Television in the United Kingdom
Closed and aborted television providers
Columns: Provider | Years | Free or pay | No. of channels | Colour | Digital | Transmission
(Unbranded VHF collection) | 1936–1985 | Free | 2 | No | No | Analogue terrestrial | 405-line cable service | 1938-? | Unknown | 2 | No | No | Analogue cable | Virgin [analogue] | 1984–2009 | Pay | 35 | Yes | No | Analogue cable | Sky [analogue] | 1989–2001 | Pay | Unknown | Yes | No | Analogue satellite | BSB | 1990–1992 | Pay | 5 | Yes | No | Analogue satellite | OnDigital / ITV Digital | 1998–2002 | Pay | Unknown | Yes | Yes | Digital terrestrial | KIT | 1999–2006 | Pay | Unknown | Yes | Yes | IPTV