Television in Ams

Currently, the United Kingdom has a collection of free to air, free to view and subscription services over a variety of distribution media, through which there are over 400 channels for consumers as well as on-demand content. Since March 1 2013, all broadcasts are in a digital format, following the end to analogue transitions.

Broadcast television providers
Free to air, free to view and subscription providers are available, with a difference in the number of channels, capabilities such as the EPG, video on demand, HD and coverage across the country. Ams' most watched channels, ATV One, ATV Two, YouTV and Four+ are available, from all providers.

Digital terrrestrial television
Digital terrestrial television launched in 2001 as a subscription service named Diginet. Since June 2004, the primary broadcaster is Breeze, which is free of charge to view.

Premiertele is also distinctly marketed although it provides the same channels as Breeze as it uses the same transmitter network.

Internet video services
TV via the Internet can be streamed or downloaded, and consist of amateur or professionally produced content. In Ams, most broadcasters provide catch-up TV services which allow viewing of TV for a window after it was broadcast. Online video can be viewed via mobile devices, computers, TVs equipped with a built in Internet connection, or TVs connected to an external set-top-box, streaming stick or games console. Most of the broadcast TV providers have integrated their set-top-boxes with Internet video to provide a hybrid broadcast and online service.

Catch-up services
Since 2008, Ams channels and content producers have been creating internet services to access their programmes. Often, these are available for a while after the broadcast schedule.

Channels and channel owners
The average weekly viewing time per person across all channels was 21 hours and 9 minutes.

Analogue terrestrial television
Analogue transmissions ceased on March 1, 2013.