List of television stations in the United Kingdom

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This is a list of television stations in the United Kingdom available on digital terrestrial, satellite and cable systems.

Some channels have a "timeshift" service with the same programming (and usually advertisements as well) broadcast one or two hours later to give viewers another chance to catch a favourite programme, and some have an HD simulcast that broadcasts the same programming in high-definition.

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Public service broadcasters [edit]

BBC [edit]

ITV [edit]

The ITV network is owned by ITV Network Limited, which in turn is owned by ITV plc, STV Group, and UTV Media.

Owned by ITV plc:

  • ITV (DTT)
    • ITV +1 (DTT)
    • ITV HD (DTT)

Owned by STV Group:

  • STV (DTT)
    • STV +1 (DTT)
    • STV HD (DTT)

Owned by UTV Media:

  • UTV (DTT)
    • UTV +1 (DTT)
    • UTV HD (DTT)

Owned by ITV Digital Channels Ltd, a subsidiary of ITV plc:

  • ITV2 (DTT)
    • ITV2 +1 (DTT)
    • ITV2 HD
  • ITV3 (DTT)
    • ITV3 +1
    • ITV3 HD
  • ITV4 (DTT)
    • ITV4 +1
    • ITV4 HD
  • CITV (DTT)

Channel 4 [edit]

  • Channel 4 (DTT)
    • Channel 4 +1 (DTT)
    • Channel 4 HD (DTT)
  • E4 (DTT)
    • E4 +1 (DTT)
    • E4 HD
  • More4 (DTT)
    • More4 +1
    • More4 HD
  • Film4 (DTT)
    • Film4 +1
    • Film4 HD
  • 4seven (DTT)

Channel 5 [edit]

Channel 5 Broadcasting is a subsidiary of Northern & Shell.

  • Channel 5 (DTT)
    • Channel 5 +1 (DTT)
    • Channel 5 HD
  • 5* (DTT)
    • 5* +1
  • 5USA (DTT)
    • 5USA +1

S4C [edit]

Owned by the S4C Authority:

  • S4C (DTT in Wales)

Multichannel broadcasters [edit]

BSkyB [edit]

Entertainment:

News:

Movies:

  • Sky Movies Action & Adventure
    • Sky Movies Action & Adventure HD
  • Sky Movies Box Office
    • Sky Movies Box Office HD 1
    • Sky Movies Box Office HD 2
  • Sky Movies Comedy
    • Sky Movies Comedy HD
  • Sky Movies Crime & Thriller
    • Sky Movies Crime & Thriller HD
  • Sky Movies Disney
    • Sky Movies Disney HD
  • Sky Movies Drama & Romance
    • Sky Movies Drama & Romance HD
  • Sky Movies Family
    • Sky Movies Family HD
  • Sky Movies Greats
    • Sky Movies Greats HD
  • Sky Movies Premiere
    • Sky Movies Premiere +1
    • Sky Movies Premiere HD
  • Sky Movies Sci Fi & Horror
    • Sky Movies Sci Fi & Horror HD
  • Sky Movies Select
    • Sky Movies Select HD
  • Sky Movies Showcase
    • Sky Movies Showcase HD

Sports:

Various

UKTV [edit]

UKTV is a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Scripps Networks Interactive

Viacom [edit]

Operated by Viacom International Media Networks (Europe):

Operated by Nickelodeon UK, part-owned by BSkyB

BET is operated through BET Networks, a Viacom subsidiary.

The Comedy Central channels are operated by Paramount UK Partnership, in which BSkyB owns 25 percent.

Discovery Networks [edit]

Disney [edit]

Operated through ESPN Inc., part-owned by the Hearst Corporation

A+E Networks UK [edit]

A+E Networks UK is a joint-venture between A+E Networks and BSkyB

Universal Networks International [edit]

Universal Networks International is a subsidiary of NBCUniversal

Turner Broadcasting System Europe [edit]

Fox International Channels [edit]

The National Geographic channel are owned by NGC-UK Partnership, part-owned by the National Geographic Society.

Sony Pictures Television [edit]

CBS Chellozone [edit]

CBS Chellozone UK Channels Partnership is a joint-venture between CBS Studios International and Chello Zone

Box Television [edit]

Box Television is a joint-venture between Bauer Media Group and Channel Four Television Corporation.

CSC Media Group [edit]

Owned through the Moving Movies Ltd subsidiary:

Eurosport [edit]

Owned by TF1 Group and Discovery Communications

Other channels [edit]

General entertainment, lifestyle, movies, sports and music channels that target a general audience.

Owned by Chello Zone:

Owned by Scripps Networks Interactive:

Owned by Information TV Limited:

Irish channels available in Northern Ireland:

Others:

News channels [edit]

English language news channels, most of the non-domestic.

Religious channels [edit]

Shopping channels [edit]

Owned by QVC, part of Liberty Media:

Owned by Bid Shopping:

Owned by Ideal Shopping Direct plc:

Owned by JML Direct Ltd.:

Owned by The Genuine Gemstone Company:

Others:

International channels [edit]

Channels with content from foreign broadcasters targeting various minority communities in the UK.

Gaming, Dating and Specialist channels [edit]

  • Chat Box, owned by 4D Interactive Limited
  • Dating Channel, owned by Euro Digital Corporation Limited
  • Gay Network, owned by 4D Interactive Limited
  • GayXchange, owned by Euro Digital Corporation Limited
  • Psychic Today, owned by Majestic TV Limited
  • Renault TV, owned by Renault
  • Smart Live Casino, owned by Smart TV Broadcasting Limited
  • Super Casino, owned by Netplay TV Broadcasting Limited

Adult channels [edit]

Owned by Playboy Enterprises:

Owned by Cellcast Group

Owned by Northern & Shell:

  • Blue Tube
  • Cheeky Chat
  • Cream
  • Dirty Talk
  • Filth
  • Flirt TV 2
  • Red Hot 18s
  • Red Hot Amateur
  • Red Hot Mums
  • Studio 66 TV 1
  • Studio 66 TV 2
  • Studio 66 TV 3
  • Studio 66 TV 4
  • Television X
  • TVX Brits
  • UK Swingers
  • Viewers' Wives
  • XXXCESS

Owned by Satellite Entertainment Limited:

  • Essex Babes
  • LivexxxBabes
  • Northern Birds
  • SportxxxGirls

Others:

  • Blue Kiss TV, owned by Square 1 Management Limited
  • Get Lucky TV, owned by Grandiose Limited
  • Lucky Star, owned by Escape Channel Limited
  • Storm, owned by Chat Central Ltd
  • xxXpanded TV, owned by Txt Me TV Limited

Future channels and events [edit]

2013 [edit]

July [edit]

August [edit]

November [edit]

  • Made in Bristol[5]

Before 2014 [edit]

Unknown dates [edit]

  • City TV on DTT channel 8 (Birmingham only)[11]
  • Latest TV on DTT channel 8 (Brighton only)[12]
  • Lincolnshire Living on channel 8 (Grimsby only)[12]
  • Made in Bristol on DTT channel 8 (Bristol only)[13]
  • Made in Cardiff on DTT channel 45 (Cardiff only)[13]
  • Mustard TV on channel 8 (Norwich only)[13]
  • NVTV on DTT channel 8 (Belfast only)[14]
  • QVC HD on Sky[15][16][17]
  • Setanta HD on Sky (Northern Ireland only)[18]
  • STV HD on Freesat and Sky (Scotland only)[19]
  • That's Oxford on DTT channel 8 (Oxford only)[11]
  • That’s Solent on DTT channel 8 (Southampton only)[20]

Defunct channels [edit]

Main article: List of former TV channels in the United Kingdom

See also [edit]

Notes [edit]


References [edit]

  1. ^ "UKTV raises the curtain on Drama" (Press release). UKTV. 2013-05-02. Retrieved 2013-05-06. 
  2. ^ "Premier League strikes gold with BT talking telephone numbers". The Guardian. 13 June 2012. 
  3. ^ "Buying sports rights is winner for BT Vision". Radio Times. 11 November 2012. 
  4. ^ "BT Football Channel: BT to launch sailing placeholder channels". Recombu. 12 November 2012. 
  5. ^ http://www.madeinbristol.tv/#!faq/c21zb.  Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. ^ "Lifetime eyes 2013 UK debut". Broadcast. 20 September 2012. 
  7. ^ "Sky 3D audience growing, new channel hinted". Pocket-lint. 25 April 2012. 
  8. ^ "Sky Sports 3D new channel coming soon?". Recombu. 26 April 2012. 
  9. ^ "UTV signs new network deal". UTV Live. 5 March 2012. 
  10. ^ "UTV HD GOES LIVE ON FREEVIEW HD NEXT WEEK". UTV. Retrieved 24 October 2012. 
  11. ^ a b "Ofcom awards local TV licences for Birmingham and Oxford". Ofcom. 7 November 2012. 
  12. ^ a b "Ofcom awards first local TV licences". Ofcom. 12 September 2012. 
  13. ^ a b c "Ofcom awards second set of local TV licences". Ofcom. 19 September 2012. 
  14. ^ "Ofcom awards further local TV licences". Ofcom. 10 October 2012. 
  15. ^ "QVC reflects on UK DTT". Broadband TV News. 7 September 2010. 
  16. ^ "QVC Shopping Channel Experimenting With 3D". 3D Focus. 6 June 2011. 
  17. ^ "QVC plans HD and extra channels after studio move". Broadcast. 31 May 2012. 
  18. ^ "SETANTA BECOMES FIRST IRISH CHANNEL TO GO HD". Setanta Sports. 16 September 2010. 
  19. ^ "HD television is coming to STV". STV. Retrieved 12 June 2010. 
  20. ^ "Ofcom awards Southampton local TV licence". Ofcom. 26 October 2012. 

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