Communities
Home TV for Britain's communities
59,597,538 people lived in England and Wales in 2021, and one in six was born abroad. These pages are for families who want TV from home as well as from here.
Updated · By the IPTV UK editorial desk
- Indian1,864,318 of Indian heritageStar Plus · Zee TV · Sony TV
- Pakistani1,587,819 of Pakistani heritageGeo News · Geo Entertainment · ARY Digital
- Polish743,083 born in PolandTVP1 · TVP2 · TVP Info
- Romanian538,840 born in RomaniaPro TV · Antena 1 · Kanal D
- Irish507,465 of Irish heritageRTÉ One · RTÉ2 · Virgin Media One
- Bangladeshi644,881 of Bangladeshi heritageChannel i · ATN Bangla · NTV
- Nigerian270,768 born in NigeriaChannels TV · Arise News · NTA
- Italian276,669 born in ItalyCanale 5 · Rai 1 · Italia 1
- Portuguese and Brazilian224,719 speak PortugueseRTP1 · SIC · TVI
- Spanish and Latin American215,062 speak SpanishLa 1 · Antena 3 · Telecinco
- Caribbean623,119 of Caribbean heritageTVJ · CVM · CNC3
- Arab331,844 of Arab heritageMBC 1 · MBC Drama · MBC 2
- Turkish and Kurdish127,644 born in Turkey and KurdistanTRT 1 · ATV · Show TV
- Somali108,921 born in SomaliaUniversal TV · SNTV · Horn Cable TV
- Filipino155,016 born in the PhilippinesKapamilya Channel · GMA · GTV
- Tamil and Sri Lankan144,296 born in Sri Lanka and Tamil NaduSun TV · Star Vijay · Zee Tamil
- Ghanaian132,577 born in GhanaGTV · TV3 Ghana · UTV Ghana
- Lithuanian164,158 born in LithuaniaLRT TV · LRT Plius · LNK
- Bulgarian111,431 speak BulgarianBNT 1 · bTV · Nova
- Chinese and Hong Kong445,619 of Chinese heritageTVB Jade · ViuTV · CCTV-1
Readers also ask
Where do the figures come from?
From Census 2021 for England and Wales, published by the Office for National Statistics through the Nomis service: country of birth (TS012), main language (TS024) and ethnic group (TS021).
Can I get channels from my home country?
The line-up includes channel groups for many countries and languages. Each community page lists the channels people ask about most; we confirm specific channels in writing before you buy.
Why is Scotland not included in the figures?
Scotland held its census in 2022 and Northern Ireland publishes its own, with different tables. These pages use the England and Wales census so the figures are comparable.
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