21,750+ live channels, and what is actually on them

A channel count on its own tells you very little. This page breaks the list down by what you would actually go looking for โ€” sport, films, news, children's programming โ€” and then by country, so you can check we carry the things you watch before you pay for anything.

By genre

Eight things people come here for

Roughly how the list divides up. Every category below is included on every plan โ€” none of it sits behind an upgrade.

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Sport

More than 500 dedicated sport channels covering football, American football, basketball, baseball, ice hockey, motorsport, combat sport, cricket, tennis and golf, plus the regional feeds that carry the fixtures national channels skip.

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Film and on demand

The 77,500+ title catalogue sits alongside the live film channels: recent releases, older and classic cinema, world cinema, documentaries and full series box sets, in HD and where available 4K.

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News

Rolling international news alongside national and regional bulletins, which is where the coverage genuinely differs โ€” you can follow a story on the channel of the country it is happening in.

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Drama and entertainment

General entertainment channels carrying drama series, comedy, reality formats, chat shows and the evening schedules most households actually leave on in the background.

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Children's

Animation, pre-school and older children's channels across several languages. Most player apps let you lock the rest of the list behind a PIN so this is all a child can reach.

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Music

Music video channels and audio-only radio stations across pop, rock, hip-hop, dance, country, jazz, classical and a long tail of regional stations from wherever you are from.

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Factual

Natural history, science, engineering, history and true-crime channels โ€” the reliable middle of the schedule when nothing else is on and you do not want to commit to a film.

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Other languages

Spanish, Arabic, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish, Hindi and the Indian regional languages, Tagalog, Mandarin, Korean and Japanese, among many others.

By country

Where the channels come from

Coverage spans more than 120 countries. These twelve are the largest blocks; the counts are approximate because the list changes as feeds are added and retired.

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United States

Around 3,000 channels: the national networks, cable entertainment, regional sport carrying local teams, and city-level affiliates.

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United Kingdom

Around 500 channels covering the terrestrial broadcasters, the pay-television entertainment tier and the sport packages.

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Canada

Around 400 channels in both official languages, including the sport networks and the Quรฉbรฉcois schedule.

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Germany

Around 300 channels: public broadcasting, the commercial networks and the major live sport feeds.

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France

Around 250 channels spanning public service television, the commercial networks and the French football rights holders.

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Spain and Latin America

Around 500 Spanish-language channels from Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia and across the region.

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Arabic-speaking countries

Around 600 channels from the Gulf, the Levant and North Africa, including the regional sport and news broadcasters.

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India

Around 400 channels in Hindi plus Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Bengali, Marathi, Kannada and Punjabi.

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Tรผrkiye

Around 200 channels: the public broadcaster, the main commercial networks and the Sรผper Lig coverage.

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Italy

Around 200 channels across public service television, the commercial groups and the Italian football rights holders.

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Brazil

Around 300 channels covering the national networks, regional stations and Brazilian football.

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Philippines

Around 150 channels across the main Filipino entertainment, news and sport broadcasters.

Side by side

How this compares with what you have now

Cable figures are typical of a mid-tier North American package; the third column is the range we see quoted by other IPTV providers. Your own bill is the number that matters, so check it against the first column.

 VOD StreamingTypical cableOther IPTV
Live channels21,750+200โ€“5005,000โ€“10,000
On-demand titles77,500+Small add-on library10,000โ€“50,000
4K where availableIncludedCosts extraInconsistent
PriceFrom $29/month$80โ€“$200/month$15โ€“$30/month
Screens at onceUp to 51โ€“21โ€“3
Countries covered120+Few30โ€“60
Programme guideFilled inYesOften blank
Try before paying24 hours freeNoSometimes
Minimum termNone12โ€“24 monthsVaries

Channel availability changes over time as feeds come and go. If there is one particular channel you would switch for, ask us before you subscribe โ€” we will tell you honestly whether it is currently on the list.

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