List of channels on Freesat

There are currently 182 channels listed on the Freesat satellite television service's EPG. There are 138 TV channels, including 17 timeshift channels, 5 high-definition channels and 25 regional variations. There are also 38 radio channels, 3 on demand services and 3 text services. Additionally, there are over 200 free-to-air TV and radio channels that are not on the Freesat EPG but can be manually added to a Freesat set-top box. For these channels, see List of free-to-air channels at 28°E.

The most recent channels to launch were Channel 5 +1, 5USA, 5USA +1, 5* and 5* +1 on channels 128, 129, 130, 131 and 132 on 6 December 2011.

Contents

Entertainment - News & Sport - Movies - Lifestyle - Music - Children
Special interest - Radio - Shopping - Adult - Regional - On demand

Future channels & Events - Channels removed from Freesat
See also - Notes - References - External links

Channel sections

Entertainment

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Owner/parent company	Broadcast hours	Broadcast format	Launch date
101	BBC One		BBC	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/05/06
102	BBC Two		BBC	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/05/06
103	ITV	Made up of 15 regional stations. Branded ITV1, STV or UTV depending on location.	ITV Network Limited (consisting of ITV plc, STV Group plc, UTV Media, Channel Television Ltd., ITV Breakfast Ltd.)	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/05/06
104	Channel 4	Except Wales.	Channel Four Television Corporation	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/05/06
104	S4C	Wales only.	Welsh Fourth Channel Authority	07:00 - 00:00	16:9 SDTV	2008/05/06
105	Channel 5		Northern & Shell	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/11/18
106	BBC Three		BBC	19:00 - 04:00	16:9 SDTV	2008/05/06
107	BBC Four		BBC	19:00 - 03:00	16:9 SDTV	2008/05/06
108	BBC One HD		BBC	24 hours	1080i HDTV	2010/11/03
109	BBC HD		BBC	15:00 - 00:00	1080i HDTV	2008/05/06
110	BBC Alba		BBC and MG Alba	17:00 - 00:00 (Monday-Friday) 16:00 - 01:00 (Saturday) 16:00 - 00:00 (Sunday)	16:9 SDTV	2008/09/19
112	ITV1 +1	1 hour timeshift of ITV1. England, Wales and Scottish Borders only.	ITV plc	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2011/01/11
113	ITV2		ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc)	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/05/06
114	ITV2 +1	1 hour timeshift of ITV2.	ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc)	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/07/15
115	ITV3		ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc)	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/05/06
116	ITV3 +1	1 hour timeshift of ITV3.	ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc)	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/05/06
117	ITV4		ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc)	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/05/06
118	ITV4 +1	1 hour timeshift of ITV4.	ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc)	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/12/09
119	ITV1 HD	England, Wales and Scottish Borders only.	ITV plc	24 hours	1080i HDTV	2008/07/07
120	S4C	Except Wales.	Welsh Fourth Channel Authority	07:00 - 00:00	16:9 SDTV	2008/05/06
120	Channel 4	Wales only.	Channel Four Television Corporation	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/05/06
121	Channel 4 +1	1 hour timeshift of Channel 4.	Channel Four Television Corporation	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/09/30
122	E4		Channel Four Television Corporation	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/05/06
123	E4 +1	1 hour timeshift of E4.	Channel Four Television Corporation	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/09/05
124	More4		Channel Four Television Corporation	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/05/06
125	More4 +1	1 hour timeshift of More4.	Channel Four Television Corporation	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/09/05
126	Channel 4 HD		Channel Four Television Corporation	24 hours	1080i HDTV	2011/04/19
128	Channel 5 +1	1 hour timeshift of Channel 5.	Northern & Shell	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2011/12/06
129	5USA		Northern & Shell	12:00 - 01:00	16:9 SDTV	2011/12/06
130	5USA +1	1 hour timeshift of 5USA.	Northern & Shell	13:00 - 02:00	16:9 SDTV	2011/12/06
131	5*		Northern & Shell	13:00 - 00:00	16:9 SDTV	2011/12/06
132	5* +1	1 hour timeshift of 5*.	Northern & Shell	14:00 - 01:00	16:9 SDTV	2011/12/06
134	CBS Drama		CBS Chellozone UK Channels Partnership	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2009/11/16
135	CBS Reality		CBS Chellozone UK Channels Partnership	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2009/11/16
136	CBS Reality +1		CBS Chellozone UK Channels Partnership	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2010/10/19
137	CBS Action		CBS Chellozone UK Channels Partnership	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2009/11/16
138	Horror Channel		CBS Chellozone UK Channels Partnership	09:00 - 06:00	16:9 SDTV	2008/07/24
139	Horror Channel +1	1 hour timeshift of Horror Channel.	CBS Chellozone UK Channels Partnership	10:00 - 07:00	16:9 SDTV	2008/08/08
140	BET		Viacom	24 hours	4:3 SDTV	2008/08/08
141	BET +1	1 hour timeshift of BET.	Viacom	24 hours	4:3 SDTV	2008/12/01
142	True Entertainment		CSC Media Group	24 hours	4:3 SDTV	2010/07/05
143	Men&Movies		Dolphin Broadcast Services Ltd.	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2010/10/04

News & Sport

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Owner/parent company	Broadcast hours	Broadcast format	Launch date
200	BBC News		BBC	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/05/06
201	BBC Parliament		BBC	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/05/06
203	Al Jazeera English		Al Jazeera	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/05/06
204	EuroNews		SOCEMIE	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/05/06
205	France 24		Groupe TF1 & France Télévisions	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/08/22
206	RT		RIA Novosti	24 hours	4:3 SDTV	2008/07/24
207	CNN International		Turner Broadcasting System Europe (Time Warner)	24 hours	4:3 SDTV	2009/03/24
208	Bloomberg Television		Bloomberg L.P.	24 hours	4:3 SDTV	2009/01/27
209	NHK World HD	HD receivers only.	NHK	24 hours	1080i HDTV	2011/05/09
210	CNBC Europe		NBCUniversal	24 hours	4:3 SDTV	2010/02/23
211	CCTV News		China Central Television	24 hours	4:3 SDTV	2011/10/25

Movies

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Owner/parent company	Broadcast hours	Broadcast format	Launch date
300	Film4		Channel Four Television Corporation	11:00 - 03:00	16:9 SDTV	2008/05/06
301	Film4 +1	1 hour timeshift of Film4.	Channel Four Television Corporation	12:00 - 04:00	16:9 SDTV	2008/09/05
302	True Movies 1		Moving Movies Ltd. (CSC Media Group)	24 hours	4:3 SDTV	2008/05/06
303	True Movies 2		Moving Movies Ltd. (CSC Media Group)	24 hours	4:3 SDTV	2008/05/06
304	Movies4Men		Dolphin Broadcast Services Ltd.	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/05/06
305	Movies4Men +1	1 hour timeshift of Movies4Men.	Dolphin Broadcast Services Ltd.	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2010/09/28
306	Movies4Men 2		Dolphin Broadcast Services Ltd.	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/05/06
307	Movies4Men 2 +1	1 hour timeshift of Movies4Men 2.	Dolphin Broadcast Services Ltd.	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2010/09/28

Lifestyle

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Owner/parent company	Broadcast hours	Broadcast format	Launch date
400	Wedding TV		Wedding TV Ltd.	24 hours	4:3 SDTV	2008/05/06
402	Information TV		Information TV Limited	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/08/08
403	Showcase		Information TV Limited	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2010/07/05
405	Food Network		Scripps Networks Interactive	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2009/12/14
406	Food Network +1	1 hour timeshift of Food Network.	Scripps Networks Interactive	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2009/12/14

Music

EPG No.	Channel name	Owner/parent company	Broadcast hours	Broadcast format	Launch date
500	Chart Show TV	CSC Media Group	06:00 - 03:00	16:9 SDTV	2008/05/06
501	The Vault	CSC Media Group	06:00 - 03:00	16:9 SDTV	2008/05/06
502	Flava	CSC Media Group	06:00 - 03:00	16:9 SDTV	2009/09/29
503	Scuzz	CSC Media Group	06:00 - 03:00	16:9 SDTV	2010/11/03
504	B4U Music	B4U	24 hours	4:3 SDTV	2008/05/06
509	Zing	Zee Entertainment Enterprises	24 hours	4:3 SDTV	2008/09/16
514	Clubland TV	Penny Street TV Limited	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2009/01/27
515	Vintage TV	Vintage Entertainment Limited	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2010/09/01
516	NME TV	CSC Media Group	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2011/02/01
517	Bliss	CSC Media Group	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2011/02/01
518	Massive R&B	TV Two Limited	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2011/09/20

Children

EPG No.	Channel name	Owner/parent company	Broadcast hours	Broadcast format	Launch date
600	CBBC	BBC	07:00 - 19:00	16:9 SDTV	2008/05/06
601	CBeebies	BBC	06:00 - 19:00	16:9 SDTV	2008/05/06
602	CITV	ITV Digital Channels Ltd (ITV plc)	06:00 - 18:00	16:9 SDTV	2008/05/06
603	POP	CSC Media Group	01:30 - 22:30	4:3 SDTV	2008/05/06
604	Pop Girl	CSC Media Group	06:00 - 23:30	4:3 SDTV	2008/05/06
605	Tiny Pop	CSC Media Group	01:45 - 22:45	4:3 SDTV	2008/05/06
606	Kix!	CSC Media Group	06:00 - 23:30	4:3 SDTV	2008/08/08

Special interest

EPG No.	Channel name	Owner/parent company	Broadcast hours	Broadcast format	Launch date
650	Ocean Finance	Canis Media	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2010/10/14
651	Renault TV	Renault	24 hours	4:3 SDTV	2010/10/14
652	Psychic Today	Majestic TV Limited	24 hours	4:3 SDTV	2010/12/06
690	Inspiration	The Inspiration Network	24 hours	4:3 SDTV	2008/07/24
691	Daystar TV	Daystar Television Network	24 hours	4:3 SDTV	2008/10/07
692	Revelation TV	Revelation TV	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2010/04/01
693	Islam Channel	Islam Channel Ltd.	24 hours	4:3 SDTV	2010/04/27
694	God Channel	The Angel Foundation	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2010/08/10
695	Sonlife Broadcasting Network	Jimmy Swaggart Ministries	24 hours	4:3 SDTV	2011/08/31

Radio

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Owner/parent company	Broadcast hours	Launch date
700	BBC Radio 1		BBC	24 hours	2008/05/06
701	BBC Radio 1Xtra		BBC	24 hours	2008/05/06
702	BBC Radio 2		BBC	24 hours	2008/05/06
703	BBC Radio 3		BBC	24 hours	2008/05/06
704	BBC Radio 4 FM		BBC	24 hours	2008/05/06
705	BBC Radio 5 Live		BBC	24 hours	2008/05/06
706	BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra	Only broadcasts when needed, otherwise rolling promos are played.	BBC	24 hours	2008/05/06
707	BBC 6 Music		BBC	24 hours	2008/05/06
708	BBC Radio 4 Extra		BBC	24 hours	2008/05/06
709	BBC Asian Network		BBC	24 hours	2008/05/06
710	BBC Radio 4 LW		BBC	24 hours	2008/05/06
711	BBC World Service		BBC	24 hours	2008/05/06
712	BBC Radio Scotland		BBC	24 hours	2008/05/06
713	BBC Radio nan Gàidheal	Programmes in Scottish Gaelic.	BBC	24 hours	2008/05/06
714	BBC Radio Wales		BBC	24 hours	2008/05/06
715	BBC Radio Cymru	Programmes in Welsh.	BBC	24 hours	2008/05/06
716	BBC Radio Ulster	Programmes mainly in English, but also in the Irish language and in Ulster Scots.	BBC	24 hours	2008/05/06
718	BBC Radio London	London only.	BBC	24 hours	2008/05/06
719	95.8 Capital FM		Global Radio	24 hours	2008/08/01
720	Choice FM		Global Radio	24 hours	2008/08/01
721	Classic FM		Global Radio	24 hours	2008/08/01
722	Gold		Global Radio	24 hours	2008/08/01
723	Xfm London		Global Radio	24 hours	2008/08/01
724	Absolute Radio		TIML Radio Limited	24 hours	2008/09/02
726	Absolute 80s		TIML Radio Limited	24 hours	2009/12/04
728	WRN Radio		WRN Broadcast	24 hours	2008/08/22
729	Jazz FM		Jazz FM Investments Ltd.	24 hours	2008/10/21
730	Planet Rock		Rock Show	24 hours	2008/09/16
731	Talksport		UTV	24 hours	2009/05/19
732	Smooth Radio		Guardian Media Group	24 hours	2010/08/10
733	Heart		Global Radio	24 hours	2011/01/11
750	RTÉ Radio 1		Raidió Teilifís Éireann	24 hours	2008/09/05
751	RTÉ 2fm		Raidió Teilifís Éireann	24 hours	2008/09/05
752	RTÉ lyric fm		Raidió Teilifís Éireann	24 hours	2008/09/05
753	RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta		Raidió Teilifís Éireann	24 hours	2008/09/05
777	Insight Radio		Royal National Institute of Blind People	24 hours	2008/08/01
786	BFBS Radio		British Forces Broadcasting Service	24 hours	2008/08/01
790	TWR		Trans World Radio	24 hours	2009/02/17

Shopping

EPG No.	Channel name	Owner/parent company	Broadcast hours	Broadcast format	Launch date
800	QVC	QVC (Liberty Media)	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/05/06
801	Price-Drop TV	Bid Shopping	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/05/06
802	Bid TV	Bid Shopping	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/05/06
803	Pitch TV	Pitchwell Group Ltd.	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2009/10/01
804	Pitch World	Pitchwell Group Ltd.	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2009/10/01
805	Gems TV	The Colourful Company Group Ltd.	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/07/24
806	TV Shop	TV Shop Ltd.	24 hours	4:3 SDTV	2008/12/01
807	Jewellery Maker	The Colourful Company Group Ltd.	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2010/08/10
808	JML Direct	JML Direct Ltd.	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/11/11
809	JML Cookshop	JML Direct Ltd.	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2011/06/15
810	Ideal Extra	Ideal Shopping Direct plc	24 hours	4:3 SDTV	2010/10/14
812	Ideal World	Ideal Shopping Direct plc	24 hours	4:3 SDTV	2008/12/01
813	Create and Craft	Ideal Shopping Direct Plc	24 hours	4:3 SDTV	2009/09/15
814	Speed Auction TV	Bid Shopping	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2009/10/13
815	The Jewellery Channel	The Jewellery Channel Limited	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2009/11/22
816	QVC Beauty	QVC (Liberty Media)	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2010/10/26
817	Rocks & Co 1	Rocks and Co Productions Limited	24 hours	4:3 SDTV	2010/12/01
818	Gems TV Extra	The Colourful Company Group Ltd.	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2011/02/01
819	Argos TV	Argos Limited (Home Retail Group)	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2011/10/25

Adult

EPG No.	Channel name	Owner/parent company	Broadcast hours	Broadcast format	Launch date
870	Babestation	Cellcast Group	24 hours	4:3 SDTV	2009/12/14
874	Filth	Northern and Shell	24 hours	4:3 SDTV	2009/12/14
875	PlayboyTV Chat	Playboy Enterprises	24 Hours	4:3 SDTV	2011/11/29

Regional

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Owner/parent company	Broadcast hours	Broadcast format	Launch date
950	BBC One London		BBC	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/05/06
951	BBC One Channel Islands		BBC	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/05/06
952	BBC One East Midlands		BBC	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/07/15
953	BBC One East (E)		BBC	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/07/15
954	BBC One East (W)		BBC	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/05/06
955	BBC One North West		BBC	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/07/15
956	BBC One North East & Cumbria		BBC	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/07/15
957	BBC One Northern Ireland		BBC	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/05/06
958	BBC One Oxford		BBC	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/07/15
959	BBC One South East		BBC	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/07/15
960	BBC One Scotland		BBC	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/05/06
961	BBC One South		BBC	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/07/15
962	BBC One South West		BBC	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/07/15
963	BBC One West Midlands		BBC	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/07/15
964	BBC One Wales		BBC	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/05/06
965	BBC One West		BBC	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/07/15
966	BBC One Yorkshire		BBC	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/07/15
967	BBC One Yorkshire & Lincolnshire		BBC	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/07/15
968	BBC Two England		BBC	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/05/06
969	BBC Two Northern Ireland		BBC	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/05/06
970	BBC Two Scotland		BBC	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/05/06
971	BBC Two Wales		BBC	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/05/06
974	Channel 4	Audio description.	Channel Four Television Corporation	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/09/02
975	Channel 4 +1	Audio description; 1 hour timeshift of Channel 4.	Channel Four Television Corporation	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/09/30
977	ITV1 London	Audio description; high-definition via the red button.	ITV plc	24 hours	16:9 SDTV	2008/12/01

On demand

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Owner/parent company	Broadcast hours	Broadcast format	Launch date
900	On Demand		Freesat	24 hours	Text service	2011/02/01
901	BBC iPlayer		BBC	24 hours	Text service	2010/12/16
903	ITV Player	Beta; currently only functions on Humax receivers.	ITV plc	24 hours	Text service	2010/12/16
907	BoxOffice365	Beta; currently only functions on Humax receivers.	British Internet Broadcasting Company	24 hours	Text service	2011/11/29
986	Teletext		Teletext Ltd.	24 hours	Text service	2009/03/31
999	Freesat Info		Freesat	24 hours	Text service	2009/12/14

Future channels & Events

2012

January

5 - NME TV will close on channel 516^[1]

July

19 - BBC Three will extend its broadcasting hours to 24 hours on channel 106^[2]

August

12 - BBC Three will reduce its broadcasting hours to 19:00 - 05:30 on channel 106^[2]

Before 2013

BBC One HD Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales variations on channel 108^[3]
BBC Two HD may launch on channel 109, replacing BBC HD^[4]^[5]
QVC HD^[6]^[7]

Unknown Dates

ITV Player will become available on more devices^[8]
STV HD^[9]

Channels removed from Freesat

These are channels that have been removed from Freesat, either by Freesat or the broadcaster. This does not include rebranded channels or channels that have ceased broadcasting.

2009

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Owner/parent company	Launch date	Date removed
813	Best Direct		Best Direct International Ltd	2008/09/16	2009/04/21
852	Smart Live Casino		Smart TV Broadcasting Limited	2008/10/14	2009/06/15
513	9XM	Ceased broadcasting on all platforms on 24 December 2009.	INX Network	2008/09/23	2009/08/27
807	Shop on TV	Ceased broadcasting on all platforms on 6 April 2011.	Jungle.uk.com Ltd.	2008/07/24	2009/09/10
502	Scuzz	Removed in favour of Flava. Returned on 3 November 2010.	CSC Media Group	2008/05/06	2009/09/29

2010

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Owner/parent company	Launch date	Date removed
692	Genesis TV	Removed in favour of Revelation TV. Ceased broadcasting on all platforms on 8 April 2010.	Revelation TV	2010/01/26	2010/04/01
869	Read Me		Freesat	2009/11/16	2010/05/11
727	NME Radio	Planned to cease broadcasting on all platforms. Returned on 1 December 2010.	DX Media Ltd.	2008/08/01	2010/06/16
810	JML Home & DIY		JML Direct Ltd.	2009/03/24	2010/07/05
851	Netplay TV		Netplay TV Broadcasting Limited	2008/07/24	2010/07/28
861	Gala TV	Ceased broadcasting on all platforms on 1 April 2011.	Gala Group	2008/07/24	2010/10/14
503	NME TV	Removed in favour of Scuzz. Returned on 1 February 2011.	CSC Media Group	2010/06/16	2010/11/03
401	Wedding TV Asia	Ceased broadcasting on all platforms on 14 December 2010.	Wedding TV Limited	2009/07/01	2010/12/06

2011

EPG No.	Channel name	Notes	Owner/parent company	Launch date	Date removed
811	Thane Direct		Thane Direct UK Ltd.	2008/11/01	2011/02/01
809	JML Cookshop	Removed in favour of JML Choice. Returned on 15 June 2011.	JML Direct Ltd.	2008/10/28	2011/05/18
727	NME Radio	Ceased broadcasting on all platforms on 5 December 2011.	IPC Media	2010/12/01	2011/06/30
725	Absolute Classic Rock		TIML Radio Limited	2008/09/02	2011/12/08

Notes

References

^ "NME TV to close". Join Freesat. 14 December 2011. http://www.joinfreesat.co.uk/index.php/nme-tv-to-close.
^ ^a ^b "Decision on temporary BBC service and offers for the London 2012 Olympics". BBC Trust. http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/assets/files/pdf/regulatory_framework/service_licences/radio/2011/five_live_olympics_extra_decision.pdf. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
^ "BBC Executive priorities and summary workplan for 2011/12". BBC. 6 June 2011. http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/reports/pdf/workplan_0611.pdf#page=14.
^ "Delivering Quality First". BBC Trust. 6 October 2011. http://www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/dqf/pdf/dqf_detailedproposals.pdf#page=11.
^ "DELIVERING QUALITY FIRST: Public Consultation - Section 2: Television". BBC Trust. 6 October 2011. http://consultations.external.bbc.co.uk/bbc/dqf/consultation/subpage.2011-07-27.3215590272/.
^ "QVC reflects on UK DTT". Broadband TV News. 7 September 2010. http://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2010/09/07/qvc-reflects-on-uk-dtt/.
^ "QVC Shopping Channel Experimenting With 3D". 3D Focus. 6 June 2011. http://www.3dfocus.co.uk/3dtv/qvc-shopping-channel-experimenting-with-3d-exclusive/3836.
^ "On Demand on HD boxes and TVs". Freesat. http://www.freesat.co.uk/what-you-get/on-demand-tv/check-your-box-or-tv-for-on-demand. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
^ "HD television is coming to STV". STV. http://www.stv.tv/stvhd#satellite. Retrieved 12 June 2010.

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Regional
franchises

Northern Scotland: Grampian · Central Scotland: Scottish · Scottish/English Border: Border · Northern Ireland: UTV · North East England: Tyne Tees · Yorkshire: Yorkshire · North of England (weekdays), later North West England (all week) and Isle of Man: Granada · North of England and Midlands (weekends): ABC · Wales and the West of England: TWW, WWN, ITSWW, HTV · Midlands (weekdays) and London (weekends), later Midlands (all week): ATV · Midlands (all week): Central · East Anglia: Anglia · London (weekdays): Rediffusion, Thames, Carlton · London (weekends): ATV, LWT · South and South East England: Southern, TVS, Meridian · South West England: Westward, TSW, Westcountry · Channel Islands: Channel

Unsuccessful
franchise bids

London Weekday, East Anglia and South and South East England: CPV-TV · North West England: North West Television

Non-franchise
regions

Current	STV (STV News at Six) · UTV (UTV Live) · ITV Tyne Tees & Border (ITV Border (Lookaround) / ITV Tyne Tees (North East Tonight)) · ITV Granada (Granada Reports) · ITV Yorkshire (Calendar) · ITV Wales (Wales Tonight) · ITV Central (Central Tonight) · ITV Anglia (Anglia Tonight) · ITV London (London Tonight) · ITV South West (The West Country Tonight) · ITV Meridian (Meridian Tonight) · ITV Channel Television (Channel Report)

Defunct	ITV Thames Valley

Regulators

ITA (1954-72) · IBA (1972-91) · ITC (1991-2003) · Ofcom (2003-present)

Other

Freesat (channel list) · History of ITV (History of ITV television idents · ITV Emergency National Service (1968) · ITV Telethon · Night Network) · ITV Nightscreen · People (Journalists and newsreaders) · Programmes · Television House · United Kingdom Independent Broadcasting

Category · Commons

Media in the United Kingdom

Cinema

Production companies and studios	Aardman Animations • BBC Films • British Lion Films • Ealing Studios • Film4 Productions • Goldcrest Films • Hammer Film Productions • HandMade Films • The Pinewood Studios Group (Pinewood Studios • Shepperton Studios) • Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden • Working Title Films

Newspapers, magazines and other periodicals

Newspapers

National	Berliner: The Guardian • The Observer • Broadsheet: Financial Times • The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Telegraph • The Sunday Times • Compact: i • The Independent, The Independent on Sunday • The Times • Middle-market: Daily Express, Sunday Express • Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday • Tabloid: Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror • Morning Star • The People • Daily Star, Daily Star Sunday • The Sun • Sunday Sport

Regional and local	Local newspapers in England • Regional newspapers in England • Newspapers in Northern Ireland • Newspapers in Scotland • Newspapers in Wales

Other resources	Canary Wharf • Defunct newspapers • Editors • Fleet Street • History • Journalists • Specialist newspapers • List by circulation

Magazines and
other periodicals

Arts magazines • Business magazines • Comics • Defunct magazines • Fashion magazines • Literary magazines • Political magazines • Satirical magazines • Science and technology magazines • Women's magazines • List of magazines by circulation

Radio

National stations

BBC	Analogue/digital: Radio 1 • Radio 2 • Radio 3 • Radio 4 • Radio 5 Live • Digital: Radio 1Xtra • Radio 4 Extra • Radio 5 Live Sports Extra • 6 Music • Asian Network • BBC National DAB (multiplex)

Commercial	Analogue/digital: Absolute Radio • Classic FM • Talksport • Digital: Absolute 80s • Absolute Radio 90s • Absolute Radio Extra • Amazing Radio • BFBS Radio • Digital One (multiplex) • Jazz FM • Planet Rock • Premier Christian Radio • Smooth Radio UK • UCB UK

Regional and
local stations

BBC	List of BBC Local Radio stations • List of BBC Regional Radio stations

Commercial	List of community radio stations • List of local commercial radio stations • List of semi-national analogue and digital stations

Other stations

List of hospital radio stations • Pirate radio • Restricted Service Licence (List of RSL stations) • List of satellite radio stations • List of student and schools radio

Facilities and
places

Broadcasting House • MediaCityUK

Other resources

British radio people • British radio programmes • FM broadcasting in the UK • Radio Academy • Radio broadcasting companies • Radio Independents Group • RAJAR • Sony Radio Academy Awards • List of most-listened-to radio programs

Television

Principal channels

BBC	Analogue/digital: BBC One (BBC One Northern Ireland • BBC One Scotland • BBC One Wales) • BBC Two (BBC Two Northern Ireland • BBC Two Scotland) · Digital: BBC Three • BBC Four • BBC News • BBC Parliament • CBBC • CBeebies • BBC Alba · HD: BBC HD

BSkyB	Digital: Challenge • Pick TV • Sky1 • Sky2 • Sky 3D • Sky Arts • Sky Atlantic • Sky Betting and Gaming • Sky Living • Sky Livingit • Sky Living Loves • Sky Movies • Sky Movies Box Office • Sky News • Sky Sports • Sky Sports F1 • Sky Sports News

Channel 4	Analogue/digital: Channel 4 • Digital: E4 • Film4 • More4 • S4C

Channel 5	Analogue/digital: Channel 5 • Digital: 5* • 5USA

Discovery	Digital: Animal Planet • Discovery Channel • Discovery History • Discovery Home & Health • Discovery Real Time • Discovery Science • Discovery Shed • Discovery Travel & Living • Discovery Turbo • DMAX • Investigation Discovery • Quest • HD: Discovery HD

ITV Network	Analogue/digital: ITV (ITV1 • STV • UTV • Channel Television) • Digital: ITV2 • ITV3 • ITV4 • CITV

UKTV	Digital: Alibi • Blighty • Dave • Eden • GOLD • Good Food • Home • Really • Watch • Yesterday

Services and
platforms

Facilities and
places

BBC Pacific Quay • BBC Television Centre • Broadcasting House • Broadcasting House (Cardiff) • The Fountain Studios • The Leeds Studios • MediaCityUK • Granada Studios • New Broadcasting House • Roath Lock • Teddington Studios

Other resources

Awards • Defunct channels • Edinburgh International Television Festival • History (List of years) • Production companies • Programmes • Student television • Viewing statistics (Most-watched broadcasts)

Companies and organisations

Companies

Major companies	Aegis Group • Archant • BBC (BBC Worldwide) • Bloomsbury Publishing • British Sky Broadcasting • BT Group • Channel 4 • Chime Communications • Chrysalis Group • Daily Mail and General Trust • Economist Group • EMAP • EMI Group • Endemol UK • Global Radio • Guardian Media Group • Haymarket Group • Informa • IPC Media • ITN • ITV • Johnston Press • Mecom Group • News International • Newsquest • Northern & Shell • Pearson (Penguin Group • Pearson Education) • Press Holdings • Reed Elsevier • Reuters • STV Group • Syco • TalkTalk • Trinity Mirror • UBM • UTV Media • Virgin Media • WPP • Yell Group

Other resources	Broadcasting companies • Defunct media companies • Publishing companies (List of largest UK book publishers) • Record labels

Education and
museums

BBC Academy • National Film and Television School • National Media Museum

Government and
regulatory bodies

Advertising Standards Authority • BBC Trust • British Board of Film Classification • British Film Institute • Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee • Department for Culture, Media and Sport • Ofcom • Press Complaints Commission • UK Film Council • Welsh Fourth Channel Authority

Industry bodies

British Academy of Film and Television Arts • British Phonographic Industry • Clearcast • Digital TV Group • Digital UK • Federation Against Copyright Theft • The Publishers Association • Royal Television Society • United Kingdom Independent Broadcasting

Trades unions

Broadcasting, Entertainment, Cinematograph and Theatre Union • Equity • National Union of Journalists

Regional and student media

Regional media	Media in England (Media in Birmingham • Media in London • Media in Manchester) • Media in Northern Ireland • Media in Scotland (Media in Aberdeen • Media in Dundee • Media in Glasgow) • Media in Wales (Media in Cardiff)

Student media	Student television

Category · Commons

Cable, satellite, and other speciality television providers in Europe

Cable	Blizoo · Cabovisão · Canal Digital · Com Hem · ER-Telecom · Get AS · Kabel Deutschland · Kujtesa · Liberty Global Europe · MC Cable · Naxoo · ONO (Spain) · RCS (Romania) · Rostelecom · Serbia Broadband · Smallworld Cable · TDC (Denmark) · Tele2 · Telenet (Belgium) · TV di FASTWEB · ZON (Portugal) · UPC Cablecom · UPC Ireland · UPC Netherlands · UPC Romania · Virgin Media (UK) · WightCable · Ziggo · Teledünya

Satellite	Athina Sat · Boom TV (Romania) · Bulsatcom (Bulgaria) · Canal+ (Spain) · Canal Digital · CanalDigitaal · CanalSat (France) · CS Link · Cyfra+ (Poland) · Cyfrowy Polsat (Poland) · Digiturk (Turkey) · Digi TV · DigitAlb (Albania) · Dolce (Romania) · Euro1080 · Focus Sat (Romania) · Freesat (UK) · Freesat from Sky (UK) · GlobeCast World TV · Max TV (Romania) · n (Poland) · NTV Plus (Russia) · NOVA Cyprus · NOVA Greece · OTE TV · Real Digital · Sat4Free (Ireland) · Sky Deutschland · Sky (UK/Ireland) · Sky Italia (Italy) · Skylink · TeleSAT · Tivù Sat (Italy) · TotalTV · TPS (France) · ZON (Portugal) · Magio Sat · meo satélite · TV Vlaanderen Digitaal · Viasat · Viasat Ukraine

IPTV	Alice Home TV (Italy) · Altibox · Beeline · Belgacom · BT Vision (UK) · Canal Digital · CytaVision (Cyprus) · Free (France) · Freewire TV · Imagenio (Spain) · iNES (Romania) · Infostrada TV (Italy) · KPN (The Netherlands) · Magnet Entertainment (Ireland) · Neuf (France) · Orange · OTE TV · Rostelecom · ShqipTV · Smart Telecom (Ireland) · Optimus Clix TV (Portugal) · TalkTalk TV · TeliaSonera · TV di FASTWEB · Viasat · meo

Terrestrial	Boom TV (Macedonia) · Boxer (Ireland) · Boxer (Sweden) · Freeview (UK) · KPN (Netherlands) · Mediaset Premium (Italy) · RiksTV · Televisão Digital Terrestre (Portugal) · Télévision Numérique Terrestre (France) · Top Up TV

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