South Asian channels with us: list licensed Pakistani and Indian channels, the plan or add-on and price. This page should only be published if these channels are offered under licence.
Watching South Asian TV in the UK
Pakistani and Indian channels appear as their own groups in your player app, typically split into news, entertainment and religious channels, with the TV guide where available. Mark your favourites to keep them at the top.
Devices and setup
Any device in our device guides works. Setting up on the living-room TV with a Fire TV Stick and on a phone or tablet for other family members is common. Check your plan has enough screens for everyone who watches at once.
Time zones and the TV guide
Pakistan and India are several hours ahead of the UK, and the difference changes when UK clocks go forward or back. If guide times look wrong, check the app’s EPG time-shift. See EPG setup.
How far ahead are Pakistan and India?
Neither country changes its clocks, so the gap depends on UK time:
| UK time | Pakistan | India |
|---|---|---|
| Winter (GMT) | 5 hours ahead | 5 hours 30 minutes ahead |
| Summer (BST) | 4 hours ahead | 4 hours 30 minutes ahead |
So a prime-time drama starting at 8pm in Lahore is on at 3pm in the UK in winter and 4pm in summer. If your guide shows local times, set the time-shift in your player and update it when UK clocks change.
Setting up for the whole family
- Favourites: create separate favourites for news, drama and religious channels so each family member finds theirs quickly.
- Parental PIN: lock chosen groups if children use the TV.
- Screens: grandparents watching drama in one room while others watch news in another is two screens. The Family Pack covers 2 to 5. See multi-screen plans.
Before subscribing, check the current channel list and test it with our 1-month trial during the evening, when South Asian channels are busiest.
Stay with licensed services
Unlicensed “all Asian channels” boxes and apps are common, and they carry legal and security risks. See dodgy boxes and Is IPTV legal in the UK?.