Archive:List of channels on Telewest Active Digital

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. and now 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, now 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 and now 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 latter later being replaced by 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						The Box was launched on analogue cable including Telewest analogue on 25 April 1992, Kiss was launched on 30 June 1998, Smash Hits was launched on 15 May 2001, Q was launched on 20 October 2000, Magic was launched on 13 September 2001 and Kerrang! was launched on 2 April 2001
	326		Kiss
	327		Smash Hits
	328		Q
	330		Magic
	332		Kerrang!
08/02/02	701		CBBC	Launch
	702		CBeebies
15/02/02	707		Fox Kids	Added					Launched on analogue satellite and cable on 2 October 1996
04/07/02	309		MTV Dance						Launched on Sky Digital on 20 April 2001
02/09/02	190		Hallmark Channel						Launched on Sky Digital in October 1999
24/10/02	233		Community Channel						Launched on Sky Digital on 18 September 2000 and added to Freeview on 30 October 2002
	320		The Hits						Launched on Freeview on 30 October 2002
	713		Nickelodeon Replay						Launched on Sky Digital on 1 September 1999
	717		Nicktoons TV						Launched on Sky Digital and NTL on 22 July 2002
14/01/03	148		CNX						Launched on Sky Digital and NTL 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 Sky Digital on 10 October 2002
	221		Discovery Wings						Launched on ON Digital on 1 February 2000
	275		Discovery Health						Launched on Sky Digital on 1 August 2000
	281		Fashion TV						Launched on Sky Digital on 15 May 2001
	303		TMF						Launched on Freeview on 30 October 2002
	527		Extreme Sports Channel						Launched on Sky Digital on 11 October 2000
	721		Discovery Kids						Launched on ON Digital on 1 February 2000
	830		Deutsche Welle
	832		Leonardo
28/03/03	251		LivingTV	Move	129
	252		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 Sky Digital on 29 September 2000
	726		Toon Disney
	727		Playhouse Disney
04/02/04	204		UK History +1						Launched on Sky Digital on 28 January 2004
	261		UK Food +1						Launched on Sky Digital on 12 November 2003
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
07/04/04	315		VH2	Added					Launched on Sky Digital on 16 December 2003
10/12/04	145		E4 +1	Added
17/12/04-12/02/05	712		Nickelodeon	Removed in Dispute then Re-Added					Dispute With Nickelodeon UK Limited
	713		Nickelodeon Replay
	715		Nick Jr.
	717		Nicktoons
01/01/05	707		Fox Kids	Rename			Jetix
16/12/05	242		The Biography Channel	Added					Launched on Sky Digital 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