VAST informational channels are from 800 to 899 9 Network extended other TV channels are from 900 to 999 The order for Foxtel (who wholesale to Austar and Optus) is largely based on the channel's content: System Services from 1 to 99 and above 989 General Entertainment from 100 to 149 Time-shifted from 150 to 169 Specialist from 170 to 179 Community from 180 to 199 High Definition from 200 to 299 Interactive/Miscellaneous from 300 to 399 Movies from 400 to 499 Sport from 500 to 599 News/Informational from 600 to 699 Young Children from 700 to 799 Music from 800 to 829 Music Audio Only from 830 to 849 Free to Air Audio Only from 850 to 899 Pay Per View from 900 to 939 European from 940 to 959 Adult Pay Per View from 960 to 989 Help on 999 Europe, Africa and the Middle East In Europe, Africa and the Middle East, there is no special numbering system for subchannels; two related "channels" (that is, programme streams) may have completely unrelated numbers (for example, in the United Kingdom, ITV is channel 3 and its digital sister channel ITV2 is channel 6 on Freeview). In the United Kingdom and Ireland, Freeview channel numbers are defined within the terrestrial broadcast stream using the NorDig descriptor format within the DVB "Network Information Table". Usage examples The order for Freeview is largely based on the channel's content: General Entertainment from 1 to 99 High Definition from 100 to 119 Young Children from 201 to 219 News/Public Service from 230 to 239 MHEG-5 non-broadcast Internet streaming are from 260 to 299 Reserved for YouView from 300 - 599 MHEG-5 Interactive from 600 to 609 Adult Pay Per View from 670 to 695 Audio Only from 700 to 777 Tests and old channels from 790 to 799 The order for the Republic of Ireland's Saorview is based on the priority of the channel to that of the state owned broadcaster: State owned RTÉ primary HD TV channel State owned RTÉ secondary HD TV channel other TV channels from 3 to 5 other state owned RTÉ TV channels from 6 to 8 state owned RTÉ Audio Only channels from 200 to 209 In continental and eastern Europe, virtual channels are not used, since television sets and receivers there allow users to freely assign arbitrary "programme numbers" or "programme letters" to channels. Stations still market