The state broadcaster Kuwait Television operates the domestic channels, including KTV1 (music shows, news, current affairs and official conferences coverage), KTV2 (family programmes in English, Kuwaiti TV series subbed in English and English Movies subbed in Arabic) and KTV Sport (formerly KTV3).^[1]

There are 28 free-to-air satellite channels headquartered in Kuwait, 21 of which are privately owned. Direct-to-home is the dominant platform in the pay-television market. KCV is the only provider of cable television.^[1]

List of channels

Official channels

• KTV 1
• Kuwait Plus
• KTV 2 in English
• Al Majlis
• Al Gurain
• KTV 3 Sports channel
• KTV 3 Sport Plus Second Sports channel
• Al-Arabi TV documentary Channel
• Al-Resalah TV
• Alafasy TV

Other channels

• Alrai TV
• Funoon TV
• Scope TV
• Alwatan TV
• Alwatan Plus
• Alwatan Ghanawi
• Al-Kout TV
• Alsabah TV
• Al-Bawadi TV
• Al Shahed TV HD
• Kuwait News TV
• rawasy TV
• qadsawi TV
• Kuwait Space Channel
• Fox
• National Geographic
• Nat Geo Wild
• BabyTV
• Disney Channel
• Cartoon Network
• Boomerang
• HBO
• HBO2 (formerly HBO Comedy)
• HBO Zone (formerly Cartoon Network Too)
• Cinemax
• Fashion TV
• Disney Junior
• Disney XD
• AMC
• CBS Drama
• CBS Reality
• CBS Action
• Horror Channel
• bTV (Bulgaria)
• Rai 1
• MTV
• Nickelodeon
• Comedy Central (formerly Paramount Comedy & The Paramount Channel)
• TVB Pearl
• E! (Asia)
• Comedy Central
• BET Network
• VTV1
• AXN
• AXN White
• AXN Black
• AXN Movies
• Egyptian Radio and Television Union
• FashionTV HD
• National Geographic HD
• Nat Geo Wild HD
• MTV HD
• Nickelodeon HD
• E! HD
• Kanal D
• Crime & Investigation
• History
• National Geographic Abu Dhabi
• Discovery Channel
• TLC
• Discovery Kids
• Discovery HD
• DMAX
• MBC1
• MBC2
• TV+ (MENA)
• ETV1
• ETV2