This IPTV channel list shows what plays live on an IPPlayTV plan, starting with the groups people open on a film night or a lazy Sunday. Movie and entertainment channels come first, then series and drama, kids and family, and documentaries. News, sport, the big American, Canadian and British networks and the international groups follow. Every plan includes all 25,000+ live channels. It also includes a separate library of 120,000+ movies and series that you can start at any time.
The names below are highlights, not a full inventory. Inside the player, most groups hold far more entries, such as east and west coast feeds, regional versions and more than one picture quality. Channels come and go as broadcasters change their schedules, so the list is revised on a regular basis. Use the search box to check a name before you order.
IPTV live channels and the on-demand library: two parts of one plan
An IPPlayTV subscription has two halves, and they do different jobs. Live channels run on the broadcaster’s schedule, so you tune in the way you would on cable. The on-demand library works like a shelf of titles. You pick a film or an episode and press play whenever you like.
Most evenings use both. You might catch the news live at six, then open the library for two episodes of a box set after dinner. A kids channel can run in the morning while a parent saves a documentary for later. Both halves share one username and one price, and they open inside the same app.
If on-demand viewing is your main reason for signing up, read our overview of IPTV movies and series on IPPlayTV. It covers how the library is sorted and how new titles arrive.
Movie, series and kids channels for nights in
The groups at the top are there because they get opened most after work. Movies and Entertainment gathers premium film networks such as HBO, Showtime, Starz and Cinemax. Classic film fans will find TCM, while Sky Cinema Premiere and Crave cover British and Canadian viewers. Comedy and reality sit in the same group, with Comedy Central, Bravo and Dave.
Series and Drama is the group for people who follow a show week by week. AMC, FX and Paramount Network carry American drama. Sky Atlantic, Sky Witness and ITV3 cover the British side. Hallmark and Lifetime fill the cozy end of the scale.
Kids and Family keeps the cartoons in one place. Disney Channel, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network and PBS Kids sit beside CBeebies, CBBC, YTV and Treehouse. Younger children can stay on Disney Junior or Nick Jr without scrolling past a crime drama first.
Documentary, Factual and Lifestyle rounds off the entertainment block. Discovery, History and National Geographic carry the nature and history titles. HGTV, Food Network and TLC handle home makeovers, cooking and reality. BBC Four adds arts and science programs from the UK.
Does IPTV include Netflix? What the line-up really covers
People often search for “IPTV Netflix” hoping one plan replaces every streaming app. It is worth being plain about this. IPPlayTV does not include Netflix, Disney+, Max, Prime Video or any other third-party platform. It does not carry their original series either. Those services license their shows for their own apps.
What IPPlayTV does include is a large live line-up and its own on-demand library. The library is a general collection of films and complete series, sorted into categories. Some titles you know from TV will be there, and some will not. Before paying, use the free trial to look up a particular show yourself.
A channel name in the list is a live TV channel, not an app. HBO in the Movies group is the linear HBO feed with its own schedule. It is not the full HBO Max catalog. Keeping that difference in mind avoids disappointment on the first night.
Plenty of households still keep one streaming app they love and use IPPlayTV for everything else. The IPTV streaming service page explains how people combine the two and what it costs.
How live TV and VOD sit together in the IPPlayTV player
Once you sign in, most player apps open on a home screen with three main sections. The names change slightly between apps, but the layout stays close to this:
- Live TV: every group from the list above, with a guide beside or below the channel names.
- Movies: the on-demand films, sorted into categories such as new additions, action, comedy, family and classic titles.
- Series: complete shows arranged by season and episode, so a box set plays in order.
Moving between them takes one press of the back button. Most players also remember where you stopped a film or an episode on that device. Because the phone and the TV share one login, the same series waits in the same place on both, so switching screens takes only a few clicks.
Search reaches across sections in many apps, too. Type a title and you may see a live channel showing it now, plus the same title in the library. The IPTV setup guides show where each section lives on a Firestick, a smart TV or a phone.
Catch-up TV on live channels you missed
Catch-up bridges live TV and on demand. On channels where it is switched on, the guide lets you scroll backward and play a program that already aired. That covers a new episode that went out while you were at the gym, or an evening movie you only saw the end of.
Here is how it usually works:
- Open the live TV guide and find a channel with a catch-up icon or tab.
- Move left along the timeline to the show that finished earlier.
- Select it. The program starts from the opening scene, with pause and rewind available.
Each channel sets its own catch-up window, and not every channel offers one. For shows you never want to miss, some players can also record. The TiViMate guide explains catch-up and recording in that app step by step.
Using the EPG to decide what to watch tonight
The electronic program guide, or EPG, is the grid of what is on now and next. It downloads with your IPPlayTV playlist and fills in titles, start times and short descriptions. A tidy guide turns the question of what to watch into a quick scroll.
A few habits help:
- Favorite a handful of channels so your usual movie, drama and kids channels sit together at the top.
- Check the next few hours before dinner and set a reminder where your app offers one.
- Refresh the guide if listings look stale, then check the time zone on your device.
- Hide groups nobody watches so the remote travels less.
Guide data comes from each broadcaster’s published schedule. A few small channels do not publish one, so their row can stay empty while the stream plays normally.
News, sport and network TV in the same line-up
Below the entertainment block you will find the channels most households check every day. News, Business and Weather brings together CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, CNBC, Bloomberg, Sky News, BBC News and CBC News Network. Three sports groups follow, covering US networks such as ESPN and NFL Network, UK and Canadian channels such as Sky Sports and TSN, and international brands like beIN Sports and SuperSport. The sports IPTV page matches leagues to channels and explains replays of games you missed.
Next come the broadcast networks. CBS, ABC, FOX and NBC make up the US group. Canada has CBC, CTV, Global and Citytv, and the UK group holds Channel 4, BBC One, Channel 5 and ITV1. Ireland, Australia and New Zealand have short groups of their own.
International TV closes the list, with groups for Arabic, South Asian, French, Spanish, German, Turkish, Portuguese, African and East Asian channels. Many popular networks appear in several picture qualities. Pick the 4K or FHD copy on a fast connection and the HD one when the Wi-Fi is busy. The 4K IPTV page explains what the sharpest feeds need.
What makes a strong IPTV channel line-up
A long list of names is easy to publish. What matters is whether the groups you use are easy to reach, whether the guide is filled in, and whether live TV and on demand live under one login. Those are the checks we suggest when you compare providers. Our page on choosing the best IPTV provider sets out the full list, from trial length to refund terms.
Every IPPlayTV plan comes with a 24-hour trial without a card, a 7-day money-back guarantee and no automatic renewal. That lets you judge the channels on your own screen rather than on a web page.
Requesting a channel or a title that is missing
No line-up has everything. If a channel you want is not in the search results, send a WhatsApp message to support. Include the channel name, the country it broadcasts from and, if possible, a link to its website. The same goes for a film or a series you hoped to find in the library.
Support will tell you whether the channel can be added. When the answer is no, you will hear that plainly, before you commit to a long plan. Requests that several viewers make tend to be added first.
The fastest check is hands-on. Start the free 24-hour trial and browse every group and the whole library yourself. When you are happy, the IPPlayTV plans and prices run from one to twelve months, and the guide to picking an IPTV subscription helps you choose the length.
Browse the movies, series and channels first
Open every live group and the full on-demand library free for 24 hours on your own TV. No card is needed.
Channel list and on-demand questions
Does the IPPlayTV line-up include Netflix or Disney+?
No. Netflix, Disney+, Max and similar platforms sell their own apps and originals, and none of them is part of an IPPlayTV plan. What you get is 25,000+ live TV channels plus a separate on-demand library of films and series. If a show is exclusive to one of those platforms, you still need that platform to watch it.
Do longer or larger plans unlock extra channel groups?
No. Every plan opens the same line-up and the same on-demand library, from the one-month plan to the twelve-month plan. Movie, kids, sport and news groups are all there on day one. Paying more only buys a longer plan or extra screens that stream together.
How far back can I rewind a live channel with catch-up?
It depends on the channel. Catch-up is switched on for selected channels, and each one keeps its own window of past programs. Your player marks those channels with a small icon or a catch-up tab. Open the guide, scroll back to the show you missed, and it plays from the start.
Why does the TV guide show no listings for a few channels?
Usually the guide has not finished loading yet. Refresh the EPG inside your player and give it a minute. A handful of smaller channels publish no schedule at all, so their row stays blank even though the stream plays. If a big channel stays empty after a refresh, message support on WhatsApp.
Can I keep children inside the Kids and Family group?
Yes, in most players. A parental PIN in TiViMate or IPTV Smarters Pro can hide or lock whole groups. A common setup is to leave Kids and Family open and lock everything else behind a code. The setting lives on each device, so repeat it on every screen the children use.
