2008 Shortlist of Channels
| CHANNEL | COUNTRY | CATEGORY |
| Raisat Smash | Italy | Children's |
| TV-Nanny | Russia | Children's |
| ZigZap | Poland | Children's |
| Hi Nolly | Nigeria | Cinema |
| Propeller TV | United Kingdom | Cinema |
| Sky Cinema1 | Italy | Cinema |
| 365 DaysTV | Russia | Culture/Education |
| EDUSAT | Poland | Culture/Education |
| religia.tv | Poland | Culture/Education |
| PLANETE | Poland | Documentaries |
| The Biography Channel | Germany | Documentaries |
| Toute l'Histoire | France | Documentaries |
| VREMYA | Russia | Documentaries |
| Comedy Central | Italy | Fiction |
| FOX | Italy | Fiction |
| Romance TV | Germany | Fiction |
| FILMBOX HD | Hungary | HDTV |
| MelodyZen.tv | France | HDTV |
| Next:HD | Italy | HDTV |
| ALICE | Italy | Lifestyle |
| Fashion TV | Austria | Lifestyle |
| Nigezie | Nigeria/UK | Lifestyle |
| TÜRKMAX | Turkey | Lifestyle |
| Balkanika Music Television | Bulgaria | Music |
| C Music TV | United Kingdom | Music |
| MTV GOLD | Italy | Music |
| Nat Geo Music | Italy | Music |
| TRACE | France | Music |
| ANTENNA EUROPE | Greece | National Window |
| JSTV1 & 2 | United Kingdom | National Window |
| TVR International | Romania | National Window |
| BBC Arabic TV | United Kingdom | News |
| Bloomberg Television | United Kingdom | News |
| FRANCE 24 | France | News |
| RBC-TV | Russia | News |
| EQUIDIA | France | Sports |
| NTV-PLUS TENNIS | Russia | Sports |
| Setanta Ireland | Ireland | Sports |
