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Channel 4

Who runs Channel 4, what it tracks and what it costs, and the 20 closest broadcast video streaming alternatives.

Who’s behind it
Not stated
Online since
Unknown
Trackers
Prices
No pricing page
Last price change
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Closest alternative
Channel 5

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01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs Channel 4

Channel 4 channel4.com

Watch your favourite shows online, from Channel 4, E4 and Walter Presents

Wikidata: British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation

Company
No imprint we could read
Online since
Not in the Internet Archive
Audience
In English

02 · Privacy

What Channel 4 tracks

What the homepage loads before you accept or decline cookies. A cookie banner should hold most of it back until you agree, and a tag manager can load more that we don’t see.

tracker that follows visitors

6 of the 15 alternatives below have fewer, 5 have more.

Privacy-friendly alternatives →
Cookie banner
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US company
1 tool
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03 · Alternatives

Alternatives to Channel 4

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Channel 4, thumbs down if it isn’t.

Fewer trackers than Channel 4No ad trackersRegistered in the EUFree planOnly in English
  1. 01
    Channel 5 channel5.com English No trackers

    No access outside UK

    British TV station

    Compare Channel 5 with Channel 4 →
  2. 02
    ITVX itv.com Top 10K

    British online video on demand service

    Compare ITVX with Channel 4 →
  3. 03
    BBC bbc.co.uk Top 1K English 1 tracker

    BBC - Home

    The best of the BBC, with the latest news and sport headlines, weather, TV & radio highlights and much more from across the whole of BBC Online.

    Compare BBC with Channel 4 →
  4. 04
    france.tv French 5 trackers

    France TV - Replay et Direct tv des chaînes France Télévisions

    Retrouvez toutes les vidéos, articles et podcasts des programmes des chaînes de France Télévisions.

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  5. 05
    Virgin Media Television virginmediatelevision.ie English 3 trackers

    Virgin Media Television - Live and On-Demand on Virgin Media Player (formerly TV3 and 3player)

    Entertainment, News, Sport, Soaps and all your favourite Irish and International shows from Virgin Media Television live and on-demand.

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  6. 06
    U uktvplay.co.uk English 1 tracker

    U - Watch FREE On Demand | Drama | Comedy | Entertainment

    U is the on demand home of U&Dave, U&Drama, U&W & U&Yesterday. Stream thousands of hours of the best comedy, drama, entertainment & documentaries for free.

    Compare U with Channel 4 →
  7. 07
    RaiPlay raiplay.it Italian No trackers

    RaiPlay, Molto più di quanto immagini

    I contenuti di RaiPlay sono gratuiti. L'offerta comprende: 14 canali TV RAI in diretta streaming, la Guida Tv per poter rivedere i programmi andati in onda e un vasto catalogo di programmi TV, serie, fiction, film, documentari, concerti, oltre a tutti i programmi di intrattenimento

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  8. 08
    TG4 tg4.ie English No trackers

    TG4 | Teilifís Gaeilge

    Irish-language television network

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  9. 09
    Arte arte.tv Top 10K

    Franco-German television channel and network

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  10. 10
    Telecinco telecinco.es Spanish 9 trackers

    Telecinco | Noticias de última hora, realities, programas y series

    Programas de televisión, realities, series, vídeos, noticias y famosos. Todo el contenido de nuestra programación. Telecinco, TV en directo y online gratis

    Compare Telecinco with Channel 4 →
  11. 11
    la7.it Italian No trackers

    La7 - Video, news, dibattiti e approfondimenti

    La7: video, notizie, approfondimenti, dibattiti ed intrattenimento. Rivivi i programmi e gli speciali di La7: Otto e mezzo, Piazzapulita, diMartedì, L'Aria che Tira, Faccia a Faccia, Bersaglio Mobile, Non è l'Arena, Propaganda Live, The Tonight Show con Jimmy Fallon e i Tg di Enrico Mentana.

    Compare la7.it with Channel 4 →
  12. 12
    Euronews euronews.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

    Latest breaking news available as free video on demand | Euronews

    Latest breaking news available as free video on demand. Stay informed on European and world news about economy, politics, diplomacy… with Euronews.

    Compare Euronews with Channel 4 →
  13. 13
    ZDF zdf.de Top 10K German No trackers

    ZDF Streaming-Portal: Filme, Serien und Dokus online anschauen

    Alle Videos und Livestreams im ZDF anschauen - ständig verfügbar und interaktiv! Entdecke Filme, Serien, Sportevents, Dokumentationen und vieles mehr!

    Compare ZDF with Channel 4 →
  14. 14
    PBS pbs.org Top 1K English 2 trackers

    PBS: Public Broadcasting Service

    Watch full episodes of your favorite PBS dramas, find in-depth news analysis and explore documentaries on history, science, art and more!

    Compare PBS with Channel 4 →
  15. 15
    CBC.ca cbc.ca Top 10K

    News website

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  16. 16
    NHK nhk.or.jp Top 10K

    Japanese broadcasting company

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  17. 17
    MTV mtv.com Top 10K German 1 tracker

    MTV Germany | Homepage

    MTV bringt seinen Zuschauern die besten Lifestyle-Serien, Reality-Wettbewerbe und Live-Veranstaltungen.

    Compare MTV with Channel 4 →
  18. 18
    American Broadcasting Company abc.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    ABC Network - ABC.com

    Watch the ABC Shows online at abc.com. Get exclusive videos and free episodes.

    Compare American Broadcasting Company with Channel 4 →
  19. 19
    France 24 france24.com Top 10K English No trackers

    France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines

    Breaking news and world news from France 24 on Business, Sports, Culture. Video news. News from the US, Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa, Middle East, America

    Compare France 24 with Channel 4 →
  20. 20

    American broadcast television network

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Closest first, by how much each site’s offer resembles Channel 4’s. Trackers are counted the same way as above. Highlighted technologies are ones Channel 4 uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the order.

04 · History

No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Channel 4 adds, drops or rewrites shows up here.

05 · Details

How we measure

Alternatives are matched by what sites actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Trackers and the rest of the stack come from the homepage’s code and DNS records.

The full technology stack, the competitor map and search numbers · 11 technologies
Neighbours
k = 20
Sites searched
9,192
Vector
384-d
Query
38 ms

Competitor map

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