Local and Other Providers
The following are providers for local areas, or these that transmits TV via mobiles or the Internet.
| Provider | Years | Free or pay | No. broadcast channels | Households | Transmission | Video on demand | HD | Red button |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freewire | Unknown | Free + Pay | 25 free 19 subscription |
40,000 | IPTV via JANET | No | No | No |
| The Internet | Unknown | Varies | Unknown | 17,275,660 | Internet television | Yes | Yes | No |
| Orange | 1994– | Pay | Unknown | Unknown | Mobile television | Unknown | No | No |
| Smallworld Cable | Unknown | Pay | 99 | Digital cable | No | Yes | No | |
| T-Mobile | 1993– | Pay | Unknown | Unknown | Mobile television | Unknown | No | No |
| Vodafone | 1991– | Pay | Unknown | Unknown | Mobile television | Unknown | No | No |
| WightFibre | Unknown | Pay | 120 | Digital cable | No | No | No |
| Type | Percentage | Households | Providers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free | 50.4% | 13,033,440 | Freesat, Freesat from Sky, Freeview, analogue terrestrial TV | |
| Pay | 49.6% | 12,826,560 | Sky TV, Smallworld Cable, TalkTalk TV, Top Up TV, Virgin Media, WightFibre |
| Type | Percentage | Households | Providers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrestrial (free) | 47.6% | 12,300,000 | Analogue terrestrial, Freeview | |
| Satellite (free/pay) | 37.1% | 9,600,000 | Freesat, Freesat from Sky, Sky TV | |
| Cable (pay) | 12.0% | 3,100,000 | Smallworld Cable, Virgin Media, WightFibre | |
| Others | 3.3% | 860,000 | BT Vision, TalkTalk TV, Top Up TV |
| Provider | TV or IDTV | STB | Computer | Mobile phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Unbranded analogue terrestrial) | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Freesat | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Freesat from Sky | No | Yes | No | No |
| Freeview | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Freewire | No | No | Yes | No |
| The Internet | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| BT Vision | No | Yes | No | No |
| Orange | No | No | No | Yes |
| Sky TV | No | Yes | No | No |
| Smallworld | No | Yes | No | No |
| T-Mobile | No | No | No | Yes |
| TalkTalk TV | No | Yes | No | No |
| Top Up TV | No | Yes | No | No |
| Virgin | No | Yes | No | No |
| Vodafone | No | No | No | Yes |
| WightFibre | No | Yes | No | No |
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