IPTV channels — what each category contains

Our open list names 12 categories and 256 channels. This page explains what each category is made of, so that before you buy a subscription you can tell whether the channels you actually watch are in it.

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The channel list is the first thing people check when choosing IPTV, so we do not hide it. Below we open up every category one by one, show sample channel names and link to the full list. Channel names belong to their respective rights holders — we only state which broadcasts are available in the package.

All 12 categories in one table

The list is split by language and by genre. That split makes searching easier: someone looking for sport does not have to wade through the kids channels first.

CategoryChannel countWho needs it
Azerbaijani channels20Local news, local series, Azerbaijani football
Turkish channels51Series, entertainment, Turkish news channels
Turkey national UHD-QHD194K and 2K quality on a large screen
Turkish documentary18Nature, history, science — Turkish voice-over
Russian channels28Russian-language news, films, sport
Movie channels16Nonstop film broadcasting
Sports channels29Football, Formula, basketball
News channels16Local and international news
Tivibu and D-Smart15Turkish series and themed movie channels
Kids channels13Cartoons, channels for toddlers
Music channels14Music videos, genre channels, background music
World channels (UK, DE, FR, IT, ES, AR)17European and Arabic broadcasts

The full names — with every category opened out separately — are on the channels page. There you can check the list with your own eyes.

Azerbaijani channels

Local channels are the backbone of the package. For a subscriber living in Azerbaijan this category replaces an aerial or a cable subscription; for an Azerbaijani living abroad it is the main reason to subscribe at all — watching the local broadcast exactly as it airs.

AzTVİctimai TVSpace TVXəzər TVATV AzərbaycanBaku TVAPA TVReal TVARBARB 24İdman TVCBC SportAnewZMədəniyyət TV

Turkey is three separate categories

Turkish broadcasts are the largest part by channel count, and they are split three ways. The split is not arbitrary — each group has a technical difference behind it:

  • Turkish channels (51) — the HD and HD+ variants of the general entertainment and news channels, plus news streams encoded in HEVC.
  • Turkey national UHD-QHD (19) — the 4K and 2K versions of those same channels. On a large-diagonal television the difference is visible to the eye.
  • Turkish documentary (18) — nature, history and science channels with Turkish voice-over.

The difference between HD, HD+, 2K, 4K and HEVC, and which one is the right choice, is written out separately on the Turkish channels page.

Russian channels

The Russian-language category holds 28 channels: general channels, film channels and sports streams. People pick this category either because the family speaks Russian or because of the Russian film archive and the sports coverage.

Первый канал HDРоссия HDНТВ HDРоссия 24СТС HDТНТ HDМатч ТВ FHDМатч Премьер FHDМатч Футбол 1 FHDМуз ТВ

Categories by genre

Sport — 29 channels

Turkish, European and Russian sports streams in one place. Which league is on which channel — on the football page.

Movies — 16 channels

Nonstop film channels, streams split by genre and the VOD archive all work together.

News — 16 channels

Local, Turkish, Russian and international sources. In detail: news channels.

Kids — 13 channels

From babies to school age. The points that matter to a parent are on the kids channels page.

Music — 14 channels

Turkish music-video channels, genre channels and streams that suit background listening: music channels.

Documentary — 18 channels

Nature, history, science. On what they are worth to a schoolchild: science and education.

World channels

This category brings together the general channels of six countries: Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and the Arabic broadcasts. It is meant for subscribers who live abroad, who are learning a language, or who want foreign broadcasts in the original.

BBC OneITV 1TF1 HDFrance 2ZDF HDRTL HDRai 1 HDCanale 5Antena 3MBC 1MBC ActionRotana Cinema

The difference between the 10,000+ figure and the 256 figure

Why do we quote two different numbers?

The channel count in the server database is more than 10,000 — that includes the local, regional and duplicated streams of dozens of countries. But a marketing figure and a working list are two different things. That is why the open list names only the 256 channels a subscriber watching from Azerbaijan actually uses. If a specific channel you want is not in the list, send us its name on WhatsApp — we check the database and give you an answer.

Channel quality and the internet it needs

The HD, FHD or 4K mark next to a channel tells you not only the picture quality but also the connection speed required. Opening a 4K channel on a weak connection makes the picture freeze — in that case choosing the HD variant of the same channel is the better decision.

QualitySpeed requiredTypical use
HD8–10 MbpsPhone, tablet, small screen
Full HD12–15 MbpsSmart TV, most channels
4K Ultra HD25+ MbpsLarge screen, UHD channels

Whether your own connection is enough is something only a real test shows. That is exactly why we give a 24-hour free trial — no card details asked.

Does the list change

Yes, the channel list is a living list. A channel that starts broadcasting is added, a channel that goes off air drops out, and some channel names and numbers are changed by the provider. You are not charged extra for any of this — it all sits inside your existing subscription. Every package sees the same channel database; the price difference is only in the term.

Frequently asked questions

How many channels are there — 256 or 10,000?

Both are true, they simply measure different things. The server database holds more than 10,000 streams — together with the local and duplicate channels of dozens of countries. Our open list, on the other hand, names the 256 channels a viewer in Azerbaijan really watches, split into 12 categories. We treat the second figure as the real one, because it can be verified.

How do I check that the channel I watch is in the list?

There are two ways. The first is to open the channels page and check it by eye, category by category. The second is to send the channel name on WhatsApp; we check the database and reply. The most reliable way, though, is the 24-hour free trial: you open the channel on your own television and see it.

Is every channel included in one subscription?

Yes. There are no paid add-on sections such as a «sports package» or a «movie package». All 12 categories, together with the film and series archive, sit inside one subscription. Someone on the 1-month package and someone on the 12-month package see the same channel database and the same VOD archive — the only difference between packages is the term and therefore the monthly cost. The figures are written out openly on the prices page.

If a channel will not open, what does that mean?

Most of the time the cause is one of three things: your connection speed does not reach the channel's quality, there is a temporary outage at the channel source, or the app's cache has gone stale. In the first case try the HD variant of that channel; in the second write to us — we switch you to a backup stream. Support works 24/7, and a message sent at night does not go unanswered.

Can you add a channel that is not in the list?

Usually yes — there are channels in the database that were not put into the open list. Send the full channel name on WhatsApp and we will check and give you a concrete answer. We do not say «we have it» about a channel that does not exist; in that case we point to the closest alternative — for example we can show you that the broadcast you want is carried on another channel. When a new channel is added it comes inside your existing subscription, with nothing extra to pay.

Does the channel list work the same way abroad?

Yes. The subscription code is not tied to a country — the same list opens anywhere there is internet. That is why local channels such as AzTV, İctimai TV and Space TV are the main reason Azerbaijanis abroad subscribe. We have written about regional differences on the regional IPTV page.

Updated: 2026-10-28

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