WorldTV smashed through the 50,000 channel mark last week and the growth shows no sign of slowing down. The interest among people to create their own TV channels from right around the globe is simply phenomenal. Thank you to all those who are contributing to the WorldTV community.

We now have channels from 182 countries, which by our calculation means there is only about 11 countries where there isn’t a channel from. Incredible!

WorldTV first launched in November as a means to allow anyone, anywhere in the World to create their own TV channel, and to offer the capabilities that were once only available to broadcasters. With the service available in 7 languages, people all around the globe are coming up with their own ideas of what a TV channel should look like. More than 400,000 viewers are tuning in to the World Page each month.

The range of channels is simply phenomenal - we’ve enjoyed watching a huge array of genres and styles from across the planet - see below for a small selection of our faves…

Comedy
http://worldtv.com/george_carlin
http://worldtv.com/comedy
http://worldtv.com/wipe_out_tv/
Popular
http://worldtv.com/best_of_american_idol
http://worldtv.com/beertv
Music
http://worldtv.com/elvis-channel
http://worldtv.com/oldravers
http://worldtv.com/wonkypop
http://worldtv.com/pink_floyd
http://worldtv.com/thebestofglastonbury
Cultural
http://worldtv.com/evita
http://worldtv.com/champagne
Environmental
http://worldtv.com/savetheplanet
http://worldtv.com/naturetv
http://worldtv.com/the_deep
http://worldtv.com/kruger_national_tv
Adventure
http://worldtv.com/icarus
http://www.worldtv.com/alpine_tv
http://www.world.com/stuntmania
Kids
http://worldtv.com/bugsbunny
http://worldtv.com/70skidstv
http://worldtv.com/kidsluckydip
Social & Political
http://www.worldtv.com/beijingyesorno
http://worldtv.com/jointherevolution
http://worldtv.com/georgebushtv
http://worldtv.com/proyectomatriztv
http://worldtv.com/free_zimbabwe
Tech
http://worldtv.com/technology
http://worldtv.com/tedtalks
http://worldtv.com/tcukpitches2008
http://worldtv.com/inplainenglish

Embedded Channels
http://www.hifashion.web.pt
http://tv.zonatrek.es
http://www.servicepark.org (Rally channel from Norway)
http://www.goldtraveltv.com (Travel channel from Portugal)
http://www.dgea.es (Video games channel from Spain)
http://www.hottunaint.com

With some super spiffy new features planned for future, including better channel finding tools, new player options, embeddable player options and create-your-own-tv-network functionality, the WorldTV team are beavering like bees to achieve our goal of creating a truly alternative global TV network, accessible to all, and living and loving on the Internet.

If you’ve ever fancied the idea of becoming your own media mogul, or simply want a way to gather all your favourite videos in one place WorldTV is where you can make this happen.

Thank you again to everyone who’s contributing and to all those helping shape the future of WorldTV by contributing ideas through our feedback pages.

WorldTV rock on!