Channels Online TV

As the UK’s official telecommunications regulator, Ofcom’s website is designed to inform and educate consumers to get the most out of their broadcasting and telecoms services. Video content is a practical guide to protecting consumers from the pitfalls of the industry while maximising the choices and services available now and in the future. Also includes useful information on how to complain and to whom if things go wrong.

Africa in Motion is an annual film festival based at Edinburgh's Filmhouse, founded to overcome the under-representation and marginalization of African Cinema. This website contains documentaries, animations and short films which have appeared at the festival, as well as behind-the-scenes interviews and trailers.

Family Fun TV includes 'how-to' videos aimed at all aspects of family life. The site covers crafts, travel, food, entertainment and dealing with children.

Harvest Eating is a healthy eating website which contains video recipes and advice on cooking seasonal produce. Users can search for video recipes by meal, ingredient, time of year and holiday, and new content is added month by month as the seasons change.

Bar TV is a website dedicated to cocktails and mixology. Users can view expert recipe 'how-to' guides, as well as tips on preparing ingredients and creating decorations for glasses.

Wine Library TV is a website run by wine expert Gary Vaynerchuk and contains a large archive of his video reviews about fine wines. Users can search for episodes by month of transmission or by type of grape and location. The site also offers admission to a wine club, whereby wines are sent to members along with access to a personal online wine-tasting guide.

In Your Kitchen is a cooking website which offers an interactive way of learning about food. This website allows users to view expert recipe videos, upload their own cookery footage and interact with others who share their passion for food.

Tasty Food TV is a lifestyle video-sharing website dedicated to food and cooking. Its purpose is to provide a forum for food lovers to interact with each other and share their culinary passions by uploading video clips. The website covers a range of national cuisines, such as Chinese, Italian, German and Brazilian food.

Epicurious is a culinary advice website offering recipe ideas, cooking features and 'how-to' guides. The video library includes tips on recipes for entertaining, national holidays and cocktails, as well as interviews with famous chefs and visits to working kitchens.

Sail TV is an online channel dedicated to the sport of sailing. It televises sailing events, interviews with expert sailors, boat reviews and regattas.

Adventure Online is a web TV channel which includes over 100 video articles relating to extreme sports and adventure activities. The website also includes a forum for questions, and daily weather reports to advise people about unsafe sporting conditions.

Freecaster TV is a free-to-view website which contains videos and live webcasts from global extreme sporting events, such as mountain biking, snowboarding, skateboarding and surfing.

Artivi is a community-focussed web TV platform which produces and broadcasts programmes about the contemporary art world. Artivi provides the latest news about visual arts, designs, shows and events through expert video articles and user-led blogs.

Horse and Country TV contains a variety of video articles covering all aspects of country life, such as farming and fishing news, country recipes, places to visit, and advice on keeping livestock and training horses.

Country Channel is a free web broadcast service, which continuously streams videos to a worldwide audience. It features a variety of programmes on farming, lifestyle, wildlife and animals, recreation, and equestrian sports.

The Garden Channel is a web TV site covering all aspects of gardening; from keeping chickens to growing organic fruit and vegetables. The website contains on demand 'how-to' videos, which offer advice and tips from gardening experts.

LXTV is an online guide to food, nightlife, art, fashion, travel and entertainment in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. This site contains a wide range of video articles, reviews and design features, and has plans to expand nationwide across the USA.

Handbag.com is a fashion and beauty website with a large video library. This collection covers haircare and style tips, celebrity interviews and behind-the-scenes exclusives of fashion shows and award ceremonies.

iVillage is an online information network for women, which offers expert advice on a range of lifestyle topics and various interactive support services. The video content on the site is arranged into channels, such as Beauty Zone TV, Baby Channel, Health Zone TV and Food Zone TV.

Vogue TV is a video website, which offers users style and fashion advice, updates from behind the scenes at catwalk shows, and expert beauty tips. It also puts Vogue readers in touch with designers and companies which advertise through Vogue magazine.

Chic.TV is a media company which produces 24-hour fashion and lifestyle video web content. This website covers events, such as award ceremonies and fashion shows, and offers practical advice on make-up, clothes and style.

VBS TV is a web TV site for young people containing original mini-documentaries which cover news, underground culture, extreme sport and popular music. VBS TV describes itself as 'the future of all media', since it brings together the diverse interests of its youthful audience.

Together TV is a web and digital TV channel produced by Christian Aid, which aims to give indiviuals in the developing world a voice and dispel negative labels given to them by the Western media. This website contains videos which tell the personal stories of people in parts of Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East.

Greenpeace TV is the video library for the Greenpeace website. It contains information about Greenpeace's policies and progress, in the form of news releases, charity campaigns and live footage from webcams on patrol boats.

Green TV is a website which broadcasts news and video articles on a range of environmental issues, relating to climate change, technology, air, water and land. Green TV also encourages people to publish their own films on this online channel to promote eco-awareness.

Holyrood TV is a website which streams live and archive footage from the Scottish Parliament, including events in The Chamber and committee meetings. It also broadcasts Holyrood Highlights, a weekly studio-based news programme which reports on recent parliamentary business.

Europarl TV follows the news and events at the European Parliament. This website contains video footage of interviews with MEPs, analysis of parliament policy, viewers' questions and mini-documentaries.

Parliament Live is an offical UK government website offering live coverage of all public Parliament proceedings, including debates and committee meetings from both Houses. The material is then available from an on-demand archive for a further 12 months.

The NATO Channel is the official web TV site for this organisation, and broadcasts news videos and interviews relating to recent NATO projects and operations.

The Hill Tube is the video page for The Hill magazine website and provides the latest news stories, discussion blogs and press releases from Washington. The Hill Tube aims to deliver objective reports on the inner-workings of Congress and the relationship between business and politics.

White House TV is an unofficial political website, which gives average Americans a voice on national issues. On the premise that a 'new age of political discourse' is dawning, this site aims to influence policies by allowing users to express their political opinions via video blogs. News reports on political developments are also broadcast three times daily.

This official White House website provides regularly-updated videos following different aspects of the presidency of Barack Obama. It includes video blogs of public statements, press releases and events, and a weekly video address from the President himself.

Do It Yourself is an independent home improvement website. It aims to provide unbiased DIY information, and contains 'how-to' advice videos from professionals in over 100 subjects.

E-How website contains professionally produced and researched videos to answer everyday questions. With over 120,000 videos, this website is a one-stop destination for information on a range of topics, such as sport, cooking and travel advice.

Teacher Tube is a website where teachers can post educational video material for use by other teachers, schools and students. Members can rate the quality of each video in order to help others quickly access the most helpful posts.

Video Jug is an online library of free factual high-definition videos. This 'encyclopaedia of life' contains practical advice on a variety of themes, from sport and cleaning tips, to relationship advice and recipes.

Monkey See is a website which provides free access to both professionally-produced and user-generated 'how-to' videos. The collection includes presenter-led videos on many diverse topics, such as jewellery-making, dance techniques and motorbike riding.

Wonder How To is a user-driven search engine and directory for free 'how-to' videos. With an index of more than 225,000 videos, this website provides a large and diverse resource on topics such as relationships, science experiments, computer games and cookery.

This section of the Borders website contains original video content relating to literature, such as interviews with authors, poetry readings, book reviews and celebrities revealing their favourite reads.

Book Videos TV is a website containing short videos which give readers insight into the lives, personalities and inspirations of famous living authors. This website brings books and authors to life, and allows users to engage with the literary community on a different level.

Wordia is a linguistics website which contains short videos of people discussing and celebrating their favourite words and associated memories. The site aims to enrich users' knowledge of the English language and identifies itself as a 'democratic visual dictionary', where anyone with a video camera can define the words that matter to them. The site also features celebrity contributors, authors and poets.

Academic Earth is an organisation which aims to give everyone access to a world-class education. The website is intended as a ‘user-friendly educational ecosystem’, which gives internet users the chance to find video courses and lectures by leading scholars.

EASE History is a website which supports the learning and teaching of US History, with hundreds of archive videos and photographs available. The site allows people to learn about US History through its media record: examining presidential campaign ads and broadcasted public events.

Science TV provides a free venue for people to upload their own science videos. It contains original content from a range of contributors, including school children, students and teachers. Featured videos are ranked by popularity, based on the number of hits and ratings received.

The NASA TV website provides online access to live streaming from NASA TV and video archives of highlight moments. This website is an educational resource, keeping the public up-to-date with this organisation's research into space exploration, aeronautics and scientific discovery.

The Research Channel was founded by a consortium of academic institutions as a platform for sharing research findings with the general public. This website includes videos recorded from conferences and lectures, and amongst other subjects, covers the sciences, humanities, economics and engineering.

Workoutz Video Library is an online resource that provides free exercise instruction. This website features hundreds of fitness videos in categories including aerobics, strength, yoga, sports conditioning and stretching.

Health Video is one of several platforms launched by NBC Digital Health Network. This website contains a video library covering a variety of medical topics, from healthy ageing to curing disease.

Health Line Video Library is an online database of health advice videos, including information on over 250,000 different diseases, conditions, symptoms and treatments. Health Line's medical information is verified and regularly updated by healthcare industry experts.

HealthiNation website provides a range of original healthcare videos, which help people to diagnose themselves and look after their own health. These videos provide the latest information from health experts and act as visual aids to demonstrate symptoms, the spread of diseases and the way the body functions.

Video MD is a website created by physicians to improve the relationship between doctors and their patients. Video MD provides both a library of health videos by medical professionals and a forum for discussion in the form of video blogging.

The Doctor's Channel is a TV website that allows doctors to share clinical advice and learn from one another. The site includes short video clips, with insights and opinions from experts in 35 different medical specialisms.

Surgery TV USA is a website which provides plastic surgeons and potential patients with a forum to meet and exchange ideas. To reassure patients about procedures, the site contains videos which follow real people through various treatments. Surgery TV USA also features private communication tools to help members interact.

OT TV is a web TV service produced by the Association of Optometrists (AOP), which provides a platform for Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians to study and keep up-to-date with news from the industry.

GPTV was launched in conjunction with the National Association of Primary Care (NAPC) to service the needs of UK primary healthcare professionals. The channel contains video reports on industry issues, clinical information and advice on staff management.

Global Health TV is produced by the Global Health Council to help medical organisations around the world share their research work. This website aims to bring together the global health community, providing a forum for healthcare professionals and institutions operating in remote areas to learn about medical developments.

Vets TV is a web TV service from the British Veterinary Association (BVA) which helps and supports vets in their working lives. It contains originally-produced videos about farm animals, equine issues and small pets, as well as veterinary careers advice and relevant news.

Funny Clean Videos is an online collection of amusing family-suitable videos from the web. It includes pranks, hidden camera stunts, commercials and home movies on a range of subjects, such as pets and sport.

This website contains different categories of amusing adverts from all over the world, including car, beer and super bowl commercials. There are also a number of banned adverts, which have never before appeared on TV.

Funny Place is a website dedicated to humorous advertisements, marketing, entertainment and creative work from around the world. Videos are updated daily so that content remains fresh and entertaining.

Very Funny Ads is a website which contains humorous adverts from all over the world. Users can search for ads by country, subject or brand, and can also rate their favourite commercials.

Travel Pod is a website 'built by travellers for travellers', which allows people to share travel tips and experiences via online blogs, uploaded videos and pictures. This free website helps users' friends and families keep up-to-date with their travel adventures.

The Great Outdoors website provides online video content about adventure travel, extreme sports, nature photography and major outdoor events. This network also contains photo galleries, relevant news articles and profiles of world-famous outdoor athletes.

Lonely Planet TV is an online video library providing travel destination guides, produced both by Lonely Planet and by visitors to their website. This site also contains interviews with locals, best video competitions and reviews of world festivals.

Absolute Brighton TV is an online lifestyle TV channel and magazine, which covers all aspects of Brighton's urban scene. The website offers video guides to local bars, restaurants, hotels, clubs, shopping and events.

Bath TV is a web TV service for the city of Bath, which promotes local events, facilities and outlets through online videos. The website aims to regenerate the city's 'real world' local community by drawing attention to its regional products and services.

Lake District TV is a tourist website dedicated to this national park, and includes short guide videos to help visitors plan all aspects of a trip to the Lake District.

North Yorkshire TV is an online video library offering tourist information about England's largest county, including its moors, dales and Eastern coastline. This website provides reviews on places to stay, eat, visit and shop.

Channel M is a local TV service providing regional news and information about sport, entertainment, lifestyle and music throughout Greater Manchester. This website contains short video highlights from the broadcasted channel.

Fermanagh TV is an online public service TV platform which has been developed to relate news, features and stories from County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland. Video content is arranged into channels, including People, Community, Arts, Sports and Education.

My Devon TV is a web TV channel, providing news, views, features and discussion to help people get the most out of living and working in Devon. The website contains presenter-led video items which users can view as a rolling channel service or select individually.

The Talk Market is a web TV shopping channel hosted entirely by the public. Artists, musicians, inventors and creative retailers personally upload videos which introduce and discuss their creations, so that users can learn about products from the designers themselves.

The Co-operative is a family of businesses owned by its members and led by their shared principles, such as promoting Fairtrade goods, community work and renewable energy. This online TV channel brings to life their charitable projects, values and ethics.

Moneywise TV is the video library for the Moneywise magazine website. It contains original presenter-led episode articles exploring investment, tax and insurance issues, and offers expert advice on personal finance.

Entrepreneur Video Network offers information support to individuals seeking to improve their businesses. The website includes videos containing expert business and legal advice, tips on starting a company and handling growth, as well as personal profiles of successful entrepreneurs.

Fresh Business Thinking TV is an online resource for small business owners, directors and entrepreneurs. The site offers advice, in the form of video articles, to help them run their businesses more effectively and efficiently.

Small Business Advice TV is a specialist online TV resource aimed at UK small businesses. It is produced by the British Chambers of Commerce, Dell and Intel, and provides impartial advice, expert commentary and interactive features covering a range of business topics.

Real Business TV is an online video resource for entrepreneurs and small businesses in the UK. The website provides information for people looking to expand their companies, and features practical tips from leading business brains, such as Sir Alan Sugar, Theo Paphitis and James Caan.

The Wall Street Journal digital network is the online counterpart of this leading business newspaper. Its video center contains coverage of business, lifestyle, financial and world news, and provides a single source for all the information needed to track changes in the economy.

The Economist website is an online resource for the analysis of world business and current affairs. Its collection of video reports provides insight and opinion on international news, politics, business, finance, technology, and cultural trends.

BusinessWeek is a website dedicated to business news and presents many of its weekly updates and interviews through a 'Feedroom' video page. The 'Feedroom' videos cover various areas of business such as technology, innovation, management, small companies and business schools.

The Street is a network of financial media websites, which serve as an online destination for areas where 'money and life intersect'. This network contains a video library covering news relating to financial markets, industry trends, investment and lifestyle.

London TV is an online television channel commissioned by Visit London, which provides information about events and attractions available in the capital. The website offers video articles on places to shop, eat and stay, as well as theatre reviews, sight-seeing guides and sporting event information.

Kent TV is a 24-hour web TV channel launched by Kent County Council, which is dedicated to providing local news and information for people living and working in Kent. The site contains video programmes about the arts, business, education, health, leisure, local government, tourism, and travel.

Number 10 TV is the official online TV site for the Prime Minister's office, which includes coverage of Gordon Brown's public engagements, speeches and press conferences. The site aims to provide information about Labour policies and bring the public into closer contact with the PM.

18 Doughty Street is a UK-based internet TV station which features interviews, discussions and debates on a range of political issues. The site provides reports on internal situations in other countries, and covers events and news affecting the British government.

NHS Choices Video is an online media library offering medical information from NHS healthcare experts on diseases, treatments, surgical procedures, and coping with illnesses or disabilities.

New You TV contains video content aimed at helping people diagnose their health problems, promoting better medical awareness and offering advice on treating disease.

HSBC Business TV is an online multimedia guide covering the issues that affect small businesses. It contains video news, articles and expert advice to help businesses develop and operate more effectively.

Teachers TV is an online video library designed to support teachers’ training by offering ideas and media materials for lesson planning, articles about teaching practice and careers advice. The site aims to widen teachers’ existing knowledge and thus enrich their pupils’ learning.

This website follows the reconstruction of a 9th-century Arab sailing ship, which is currently being built in Oman and will embark on an historic voyage from Oman to Singapore in early 2010. Its construction and voyage are documented on this website largely through interviews, mini-documentaries and time-lapse videos.

Ethical TV is a web TV network which promotes Fair Trade and a green lifestyle awareness to consumers around the world. It contains several channels which are dedicated to different ethical issues affecting the environment, trade, education and human rights.