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Does BT Vision offer Asian TV channels?

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Hello JJ, thanks for your email about Asian TV channels. While BT Vision (www.bt.vision.co.uk) doesn’t offer any specific Asian or Bollywood channels, it does have a viewing pack that’s ideal for customers looking for Asian programmes and films.

Below are more details on the package, including prices and how to get BT Vision…

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BT Vision Asian TV

BT Vision, the internet-based TV service from telecoms giant BT, offers over 100 hours of Asian TV programmes and films in its Bolly & Beyond viewing pack.

The Bolly & Beyond pack is broadcast by MoMedia and Shemaroo Entertainment (two of the biggest Asian TV distributers), and is available as an extra to supplement your BT Vision service. Showing some of Asia’s most popular shows, it costs just £7.20 a month, and can be added or removed at any time as it’s a one-month subscription.

All programmes and movies are available on-demand, so you can watch them when best suits you. And new programmes are added each week, so there’s always new Bollywood entertainment to view.

What’s on Bolly & Beyond?

With Bolly & Beyond you can enjoy the latest and best Bollywood films, TV shows, music videos and kids' favourites from India, with new shows added each week. Follow the ups and downs of the Virani family in the popular soap Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, be entertained with hit films such as Singh Is King or relax and unwind with Shilpa's Yoga.

Bolly & Beyond offers the best Indian films, music, TV and kids shows from just £7.20 a month.

What is BT Vision?

BT’s TV service is only available if you sign-up to BT Total Broadband. If you haven’t already switched to BT Total Broadband, you will need to do this before subscribing to BT Vision.

BT Vision gives customers a huge range of on-demand films, TV shows, sports and music videos, as well as interactive TV services and all the TV channels and digital radio stations available on Freeview. You can watch what you want, when you want, without having to sign-up to a 12-month contract.

For more information, read our guide What is BT Vision?.

Asian TV channel listing

The content broadcast on Bolly & Beyond rivals the Asian channels offered by other providers, as it is available on-demand and on a pay-per-view basis. But, for anyone looking for a specific channel, it is worth considering a subscription TV package with either Sky or Virgin Media.

Satellite TV provider Sky offers the most comprehensive range of Asian channels. These include:

• Star One
• Star Gold
• Star Plus
• B4U Music
• Bangla TV
• PTV Prime
• MATV National
• DM Digital
• ARY Oneworld
• Venus TV
• PTV Global
• Islam Channel
• Peace TV
• Noor TV
• Music India
• NTV
• Peace TV
• Wedding TV Asia.

All these channels are included in the Style & Culture "viewing pack", which costs £19.50 a month. And any additional viewing packs only cost £1 extra, so if you wanted the Asian channels, as well as all the English entertainment channels in the Variety pack, it will cost just £20.50 a month.

If you fancy cable TV from Virgin Media though, you can sign-up to the Asian Collection for an extra £11 a month and watch everything from the latest news updates to Bollywood blockbusters. You’ll get 11 Asian channels:

• Zee Punjabi
• ARY Digital
• B4U Movies
• B4U Music
• SET Asia
• SET MAX
• Star News
• Star Plus
• Zee TV
• Zee Cinema
• Zing Music.

The choice of Asian channels is a lot better with either Sky or Virgin Media. However if you’re looking for on-demand Asian TV, signing up to BT Vision could be exactly what you need. Use our postcode comparison service to find out what’s available in your area and sign-up to a new digital TV provider online.

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