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Archive:List of channels on Telewest Active Digital
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This is a list of channels available on Telewest Active Digital, a British cable television platform that merged with NTL in 2006 to make NTL:Telewest and again in 2007 with Virgin Mobile and Virgin.net to make Virgin Media which launched in February that year.
This archive dates to July 2000 located in London, channel numbers are gathered from Media UK on the Wayback Machine and packages are from Digital Spy.
Key
| Pack or service name | Description |
|---|---|
| Starter | Costs £9.60 a month |
| Essential | Costs £17 a month |
| Essential Plus | Costs £20 a month |
| Supreme | Costs £24 a month |
| Premium | Pricing by channel varies |
Channel list
| Channel number | Logo | Channel name | Notes | Owner/parent company |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | 
|
BBC One | British Broadcasting Corporation | |
| 102 | 
|
BBC Two | ||
| 103 | 
|
ITV (now ITV1) | This Channel was Also Seen on ON Digital and NTL | ITV plc |
| 104 | 
|
Channel 4 | Channel Four Television Corporation | |
| 105 | 
|
Channel 5 (later Five) | Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited (Pearson PLC/CLT-UFA/UBM plc) (then Northern and Shell, then Viacom, now Paramount Global) | |
| 111 | 
|
BBC Choice (replaced by BBC Three) | British Broadcasting Corporation | |
| 113 | 
|
ITV2 | This Channel was Also Seen on ON Digital and NTL | ITV Network Limited |
| 114 | 
|
Anglia Television (now ITV Anglia) | This Channel was Also Seen on ON Digital and NTL in Anglia | Granada PLC |
| 115 | 
|
Meridian Broadcasting (now ITV Meridian) | This Channel was Also Seen on ON Digital and NTL in the South East | |
| 120 | 
|
Sky One (now Sky Showcase) | British Sky Broadcasting | |
| 124 | 
|
UK Gold (then UKTV Gold, G.O.L.D., Gold and now U&Gold) | Flagship of UKTV | UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Flextech (now fully owned by BBC Studios)) |
| 128 | 
|
Granada Plus (then Plus, replaced by ITV3) | Flagship of Granada Sky Broadcasting | Granada Sky Broadcasting (now ITV Digital Channels) |
| 132 | 
|
Paramount Comedy Channel (then Paramount Comedy 1, now Comedy Central) | Viacom (now Paramount Global) | |
| 135 | 
|
Sci-Fi Channel (then Syfy, now Sky Sci-Fi) | These Channels were Also Seen on NTL, Sky Digital and Astra Analogue Satellite | Vivendi Universal S.A. (now NBCUniversal) |
| 138 | 
|
Bravo | These Channels were Also Seen on NTL, Sky Digital and Astra Analogue Satellite | Flextech (then Virgin Media Television, then Living TV Group, absorbed by Sky) |
| 147 | 
|
UK Drama (then UKTV Drama, then Alibi, now U&Alibi) | This Channel was Also Seen on NTL and Sky Digital | UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Flextech (now fully owned by BBC Studios)) |
| 151 | 
|
UK Play (then Play UK, UK History, UKTV History, Yesterday and now U&Yesterday) | ||
| 160 | 
|
Tara Television | This Channel was Also Seen on NTL and Sky Digital | Raidió Teilifís Éireann |
| 212 | 
|
Discovery Channel | This Channel was Also Seen on NTL, Sky Digital and Astra Analogue Satellite | Discovery Communications (then Discovery, Inc., now Warner Bros Discovery) |
| 213 | 
|
Discovery Channel +1 | These Channels were Also Seen on NTL and Sky Digital | |
| 215 | 
|
Animal Planet | ||
| 217 | 
|
Discovery Civilisation Channel (then Discovery Civilization Channel, then Discovery Knowledge, now Discovery History) | ||
| 219 | 
|
Discovery Sci-Trek Channel (then Discovery Science Channel, now Discovery Science) | ||
| 225 | 
|
UK Horizons (later split into UKTV Documentary and UKTV People, which later became Eden and Blighty respectively, with the former now U&Eden and the latter later being replaced by Drama, now U&Drama) | This Channel was Also Seen on ON Digital, NTL, Sky Digital and Astra Analogue Satellite | UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Flextech (now fully owned by BBC Studios)) |
| 230 | 
|
National Geographic Channel (now National Geographic) | These Channels were Also Seen on NTL, Sky Digital and Astra Analogue Satellite | National Geographic Society |
| 234 | 
|
The History Channel (then History, now Sky History) | British Sky Broadcasting | |
| 245 | 
|
BBC Knowledge (replaced by BBC Four) | This Channel was Also Seen on ON Digital, NTL, Sky Digital and Astra Analogue Satellite | British Broadcasting Corporation |
| 252 | 
|
Living (then LivingTV, Living, Sky Living and now Sky Witness) | These Channels were Also Seen on NTL, Sky Digital and Astra Analogue Satellite | Flextech (then Virgin Media Television, then Living TV Group, absorbed by Sky) |
| 261 | 
|
Challenge TV (then Challenge?, now Challenge) | ||
| 271 | 
|
Discovery Home & Leisure (then Discovery Real Time, now TLC) | Discovery Communications (then Discovery, Inc., now Warner Bros Discovery) | |
| 273 | 
|
Discovery Travel & Adventure Channel (then Discovery Travel & Living) | This Channel was Also Seen on NTL and Sky Digital | |
| 283 | 
|
Granada Breeze | These Channels were Also Seen on ON Digital, NTL, Sky Digital and Astra Analogue Satellite | Granada Sky Broadcasting (now ITV Digital Channels) |
| 286 | 
|
Granada Men & Motors (then Men & Motors) | ||
| 289 | 
|
UK Style (then UKTV Style, Home and now HGTV) | UKTV (BBC Worldwide/Flextech (now fully owned by Discovery, Inc.)) | |
| 293 | 
|
Travel Channel | Scripps Networks (then Scripps Networks Interactive, later bought by Discovery, Inc.) | |
| 297 | 
|
Carlton Food Network | This Channel was Also Seen on ON Digital and NTL | Carlton Communications PLC |
| 301 | 
|
MTV (later MTV One) | This Channel was Also Seen on ON Digital, NTL, Sky Digital and Astra Analogue Satellite | Viacom (now Paramount Global) |
| 302 | 
|
M2 (then MTV2, MTV Two and MTV Rocks) | These Channels were Also Seen on NTL and Sky Digital | |
| 305 | 
|
MTV Base (now MTV 90s) | ||
| 307 | 
|
MTV Extra (replaced by MTV Hits) | ||
| 310 | 
|
VH1 | These Channels were Also Seen on NTL and Sky Digital | |
| 311 | 
|
VH1 Classic (then MTV Classic, now MTV 80s) | ||
| 312 | 
|
Performance Channel | Daily Mail & General Trust (sold to Eicom in 2005) | |
| 402 | 
|
Sky Premier (then Sky Movies Premier, Sky Movies 1, Sky Movies Premiere and now Sky Cinema Premiere) | 1 Sky channel costs £13 a month, 2 cost £17.50 a month, 3 cost £20.50 a month and 4 cost £22 a month. These Channels were Also Seen on ON Digital (except for Sky Cinema), NTL, Sky Digital and Astra Analogue Satellite | British Sky Broadcasting |
| 405 | 
|
Sky Moviemax (then Sky Movies Max, Sky Movies 2, Sky Movies Action & Thriller, Sky Movies Action & Adventure, Sky Cinema Action & Adventure and now Sky Cinema Action) | ||
| 409 | 
|
Sky Cinema (then Sky Movies Cinema, Sky Cinema 1 and Sky Movies Classics) | ||
| 419 | 
|
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) (then TCM Movies) | This Channel was Also Seen on NTL, Sky Digital and Astra Analogue Satellite | Time Warner (then WarnerMedia, now Warner Bros Discovery) |
| 425 | 
|
Carlton Cinema | This Channel was Also Seen on ON Digital and NTL | Carlton Communications PLC |
| 444 | 
|
FilmFour (now Film4) | This Channel was Also Seen on ON Digital, NTL, Sky Digital and Astra Analogue Satellite | Channel Four Television Corporation |
| 511 | 
|
Sky Sports 1 (now Sky Sports Main Event) | 1 Sky channel costs £13 a month, 2 cost £17.50 a month, 3 cost £20.50 a month and 4 cost £22 a month. These Channels were Also Seen on ON Digital, NTL and Sky Digital | British Sky Broadcasting |
| 512 | 
|
Sky Sports 2 (now Sky Sports Cricket) | ||
| 513 | 
|
Sky Sports 3 (now Sky Sports Action) | ||
| 521 | 
|
British Eurosport (now Eurosport 1) | This Channel was Also Seen on ON Digital, NTL, Sky Digital and Astra Analogue Satellite. | TF1 Group |
| 530 | 
|
MUTV | This Channel was Also Seen on NTL, Sky Digital and Astra Analogue Satellite | Manchester United FC/Granada Sky Broadcasting/British Sky Broadcasting |
| 534 | 
|
The Racing Channel | This Channel was Also Seen on NTL, Sky Digital and Astra Analogue Satellite | |
| 602 | 
|
Sky News | These Channels were Also Seen on NTL, Sky Digital and Astra Analogue Satellite | British Sky Broadcasting |
| 607 | 
|
CNN | Time Warner (then WarnerMedia, now Warner Bros Discovery) | |
| 609 | 
|
Bloomberg Television | Bloomberg LP | |
| 610 | 
|
BBC News 24 (now BBC News) | These Channels were Also Seen on ON Digital, NTL and Sky Digital | British Broadcasting Corporation |
| 612 | 
|
BBC Parliament | ||
| 613 | 
|
CNBC Europe | These Channels were Also Seen on NTL, Sky Digital and Astra Analogue Satellite | National Broadcasting Company |
| 704 | 
|
Cartoon Network | This Channel was Also Seen on ON Digital, NTL, Sky Digital and Astra Analogue Satellite | Time Warner (then WarnerMedia, now Warner Bros Discovery) |
| 705 | 
|
Cartoon Network Plus (then Cartoon Network +1, replaced by Cartoon Network Too, now replaced by Cartoon Network +1 again) | This Channel was Also Seen on NTL and Sky Digital | Time Warner (then WarnerMedia, now Warner Bros Discovery) |
| 712 | 
|
Nickelodeon | Both Channels were Also Seen on NTL, Sky Digital and Astra Analogue Satellite | Nickelodeon UK Limited (British Sky Broadcasting/Viacom (now Paramount Global)) |
| 715 | 
|
Nick Jr. | ||
| 724 | 
|
Disney Channel | These Channels were Also Seen on NTL, Sky Digital and Astra Analogue Satellite | The Walt Disney Company |
| 732 | 
|
Trouble (then Living +2, Living Loves and Sky Living Loves, now Sky Sports F1) | This Channel was Also Seen on NTL, Sky Digital and Astra Analogue Satellite | Flextech (then Virgin Media Television, then Living TV Group, absorbed by Sky) |
| 863 | 
|
QVC | QVC | |
| 867 | 
|
Shop! | Granada Sky Broadcasting/Littlewoods | |
| 870 | 
|
TV Travel Shop | TV Travel Shop |
Changes
| Date | EPG number | Channel logo | Channel name | Type of change | New EPG number | New channel logo | New channel name | Region (UK unless stated) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/01/01 | 144 | 
|
E4 | Launch | |||||
| 01/05/01 | 307 |
|
MTV Extra | Rename | 
|
MTV Hits | |||
| ??/07/01 | 730 | 
|
Boomerang | Added | |||||
| 04/12/01 | 325 | 
|
The Box | Launched on Telewest analogue on 25 April 1992 | |||||
| 326 | 
|
Kiss | Launched on 26 June 2000 | ||||||
| 327 | 
|
Smash Hits | Llaunched on 15 May 2001 | ||||||
| 328 | 
|
Q | Launched on 20 October 2000 | ||||||
| 330 | 
|
Magic | Launched on 13 September 2001 | ||||||
| 332 | 
|
Kerrang! | Launched on 2 April 2001 | ||||||
| 08/02/02 | 701 | 
|
CBBC | Launch | |||||
| 702 | 
|
CBeebies | |||||||
| 15/02/02 | 707 | 
|
Fox Kids | Added | Launched on Telewest analogue on 2 October 1996 | ||||
| 20/06/02 | 863 |
|
QVC | Move | 740 | ||||
| 04/07/02 | 309 | 
|
MTV Dance | Added | Launched on 20 April 2001 | ||||
| 02/09/02 | 190 | 
|
Hallmark Channel | Launched in October 1999 | |||||
| 24/10/02 | 233 | 
|
Community Channel | Launched on 18 September 2000 | |||||
| 320 | 
|
The Hits | Launched on 30 October 2002 | ||||||
| 713 | 
|
Nickelodeon Replay | Launched on 1 September 1999 | ||||||
| 717 | 
|
Nicktoons TV | Launched on 22 July 2002 | ||||||
| 14/01/03 | 148 | 
|
CNX | Launched on 14 October 2002 | |||||
| 07/02/03-08/02/03 | 111 |
|
BBC Choice | Rename and Move | 106 | 
|
BBC Three | ||
| 21/03/03 | 146 | 
|
Reality TV | Added | Launched on 10 October 2002 | ||||
| 221 | 
|
Discovery Wings | Launched on 1 February 2000 | ||||||
| 275 | 
|
Discovery Health | Launched on 1 August 2000 | ||||||
| 281 | 
|
Fashion TV | Launched in the UK on 15 May 2001 | ||||||
| 303 | 
|
TMF | Launched on 30 October 2002 | ||||||
| 527 | 
|
Extreme Sports Channel | Launched in the UK on 11 October 2000 | ||||||
| 721 | 
|
Discovery Kids | Launched on 1 February 2000 | ||||||
| 830 | 
|
Deutsche Welle | |||||||
| 832 | 
|
Leonardo | |||||||
| 28/03/03 | 252 | 
|
LivingTV | Move | 129 | ||||
| 253 | 
|
LivingTV +1 | 130 | ||||||
| 261 | 
|
Challenge? | 152 | ||||||
| 732 | 
|
Trouble | 140 | ||||||
| 18/07/03 | 139 | 
|
Bravo +1 | Launch | |||||
| 141 | 
|
Trouble Reload | |||||||
| 03/12/03 | 725 | 
|
Disney Channel +1 | Added | Launched on 29 September 2000 | ||||
| 726 | 
|
Toon Disney | |||||||
| 727 | 
|
Playhouse Disney | |||||||
| 04/02/04 | 204 | UK History +1 | Launched on 28 January 2004 | ||||||
| 261 | UK Food +1 | Launched on 12 November 2003 | |||||||
| 20/02/04 | 289 | 
|
UK Style | Move | 265 | ||||
| 290 | 
|
UK Style + | 266 | ||||||
| 08/03/04 | 124 | 
|
UK Gold | Rename | 
|
UKTV Gold | |||
| 125 | 
|
UK G2 | 
|
UKTV G2 | |||||
| 126 | 
|
UK Gold +1 | 
|
UKTV Gold +1 | |||||
| 147 | 
|
UK Drama | 
|
UKTV Drama | |||||
| 203 | 
|
UK History | 
|
UKTV History | |||||
| 204 | UK History +1 | 
|
UKTV History +1 | ||||||
| 206 | 
|
UKTV People | Launch | ||||||
| 225 | 
|
UK Horizons | Rename | 
|
UKTV Documentary | ||||
| 226 | 
|
UK Horizons +1 hour | 
|
UKTV Documentary +1 | |||||
| 260 | 
|
UK Food | 
|
UKTV Food | |||||
| 261 | UK Food +1 | 
|
UKTV Food +1 | ||||||
| 263 | 
|
UK Bright Ideas | 
|
UKTV Bright Ideas | |||||
| 265 |
|
UK Style | 
|
UKTV Style | |||||
| 266 |
|
UK Style + | 
|
UKTV Style +1 | |||||
| 07/04/04 | 315 | 
|
VH2 | Added | Launched on 16 December 2003 | ||||
| 10/12/04 | 145 | 
|
E4 +1 | Added | |||||
| 17/12/04-12/02/05 | 712 |
|
Nickelodeon | Removed then Re-Added | Dispute With Nickelodeon UK Limited | ||||
| 713 |
|
Nickelodeon Replay | |||||||
| 715 |
|
Nick Jr. | |||||||
| 717 | 
|
Nicktoons | |||||||
| 01/01/05 | 707 |
|
Fox Kids | Rename | 
|
Jetix | |||
| 26/08/05 | 129 | 
|
LIVINGtv | Move | 110 | ||||
| 130 | 
|
LIVINGtv +1 | 111 | ||||||
| 131 | 
|
LIVINGtv2 | 112 | ||||||
| 16/12/05 | 242 | 
|
The Biography Channel | Added | Launched on 1 October 2000 | ||||
| 11/03/06 | 734 | 
|
CITV | Launch | Also Launched on Freeview | ||||
| 10/05/06 | 108 | 
|
BBC HD | Added | |||||
| 09/06/06 | 118 | 
|
ITV HD |