What channels do you get with Sky TV? (Updated 2025)

by | 13 Jan 2025 | TV

Welcome to Please Connect Me’s complete Sky TV channel guide. Here you’ll find answers to all of your questions about Sky TV channels, hardware, streaming services and more.

Use the table of contents below to find what you’re looking for or to jump straight to the channel guide.

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What is Sky TV?

Sky is the UK’s biggest pay-TV provider. With a Sky subscription, you’ll receive your choice of hardware to watch over 300 live channels and top streaming services.

Watch live sport in ultra-HD, new release films before they’re available anywhere else and top US dramas as they air.

Subscribers have more options than ever when it comes to Sky hardware options. You can choose between watching your TV through Sky Q, Sky Glass or Sky Stream. All Sky TV subscribers get access to the Sky Go website and app, so you can always watch the channels you subscribe to on any smart device.

 

Sky Q

Sky Q is what most would consider the ‘classic Sky box’. When you order Sky Q, an engineer will come to your property to install and set up an under-the-TV box, connected to a satellite dish outside. Many UK properties already have a satellite dish installed, but if your home doesn’t have one fitted yet the Sky engineer will be able to fit one.

Sky Q lets you watch, pause and record live TV, as well as all your favourite streaming services. The powerful voice search built into the remote searches every channel and streaming service you have at once, so there’s no more need to remember which app each show is on.

Combining Sky Q with Sky broadband makes your home networks even more powerful. Watching TV through Sky Q doesn’t use the internet, leaving your bandwidth free for other things. Your Sky Q box also works with your router and any Sky Q mini boxes you have to create a mesh home Wi-Fi network.

Each Sky TV box you install will act as a Wi-Fi booster, extending and strengthening your home internet signal.

 

Sky Glass

Sky Glass is Sky’s all-in-one smart TV. Sky Glass includes all the hardware of a Sky box and smart TV. You can stream live programming and apps directly to your TV over Wi-Fi, without a need for an under TV box or a satellite dish.

All Sky glass TVs are Ultra-HD ready and support Dolby Atmos 360° sound. You can choose your favourite of five colours, as well as one of three screen sizes – 43″, 55″ or 65″.

Read more about Sky Glass in our complete guide here.

Sky Stream

Sky’s newest hardware option, Sky Stream is an under-the-TV box that works completely over your home internet connection. Unlike Sky Q, a Sky Stream box doesn’t need to be connected to an external satellite dish.

Sky Stream is a great option for properties where it is impossible to install a satellite dish. However, some Sky channels that are only available on Sky Q, and can’t be watched through Sky Stream or Sky Glass.

Sky Stream provides your TV entirely over your internet, so if you’re planning to watch 4K or Ultra HD TV you’ll need a high-speed connection. If your home internet is already stretched thin between user demands, Sky Q is a better option.

How to get Sky TV

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Sky TV Channel Packs

When you join Sky TV you have the option to subscribe to additional channel packs. Each pack adds new, premium channels to your Sky TV service. Read on for a breakdown of each pack, or click here to see the full list of which channels are included.

Sky Signature  + Ultimate TV

Best for everybody

Sky Signature is the base for every Sky TV package and now includes the Ultimate TV add-on as standard. The pack includes more than 300 TV Channels and three streaming services – Discovery +, Sky Go and Netflix. Sky Go is available exclusively to Sky subscribers and lets you stream box sets and watch catch-up TV on your phone, tablet, games console or other smart devices.

  • 300+ channels

  • Sky Go

  • Free Netflix subscription

  • Free Discovery + subscription

You can see the full list of channels included in Sky’s signature package below, but some of the most popular include:

Sky Max, Sky Showcase, Sky Comedy, Sky Witness, Sky History, Sky Crime, Sky Documentaries, Sky Nature, National Geographic, Discovery, Sky Sports News, Sky Sports Racing, Sky Sports Mix, Eurosport 1, Eurosport 2, Zee TV, Utsav, B4U, MTV Base, MTV Hits, MTV Music, MTV Classic

 

Sky Sports

Best for sports

The Sky Sports pack is a must-have for any serious sports-watching household. As well as showing the majority of televised Premier League matches, Sky Sports has 8 exclusive channels – in addition to the three included in the signature package – broadcasting matches from the NFL and NBA, Boxing, Cricket, Darts, Rugby League, Netball and more.

  • Approximately 65% of Premier League football matches

  • Sky Sports F1

  • Sky Sports Cricket

  • Sky Sports Football, airing matches from the WSL, EFL, SPFL, Bundesliga and more

  • Sky Sports Action

  • Sky Sports Golf

  • Sky Sports Main Event

  • Seasonal channels including Sky Sports NFL

 

BT Sports

Best for Premier League lovers

One of the channel packs available to add to your Sky subscription isn’t actually from Sky. Adding BT Sports to your subscription lets you watch most Premier League games not shown by Sky, excluding the 10% that now stream on Amazon Prime. BT Sport also broadcasts Rugby Union, Cricket, UFC, boxing, moto GP and more.

  • Approximately 25% of Premier League games, with BT Sport airing 52 out of 200 matches in the 2022/23 season*

  • BT Sport 1, 2, 3 and 4

*The other 10% – 20 matches – aired on Amazon Prime

 

Sky Cinema

Best for movies

The essential Sky channel pack for any film lover, with 11 dedicated movie channels. Sky Cinema is home to a new premiere every day.

Sky Cinema is also a great add-on for streaming fans, giving subscribers access to both the cinema-centric streaming service Paramount+ and more than a thousand films on demand through Sky Go.

  • Paramount+

  • 1000+ movies on demand through Sky Go

  • Sky Cinema Premiere

  • Sky Cinema Action

  • Sky Cinema Animation

  • Sky Cinema Comedy

  • Sky Cinema Drama

  • Sky Cinema Family

  • Sky Cinema Greats

  • Sky Cinema Hits

  • Sky Cinema Sci-Fi/Horror

  • Seasonal channels including Sky Cinema Oscars

 

Sky Kids

Best for families

If you’re sharing – or trying to share – your TV with children, the Sky Kids channel pack means they’ll never run out of options. As well as top children’s channels, you’ll also get access to the Sky Kids app with hundreds of on-demand episodes, easy access to their favourite channels and fun games.

  • Nickelodeon, Nick Jr. And Nicktoons

  • Cartoon Network

  • Cartoonito

  • Boomerang

  • Baby TV

  • Exclusive Sky Kids App

 

Tips for building your perfect Sky package

  • The more you add the more you save, with extra discounts available when you subscribe to multiple channel packs or add other Sky services.

  • Prefer to stream? You can use Sky Go on all your favourite devices to watch the content you subscribe to on demand.

  • Sky saves its best introductory prices for new customers, so it might cost more to add a channel pack partway through your contract.

 

Streaming on Sky

As the TV-watching landscape has shifted to on-demand watching and streaming, Sky has worked hard to keep up. Every Sky TV subscriber gets access to Sky’s exclusive streaming service Sky Go.

All Sky TV packages also include a standard Netflix subscription, called the Ultimate TV package, and a free subscription to Discovery+.

 

What is Sky Go?

A free Sky Go subscription is included with every Sky TV package. Sky Go lets you watch the channels you subscribe to on your smart devices, including your phone, tablet, games console or PC.

There’s also a huge library of on-demand content, including more than 800 movies if you’re a Sky Cinema subscriber.

 

Save on Netflix with Sky

The ‘Ultimate TV’ add-on now comes standard with every Sky TV package, giving you a Netflix subscription alongside your Sky channels.

If you’re already a Netflix subscriber you can keep using your existing account. Don’t worry – you won’t lose your to-watch list or your progress through Money Heist.  You’ll just start paying for Netflix as part of your monthly bill with Sky at a single discounted price.

Read more about how to watch Netflix on your TV.

 

Sky Subscribers get free Discovery+

Discovery+ is the streaming service from the Discovery Channel. Featuring more than 70,000 episodes of their most popular shows, it’s perfect for fans of documentaries and reality TV.

A free Discovery+ subscription is now included with every Sky package. Read more about Discovery+.

 

Paramount+ with Sky Cinema

Sky Cinema subscribers also get free access to Paramount+. Paramount’s streaming service specialises in films with more than 2,500 available including classics like Top Gun and Titanic.

There’s also plenty for TV fans to enjoy, with everything from Spongebob Squarepants to Dexter available to stream. Read more about Paramount+.

 

Disney+ on Sky

Not only can you watch Disney+ on your choice of Sky hardware, but you can also search Disney+’s library alongside Sky and Netflix with Sky’s Smart Search. Handy if you can never remember which app to open for the show you want to watch.

 

Do I need a TV licence to watch Sky TV?

In the UK, you need a TV licence to watch any live broadcast TV. That means that if you’re using your Sky subscription to watch any TV channels you’ll need a TV licence, even if you’re watching the channels on a phone or another device.

You also need a TV licence to use the BBC streaming service BBC iPlayer, which is available through Sky’s hardware.

The cost of a TV licence is not included in any Sky packages. You’ll need to set one up directly with TV licensing before you begin watching live TV.

What are the newest Sky TV channels?

Sky regularly updates its service with both new channels and seasonal variations of its existing channels.

In 2024, Sky added Sky Sports Tennis (February 2024) and MUTV and LFCTV (July 2024).

UKTV Channels including DAVE, DRAMA, YESTERDAY and W have rebranded to include U& at the start of their channels name. For example, DAVE is now U&DAVE. The channels still show the classic programs that you know and love.

 

The Complete Sky Channel Guide

+1 channels on Sky

Movie channels on Sky

Music channels on Sky

Sports channels on Sky

News channels on Sky

Religious channels on Sky

Kids channels on Sky

Shopping channels on Sky

International and Global channels on Sky

Channels are subject to change without warning and availability may vary by region.

All Sky TV channels

Number
Channel Name
Notes
101 BBC One
102 BBC Two
103 ITV1 STV in Central and Northern Scotland, UTV in Northern Ireland.
104 Channel 4 S4C (Wales)
105 Channel 5
106 Sky Showcase
107 Sky Witness
108 Sky Atlantic Channel 4 (Wales)
109 U&alibi Sky Atlantic (Wales)
110 U&GOLD alibi (Wales)
111 U&Dave Gold (Wales)
112 Comedy Central Dave (Wales)
113 Sky Max Comedy Central (Wales)
114 Sky Comedy Sky Max (Wales)
115 BBC Three (England/NI) Sky Comedy (Wales); BBC Scotland (Scotland)
116 BBC Four
117 London Live (London); BBC Alba (Scotland)
BBC Three (Wales)
118 ITV2
119 ITV3
120 ITV4
121 Sky Documentaries BBC Three (Scotland)
122 Sky Crime Sky Documentaries (Scotland)
123 Sky History Sky Crime (Scotland)
124 Sky Nature Sky History (Scotland)
125 Discovery Sky Nature (Scotland)
126 MTV Discovery (Scotland)
127 Comedy Central Xtra MTV (Scotland)
128 5STAR Comedy Central Xtra (Scotland)
129 Nat Geo 5STAR (Scotland)
130 Sky Arts Nat Geo (Scotland)
131 ITVBe Sky Arts (Scotland)
132 U&W ITVBe HD (Scotland)
133 TLC U&W (Scotland)
134 S4C (Eng, NI, CI, IoM) TLC (Scotland)
135 E4 S4C (Scotland)
136 More4 E4 (Scotland)
137 4seven More4 (Scotland)
138 E4 Extra 4seven (Scotland)
139 Sky Sci-Fi E4 Extra (Scotland)
140 Food Network Sky Sci-Fi (Scotland)
141 5 USA Food Network (Scotland)
142 Really
143 U&Drama
144 QUEST
145 Challenge
146 TRUE CRIME
147 TRUE CRIME XTRA
148 LEGEND
149 Quest Red
150 5ACTION
151 Sky Mix
152 Sky Replay
153 5SELECT
154 ID
155 U&YESTERDAY
156 Crime+Investigation
157 GREAT! tv
158 HGTV
159 DMAX
161 Discovery Turbo RTÉ One in Northern Ireland
162 Animal Planet RTÉ 2 in Northern Ireland
163 Sky History 2 TG4 in Northern Ireland
164 BLAZE
165 Nat Geo Wild
166 U&Eden
167 Disc. Science
168 Sky History 2 (Northern Ireland only)
169 BBC Alba HD 5USA (Scotland)
170 Together
171 That’s TV (UK)
172 Discovery Turbo In Northern Ireland
173 PBS America
174 Discovery History
175 Animal Planet In Northern Ireland
176 Court TV
178 Travelxp
180 BBC Scotland Except Scotland
181 That’s TV 2
182 Rewind TV
183 That’s TV 3

+1 CHANNELS

The main channel number plus 100, e.g. ITV on 103, ITV +1 on 203.
203 ITV1+1 Not in the STV region.
204 Channel 4+1
205 Channel 5+1
206 Sky Showcase+1
207 Sky Witness+1
208 Sky Atlantic+1
209 U&alibi+1 Wales: Sky Atlantic+1
210 U&GOLD+1 Wales: U&alibi+1
211 U&Dave ja vu Wales: U&GOLD+1
212 Comedy Central +1 Wales: Dave Ja Vu
213 Wales: Comedy Central+1
218 ITV2+1
219 ITV3+1
220 ITV4+1
222 Sky Crime+1 Except Scotland
223 Sky History+1 Scotland: Sky Crime+1
224 Scotland: Sky History+1
225 Discovery+1 Except Scotland
226 Scotland: Discovery+1
228 5STAR+1 Except Scotland
229 Nat Geo+1 Scotland: 5STAR+1
230 Scotland: Nat Geo+1
232 U&W+1 Except Scotland
233 TLC+1 Scotland: W+1
234 Scotland: TLC+1
235 E4+1 Except Scotland
236 More4+1 Scotland: E4+1
237 Scotland: More4+1
240 Food Network+1 Except Scotland
241 5USA+1 Scotland: Food Network+1
243 U&Drama+1
244 QUEST+1
246 TRUE CRIME+1
249 Quest Red+1
254 ID+1
255 U&YESTERDAY+1
256 Crime+Investigation +1
257 GREAT! tv+1
258 HGTV+1
259 DMAX+1
261 Disc. Turbo+1 Except Northern Ireland
262 Animal Planet+1 Except Northern Ireland
266 U&Eden+1
267 Discovery Sci+1
269 5USA+1 In Scotland
272 Disc. Turbo+1 In Northern Ireland
274 Discovery History+1
275 Animal Planet+1 In Northern Ireland

MOVIES

Sky Cinema channels are updated throughout the year to offer seasonal movies.
301 Sky Cinema Premiere
302 Sky Cinema Select
303 Sky Cinema Hits
304 Sky Cinema Sci-Fi/Horror
305 Sky Cinema Animation
306 Sky Cinema Family
307 Sky Cinema Action
308 Sky Cinema Comedy
309 Sky Cinema Thriller
310 Sky Cinema Drama
311 Sky Cinema Greats
312 Movies 24
313 Film4
314 Film4+1
315 Movies 24+
317 LEGEND XTRA
318 LEGEND XTRA+1
319 GREAT! romance
320 GREAT! romance+1
321 GREAT! movies
322 GREAT! movies+1
323 GREAT! action
324 GREAT! action+1
328 TalkingPictures

MUSIC

350 MTV MUSIC
351 MTV HITS
352 MTV 90s
353 MTV 80s
354 Clubland TV
355 NOW 70s
356 NOW 80s
357 NOW 90s and 00s
358 NOW ROCK
359 That’s Fabulous
360 That’s Dance
361 That’s Melody

SPORTS

Sky Sports channels often temporarily rebrand to cover certain sports events. Their standard names are listed here.
401 Sky Sports Main Event
402 Sky Sports Premier League
403 Sky Sports Football
404 Sky Sports Cricket
405 Sky Sports Golf
406 Sky Sports F1 replaced by Sky Sports Darts (13/12/2024-5/1/2025)
407 Sky Sports Tennis
408 Sky Sports Action Sky Sports NFL (part-time)
409 Sky Sports News
410 TNT Sports 1
411 TNT Sports 2
412 Sky Sports + Some Sky Sports+ games are streaming only.
413 Eurosport 1
414 Eurosport 2
415 Sky Sports Racing
416 Sky Sports Mix
417 TNT Sports 3
418 MUTV
419 Premier Sports 1
420 Premier Sports 2
421 TNT Sports 4
423 LFCTV
424 Racing TV
429 DAZN 1 HD
490 TNT Sports Box Office part-time
491 Sky Sports Box Office SD part-time
492 Sky Sports Box Office HD part-time
493 TNT Sports Ultimate (UHD) part-time
494 TNT Sports Box Office 2 part-time
495 DAZN PPV part-time

NEWS

501 Sky News
502 Bloomberg
503 BBC NEWS
504 BBC Parliament
505 CNBC
506 CNN
507 NHK World
508 Euronews
509 NDTV World
510 FRANCE 24
511 Al Jazeera English
512 GB News
513 TRT World
515 Channels 24
516 Arise News
518 Arirang TV
519 WION
520 TVC News
522 TalkTV
523 India Today
524 NTD

RELIGIOUS

580 GOD Channel
581 revelation
582 TBN UK
583 DAYSTAR
585 LoveWorld
586 EWTN Catholic
587 Word Network
588 Faith World TV
590 Faith UK
591 Good News TV
592 Dunamis TV
593 SonLife

KIDS

601 Cartoon Network
602 Cartoon Network +1 (CN+1)
603 Boomerang
604 Nickelodeon
605 Nicktoons
606 Nick Jr.
607 CBBC
608 CBeebies
609 Sky Kids
610 Cartoonito
611 Boomerang+1
613 Nick Jr. Too (replaced by Nick Jr. Peppa Pig or Paw Patrol at times)
614 POP
615 POP Max
616 Nickelodeon+1
618 Tiny Pop
619 POP+1
622 Nick Jr+1
624 RTÉjr In Northern Ireland
626 Baby TV
628 Pop Max+1
629 Tiny Pop+1
640 Cartoon Network SD version
641 Boomerang SD version
642 Nickelodeon SD version
645 Nick Jr. SD version

SHOPPING

660 QVC
661 MustHaveIdeas
662 TJC
663 QVC Beauty
664 QVC Style
665 Gems TV
666 High Street TV 1
667 High Street TV 2
668 Ideal World
669 Best Direct
670 Hobby Maker
671 QVC Extra
672 High Street TV 3
674 Jewellery Maker
676 TV Warehouse
678 Direct Store TV
681 Cruise1st.tv

INTERNATIONAL

701 B4U Movies
702 B4U Music
703 SONY TV
704 Utsav Bharat
705 Utsav Plus
706 COLORS
707 Zee TV
708 Zee Cinema
709 MATV National
710 AAJ TAK
711 Music India
712 Colors Rishtey
713 Colors Cineplex
714 SONY MAX
715 Utsav Gold
716 SONY SAB
717 SONY MAX 2
718 Aastha
719 Sanskar
731 MTA1 World
732 HUM Masala
734 GEO News
735 New Vision TV
736 Islam Channel
737 GEO TV
738 Noor TV
739 IQRA TV
741 Islam TV
742 Ahlebait TV
743 Takbeer TV
744 HUM EUROPE
745 Islam Ch Urdu
746 Madani Chnl
747 Eman Channel
748 ARY Digital
749 Samaa TV
750 Siraj TV Currently unavailable.
751 QTV
760 PTC PUNJABI
761 Brit Asia TV
762 Sikh Channel
763 Sangat
764 Akaal Channel
765 Kanshi TV
766 Pitaara
767 Politics Punjab
768 PBC
769 Zee Punjabi
777 CHSTV
778 IQRA BANGLA
779 ATN
780 NTV
781 TV One
782 iON TV
783 Deen TV
784 Islam Bangla
786 Abu Dhabi TV
788 Sky News Arabia
789 PCNE Chinese HD only
790 Colors Gujarati

SD CHANNELS

Standard definition versions of channels with an HD version
803 STV in Dundee, Edinburgh
805 Channel 5
806 Sky Showcase
807 Sky Witness
808 Sky Atlantic
809 alibi
810 GOLD
811 U&Dave
812 Comedy Central
813 Sky Max
814 Sky Comedy
819 Sky Documentaries
820 Sky Crime
821 Sky History
822 Sky Nature
823 Discovery
824 MTV
825 National Geographic
826 Sky Arts
827 U&W
828 TLC
829 S4C
830 E4
831 More4
834 Quest
836 Sky Sci-Fi
837 Crime+Investigation
840 Sky History 2
841 Nat Geo Wild
846 U&Yesterday
855 Film4
866 Sky Sports News
868 Eurosport 1
869 Eurosport 2
870 TNT Sports 1
871 TNT Sports 2
873 Sky Sports Mix
874 TNT Sports 3
876 TNT Sports 4
877 Racing TV
881 Sky News
886 TRT World
892 Sony TV Asia
893 Utsav Plus
894 Colors
895 Sony Max
896 Utsav Gold
898 Zee TV
900-929 ADULT

 

 

Sky Channel Pack Guide – Which channels come with each channel pack?

Sky Channel Packs are an optional subscription to some of Sky’s most popular channels. Here’s what’s included in each pack:

 

Sky Kids Channels

Sky Cinema Channels

Sky Sports Channels

TNT Sports Channels

 

Sky Kids Channels

601 Cartoon Network
602 Cartoon Network +1 (CN+1)
603 Boomerang
604 Nickelodeon
605 Nicktoons
606 Nick Jr.
609 Sky Kids
610 Cartoonito
611 Boomerang+1
613 Nick Jr. Too
616 Nickelodeon+1
622 Nick Jr+1
626 Baby tv
640 Cartoon Network
641 Boomerang
642 Nickelodeon
645 Nick Jr.

 

Sky Cinema Channels

301 Sky Cinema Premiere
302 Sky Cinema Select/Seasonal Channels
303 Sky Cinema Hits/Seasonal Channels
304 Sky Cinema Sci-Fi/Horror
305 Sky Cinema Animation
306 Sky Cinema Adventure
307 Sky Cinema Action
308 Sky Cinema Comedy
309 Sky Cinema Thriller
310 Sky Cinema Drama
311 Sky Cinema Greats

 

Sky Sports Channels

401 Sky Sports Main Event
402 Sky Sports Premier League
403 Sky Sports Football
404 Sky Sports Cricket
405 Sky Sports Golf
406 Sky Sports F1
407 Sky Sports Tennis
408 Sky Sports Action
491 Sky Sports Box Office SD
492 Sky Sports Box Office HD

TNT sports

413 TNT Sports 1
414 TNT Sports 2
417 TNT Sports 3
421 TNT Sports 4
493 TNT Ultimate
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