Last updated: March 14, 2026
Virgin Media – formed in 2006 through the merger of NTL and Telewest – is the UK’s primary supplier of cable TV, reaching just over half of all households. The company was the country’s first quadruple-play provider, also offering broadband, phone and mobile services.
The full list of channels available, including local variants where applicable, follows below.
Entertainment
100: Virgin Media Previews HD
101: BBC One
102: BBC Two (England and Scotland) / BBC Two Wales (Wales) / BBC Two Northern Ireland (Northern Ireland)
103: ITV1 (England and Wales) / STV (Scotland) / UTV (Northern Ireland)
104: Channel 4 / S4C (Wales)
105: 5
106: E4
107: BBC Three (England/Northern Ireland) / BBC Four (Wales/Scotland)
108: BBC Four (England/Northern Ireland) / Channel 4 (Wales) / BBC Scotland (Scotland)
109: Sky One
110: Sky Witness
111: Sky Atlantic (launching April 1)
112: Sky Comedy
113: TLC (England and Northern Ireland) / BBC Three (Wales and Scotland)
114: U&Albi
115: ITV2
116: U&Drama
117: ITV3
118: ITV4
119: ITV Quiz
120: 5 USA
121: Sky Documentaries
122: Sky Crime
123: Sky Arts
124: U&Gold
125: U&W
126: 5Star
127: U&Dave
128: Quest (England and Northern Ireland) / TLC (Wales and Scotland)
129: U&Yesterday
130: 5Action
131: Sky History
132: Comedy Central
133: Crime+Investigation
134: MTV
135: Sky Nature
136: Together TV
137: Quest Red (England and Northern Ireland) / Quest (Wales and Scotland)
138: 5Select
139: Challenge
140: Sky Sci-Fi
143: 4seven
144: E4 Extra
146: Quest Red (Wales and Scotland)
147: More4
148: True Crime
149: Legend
150: That’s TV
151: That’s TV 2
152: That’s TV 3
154: Comedy Central Extra
156: Sky Mix
159: Local channels
161: BBC Alba (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)
162: 5USA
164: S4C (England, Scotland and Northern Ireland)
165: Really
166: Investigation Discovery
168: Food Network
169: DMAX
170: GREAT! TV
171: Legend Xtra
172: True Crime Xtra
174: Blaze
175: Virgin TV Ultra
176: U&Eden
177: Discovery
178: Animal Planet
179: Discovery Science
180: Discovery Turbo
181: Discovery History
182: Nat Geo Wild
183: National Geographic
186: Sky History 2
187: PBS America
188: Sky Documentaries
189: Sky Nature
192: GOD Channel
204: Netflix
205: Amazon Prime
FAST Channels
220: Inside Crime UK
221: Real Wild
222: Mystery TV
223: HauntTV
224: History Hit
227: U&The Past
228: U&Real Heroes
229: U&Transport
230: Homes Under The Hammer
231: Inside Outside
232: World War TV
233: Hell’s Kitchen
234: History Hunters
237: Real Crime
238: Wonder
241: U&Laughs
242: NextUp Comedy Live
243: The Chat Show Channel
244: Baywatch
245: Nature Time
250: Deal Or No Deal
251: Mythbusters
252: Tipping Point
253: Eggheads
254: Deal Masters
277: 5 Cops
278: Catfish
279: CSI on PlutoTV
Music
285: NOW 70s
286: NOW 80s
287: NOW 90s & 00s
288: NOW Rock
289: Clubland TV
291: Vevo
296: Classica
297: DJazz
298: ZenLIFE
299: Qello Concerts
Movies
400: Virgin Movies and Store
401: Sky Cinema Premiere
402: Sky Cinema Awards Season
403: Sky Cinema Beverly Hills Cop
404: Sky Cinema Greats
405: Sky Cinema Animation
406: Sky Cinema Family
407: Sky Cinema Action
408: Sky Cinema Comedy
409: Sky Cinema Thriller
410: Sky Cinema Drama
411: Sky Cinema Sci-Fi and Horror
419: Movies24
420: Movies24+
424: GREAT! Romance
425: GREAT! Mystery
426: GREAT! Action
428: Film4 HD
430: Film4+1
445: Talking Pictures TV
450: Brit Screen Classics
451: Wedo Movies
460: Rakuten TV Top Movies
461: Rakuten TV Action
462: Rakuten TV Drama
463: Rakuten TV Comedy
464: Rakuten TV Sci-Fi
Sports
501: Sky Sports Main Event
502: Sky Sports Premier League
503: Sky Sports Football
504: Sky Sports+
505: Sky Sports Cricket
506: Sky Sports Golf
507: Sky Sports F1
508: Sky Sports Tennis
509: Sky Sports News
510: Sky Sports Action
511: Sky Sports Mix
512: Sky Sports Racing
513: Sky Sports Main Event UHD
514: Sky Sports F1 UHD
515: Sky Sports UHD1
516: Sky Sports UHD2
521: TNT Sports 1
522: TNT Sports 2
523: TNT Sports 3
524: TNT Sports 4
525: TNT Sports Ultimate
526: MUTV
536: Racing TV
544: LFCTV
551: Premier Sports 1
552: Premier Sports 2
553: Premier Sports Rugby
556: Red Bull TV
557: Trace Sports Stars
News
601: BBC News HD
602: Sky News HD
604: GB News HD
605: BBC Parliament HD
609: Bloomberg HD
613: CNBC Europe
620: Euronews
621: NDTV World
622: Al Jazeera English
624: France 24 English HD
626: CNN HD
Kids
701: CBBC HD
702: CBeebies HD
703: BabyTV
704: Cartoon Network HD
705: Cartoon Network+1
706: Cartoonito HD
707: Sky Kids
712: Nickelodeon HD
713: Nickelodeon+1
715: Nick Jr HD
716: Nick Jr Peppa
717: Nicktoons
730: Boomerang HD
731: Boomerang+1
Shopping
740: QVC HD
741: QVC Beauty
742: QVC Style HD
743: QVC Extra
754: HobbyMaker
755: Gemporia
757: TJC HD
758: Cruise1stTV
International
801: Utsav Gold HD
802: Utsav Bharat
803: Utsav Plus HD
805: Sony Entertainment Television HD
806: Sony Max HD
807: Sony SAB
808: Sony Max 2
809: Zee TV HD
810: Zee Cinema HD
811: Zee Punjabi
815: B4U Movies
816: B4U Music
825: Colors Gujarati
826: Colors HD
827: Colors Rishtey
828: Colors Cineplex
831: Al Jazeera Arabic
838: Islam Channel
Radio
901: BBC Radio 1
902: BBC Radio 2
903: BBC Radio 3
904: BBC Radio 4
905: BBC Radio 5 Live
906: BBC Radio World Service
907: BBC Radio 1Xtra
908: BBC Radio 5Live Extra
909: BBC Radio 6 Music
910: BBC Radio 4 Extra
912: BBC Radio Asian Network
913: BBC Radio Cymru 2
915: Absolute Radio
916: Smooth Radio
917: RTE Radio 1
918: Heart London
919: LBC
920: World Radio Network
921: Heart 80s
922: Classic FM
923: Gold Radio
924: Planet Rock
927: talkSPORT
928: Magic
930: BBC Radio Scotland
931: BBC Radio Wales
932: BBC Radio Ulster
933: BBC Radio Foyle
934: BBC Radio nan Gaidheal
936: BBC Radio Cymru
937: BBC London
951: Absolute 80s
952: Absolute Classic Rock
958: Capital
959: Capital Xtra
960: Radio X
963: Kiss FM
National and Regional variants
961: BBC One London
962: BBC One Scotland
963: BBC One Northern Ireland
964: BBC One Wales
965: BBC Two England
975: RTE One (Northern Ireland)
976: RTE2 (Northern Ireland)
977: TG4 (Northern Ireland)
Adult
969: Adult Previews
970: Television X PPV
971: Babes & Brazzers
972: Adult Channel PPV
973: XXX GirlGirl PPV
974: Xrated 40+
978: Television X
979: XXX GirlGirl
980: Adult Channel
981: Babenation
983: Pure Babes HD
Information
991: BBC Red Button HD
998: Virgin Media Previews
999: Virgin TV Ultra HD