/A TalkTalk TV Channel N/A N/A N/A N/A
[edit] L
Channel Owner/parent Name company Leeds TV Leeds Television Limited Liverpool F.C./Setanta Sports Netplay TV Broadcasting Limited Freeview Channel Watch Online www.leedstelevision.co.uk N/A Virgin TalkTalk Freesat Sky Media TV Channel Channel Channel Channel N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A
448
544
N/A
N/A
N/A
847
N/A
N/A
Satellite Live XXX Entertainment Babes Limited Living TV Group (British Sky Broadcasting) Living TV Group (British Sky Broadcasting)
N/A
N/A
950
N/A
N/A
Living
N/A
N/A
109 112 111 (+1) 113 (+1) 159 (+2) 172 (+2) 110 (HD) 114 112 173 (+1) 160 (+1) 768 910 N/A N/A
N/A
Livingit
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
Freeview Channel
Virgin TalkTalk Freesat Sky Media TV Channel Channel Channel Channel 271 273 (HD)
N/A
Manual tuning
N/A
N/A
[edit] M
Channel Name Magic TV MATV MAX Max TV Owner/parent company Box Television Ltd Vinod Popat Multi Screen Media Pvt. Ltd. Datel Holdings Ltd. Freeview Channel N/A UHF 68 N/A N/A N/A N/A 14 N/A NBC Universal Global Networks Dolphin Broadcast Services Ltd. Dolphin Broadcasting Services Ltd. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community MTV Networks Europe MTV Networks Europe N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Freesat Sky Channel Channel N/A N/A N/A N/A 450 143 124 125 (+1) N/A N/A 304 306 N/A N/A N/A 352 793 800 666 178 228 138 139 (+1) 413 329 330 (+) 325 326 (+1) 327 787 352 354 Virgin Media Channel 340 823 N/A N/A 280 N/A 145 545 424 425 (+) N/A N/A N/A 315 319 TalkTalk TV Channel N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 15 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
ITV Digital Men & Motors Channels Ltd (ITV plc) Men&Movies More4 Motors TV Movies 24 Movies4Men Movies4Men 2 MTA MTV Base MTV Dance Dolphin Broadcast Services Ltd. Channel 4 Television Corporation
Channel Name MTV Hits MTV One MTV Two MTV R MTVNHD Music Choice Music Choice Extra Music India MUTV My Channel
Owner/parent company MTV Networks Europe MTV Networks Europe MTV Networks Europe MTV Networks Europe MTV Networks Europe Music Choice Europe Ltd. Music Choice Europe Ltd. Media Worldwide Pvt. Ltd. Manchester United F.C./British Sky Broadcasting ETV/AIM
Freeview Channel N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Freesat Sky Channel Channel N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 353 350 351 (+1) 355 161 384 395 396 829 406 176
Virgin Media Channel 317 311 312 (+1) 325 170 310 N/A N/A N/A 530 N/A
TalkTalk TV Channel 408 407 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
[edit] N
Channel Name National Geographic Channel National Geographic Wild NDTV 24x7 NDTV Imagine NHK World Owner/parent company NGC-UK Partnership (National Geographic Society/Fox International Channels) NGC-UK Partnership (National Geographic Society/Fox International Channels) NDTV NDTV NHK Freeview Freesat Sky Channel Channel Channel Virgin Media Channel TalkTalk TV Channel 112 113 (On demand)
N/A
N/A
526 230 527 (+1) 231 (+1) 543 232 (HD) (HD) 528 513 834 516 228 N/A N/A N/A
Channel Name
Owner/parent company Nickelodeon UK (MTV Networks Europe/British Sky Broadcasting) Nickelodeon UK (MTV Networks Europe/British Sky Broadcasting) Nickelodeon UK (MTV Networks Europe/British Sky Broadcasting) Nickelodeon UK (MTV Networks Europe/British Sky Broadcasting) CSC Media Group Nollywood Movies Limited Al Ehya Digital Television Ltd. Satellite Entertainment Limited Nigerian Television Authority
Nick Jr.
N/A
N/A
615
Nick Jr. 2
N/A
N/A
620
716
N/A
Nickelodeon
N/A
N/A
604 605 (Replay) 606 630 (Replay) 382 329 822 954 202
315
[edit] O
Channel Name Ocean finance Omusic TV Open Heaven TV OBE TV New OBE Channel Ltd. Owner/parent company Canis Media Open Access Group Freeview Channel N/A N/A N/A N/A Freesat Channel N/A N/A N/A N/A Sky Channel 888 359 210 204 Virgin Media Channel N/A N/A N/A N/A TalkTalk TV Channel N/A N/A N/A N/A
Owner/parent company Open Access Group Open Access Group Over 18 TV Ltd.
[edit] P
Channel Name PCNE Chinese Peace TV Pitch TV Pitch World Playboy TV Playhouse Disney Pop Girl POP! Press TV price-drop tv Propeller TV Psychic TV PTV Global PTV Prime Owner/parent company Phoenix Television Zakir Naik Pitchwell Group Ltd. Pitchwell Group Ltd. Playboy Enterprises Disney-ABC Television Group CSC Media Group CSC Media Group Press TV sit-up Ltd Image Channel Company Limited Majestic TV Limited Pakistan Television Corporation Pakistan Freeview Channel N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Freesat Channel N/A N/A 803 804 N/A N/A 604 603 N/A 801 N/A N/A N/A N/A Sky Channel 785 823 636 647 900 (Sub) 928 (PPV) 611 612 (+) 626 629 (+1) 616 515 653 195 886 812 792 Virgin Media Channel 833 ex-NTL
only
TalkTalk TV Channel N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 303 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A N/A 475 (PPV) 495 (Sub) 727 N/A 736 N/A 741 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Channel Name
Freeview Channel
Freesat Channel
Sky Channel
TalkTalk TV Channel
Pub Channel
N/A
N/A
881 Licensed
Premises Only
N/A
N/A
[edit] Q
Channel Name Q QUEST QVC UK Owner/parent company Box Television Ltd Discovery Networks UK QVC Freeview Channel N/A 38 16 Freesat Channel N/A N/A 800 Sky Channel 354 154 167 (+1) 640 Virgin Media Channel 338 N/A 740 TalkTalk TV Channel N/A N/A N/A
[edit] R
Channel Name Rabbit Chat And Date Racing UK Real Madrid TV Really Record TV International Owner/parent company Teletext Ltd Racing Post/31 UK Racecourses Real Madrid C.F. UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Virgin Media) Record TV Network Freeview Freesat Sky Channel Channel Channel 102 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 432 446 248 801 904 (amateur) 905 (mums) 920 (tv) 921 (40+) 922 (fetish) Virgin Media Channel N/A 536 N/A 267 N/A TalkTalk TV Channel N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Red Hot TV
N/A
N/A
Owner/parent company Revelation TV Limited The Colourful Company Group Ltd. Rainbow Media RIA-Novosti
Freeview Freesat Sky Channel Channel Channel N/A N/A N/A 85 N/A N/A N/A 206 765 647 452 516
[edit] S
Channel Name Owner/parent company Welsh Fourth Channel Authority S4C Multi Screen Media Pvt. Ltd. Sangat TV Limited Netplay group NBC Universal Global Networks CSC Media Group Setanta Sports Setanta Sports Sony Pictures Entertainment Jungle.uk.com Ltd. Freeview Channel Freesat Channel Sky Channel 104 (Wales) 134 (Rest of UK) 507 819 847 283 129 205 (+1) 214 (HD) 374 423 (Northern Ireland Only) 424 (Northern Ireland Only) 782 649 342 Virgin Media Channel 167 (Wales Only) 168 (Wales Only) N/A N/A N/A 135 N/A N/A N/A 805 N/A N/A TalkTalk TV Channel N/A
S4C Digidol
104 4 (Wales (Wales) Only) HD: 120 (Rest 2010 of UK) 86 (Wales Only) N/A N/A N/A N/A 503 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 202 N/A N/A 851 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
S4C2 SAB TV Sangat TV Super casino Sci-Fi Scuzz Setanta Ireland Setanta Sports 1 Sony TV Asia Shop on TV Shorts TV
N/A N/A N/A N/A 22 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Channel Name
Owner/parent company
Freeview Channel
Freesat Channel
TalkTalk TV Channel
Sikh Channel Sikh TV Smile TV 2 Sky1 Sky2 Sky3 Sky Arts 1 Sky Arts 2 Sky Box Office Sky Cust. Chl (Sky Customer Channel) Sky Movies Action & Thriller Sky Movies Classics Sky Movies Comedy Sky Movies Drama Sky Movies Family Sky Movies Indie
TV Legal Limited Sikh Media Limited Cellcast group British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting
840 848 N/A 106 170 (HD) 107 108 256 258 (HD) 257 259 (HD) 700-761 899, 970 and 999 304 335 (HD) 308 303 334 (HD) 306 337 (HD) 305 336 (HD) 310
N/A N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Channel Name Sky Movies Modern Greats Sky Movies Premiere Sky Movies Sci Fi & Horror Sky Movies Screen 1 Sky Movies Screen 2 Sky News Sky Poker Sky Sports 1 Sky Sports 2 Sky Sports 3 Sky Sports HD1 Sky Sports HD2 Sky Sports HD3 Sky Sports News Sky Sports 4 Sky Travel Sky Vegas
Owner/parent company British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting
Sky Channel 309 339 (HD) 301 302 (+1) 313 (HD) 307 338 (HD) 311 314 (HD) 312 332 (HD) 501 846 401 402 403 408 409 450 405 404 659 845
Virgin Media Channel 409 401 402 (+1) 407 411 412 602 N/A 511 512 513 N/A N/A N/A 517 516 N/A N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A N/A N/A 82 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 83 N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A N/A Manual tuning N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A ? N/A 505 N/A 551 552 553 N/A N/A N/A 550 554 N/A N/A
Channel Name Smart Live Casino TV Smash Hits SmileTV 3 speed auction tv STAR Gold STAR News STAR One STAR Plus Starz Stop + Shop
Owner/parent company
Freesat Channel 852 N/A N/A 814 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Sky Channel 851 361 N/A 655 811 810 783 784 361 653
Virgin Media Channel N/A 337 N/A 746 N/A 802 N/A 803 N/A N/A
TalkTalk TV Channel N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Box Television Ltd Cellcast Group sit-up Ltd STAR TV STAR TV STAR TV STAR TV Video Interactive Television Thane International Inc.
[edit] T
Channel Name TBN Europe TCM Turner Broadcasting System Europe (Time Warner) Turner Broadcasting System Europe (Time Warner) Education Digital Ltd. / Education Digital Management Ltd. Teletext Ltd. Owner/parent company Freeview Freesat Channel Channel N/A N/A N/A N/A Sky Channel 763 319 Virgin Media Channel N/A 419 TalkTalk TV Channel N/A N/A
TCM 2
N/A
N/A
320
N/A
N/A
88
650
880
240
845
101 97
986 N/A
662 903/917/908
N/A 490
N/A N/A
Channel Name Thane Direct Thomas Cook TV Tiny Pop Travel Channel True Movies True Movies 2 TV Shop
Freeview Freesat Channel Channel N/A N/A 811 N/A 605 N/A 302 303 806
Sky Channel 650 645 617 625 (+1) 260 261 (+1) 323 324 633
Virgin Media Channel N/A N/A 737 N/A 428 N/A N/A
N/A N/A
Moving Movies Ltd (CSC Media Group) Moving Movies Ltd (CSC Media Group)
[edit] U
Channel Name UCB TV UK Entertainment Channel Unexplained Channel Monster Pictures N/A Owner/parent company Freeview Channel N/A Freesat Sky Channel Channel N/A 766 Virgin Media Channel N/A TalkTalk TV Channel N/A
[edit] V
Channel Name The Vault VH1 VH1 Classic Virgin1 Owner/parent company CSC Media Group MTV Networks Europe MTV Networks Europe Living TV Group (British Sky Broadcasting) Freeview Channel N/A N/A N/A 20 Freesat Channel 501 N/A N/A N/A Sky Channel 366 356 357 121 122 (+1) Virgin Media Channel N/A 320 321 119 120 (+1) TalkTalk TV Channel N/A 409 410 ?
Channel Name
Owner/parent company
Freeview Channel
Freesat Channel
Sky Channel
TalkTalk TV Channel
[edit] W
Channel Name Watch Wedding TV Wedding TV Asia Wonderful Word Network Owner/parent company UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Virgin Media) Freeview Channel N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Freesat Sky Channel Channel N/A 400 401 N/A N/A 109 155 (+1) 277 277 762 771 Virgin Media Channel 124 125 (+1) N/A N/A N/A N/A TalkTalk TV Channel N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
[edit] X
Channel Name Xplicit XXX Xtreme Babes Owner/parent company Freeview Channel N/A N/A Freesat Channel N/A N/A Sky Channel 927 933 Virgin Media Channel 484 N/A TalkTalk TV Channel N/A N/A
[edit] Y
Channel Name Yesterday York@54 Owner/parent company UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Virgin Media) EBS New Media Freeview Channel 12 Analogue in Freesat Sky Channel Channel N/A N/A 537 538 (+1) N/A Virgin Media Channel 203 204 (+1) N/A TalkTalk TV Channel 115 N/A
Channel Name
Owner/parent company
TalkTalk TV Channel
[edit] Z
Channel Name Zee Cinema Zing Zee TV Zone Horror Owner/parent company Zee Network Zee Network Zee Network Chello Zone Freeview Channel N/A N/A N/A N/A Freesat Channel N/A 509 N/A 138 139 (+1 Sky Channel 790 789 788 319 320 (+1) Virgin Media Channel 810 811 (ex-NTL only) 809 170 TalkTalk TV Channel N/A N/A 808 N/A
JBC - television network based in London The Hub KidsCo[1] Portsmouth TV - television station for Portsmouth and the Greater Portsmouth area also including Southampton and Winchester.
Channel Name
Notes
TalkTalk TV Channel
Al Jazeera The Amp Arsenal TV Arsenal TV Replay The Arts Channel Artsworld ABC1 Auction World.tv Audi Channel BBC Choice BBC Knowledge Big Game TV Audi BBC BBC CSC Media Group Arsenal F.C./Setanta Sports Arsenal F.C./Setanta Sports WHSmith Group British Sky Broadcasting Disney-ABC Television Group
N/A Replaced by Sky Arts. Replaced by Sky Arts. Closed down because of the low ratings. Licence to broadcast terminated Replaced by BBC Three Replaced by BBC Four The channel closed down in early 2007 after a spate of bad press for the call-tv industry. N/A N/A 15
N/A N/A N/A 161 924 (exNTL only) N/A 11/111 12/245 N/A
Boro TV
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Channel Name
Owner/parent company
Notes F.C. began broadcasting August 2001 on NTL cable television until July 2005
TalkTalk TV Channel
Bravo
Closed on 1 January 2011, Living TV with its most Group (British popular Sky programmes Broadcasting) moved to other Sky channels Closed on 1 January 2011, Living TV with its most Group (British popular Sky programmes Broadcasting) moved to other Sky channels Closed on 1 January 2011, Living TV with its most Group (British popular Sky programmes Broadcasting) moved to other Sky channels Closed in early 2008. Carlton Television Carlton Television Closed down for good. Later rebranded Taste CFN, itself now defunct. Replaced by Discovery Kids. Closed down for good.
N/A
N/A
123
136
N/A
N/A
N/A
124
137
N/A
Bravo+1
N/A
N/A
153
138
N/A
Bravo 2
N/A 28
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
N/A ?
N/A N/A
35
N/A
N/A
N/A
34 35
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
Freevie Virgin Freesat Sky w Media Channel Channel Channel Channel 34 N/A N/A ?
Cartoon Network +
Turner Replaced with Broadcasting Cartoon System Europe Network TOO. (Time Warner) CBM Media Setanta Sports Dundee TV A former RSL broadcasting to the city of Dundee Stopped broadcasting Living TV Closed on 1 Group (British February 2011 Sky at 06:00 Broadcasting) Living TV Closed on 1 Group (British February 2011 Sky at 06:00 Broadcasting) Flextech Television Classic FM Replaced by Trouble. Stopped broadcasting Stopped broadcasting Turner Replaced with Broadcasting Toonami then System Europe to Cartoon (Time Warner) Network TOO Stopped broadcasting Stopped Contract with National Grid Wireless terminated
N/A
N/A
602
N/A
N/A
22 N/A N/A
N/A
N/A
193
N/A
N/A
Channel One
N/A
N/A
121
119
46
N/A
N/A
122
120
N/A
CNX
N/A
N/A
244
903/148
N/A
CPD TV Digital
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
952 464
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
Channel Name Classics The Daily Quiz! Discovery Home & Leisure Discovery Kids Discovery Wings Einstein.tv EBN
Owner/parent company
TalkTalk TV Channel
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Rebranded as Discovery Real Time in 2005 Replaced by Discovery Turbo Replaced by Discovery Turbo Stopped broadcasting
N/A
N/A
271
N/A
N/A
N/A
615
721
N/A
524 576 ?
221 N/A ?
NBC
Merged with CNBC Europe Due to launch as a possible "Channel 6" in 2000, Shelved in December 1999. Television channel targeted towards gay men. Scheduled to start broadcasting in September 2005; however never launched due to funding issues.
ETV
Microsoft
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Faze TV
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
318 317
N/A ?
N/A N/A
Channel Name
Owner/parent company Television Corporation Channel 4 Television Corporation Virgin Media Television FOM British Satellite Broadcasting
Notes broadcasting when the subscription service ended. Replaced by FilmFour Weekly, itself now defunct. Replaced by Virgin1 Closed due to very poor viewing figures.
TalkTalk TV Channel
Weekly
N/A
N/A
N/A
20
N/A
N/A
F1 Digital +
N/A
N/A
N/A
Galaxy Game in TV Game Network gobarkingmad God Revival Granada Breeze Granada Plus
N/A Stopped broadcasting N/A N/A Stopped broadcasting Replaced by God 2 N/A N/A 31 N/A
Cellcast
Granada Sky Broadcasting Last name was Plus; closed by Granada Sky Granada Sky Broadcasting Broadcasting as part of a deal to carry ITV3 on Sky Granada Sky Broadcasting Play to Win TV Box Television Replaced by 4Music
? N/A 18
Channel Name HSE Shopping iBuy iBuy 2 ITV News Channel ITV Play L!VE TV letsgoshop+ Liberty TV LONDON TV Magazine Showcase Majestic TV
Owner/parent company
Freevie Virgin Freesat Sky w Media Channel Channel Channel Channel N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 644 631 632 525 856 214 650 202 244 208 238 N/A N/A N/A 617 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
TalkTalk TV Channel N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
IAC/HSN IAC/HSN ITV plc ITV plc Stopped broadcasting Stopped broadcasting Stopped broadcasting Visit London Stopped broadcasting Stopped broadcasting Nigeria based TV channel which broadcast outside of Sky's EPG for over a year, then it became a subscription channel costing 5 per month & then it stopped broadcasting. Stopped broadcasting Replaced by NME TV Stopped broadcasting Formerly ITN News Channel
MBI
N/A
N/A
698
N/A
N/A
MKTV (Milton Trafalgar Keynes Media Group Television) Minx Money Channel CSC Media Group
Notes Replaced by MTV Hits Replaced by MTV ONE +1 An early UK cable channel that ran from 1984 to 1987 and production company responsible for Forever programming. Stopped broadcasting Stopped broadcasting
Freevie Virgin Freesat Sky w Media Channel Channel Channel Channel N/A N/A ? N/A
MTV Flux
N/A
N/A
346
325
N/A
Music Box
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Musicians Channel Nation 217 Nickelodeon UK (MTV Networks Nicktoonsters Europe/British Sky Broadcasting) Now British Satellite Broadcasting
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
475 217
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
N/A
N/A
630
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
PIN
N/A
N/A
636
N/A
N/A
Play UK
Originally UK UKTV Play. Replaced (BBC/Virgin by UKTV Media) History. CSC Media Group Replaced by Tiny Pop
37
N/A
217
100/151
N/A
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
620 N/A
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
Channel Name
Owner/parent company
Notes satellite
TalkTalk TV Channel
PremPlus
Formally British Sky Premiership Broadcasting Plus (Pay-PerView) Ostrich Media Now a TV (owned by programme on iTouch) Channel Five Optimistic Entertainment Racing Post Setanta Sports Broadcast in Scotland on ONdigital (an early UK pay DTT Network) in place of ITV2 which was available in England and Wales
N/A
N/A
433
501
N/A
S2
SMG plc
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Screensport
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Stopped broadcasting Shopping N/A N/A
Setanta PPV 1 Setanta Sports Setanta PPV 2 Setanta Sports Setanta Golf Setanta Sports
Setanta Sports Setanta Sports 2 Setanta Sports News ShopAid TV Shop America Setanta Sports/Virgin Media
Channel Name
Owner/parent company
TalkTalk TV Channel
Shop Smart Shopping Genie Simply Health Simply Holidays Simply Home Simply Jewellery Simply Movies Simply Music Simply Shopping Sky 2 Sky Arts Sky Business Sky Channel Sky Real Lives Sky Real Lives+1 British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting
Stopped broadcasting Stopped broadcasting Shopping channel Stopped broadcasting Stopped broadcasting Jewellery shopping channel Moved focus to distributing films Stopped broadcasting Stopped broadcasting Now called Sky2
308 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 282 N/A 283
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Channel Name Sky Scottish Sky Soap Sky Mix Sky Movies Premier Widescreen Solent TV Sound TV Soundtrack Channel
Owner/parent company SMG plc/British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting Island Volunteers Group
Notes
Freevie Virgin Freesat Sky w Media Channel Channel Channel Channel N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A ? ? 107 305 N/A N/A N/A ?
N/A N/A
Closed due to funding issues UHF 54 on 25 May 2007. N/A Stopped broadcasting One of the early panEuropean satellite television channels. Was taken over by American network NBC. First local UK cable channel, first local news and sports magazine on UK cable, first UK home-play phone-in gameshow, first UK home shopping channel. Stopped broadcasting. N/A
Super Channel
General Electric
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Swindon Cable
NTL
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Tara TV TeleG
N/A 8
N/A N/A
178 N/A
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
Channel Name
Owner/parent company
TalkTalk TV Channel
Stopped broadcasting Went bust. Replaced with Disney Cinemagic Short lived shopping channel. Stopped broadcasting
649 ? 613
Travel Deals TV Jobshop TV Travel Shop TV Travel Shop 2 txt me u direct sport UKTV (BBC/Virgin Media) UKTV (BBC/Virgin Media)
Stopped broadcasting Stopped broadcasting Replaced by both UKTV Documentary and UKTV People. Replaced by Dave
N/A N/A
UK Horizons
N/A
N/A
N/A
19
N/A
269
263
41
UKTV Gold
Replaced by UKTV G.O.L.D. (BBC/Virgin UKTV G2 was Media) replaced by Dave Stopped broadcasting Urban Media Went bust
17?
N/A?
126?
16?
Unlimited TV Urban TV
N/A N/A
N/A N/A
259 202
N/A N/A
N/A
Channel Name
Notes
TalkTalk TV Channel
UTV2
Broadcast in Northern Ireland on ONdigital (an early UK pay DTT Network) in place of ITV2 which was available in England and Wales News channel Replaced by MTV Flux, itself replaced by MTV ONE +1
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
537
N/A
N/A
VH2
N/A
N/A
346
172/315
N/A
The Wrestling Channel Reloaded Wellbeing Where It's At XLEAGUE.TV Portland TV Boots The Chemist Stopped broadcasting Stopped broadcasting Replaced by Pulse. Former payper-view channel operated by Top Up TV
Xtraview
Top Up TV
36
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Zee Gujarati
Zee Network
N/A
N/A
816
N/A
N/A
Main channels
[edit] Analogue channels
Channel Name RT One RT Two TV3 TG4 3e City Channel (Dublin) City Channel (Galway) Channel South Owner/parent company Raidi Teilifs ireann Raidi Teilifs ireann TV3 Group Teilifs na Gaeilge TV3 Group City Channel City Channel City Channel Irish Analogue * 1 2 3 4 Saorview Sky UPC 1 2 3 4 6 101 101 102 102 103 103 104 104 105 106 107 107 107 Magne Other t 101 102 103 104 106 Internet Internet Internet Internet Internet
For information on channels shown in Northern Ireland, see List of television stations in Northern Ireland.
[edit] Children's
Channel Name RTjr TRT Owner/parent company Raidi Teilifs ireann Raidi Teilifs ireann Saorview 7 Sky UPC 601 601 Magnet Other
Saorview
Magnet
Other
[edit] News
Channel Name RT News Now / Euronews Owner/parent company Saorview Sky UPC Magnet Other Raidi Teilifs ireann 5 Internet
[edit] Sport
Channel Name Setanta Ireland Setanta HD Owner/parent company Setanta Sports Channel Ireland Ltd Setanta Sports Channel Ireland Ltd Saorview Sky 424 UPC 406 412 Magnet Other 423 105/401
TV3 HD, content from TV3 in high-definition. TV3+1, TV3 delayed by one hour. 3Kids, children's channel operated by TV3. 3Classics, documentary and film channel. TG4 HD, content from TG4 in high-definition. Cula 4, Irish language channel aimed at children and teenagers. TG4+1, TG4 delayed by one hour.
Under review
Houses of the Oireachtas Channel - to launch on Saorview in late 2012 Irish Film Channel - to launch on Saorview in late 2011/2012
Underdetermined[2]
Chilli Hits (working title),24 hour music channel based on local and international music. Irish TV (working title), 24 hour music channel based on local and international music. NITV (working title); news, current affairs, feature programming, film, drama and documentary from Northern Ireland. FIS,a film channel CEOL, a music channel EOLAS, a channel providing parliamentary coverage from the Oireachtas, Stormont and the EU.
Discovery Channel Ireland MTV Universal Channel Nickelodeon Nick Jr. Comedy Central Sky1 Sky Living Sky Sports 1 Sky Sports 2 Sky Sports News Sky Movies E4 E!
Euronews Eurosport Eurosport 2 MGM Movie Channel TV5MONDE TVE Internacional CNN International Bloomberg CNBC Europe BBC Entertainment BBC Lifestyle BBC HD BBC World News National Geographic Channel
National Geographic Wild History Discovery HD History HD Crime & Investigation Network TCM
BBC Three BBC Four BBC News ITV1 ITV2 ITV3 ITV4 Bio. GOLD Sky Arts 1 Sky Arts 2 Sky2 Sky3 Sky Sports 3 Sky Sports 4 ESPN FX
Telefs na Gaeltachta - this was a pirate Irish language service in the west of Ireland, and a fore-runner of the state-owned broadcaster, TG4. Capital Television - this was another short-lived Dublin channel which only broadcast a caption for a week, along with a testcard at night another week. It, too, was a pirate TV channel.
[edit] 1980s
Channel 3 - (Later known as Channel D) was a short-lived Dublin based television station broadcasting from July 1981 to October 1981. It was a pirate TV channel. Nova TV - this was another Dublin pirate TV channel that was broadcast for a short time in the 1980s.
[edit] 1990s
Tara TV - this was an Irish channel that was broadcast in the UK on Sky Digital from 1997 until RT forced its closure in 2002. It was also broadcast in Ireland for much of this time. RLO TV - this was another legal/pirate television station (Satellite and UHF), broadcast in Limerick by Radio Limerick One in 1999 and 2000. An official license was granted for the satellite service in 1997 at which time digital broadcasts began making this the first digital television channel in Ireland beating RT by years. During the UHF years while the station was not airing its own content they would broadcast a relay of UK Channel 5.
[edit] 2000s
Waterford@8 - this was a sister local TV service of WLR FM in Waterford. It was available on cable in Waterford city and Dungarvan and on MMDS in east Waterford and south Kilkenny. The service launched in 2000, and ceased in 2005. Sky News Ireland - this was an Irish version of Sky News, carried to Ireland on Sky Digital, and by most cable companies. It ceased broadcasting in November 2006 due to low audience figures. Chorus Sports - this was on Chorus Cable, which showed local sports, greyhound racing, and national motor racing events. This ceased broadcasting in January 2007. Bubble Hits Ireland - this was a 24 hour music channel targeting both the Ireland and the rest of Europe (European version). On February 13, 2009, Bubble Hits ceased broadcasting due to a downturn in advertising revenue.
[edit] 2010s
Buzz TV - this was a 24 hour interactive television service it ceased operating in July 2010. Two years after its original launch.
HD channels
Channel name BBC HD BBC One HD Bio. HD Content Type Separate schedule Owner/parent company BBC BBC A+E Networks UK (A&E
Television Networks/British Sky Broadcasting)
UPC Saorview Sky EPG Ireland EPG No. No. EPG No.
N/A
100% HD
143
(Free-to-air)
135
(Value)
N/A
141
(Free-to-air)
140
(Value)
211 2008/11/05
N/A (Entertainment Extra + HD pack)
223
(Select)
601
N/A (Entertainment Extra + HD pack) N/A
Paramount UK Partnership
(Paramount British Pictures/British Sky Broadcasting)
2010/08/09
N/A
222
(Entertainment + HD pack)
N/A
100% HD
Separate schedule
555 2008/11/05
N/A (Entertainment Extra + HD pack)
225
(Select)
Channel name
Content
Type
Owner/parent company UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripps Networks Interactive) Discovery Networks Western Europe
Launch date
UPC Saorview Sky EPG Ireland EPG No. No. EPG No.
N/A
Dave HD
2011/10/10
111
(Entertainment + HD pack)
N/A
Discovery HD/upscaled Simulcast HD SD mix Disney HD/upscaled Simulcast Channel HD SD mix Disney HD/upscaled Cinemagic Simulcast SD mix HD Disney XD HD/upscaled Simulcast HD SD mix E4 HD HD/upscaled Simulcast SD mix HD/upscaled Simulcast SD mix
536 2006/05/22
N/A (Entertainment Extra + HD pack)
219
(Max)
Disney-ABC Television 2011/09/15 Group Disney-ABC Television 2008/12/01 Group Disney-ABC Television 2010/10/18 Group Channel Four Television 2009/12/14 Corporation UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripps Networks Interactive) ESPN Inc. (The
Walt Disney Company/Hearst Corporation)
609
N/A (Entertainment Extra + HD pack) N/A
N/A
622
(Movies + HD pack)[n 2]
612
(Disney Pack)[n 3]
607
N/A (Entertainment Extra + HD pack) N/A
N/A
215
(HD pack)
N/A
532 2010/10/04
N/A (Entertainment Extra + HD pack) N/A
Eden HD
430 2010/06/21
N/A (Subscription + HD pack)
4] [n
N/A
HD/upscaled ESPN HD Simulcast SD mix Eurosport HD FX HD HD/upscaled Simulcast[n 1] SD mix HD/upscaled Simulcast SD mix
417 2009/08/03
N/A (Subscription + HD pack)
4] [n
416
(Select Extra)[n 5]
424
(Select)
Fox International 2008/04/28 Channels UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripps Networks Interactive) 2010/08/31
N/A
124
(Entertainment + HD pack)
N/A
N/A N/A
249
(Entertainment + HD pack)
N/A
529
(Entertainment
220
(Select)
Channel name
Content
Type
Launch date
UPC Saorview Sky EPG Ireland EPG No. No. EPG No.
Extra + HD pack)
SD mix
ITV1 HD
ITV plc
2008/06/07
N/A
Manual tuning[1]
(Free-to-air)
6] [n
N/A
MGM HD
100% HD
N/A
313
(Movies + HD pack)[n 2]
325
(Select)
MTVNHD
HD/upscaled SD mix
Separate schedule
358 2008/12/16
N/A (Entertainment Extra + HD pack) N/A
526 2006/05/22
N/A (Entertainment Extra + HD pack)
221
(Select)
NGC-UK Partnership
(National Geographic Society/Fox International Channels)
528 2009/04/01
N/A (Entertainment Extra + HD pack)
222
(Select)
100% HD
Independent
2011/05/09
N/A
507
(Free-to-air)
N/A
Nickelodeon HD/upscaled Simulcast HD SD mix RT Two HD Setanta HD Sky 3D HD/upscaled Simulcast SD mix HD/upscaled Simulcast SD mix 100% HD Independent
632 2010/10/05
N/A (Entertainment Extra + HD pack) N/A
Raidi Teilifs 2011/05/26 ireann Setanta Sports 2010/11/23 British Sky 2010/04/03 Broadcasting British Sky 2011/02/01 Broadcasting
2
(Free-to-air) N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
412
(Value)
N/A
217
(Sky World + HD pack)
N/A
N/A
108
(Entertainment + HD pack)
N/A
Channel name
Content
Type
Owner/parent company
Launch date
UPC Saorview Sky EPG Ireland EPG No. No. EPG No.
N/A
Sky Arts 1 HD/upscaled Simulcast HD SD mix Sky Arts 2 HD/upscaled Simulcast HD SD mix Sky Insider HD 100% HD Independent
British Sky 2006/05/22 Broadcasting British Sky 2009/03/02 Broadcasting British Sky 2011/05/05 Broadcasting British Sky 2010/09/02 Broadcasting British Sky 2006/05/22 Broadcasting British Sky 2006/05/22 Broadcasting British Sky 2006/02/17 Broadcasting British Sky 2008/10/08 Broadcasting British Sky 2010/08/09 Broadcasting British Sky 2008/10/15 Broadcasting British Sky 2006/05/22 Broadcasting British Sky 2008/10/08 Broadcasting British Sky 2008/10/15 Broadcasting British Sky 2009/10/26 Broadcasting
243
(Entertainment + HD pack)
N/A
N/A
245
(Entertainment + HD pack)
N/A
N/A
889[n 7]
(Free-to-view)
N/A
Sky Living HD/upscaled Simulcast HD SD mix Sky Movies Box Office HD1 Sky Movies Box Office HD2 Sky HD Retail Info Sky Movies Action & Adventure HD Sky Movies Classics HD Sky Movies Comedy HD Sky Movies Crime & Thriller HD Sky Movies Drama & Romance HD Sky Movies Family HD Sky Movies Indie HD 100% HD Separate schedule Separate schedule Independent
N/A
107
(Entertainment + HD Pack)
N/A
N/A
752
(Pay-perview)
N/A
100% HD 100% HD
N/A
753
(Pay-perview)
N/A
N/A
997
(HD pack)
N/A
100% HD
Simulcast
N/A
305
(Movies + HD pack)
N/A
100% HD 100% HD
Simulcast Simulcast
N/A
311
(Movies + HD pack)
N/A
N/A
304
(Movies + HD pack)
N/A
100% HD
Simulcast
N/A
307
(Movies + HD pack)
N/A
100% HD
Simulcast
N/A
308
(Movies + HD pack)
N/A
100% HD 100% HD
Simulcast Simulcast
N/A
306
(Movies + HD pack)
N/A
N/A
312
(Movies + HD pack)
N/A
Channel name Sky Movies Modern Greats HD Sky Movies Premiere HD Sky Movies Sci-Fi & Horror HD Sky Movies Showcase HD Sky News HD
Content
Type
Owner/parent company
Launch date
UPC Saorview Sky EPG Ireland EPG No. No. EPG No.
N/A
100% HD
Simulcast
British Sky 2008/10/08 Broadcasting British Sky 2008/03/20 Broadcasting British Sky 2008/10/15 Broadcasting British Sky 2006/05/22 Broadcasting British Sky 2010/05/06 Broadcasting British Sky 2006/05/22 Broadcasting British Sky 2006/07/31 Broadcasting British Sky 2008/03/17 Broadcasting British Sky 2010/04/29 Broadcasting British Sky 2010/08/23 Broadcasting British Sky 2006/05/22 Broadcasting STV Group plc 2010/06/06
311
(Movies + HD pack)
N/A
100% HD
Simulcast
N/A
301
(Movies + HD pack)
N/A
100% HD
Simulcast
N/A
309
(Movies + HD pack)
N/A
100% HD 100% HD
Simulcast Simulcast
N/A
303
(Movies + HD pack)
N/A
N/A
501
(HD pack)
N/A
Sky Sports HD/upscaled Simulcast[n 1] HD1 SD mix Sky Sports HD/upscaled Simulcast[n 1] HD2 SD mix Sky Sports HD/upscaled Simulcast[n 1] HD3 SD mix Sky Sports HD/upscaled Simulcast[n 1] HD4 SD mix Sky Sports News HD Sky1 HD STV HD 100% HD Simulcast
N/A
401
(Sports + HD pack)
N/A
N/A
402
(Sports + HD pack)
N/A
N/A
403
(Sports + HD pack)
N/A
N/A
404
(Sports + HD pack)
N/A
405
N/A (Entertainment Extra + HD pack)[n 8] N/A
N/A
106
(Entertainment + HD pack)
N/A
N/A
Manual tuning[2]
(Free-to-air)
N/A
Syfy HD
N/A
114
(Entertainment + HD pack)
N/A
N/A
220
(Entertainment + HD pack)
N/A
Channel name
Content
Type
Launch date
UPC Saorview Sky EPG Ireland EPG No. No. EPG No.
N/A
Watch HD
2011/10/12
109
(Entertainment + HD pack)
N/A
More4 HD[3] STAR Gold HD on Sky channel 809[4] STAR Plus HD on Sky channel 784[4]
[edit] 2012
[edit] January
24 - Sky Arts 1 and Sky Arts 1 HD will move from Sky channel 243 to 129[5] 24 - Sky Arts 2 and Sky Arts 2 HD will move from Sky channel 245 to 130[5] 24 - Sky 3D will move from Sky channel 217 to 170[5]
Alibi HD on Sky channel 132[6] BBC One HD Northern Ireland variation may launch on Sky channel 141 and UPC Ireland channel 140[7] BBC Two HD may launch on Sky channel 143 and UPC Ireland channel 135, replacing BBC HD[8][9] QVC HD on Sky channel 640[10][11]
Animal Planet HD on Sky channel 525[12] Racing UK HD on Sky channel 432[13] Setanta HD on Sky channel 423[14] TCM HD on Sky channel 317[12]
Sky Sports HDX 2007/05/06 2007/05/26 British Sky Broadcasting Sky Real Lives 2008/10/20 2010/08/19 British Sky Broadcasting HD Sky Box Office 2010/12/03 2010/12/13 British Sky Broadcasting HD3 Sky Insider HD 2011/03/22 2011/03/30 British Sky Broadcasting Luxury Life HD 2007/12/03 2011/03/31 Rush HD Eurosport 3D 2008/04/07 2011/04/07 2011/05/22 2011/06/06 Luxury Broadcasting Limited Rainbow Media TF1 Group
426
General entertainment
EPG No. 1 2 Channel name RT One RT Two HD Upscaled to HD. Notes Shows Owner/parent Broadcast Multiplex commercial Format company hours s Raidi Teilifs 24 hours ireann Raidi Teilifs 24 hours ireann 1 1 Yes Yes 16:9 SDTV 1080i HDTV
EPG No.
Channel name
Notes
Shows Owner/parent Broadcast Multiplex commercial Format company hours s TV3 Television Network Ltd.
(Doughty Hanson & Co)
TV3
24 hours
Yes
TG4 Timeshares with Euronews. LCN repeat on channel 15. Timeshares with RT News Now. LCN repeat on channel 15.
Teilifs na Gaeilge
24 hours
Yes
RT News Now
06:00 00:00
No
16:9 SDTV
Euronews
SOCEMIE
00:00 06:00
Yes
16:9 SDTV
3e
24 hours
Yes
16:9 SDTV
RTjr
06:00 19:00
(Weekdays)
No
16:9 SDTV
19:00 Timeshares 06:00 Raidi Teilifs RT One +1 with RTjr on (Weekdays) ireann weekdays. 24 hours
(Weekends)
Yes
16:9 SDTV
Notes
16:9 SDTV
EPG No. 12 13 14 16 17
Channel name Future Service 2 Future Service 3 Future Service 4 Future Service 6 Future Service 7
Shows Owner/parent Broadcast Multiplex commercial Format company hours s TBA TBA 24 hours TBA 24 hours TBA TBA 2 2 2 2 2 No 1080i HDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
N/A
No
N/A
N/A
201
Uses bandwidth from RT RT Radio 1 Choice and RT Raidi Teilifs Extra Chill when onireann air. LCN repeat on channel 211. RT 2FM
Varies
64 kbit/s (mono)
202
LCN repeat on Raidi Teilifs 24 hours channel 212. ireann LCN repeat on Raidi Teilifs 24 hours channel 213. ireann
128 kbit/s (stereo) 160 kbit/s (stereo) 112 kbit/s (stereo) 128 kbit/s
203 RT Lyric FM
204 205
RT Raidi na LCN repeat on Raidi Teilifs 24 hours Gaeltachta channel 214. ireann RT Pulse LCN repeat on Raidi Teilifs 24 hours channel 215. ireann
1 1
Notes
Owner/parent Broadcast Multiplex Format company hours (stereo) 128 kbit/s (stereo) 112 kbit/s (stereo) 128 kbit/s (stereo) 128 kbit/s (stereo)
206
RT 2XM
LCN repeat on Raidi Teilifs 24 hours channel 216. ireann Drops to 80 kbit/s (mono) Raidi Teilifs when required. 24 hours ireann LCN repeat on channel 217. LCN repeat on Raidi Teilifs 24 hours channel 218. ireann Timeshares with RT Chill. LCN Raidi Teilifs repeat on ireann channel 219. Drops to 96 kbit/s (mono) when required. Raidi Teilifs Timeshares with ireann RT Junior. LCN repeat on channel 219. 07:00 21:00
207
RT Choice
208
RT Gold
209
RT Junior
209
RT Chill
21:00 07:00
[edit] 2012
[edit] May
[edit] October
24 - RT Plus will move to multiplex 2, with RTjr expanding onto weekends and RT Plus expanding into a 24/7 operation
A second HD channel will launch on the service, either TV3 HD or TG4 HD[3] Irish Film Channel Chilli Hits (working title)[4] Houses of the Oireachtas Channel
TV3 +1 (A timeshift service for TV3)[5] 3Kids (A children's service from TV3, timeshared with 3Classics)[6] 3Classics (A classic Irish documentary and film service from TV3, timeshared with 3Kids)[7] TG4 +1, broadcasting between 19:00 and 07:00 daily[8] Ponc, broadcasting between 16:50 and 19:00 daily[9] Cla 4, broadcasting between 07:00 and 16:50 daily[10] Euronews as a 24 hour channel[11] Easy FM www.easyfm.ie (Country Music) Digital Radio Ltd. (80s hits) Raidi R-R (Irish Language Popular Music service) Pay TV channels on the service BBC One NI BBC Two NI Channel 4
RT Two SD
This is a list of the channels currently available on the UPC Ireland digital television services. The availability of channels varies depending on the package chosen. Not all channels are available in all areas, however the numbering of each channel, where available, remains consistent. Note that in relation to Chorus, this list applies only to cable platforms - the original Chorus Digital line-up continues on MMDS. Analogue platforms also have a number of different line-ups. High-definition channels are only available to customers with a Digital+ HD set-top box. The most recent channels to launch were True Movies 1 and Food Network on channels 328 and 508 on 6 September 2011.
Key
Package - There are four package options available Value, Select, Select Extra and Max. The packages are shown using colours as follows.
Package Value Select Also includes all of the channels in the Value package Also includes all of the channels in the Value and Select packages Also includes all of the channels in the Value, Select and Select Extra packages Notes
Select Extra
Max
Subscription Requires a subscription channel to a premium package Pay-perview Requires a one-off payment to view an event
16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV [n
1]
103
TV3[n 2]
Value
104 105
Value Value
106
3e
Value
City Channel Dublin / City Channel 107 Galway / Channel South 108 109 110 111 BBC One Northern Ireland BBC Two Northern Ireland UTV Channel 4
24 hours
Value
16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9
BBC BBC UTV Media Channel Four Television Corporation Channel Four Television Corporation 1 hour timeshift Channel Four
112 113
E4
[n 4]
24 hours 24 hours
Value Select
E4 +1[n 4]
EPG No.
Channel name
Notes
Broadcast Package Format hours SDTV 24 hours 08:00 06:00 19:00 07:00 19:00 06:00 10:00 02:00 06:00 03:00 Value Value Value Value Value 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting BBC BBC Channel Four Television Corporation UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripp s Networks Interactive) UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripp s Networks Interactive) Universal Networks International British Sky Broadcasting 1 hour timeshift British Sky Broadcasting Fox International Channels (News Corporation) Paramount UK Partnership (Paramount British Pictures/British Sky Broadcasting) Paramount UK Partnership (Paramount British Pictures/British
120
GOLD
Value
122
Dave
07:00 03:00
Value
16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
123 Universal Channel[n 4] 124 125 126 Sky Living[n 4] Sky Living +1 FX
127
Comedy Central[n 4]
Value
Value
EPG No.
Channel name
Notes
Owner/parent company Sky Broadcasting) Universal Networks International British Sky Broadcasting Paramount UK Partnership (Paramount British Pictures/British Sky Broadcasting)
130 133
Syfy Pick TV
24 hours 24 hours
Select Value
16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 1080i HDTV 1080i HDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
134
Comedy Central Extra[n 4] Dolby Digital 5.1 audio Dolby Digital 5.1 audio
09:00 06:00
Value
BBC BBC British Sky Broadcasting UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripp s Networks Interactive)
24 hours 24 hours 08:00 02:00 07:00 03:00 10:00 02:00 07:00 04:00
151
Alibi
Value
152
More4 +1
1 hour timeshift
Select
153
GOLD +1
Value
Notes
Owner/parent Broadcast Package Format company hours NBCUniversal Turner Broadcasting System Europe (Time Warner) BBC Worldwide Bloomberg L.P. Discovery Networks Western Europe Discovery Networks Western Europe Discovery Networks Western Europe Discovery Networks Western Europe Discovery Networks Western Europe Discovery Networks Western Europe Discovery Networks Western Europe NGC-UK Partnership (National Geographic Society/Fox International Channels) NGC-UK Partnership (National 24 hours Value 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 16:9 SDTV [n
1]
205
CNN International
24 hours
Select
206
209 Discovery Channel +1 1 hour timeshift Discovery Travel & Living Discovery Science
24 hours
Value
16:9 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
210
24 hours
Select
211
24 hours
Select
212
Discovery History
24 hours
Select
213
Animal Planet
24 hours
Max
214
DMAX
24 hours
Value
215
08:00 02:00
Select
16:9 SDTV
216
08:00 02:00
Select
16:9 SDTV
EPG No.
Channel name
Notes
Owner/parent Broadcast Package Format company hours Geographic Society/Fox International Channels) A+E Networks UK (A&E Television Networks/British Sky Broadcasting) A+E Networks UK (A&E Television Networks/British Sky Broadcasting)
217
History
08:00 02:00
Select
16:9 SDTV
218
Bio.
08:00 02:00
Select
16:9 SDTV
219
Discovery HD
24 hours
Max
1080i HDTV
220
History HD
A+E Networks UK (A&E Dolby Digital 5.1 Television 24 hours audio Networks/British Sky Broadcasting) NGC-UK Partnership (National Geographic Society/Fox International Channels) NGC-UK Partnership (National Geographic Society/Fox International Channels) A+E Networks UK (A&E Television Networks/British
Select
1080i HDTV
221
20:00 02:00
Select
1080i HDTV
222
20:00 02:00
Select
1080i HDTV
223
Bio. HD
06:00 20:00
Select
1080i HDTV
EPG No.
Channel name
Notes
225
CI HD
A+E Networks UK (A&E Dolby Digital 5.1 Television audio Networks/British Sky Broadcasting)
20:00 06:00
Select
1080i HDTV
302
24 hours
303
304
305
306
Sky Movies Indie Sky Movies Modern Greats Sky Movies Drama & Romance Sky Movies Crime & Thriller
307
308
24 hours
309
24 hours 24 hours
EPG No.
Channel name
Notes
Owner/parent Broadcast Package Format company hours Broadcasting Movies Pack 10:00 02:30 11:00 03:30 13:00 03:00 14:00 04:00 Sky Movies Pack Sky Movies Pack Value SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 1080i HDTV Select
British Sky Broadcasting 1 hour timeshift British Sky Broadcasting Channel Four Television Corporation 1 hour timeshift Dolby Digital 5.1 audio Channel Four Television Corporation
321
323
324
Film4 +1
Select
325
MGM HD
MGM Channel (UK) Limited (Metro-Goldwyn24 Hours Mayer/British Sky Broadcasting) Chello Central Europe Turner Broadcasting System Europe (Time Warner) Moving Movies Ltd (CSC Media Group) 24 hours
326
MGM
Select
327
TCM
24 hours
Max
328
True Movies 1
24 hours
Value
Notes
Owner/parent company Setanta Sports British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting
Broadcast Package Format hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours Value Sky Sports Pack Sky Sports 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
EPG No.
Channel name
Notes
Owner/parent company
Broadcast Package Format hours Pack Sky Sports Pack Sky Sports Pack Setanta Sports Pack
404
Sky Sports 3
British Sky Broadcasting British Sky Broadcasting Setanta Sports ESPN Inc. (The Walt Disney Company/Hearst Corporation) British Sky Broadcasting ESPN Inc. (The Walt Disney Company/Hearst Corporation) ESPN Inc. (The Walt Disney Company/Hearst Corporation)
24 hours
405
Sky Sports 4
24 hours
406
Setanta Sports 1
24 hours
407
ESPN
24 hours
408
24 hours
409
ESPN Classic
24 hours
Max
410
ESPN America
24 hours
Select 16:9 Extra[n 5] SDTV Racing UK Pack Value 16:9 SDTV 1080i HDTV
411 412
Racing Post/31 UK 24 hours racecourses Setanta Sports ESPN Inc. (The Walt Disney Company/Hearst Corporation) British Sky Broadcasting/Arena Leisure/28 UK racecourses Chello Zone TF1 Group 24 hours
416
ESPN HD
24 hours
418
Select
422 423
Select Select
EPG No.
Channel name
Notes
Owner/parent company
Broadcast Package Format hours SDTV 1080i HDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
Discovery Networks Western 24 hours Europe Scripps Networks Interactive UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Scripp s Networks Interactive) 24 hours
512
Home
24 hours
Max
Channel name
Notes
Owner/parent Broadcast Package Format company hours Turner Broadcasting System Europe (Time Warner) Nickelodeon UK (MTV Networks Europe/British Sky Broadcasting) Nickelodeon UK (MTV Networks Europe/British Sky Broadcasting) Nickelodeon UK (MTV Networks Europe/British Sky Broadcasting) Nickelodeon UK (MTV Networks Europe/British Sky Broadcasting) BBC BBC 24 hours Max 4:3 SDTV
Boomerang
604
Nickelodeon[n 4]
02:05 23:00
Value
4:3 SDTV
605
Nick Replay
1 hour timeshift
03:05 00:00
Select
4:3 SDTV
606
Nicktoons
05:00 23:00
Value
4:3 SDTV
607
Nick Jr.[n 4]
24 hours
Value
4:3 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 1080i HDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 4:3 SDTV
608 609
CBBC CBeebies
07:00 19:00 06:00 19:00 06:00 00:00 06:00 00:00 06:00 00:00 07:00 01:00 06:00 00:00 24 hours
Value Value Disney Pack[n 6] Max Disney Pack[n 6] Disney Pack[n 6] Max Max
Dolby Digital 5.1 Disney-ABC audio Television Group Disney-ABC Television Group Disney-ABC Television Group 1 hour timeshift Disney-ABC Television Group Disney-ABC Television Group Turner Broadcasting System Europe
EPG No.
Channel name
Notes
Owner/parent Broadcast Package Format company hours (Time Warner) Turner Broadcasting System Europe (Time Warner)
620
Cartoon Network
24 hours
Max
16:9 SDTV
710
The Box
Select
712
Smash Hits!
Select
713
Magic
Select
EPG No.
Channel name
Notes
Owner/parent Broadcast Package Format company hours Group/Channel Four Television Corporation)
Q 714
Box Television (Bauer Group/Channel Four Television Corporation) Box Television (Bauer Group/Channel Four Television Corporation) Box Television (Bauer Group/Channel Four Television Corporation) Box Television (Bauer Group/Channel Four Television Corporation)
Max 09:00 06:00 Max 09:00 06:00 Max 07:00 04:00 Select 07:30 04:30 4:3 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
Kerrang! 715
4Music 716
Kiss 717
Dublin In Dublin only Community 24 Hours Television Co-op In Cork only Cork Community Television Zee Entertainment Enterprises Eternal Word Television Network 24 Hours
803
CCTV
808
Zee TV
24 hours
815
EWTN
24 hours
Notes
Owner/parent Broadcast Package Format company hours The Angel Foundation TV5MONDE, S.A. 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 22:00 05:30 22:00 05:30 20:00 05:30 Varies Select Select Value Value Value Value Value 4:3 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
825 TV5MONDE Europe 831 832 833 834 836 858 859 860 862 Euronews Euronews Euronews Euronews Euronews Television X The Adult Channel Playboy TV PPV Channel WWE/Boxing events French German Italian Spanish Russian
SOCEMIE SOCEMIE SOCEMIE SOCEMIE SOCEMIE TVX Europe Limited Playboy TV UK/Benelux Ltd. Playboy TV UK/Benelux Ltd. UPC Ireland
Television 4:3 X Pack SDTV Playboy Pack Playboy Pack Pay-perview 4:3 SDTV 4:3 SDTV 16:9 SDTV
EPG No. 908 909 910 911 912 913 914 915 916 917 918 919 922 923 924 927 928 929 930 931 932 933 934 935 936
Channel name BBC Radio 2 BBC Radio 3 BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 5 Live BBC 6 Music BBC World Service Galway Bay FM Classic FM Smooth Radio WRN UCB Ireland Planet Rock Gold Xfm Kiss 100 Radio Caroline BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra BBC Radio 4 Extra FM104 98FM Newstalk Sunshine 106.8 Spin 1038 Phantom 105.2 4FM
Notes
Owner/parent Broadcast Package company hours BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC BBC Connacht Tribune Global Radio GMG Radio WRN Broadcast United Christian Broadcasters Rock Show Global Radio Global Radio Kiss Network/Bauer Radio Radio Caroline Ltd. BBC BBC UTV Radio Communicorp Communicorp Star Broadcasting Limited Communicorp Dublin Rock Radio Ltd. TCH/Vienna 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours Varies 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours Value Value Value Value Value Value Value Value Value Value Value Value Value Value Value Value Value Value Value Value Value Value Value Value Value
EPG No.
Channel name
Notes
Owner/parent Broadcast Package company hours Investments/Bay Broadcasting Ltd/The Irish Times/Fox Radio
Raidi Teilifs ireann Raidi Teilifs ireann Raidi Teilifs ireann Raidi Teilifs ireann Raidi Teilifs ireann Raidi Teilifs ireann
19 - BBC Three will extend its broadcasting hours to 24 hours on channel 116[1]
[edit] August
12 - BBC Three will reduce its broadcasting hours to 19:00 - 05:30 on channel 116[1]
BBC One HD Northern Ireland variation may launch on channel 140[2] BBC Two HD may launch on channel 135, replacing BBC HD[3][4]