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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
–
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 →
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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
    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 →
  3. 03
    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.

    Compare Virgin Media Television with Channel 4 →
  4. 04
    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 →
  5. 05
    TG4 tg4.ie English No trackers

    TG4 | Teilifís Gaeilge

    Irish-language television network

    Compare TG4 with Channel 4 →
  6. 06
    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 →
  7. 07
    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 →
  8. 08
    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 →
  9. 09
    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 →
  10. 10
    SBS sbs.com.au English 2 trackers

    SBS | Latest News, Audio, TV, Video Streaming, Sports, Food & More

    Stay informed & entertained with SBS's diverse range of multilingual content including latest news, audio, TV, video streaming, sports, food and more.

    Compare SBS with Channel 4 →
  11. 11
    CBS cbs.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    CBS TV Network Primetime, Daytime, Late Night and Classic Television Shows

    Watch CBS television online. Find CBS primetime, daytime, late night, and classic tv episodes, videos, and information.

    Compare CBS with Channel 4 →
  12. 12
    Sky Sports skysports.com Top 10K English 4 trackers

    Sky Sports - Sports News, Transfers, Scores | Watch Live Sport

    Watch the best live coverage of your favourite sports: Football, Golf, Rugby, Cricket, F1, Boxing, NFL, NBA, plus the latest sports news, transfers & scores.

    Compare Sky Sports with Channel 4 →
  13. 13
    NBC nbc.com Top 10K English 1 tracker

    NBC TV Network - Shows, Episodes, Schedule

    Watch full episodes of current and classic NBC shows online. Plus find clips, previews, photos and exclusive online features on NBC.com.

    Compare NBC with Channel 4 →
  14. 14
    Raidió Teilifís Éireann rte.ie Top 10K English 3 trackers

    RTÉ Ireland's National Television and Radio Broadcaster

    RTÉ news brings you the latest Irish news, world news, international news and up to the minute reports on breaking Irish news stories and news from around the world. Watch and listen to Irish news stories on our video and audio streams.

    Compare Raidió Teilifís Éireann with Channel 4 →
  15. 15
    China Central Television cctv.com Top 10K English No trackers

    央视网_世界就在眼前

    央视网(www.cctv.com)由中央广播电视总台主办,是以视频为特色的中央重点新闻网站,是央视的融合传播平台,是拥有全牌照业务资质的大型互联网文化企业。秉承“融合创新、一体发展”的理念,以新闻为龙头,以视频为重点,以用户为中心,建成“一网一端多平台多渠道”融媒体传播体系。

    Compare China Central Television with Channel 4 →
  16. 16
    CNN cnn.com Top 1K English 2 trackers

    Breaking News, Latest News and Videos | CNN

    View the latest news and breaking news today for U.S., world, weather, entertainment, politics and health at CNN.com.

    Compare CNN with Channel 4 →
  17. 17
    CGTN cgtn.com Top 10K English 2 trackers

    CGTN | Breaking News, China News, World News and Video

    Get the news as it breaks and go behind the day's top stories, from politics, business, culture and sports to nature, travel and technology. CGTN delivers a Chinese perspective on global news through innovative use of the latest media tools.

    Compare CGTN with Channel 4 →
  18. 18
    The Independent independent.co.uk Top 1K English 4 trackers

    News | The Independent | Today's headlines and latest breaking news

    The latest breaking news, comment and features from The Independent.

    Compare The Independent with Channel 4 →
  19. 19
    Metro metro.co.uk Top 10K English 1 tracker

    Metro.co.uk: News, Sport, Showbiz, Celebrities from Metro

    Metro.co.uk: News, Sport, Showbiz, Celebrities from Metro

    Compare Metro with Channel 4 →
  20. 20
    CTV News ctvnews.ca Top 10K English 6 trackers

    CTV News – Breaking News and Video, Canada News Today

    Get live updates on the latest local, national, and international news, including trusted reporting on politics, health, business, sports and more.

    Compare CTV News with Channel 4 →

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
9,195
Vector
384-d
Query
41 ms

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Channel 4’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

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