TV channels available in the UK 2017 by genre

Number of television channels available and established in the United Kingdom as of December 2017, by genre

The data shows the number of TV channels, by genre, that were available and established in the UK as of December 2017. According to the source, there were a total of 25 children channels in the United Kingdom.

Entertainment 124
Sport 51
Music 37
Adult 36
Home shopping 33
Generalist 31
Film 30
News/ Business 26
Children 25
Religious 24
Lifestyle/ leisure/ health/ travel 17
TV fiction/ series 15
Documentary 11
International linguistic and cultural 11
Other/ not identified 11
Cultural/ educational 5
Parliamentary/ Government/ Administration 1