New third-party channel will be available through ITVX from mid-month with live footage of Earth from the International Space Station.
- Space Live coming from 15 October
- Live stream from space for up to 20 hours a day.
- Questions about ITV’s claims about the new channel
Zoo 55, part of ITV Studios, has partnered with British Space media company Sen (Space Exploration Network) to launch the new FAST channel, Space Live, which will go live from mid-month.
Space Live viewers will be able to experience cinematic perspectives of Earth as they happen, with around 20 hours a day of livestreamed footage.
Sen has three camera views: one of the space station docking ports, where spacecraft arrive and park, whilst the horizon view shows the unique perspective of Earth from space including beautiful sunrises and vast storms. Sen also has a camera view pointing straight down at Earth to show more detailed views spanning around 240 km of the surface as the cameras pass over countries and continents, mountains and rivers, seas and deserts. The cameras continue to livestream during night offering the chance to see city lights and lightning storms from orbit.
A real-time AI information feed will provide useful facts and information about the planet as it orbits the Earth, whilst a real-time tracker shows the live location of the cameras.
The channel will be accessible on ITVX from 15 October 2025 and will launch on various streaming platforms including Samsung TV Plus in the coming weeks.
Within ITVX, you’ll find the channel alongside other live TV channels.
A first for ITVX … or not?
Billed by ITV’s press office as “the first ever third-party owned channel” on the ITVX platform, the arrival of Space Live does follow a brief period when GoUSA TV, a third-party channel, was available on ITVX until mid-2025.
ITV also mentions Space Live will feature 4K footage. It was not able to confirm if this means ITVX’s streaming quality will be boosted. However other streaming platforms that Space Live is due to launch on soon do have native 4K UHD support. That includes Samsung TV Plus.
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Corporate comments
Anna Lowman, Editorial Manager, ITVX: Live, FAST Channels & YouTube, said
“I can’t be alone in occasionally staring up into space and wondering what’s going on up at the International Space Station and what their view of us down on Earth is looking like. To be able to live stream that view from Space continuously, on ITVX for free, is very exciting. Coming from a family of curious stargazers, I’m really proud we’re part of this innovative partnership with Sen and Zoo 55″.
Charles Black, Founder and CEO of Sen, said
“Sen was founded to democratise space through video, empowering people to see our beautiful planet from space. Partnering with Zoo 55 brings our vision to life – giving millions of people the chance to see Earth as astronauts do looking out of their spacecraft. I am excited to be working with the amazing team at ITV Studios and Zoo 55 and would like to thank them for their belief in Sen and for their enthusiasm to distribute Sen’s Space Live channel to a global audience.”
Graham Haigh, COO of Zoo 55, said,
“We’re excited to be collaborating with Sen and the ITVX team to bring this pioneering & unique experience to viewers of ITVX. With audiences increasingly seeking immersive, “always-on” content, Space Live is one giant leap in the next wave of streaming innovation.”
Using Sen’s proprietary SpaceTV-1 video camera system, mounted on the outside of the International Space Station, Space Live viewers will be able to experience cinematic perspectives of Earth as they happen, with around 20 hours a day of livestreamed footage. Sen has three camera views: one of the space station docking ports, where spacecraft arrive and park, whilst the horizon view shows the unique perspective of Earth from space including beautiful sunrises and vast storms. Sen also has a camera view pointing straight down at Earth to show more detailed views spanning around 240 km of the surface as the cameras pass over countries and continents, mountains and rivers, seas and deserts. The cameras continue to livestream during night offering the chance to see city lights and lightning storms from orbit. A real-time AI information feed will provide useful facts and information about the planet as it orbits the Earth, whilst a real-time tracker shows the live location of the cameras.
The partnership was brokered by Jane Dribinskaya for Zoo 55 and Charles Black, Founder and CEO of Sen.
By: Marc Thornham | Image: ITV