What TV channels do I get with Sky Stream TV?

Miles Northrop | June 3rd, 2026

Sky Stream has overturned decades of satellite dominance to become one of the main ways to access Sky TV. Receiving TV via your broadband is less fuss, clutter-free and takes minutes to self-install. Plus there's no engineer's visit and non ugly dish on the wall of your home.

To cater to different budgets, Sky splits its service into two tiers: Sky TV Essentials and Sky TV Ultimate.

Sky TV Essentials (from £15 per month) is their budget-friendly entry tier. It reduces the channel list to 100 or so, but still includes major free-to-air networks, Sky Atlantic, a Netflix Standard (with ads) subscription and discovery+.

Sky TV Ultimate (from £24 per month) is their flagship, including everything found in Essentials plus over 30 premium channels (such as Sky Max, Sky Witness, Sky Comedy and Sky Documentaries). It's a 'super-bundle', also packing in Disney+ Standard (with ads) along with HBO Max Basic (with ads).

Key feature comparison

First, let's take a look at the two Sky Stream package levels side-by-side.

Sky Stream Ultimate TV channel list

So as not to present you with a huge wall of channel names, and because people tend to look for specific channels, we've separated our Sky Stream Ultimate TV channel list into sections to make the ones that are important to you easier to find.

Sky channels

This list shows all the Sky-branded, in-house channels you'll get with Sky Stream Entertainment:

Terrestrial and regional live channels

This list shows all the traditional terrestrial channels and their regional variants that you'll get with Sky Stream Entertainment:

Other entertainment and Freeview channels

This list comprises entertainment channels not traditionally served via terrestrial television, many or which are Freeview channels:

Music channels

This list shows all the music-dedicated channels you'll receive with Sky Stream Entertainment:

Kids channels

You'll get these kids-focused channels as standard on Sky Stream Entertainment:

Looking for Nickelodeon or Cartoon Network? Following the closure of live channels like CiTV and the POP network, standard live kids' TV is limited to just the BBC. To unlock premium cartoon networks like Disney Jr, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr, Nicktoons, Cartoon Network and Cartoonito, you'll need to add the Sky Kids Pack for an extra £8 per month.

Shopping channels

Here are the shopping channels you'll receive as part of a subscription to Sky Stream Entertainment:

Asian and international channels

You can expect the following international and Asian channels as standard with Sky Stream Entertainment:

Please note that Sky regularly swaps out the odd channel here and there. The whole landscape of UK TV is constantly changing, with channels being wound up and new ones appearing in their place, but these lists were correct at the time of our last update.

To view more recent changes you can visit Sky's website where it has regularly updated lists of what's in and out.

Sky Stream Essentials TV channel list

You'll notice that Sky Stream Essentials TV's list is rather short. Important channels such as Sky Atlantic are there, while many other Sky Entertainment channels like Sky Max, Sky Comedy, Sky History and are missing. So do consider the possibility that the cheaper package could be a false economy.

Sky channels

Here are the Sky-branded, in-house channels you'll get with Sky Stream Essentials:

Terrestrial and regional live channels

This list shows all of the traditional terrestrial channels and their variants that you'll get with Sky Stream Essentials:

Entertainment channels

You'll get the following entertainment channels – these aren't traditionally served via terrestrial television:

Movies and music channels

The following movie and music channels are included in Sky Stream Essentials:

Shopping channels

This list comprises shopping channels that comem with Sky Stream Essentials:

International and news channels

These international and news channels included in Sky Stream Essentials:

Add-on channel packs available for Sky Stream

The Ultimate and Essentials channel lists should be viewed as a 'base layers'. On top of both, Sky makes available a number of channel packs you can put on. Although often at extra cost. Let's take a look...

Sky Kids add-on

If you choose to add on the Sky Kids pack, you'll additionally get the following premium channels:

TNT Sports add-on

TNT Sports is one of the more highly-regarded, but expensive add-ons for Sky Stream. Sport is just pricy, there's no way around it. Here are the channels you get if you subscribe via Sky Stream:

Sky Sports add-on

If you add on Sky Sports – which again won't be cheap – you'll get every premium Sky Sports channel, including the newly launched tennis and hybrid streaming services:

Sky Cinema add-on

If you add the Sky Cinema pack to your Sky Stream subscription, you'll also receive all live Sky Cinema channels, with full access to Paramount+ Standard at no extra cost:

Pay-per-view

Yes. Sky Stream will still provide you access to pay-per-view via:

Channels you can't get on Sky Stream

Sky dropped a bunch of legacy channels when it made the switch from traditional satellite boxes to internet-delivered Sky Stream. Although we think they're not channels most mainstream viewers will miss.

There are no +1 channels on Sky Stream

With almost everything available instantly via catch-up apps, there's simply no need for traditional +1 timeshift channels on Sky Stream. And there is no physical hard drive to record shows.

Instead, Sky Stream uses a 'Playlist' feature. 'Cloud-tagging' a show marks it for later, letting you stream it from the cloud later. You can also easily rewind live TV by an hour or more, rendering old-fashioned +1 channels obsolete.

Channels you can't get on Sky Stream Ultimate or Essential

Most of the linear channels missing from the platform are highly niche, local, or religious stations. However, a few standalone premium sports networks are also absent. Legacy club channels that require independent subscriptions (such as MUTV and LFCT) are currently unavailable on Sky Stream hardware.

Here's a complete list of channels you won't be able to watch on the Sky Stream linear TV guide. Note that adult channels are also completely unavailable on Sky Stream due to cloud broadcasting restrictions:

Netflix, Streaming Apps, and Sky Box Sets on Sky Stream

Of course, live linear channels are not the only game in town when you opt for Sky Stream. While you'll get the standard channels outlined in this guide, your access to premium on-demand content and other major streaming platforms differs depending on whether you choose Ultimate TV or Essentials TV.

Sky Box Sets on Sky Stream

Despite the lengthy lists in this guide, we're just not able to list every single show on Sky Box Sets. Not only would that list be impractically long, but the content changes daily, meaning any list would be out of date almost immediately.

With Sky Stream Ultimate TV, you get unrestricted access to Sky Box Sets. This includes complete back-catalogs from all of Sky’s premium channels alongside a vault of HBO and Sky Original blockbusters like Game of Thrones, Succession, The Last of Us, and The White Lotus.

With Sky Stream Essentials TV, the core Sky Box Sets library is completely omitted to keep costs low. You will still be able to access standard catch-up content for live shows that have recently broadcast on Sky Atlantic or Sky Mix, but you will not have access to the historic on-demand catalog to binge older box sets from start to finish.

Netflix and Bundled Streaming Apps

Sky Stream integrates third-party streaming accounts directly into the core user interface. Here's how your app access breaks down on both tiers:

• Netflix Standard (with Ads) is included on BOTH tiers – Whether you choose Essentials or Ultimate, you'll get a full Netflix account with Full HD (1080p) resolution, so you can stream on up to two devices simultaneously.
• Ultimate TV unlocks a massive 'Super-Bundle' – Upgrading to the Sky Ultimate TV tier doesn't just give you extra channels and box sets; it also bundles subscriptions to Disney+ Standard (with Ads), HBO Max Basic (with Ads), and reality TV app hayu at no extra cost.
• You can link an existing Netflix profile – If you already have a Netflix account, you won't lose your watch-history or profiles. You just log in via Sky Stream to transfer your billing over to Sky.
• Easy ad-free upgrades are available – If you can't bear adverts or want higher resolution, you can pay a monthly surcharge to upgrade your bundled subscriptions to their full, ad-free or 4K Ultra HD premium tiers.