Television in the United Kingdom
Current providers
Columns: Provider | Years | Free or pay | Transmission | On demand
BT TV (formerly BT Vision) | 2006– | Pay | IPTV and digital terrestrial | Yes | Freesat | 2008– | Free | Digital satellite | No | Freesat from Sky | 1998– | Free + PPV | Digital satellite | No | Freeview | 2002– | Free | Digital terrestrial | No | Sky (formerly SKY Digital) | 1998– | Pay | Digital satellite | Yes | Smallworld Cable (formerly Smallworld Media) | 2001- | Pay | Digital cable | No | TalkTalk Plus TV | 2012– | Pay | IPTV | Yes | Virgin Media (formerly NTL:Telewest) | 2006– | Pay | Digital cable | Yes | Virgin TV (analogue) | 1970s– | Free + Pay | Analogue cable | No | WightFibre (formerly WightCable) | 2001- | Pay | Digital cable | No