Viasat
Encyclopedia
Viasat is a DBS
distributor and TV
broadcaster
, owned by the Swedish media conglomerate Modern Times Group
. Broadcasting from London
, the target markets are in the Nordic
and the Baltic Countries. Their lineup can be received from the Astra 4A
satellite at 4.8°E with any DVB receiver equipped with a NDS
VideoGuard
descrambling module.
Viasat’s main competitor on DTH
distribution in the Nordic countries is Canal Digital
.
Viasat does not have a platform of their own outside the Nordic
and Baltic
countries, so they have to rely on third party distributors in Eastern
and Central Europe
.
between Manchester United and Barcelona was provided by Viasat in 3D format in Gothenburg (Sweden). The football match was broadcasted on EKTA
screen. This Ukrainian produced 3D LED TV made The Guinness Book of World Records
.
Direct broadcast satellite
Direct broadcast satellite is a term used to refer to satellite television broadcasts intended for home reception.A designation broader than DBS would be direct-to-home signals, or DTH. This has initially distinguished the transmissions directly intended for home viewers from cable television...
distributor and TV
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
broadcaster
Broadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio visual medium. Receiving parties may include the general public or a relatively large subset of thereof...
, owned by the Swedish media conglomerate Modern Times Group
Modern Times Group
Modern Times Group is a Swedish media company. MTG was formed out of the media holdings of investment company Kinnevik, which in 1997 was distributed to the company stockholders. Among the assets were Viasat and Metro International...
. Broadcasting from London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, the target markets are in the Nordic
Nordic countries
The Nordic countries make up a region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden and their associated territories, the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland...
and the Baltic Countries. Their lineup can be received from the Astra 4A
SES Astra
Astra is the name for the geostationary communication satellites, both individually and as a group, which are owned and operated by SES S.A., a global satellite operator based in Betzdorf, in eastern Luxembourg. The name is sometimes also used to describe the channels broadcasting from these...
satellite at 4.8°E with any DVB receiver equipped with a NDS
NDS Group
NDS Group Plc. is a developer of pay TV technology. NDS was established in 1988 as an Israeli start up company. It was acquired by News Corporation in 1992. The company is currently headquartered in Staines, United Kingdom...
VideoGuard
VideoGuard
VideoGuard , produced by NDS, is a digital encryption system for use with conditional access television broadcasting. It is used on digital satellite television systems - some of which are operated by News Corporation, which owns about half of NDS...
descrambling module.
Viasat’s main competitor on DTH
Direct broadcast satellite
Direct broadcast satellite is a term used to refer to satellite television broadcasts intended for home reception.A designation broader than DBS would be direct-to-home signals, or DTH. This has initially distinguished the transmissions directly intended for home viewers from cable television...
distribution in the Nordic countries is Canal Digital
Canal Digital
Canal Digital is a Scandinavian television distributor and internet service provider that was founded in March 1997 as a joint venture between the French pay-TV company Canal+ and the Norwegian telecommunications operator Telenor...
.
Viasat does not have a platform of their own outside the Nordic
Nordic countries
The Nordic countries make up a region in Northern Europe and the North Atlantic which consists of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden and their associated territories, the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland...
and Baltic
Baltic states
The term Baltic states refers to the Baltic territories which gained independence from the Russian Empire in the wake of World War I: primarily the contiguous trio of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania ; Finland also fell within the scope of the term after initially gaining independence in the 1920s.The...
countries, so they have to rely on third party distributors in Eastern
Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe is the eastern part of Europe. The term has widely disparate geopolitical, geographical, cultural and socioeconomic readings, which makes it highly context-dependent and even volatile, and there are "almost as many definitions of Eastern Europe as there are scholars of the region"...
and Central Europe
Central Europe
Central Europe or alternatively Middle Europe is a region of the European continent lying between the variously defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe...
.
Viasat (Modern Times Group) Country-specific basic channels
| Channel Name | Broadcast area | Country |
|---|---|---|
| TV3 Denmark TV3 (Denmark) TV3 Denmark is a Danish television station.TV3 is one of the channels owned by the Viasat Corporation. The sister channel is TV3+. The channels shows a lot of American and British shows, such as: Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, NCIS, Las Vegas, Bones, Two And A Half Men, Prison Break, American Idol... |
Denmark | |
| TV3 Norway TV3 (Norway) TV3 Norway is a commercial television channel targeting Norway owned by Viasat, which is a part of the Swedish media group Modern Times Group... |
Norway | |
| TV3 Sweden TV3 (Sweden) TV3 is a television channel targeted at a Swedish language audience owned by Viasat . It was founded on 31 December 1987 by entrepreneur Jan Stenbeck as joint Scandinavian channel, but Denmark and Norway soon got their own versions of TV3... |
Sweden | |
| TV3+ Denmark | Denmark | |
| TV3 Puls TV3 Puls TV3 Puls is television channel broadcasting to Denmark. It started broadcasting March 23, 2009.Among the programmes broadcast on the channel from its launch are series such as Mad Men and Pushing Daisies, lifestyle programmes and sports events such as Formula One.-Programming:Recurring elements in... |
Denmark | |
| TV6 Sweden | Sweden | |
| TV8 Sweden TV8 (Sweden) TV8 is a television channel owned by Modern Times Group broadcasting to Sweden. It focuses on news, current affairs, documentaries and drama. The channel was started by the private equity firm Ratos in 1997 and was sold to MTG in 1999.... |
Sweden | |
| Viasat4 Norway Viasat 4 Viasat 4 is a television channel broadcasting to Norway owned by the Modern Times Group. The channel was launched on 8th September 2007, a week after the launch of the digital terrestrial television network in Norway, replacing ZTV which ceased broadcasting shortly before.The channel opened with... |
Norway | |
| TV3 Estonia TV3 (Estonia) TV3 is a commercial television channel targeted at an Estonian language audience owned by Viasat . It was founded in 1996 after two recent television stations, EVTV and RTV joined.... |
Estonia | |
| TV3+ Estonia | Estonia | |
| TV6 Estonia TV6 (Estonia) TV6 Estonia is an entertainment television channel broadcasting to Estonia featuring series, music, fashion and sports. It was launched on 24 March 2008, as all of the current channels are obliged to have digital sister channels at the end of March 2008. On 9 January 2010 TV6 Estonia left... |
Estonia | |
| TV3 Latvia TV3 Latvia TV3 Latvia is a television channel targeted at a Latvian language audience owned by Modern Times Group . It was launched in 1998, but did not receive a terrestrial license until 2001... |
Latvia | |
| TV3+ Latvia | Latvia | |
| TV6 Latvia | Latvia | |
| TV3 Lithuania TV3 Lithuania TV3 is a television channel owned by Modern Times Group and targeted at a Lithuanian-speaking audience. It was founded on May 7, 1992 and launched on April 11, 1993 as "Tele-3" before being renamed "TV3" in 1996.... |
Lithuania | |
| TV6 Lithuania | Lithuania | |
| TV8 Lithuania | Lithuania | |
| Viasat 3 Viasat 3 Viasat 3 is a Hungarian TV channel. It was originally named Alfa TV, but when in 2000 the station was bought by Swedish MTG its name was changed. It began broadcasting as Viasat 3 in October 2000.... |
Hungary | |
| TV6 Hungary TV6 TV6 may refer to:*TV-6 , defunct Russian television channel, closed by Russian authorities in 2002*TV6 , defunct French television channel broadcasting in 1986 and 1987, predecessor to M6... |
Hungary | |
| TV3 Slovenia TV3 Slovenia TV3 is a television channel in Slovenia owned by Modern Times Group . The channel was also known as Prva TV from 1 November 2004 to 1 October 2006.... |
Slovenia | |
Viasat (Modern Times Group) Pay channels
| Channel Name | Broadcast area | Country |
|---|---|---|
| TV1000 TV1000 TV1000 is a group of cable and satellite movie channels broadcasting to the Nordic countries and owned by Modern Times Group . It is also the name of the flagship channel.-History:... |
Nordic countries | |
| TV1000 Action TV1000 Action TV1000 Action is a premium television channel showing action and thriller movies and erotic programming in Scandinavia, Lithuania, Latvia and Ukraine.... |
Nordic countries | |
| TV1000 Classic TV1000 Classic TV1000 Classic is a premium television channel showing classic movies and owned by Modern Times Group .... |
Nordic countries | |
| TV1000 Drama TV1000 Drama TV1000 Drama is a television channel broadcasting drama movies.The channel launched on February 16, 2009. The same day, all TV1000 channels in the Nordic countries got new logos and graphics. Unlike the other TV1000 channels, which were broadcasting round-the-clock, TV1000 Drama would only... |
Nordic countries | |
| TV1000 Family TV1000 Family TV1000 Family is a premium television channel showing family movies and owned by Modern Times Group .... |
Nordic countries | |
| TV1000 Nordic TV1000 Nordic TV1000 Nordic is a premium television channel showing movies from the Nordic countries.... |
Nordic countries | |
| TV1000 HD TV1000 HD TV1000 HD is a pay-television channel which is owned by Viasat. The channel shows the same films as TV1000, but in HD-quality. The films which were not originally in HD are still shown in SD-quality. The channel was launched on 15 January 2008.-External links:... (High Definition) |
Nordic countries | |
| Viasat Explorer Viasat Explorer Viasat Explorer is a television channel owned by Modern Times Group showing documentaries about wild animals, extreme sports, adventure, travel and technology. It was launched in January 2002 in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland. On November 1, 2003 it expanded into Ukraine, Russia, Kazahstan,... |
Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden,Baltic countries, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan & other CIS states | |
| Viasat History Viasat History Viasat History is a pan Nordic television channel showing documentaries about history, culture and society which is very similar to the History Channel.... |
Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden,Baltic countries, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan & other CIS states. | |
| Viasat Nature/Crime Viasat Nature/Crime Viasat Nature/Crime is a television channel broadcasting nature documentaries and crime movies and series. It is broadcasting to Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. Since 2010, Viasat Nature became available in Ukraine.... |
Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden,Baltic countries, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan & other CIS states. | |
| Viasat Sport Sweden | Sweden & Finland | |
| Viasat Sport Norway Viasat Sport (Norway) Viasat Sport is a Norwegian television channel.The channel launched on 17 October 2008, when Viasat re-tooled their sports channels in Norway and Sweden... |
Norway | |
| Viasat Fotboll Viasat Fotboll Viasat Fotboll is a Swedish television channel dedicated to football.The channel was launched on October 17, 2008, and became the primary home to most of Viasat's football broadcasts, which at the time included UEFA Champions League, 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, the FA Cup, Football League... |
Sweden | |
| Viasat Fotboll HD Viasat Fotboll Viasat Fotboll is a Swedish television channel dedicated to football.The channel was launched on October 17, 2008, and became the primary home to most of Viasat's football broadcasts, which at the time included UEFA Champions League, 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, the FA Cup, Football League... (High Definition) |
Sweden | |
| Viasat Motor Viasat Motor Viasat Motor is a Scandinavian Motor sports channel that launched on 17 October 2008.Events broadcast on the channel include Formula One, NASCAR, GP2, WRC and MotoGP.-External links:* *... |
Norway & Sweden | |
| Viasat Motor HD Viasat Motor Viasat Motor is a Scandinavian Motor sports channel that launched on 17 October 2008.Events broadcast on the channel include Formula One, NASCAR, GP2, WRC and MotoGP.-External links:* *... (High Definition) |
Norway & Sweden | |
| Viasat Sport HD (High Definition) | Sweden & Finland | |
| Viasat Premier League HD (High Definition) | Sweden | |
| Viasat Hockey Viasat Hockey Viasat Hockey is a sports channel that is broadcasting from the United Kingdom, primarily targeting Sweden but also available in Finland and Norway . Broadcasting was commenced on September 1, 2009, at the start of the 2009 ice hockey season... |
Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine and Russia. | |
| Viasat Golf Viasat Golf Viasat Golf is a pan-Nordic television channel dedicated to broadcasting golf tournaments and golf-related programmes.The channel was launched in January 2007, after MTG had acquired lots of rights for live broadcasting of golf tournaments, such as the US PGA Tour, the PGA European Tour, the... |
Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine and Russia. | |
| TV2 Sport TV 2 Sport (Denmark) TV 2 Sport is a Danish sports channel operated as a joint-venture between Danish TV 2 and Swedish Modern Times Group.MTG launched a dedicated Danish version of its Viasat Sport channel in January 2002... (Formerly Viasat Sport 1 Denmark) |
Denmark | |
| TV2 Sport HD TV 2 Sport HD TV 2 Sport HD is the high-definition television sister channel to Danish television channel TV 2 Sport. It launched on January 2, 2008.... (High Definition) |
Denmark | |
| Viasat SportN | Norway | |
| Viasat SportN | Norway | |
| TV1000 Action East TV1000 Action East TV1000 Action East is a television channel broadcasting action movies to Russia, Ukraine, CIS countries and the Baltic states. It broadcasts action movies from the United States and Europe... |
Baltic countries, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan & other CIS states. | |
| TV1000 East TV1000 East TV1000 East is a movie television channel targeting the Baltic countries, Ukraine, Russia and other Eastern European countries. It is owned by the Swedish media conglomerate Modern Times Group and was launched in 2004. TV1000 East was rebranded in December 2009.- External links :* * *... |
Baltic countries, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan & other CIS states. | |
| TV1000 Russkoe Kino TV1000 Russkoe Kino TV1000 Russkoe Kino is a television channel broadcasting Russian language movies owned by Modern Times Group.... (ТВ1000 Русское Кино) |
Baltic countries, Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan & other CIS states. | |
| Viasat Sport Baltic Viasat Sport Baltic Viasat Sport Baltic is a TV sports channel available in the Baltic States. The channel was launched January 7, 2009. Along with Viasat Golf it replaced Viasat Sport 2 and Viasat Sport 3 for viewers on the Viasat platform in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania... |
Baltic countries, Ukraine and Russia. | |
| TV1000 Balkan | Baltic countries, Ukraine and Russia. | |
| Viasat Sport East Viasat Sport East Viasat Sport East is a television channel available in Russia, the CIS countries and the Baltic states. The channel heavily features American sports such as the National Hockey League and Major League Baseball.... |
Baltic Countries, Russia, Belarus, Moldova, Georgia, Kazakhstan | |
| TV1000 Poland TV1000 Poland TV1000 Poland is a Polish movie channel owned by Modern Times Group, owners of the original TV1000 channels. It was launched on the Cyfrowy Polsat satellite platform on March 5, 2007.... |
Poland | |
Other channels
In addition to their own channels, Viasat carry several third party channels on their platform.Country specific channels (Local)
| Channel Name | Broadcast area | Country |
|---|---|---|
| SVT1 SVT1 SVT1 is the primary television station of the Swedish public service broadcaster Sveriges Television in Sweden.-History:The channel began broadcasting in 1956 and was known as Radiotjänst TV, A year later, it was renamed Sveriges Radio TV. In 1969, the second television station TV2 was launched and... |
Sweden | Sweden |
| SVT2 SVT2 SVT2, until 1996 TV2, is one of two television channels broadcast by Sveriges Television in Sweden. It was started by Sveriges Radio in 1969. SVT2 is generally more specialist, compared to SVT1.-History:... |
Sweden | Sweden |
| SVT24 SVT24 SVT24 or 24 is a Swedish language TV channel broadcast by Sveriges Television . It started broadcasting in 1999 as a dedicated news channel. In 2003 extended its scope to include other current events-related programmes and sports in the weekends... |
Sweden | Sweden |
| SVTB Barnkanalen SVTB is a channel from Sveriges Television dedicated to children's programming.-History:Barnkanalen started broadcasting on 23 December 2002. During its first year it was only available from 6.30 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. on weekdays. The channel also took a "summer vacation" between 23 May and 18 August... (timesharing with Kunskapskanalen) |
Sweden | Sweden |
| Kunskapskanalen Kunskapskanalen Kunskapskanalen is a Swedish language television channel broadcasting educational and factual programming between 9 a.m. and 01 a.m. all days of the week... (timesharing with STVB) |
Sweden | Sweden |
| SVT HD SVT HD SVT HD is a high-definition television channel from Swedish public broadcaster Sveriges Television . The channel broadcasts high-definition simulcasts of programmes from the other SVT channels, where available.-History:... (High Definition) |
Sweden | Sweden |
| TV4 | Sweden | Sweden |
| TV4 Plus TV4 Plus Sjuan is a sister channel of Swedish TV4, owned by TV4 AB. The main focus of the channel is on entertainment, sports and lifestyle programmes. The channel started as TV4 Plus in 2003 but changed name to Sjuan in September 2011.... |
Sweden | Sweden |
| TV4 Film TV4 Film TV4 Film is a Swedish film channel owned by TV4 AB.TV4 applied for a license to broadcast a film channel terrestrially in the autumn of 2003 and were granted a license in December... |
Sweden | Sweden |
| TV11 | Sweden | Sweden |
| TV4 Fakta TV4 Fakta TV4 Fakta is a Swedish documentary channel owned by TV4 Group. It started broadcasting in 2005.Much of the programming is taken from the A&E Television Networks. Since December 2005, the remainder of the schedule is filled with the English language Euronews... |
Sweden | Sweden |
| TV4 Science fiction TV4 Science fiction TV4 Science fiction is a television channel dedicated to the science fiction genre owned by TV4 AB. When the channel was announced, TV4 said that it would launch simultaneously in Denmark, Sweden, Finland, and Norway, becoming the first TV4 channel to launched in all four countries. The channel was... |
Sweden | Sweden |
| TV4 Sport TV4 Sport TV4 Sport is a Swedish sports television channel owned by television company TV4 AB, with the tabloid news paper Expressen owning a minor share.- History :The channel was originally owned by Expressen who launched the channel on 17 March 2005... |
Sweden | Sweden |
| TV4 Komedi TV4 Komedi TV4 Komedi is a sister subchannel of Swedish TV4, owned by TV4 AB. The channel focuses on comedy only with sitcoms, comedy shows and talk shows... |
Sweden | Sweden |
| TV4 guld TV4 Guld TV4 Guld is a Swedish television channel devoted to "classic" programmes such as older television dramas.The channel launched on November 3, simultaneously with its sister channel TV4 Komedi, on satellite from Canal Digital and cable from Com Hem... |
Sweden | Sweden |
| Kanal 5 Kanal 5 (Sweden) Kanal 5 is a Swedish commercial television channel established in 1989. It is owned by the media corporation ProSiebenSat.1 Media.After a troublesome 1990s, Kanal 5 launched new strategies in the early 2000s that established it as a popular entertainment channel targeting young people... |
Sweden | Sweden |
| TNT7 | Sweden | Sweden |
| MTV Sweden MTV Sweden MTV Sweden is a general entertainment channel broadcasting to the Swedish market. The channel replaced MTV Nordic on September 18, 2005.-History:* MTV Sweden launched in September 2005 along with MTV Finland and MTV Norge... |
Sweden | |
| Nickelodeon Sweden Nickelodeon Sweden Nickelodeon Sweden is a children's channel broadcasting to Sweden.Nickelodeon has been available in Sweden since 1996 when a pan-Scandinavian version was launched on the analogue Viasat platform... |
Sweden | |
| Comedy Central Sweden Comedy Central Sweden Comedy Central Sweden is a television channel owned by MTV Networks Europe, broadcasting to Sweden. MTV Networks have said that the channel will feature both original Swedish productions made for the channel and imported content.... |
Sweden | |
| DR1 DR1 DR1 is a Danish national television channel, produced by the public service broadcaster, DR. It was the first television station to be established in Denmark, and began broadcasting in 1951 – at first only for an hour a day three times a week.... |
Denmark | Denmark |
| DR2 DR2 DR2 is a Danish television station. It is part of Danmarks Radio, the public service broadcasting company of Denmark.It was launched in 1996 as a satellite-/cable-only channel. This was highly controversial at the time, as it was considered close to a breach of public service principles that the... |
Denmark | Denmark |
| DR HD DR HD DR HD is a Danish high-definition television channel and Danmarks Radio's sixth licence-funded channel. The channel launched on 1 November 2009. All broadcasts on DR HD are in HD quality; no upscaled standard definition programmes are broadcasted. The channel broadcasts in 1280x720.-External links:*... (High Definition) |
Denmark | Denmark |
| DR K DR K -History:Originally conceived as a channel dedicated to history, the channel was first presented in 2005 in the run up to DR's new settlement with the Danish state. It would draw on DR's vast archives of Danish material. The effort would be combined with digitalizing DR's archives and launching... |
Denmark | Denmark |
| DR Ramasjang DR Ramasjang DR Ramasjang is a Danish television channel owned by DR targeting children.The channel is named after the Danish word "ramasjang" which means a loud or festive uproar, similar to the English word hullabaloo.-History:... |
Denmark | Denmark |
| DR Update DR Update DR Update is a Danish television news channel broadcast by Danmarks Radio. It is developed for viewing on computer with Internet access and will be streamed in broadcast quality. Although the channel is primarily aimed at web distribution, it is also available on regular broadcast television from... |
Denmark | Denmark |
| TV 2 Denmark TV 2 (Denmark) TV 2 is a publicly owned television station in Denmark based in Odense. The station began broadcasting on 1 October 1988, thereby ending the television monopoly previously exercised by the Danmarks Radio .... |
Denmark | Denmark |
| TV 2 Charlie TV 2 Charlie TV 2 Charlie is a Danish television channel owned by TV 2. It was launched on 1 October 2004. The channel is primarily aimed at audiences over 50. It broadcasts from 13:00 in the afternoon to 01:00 in the night, and is available by cable and satellite only... |
Denmark | Denmark |
| TV 2 Film TV 2 Film TV 2 Film is a 24-hour two star movie channel owned by TV 2.It was launched on November 1, 2005 at 9 p.m. First to air was Danish feature film The Green Butchers.... |
Denmark | Denmark |
| TV 2 Sport TV 2 Sport (Denmark) TV 2 Sport is a Danish sports channel operated as a joint-venture between Danish TV 2 and Swedish Modern Times Group.MTG launched a dedicated Danish version of its Viasat Sport channel in January 2002... |
Denmark | Denmark |
| TV 2 Sport HD TV 2 Sport HD TV 2 Sport HD is the high-definition television sister channel to Danish television channel TV 2 Sport. It launched on January 2, 2008.... (High Definition) |
Denmark | Denmark |
| TV 2 News TV 2 News TV 2 News is a Danish language television news channel which started broadcasting on 1 December 2006... |
Denmark | Denmark |
| TV 2 Zulu TV 2 Zulu TV 2 Zulu is a Danish television station which started broadcasting on 15 October 2000. It is primarily aimed at viewers between 15 and 30 years of age.... |
Denmark | Denmark |
| MTV Denmark MTV Denmark MTV Denmark or MTV Danmark is a television channel broadcasting to Denmark and the Faroe Islands market. It started in May 2005 as part of MTV's expansion into the Nordic region which followed with launches of MTV Finland, MTV Sweden and MTV Norway in September 2005... |
Denmark | Denmark |
| Nelonen Sport Pro | Finland | Finland |
| NRK1 NRK1 NRK1 is the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation's main television channel. Test broadcasts started on 12 January 1954, regular test broadcasts started on 13 April 1958 and regular broadcasts started in 20 August 1960. It is Norway's oldest and largest television channel... |
Norway | Norway |
| NRK2 NRK2 NRK2 is one of the TV channels of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation . It was launched in 1996. It has traditionally concentrated on more on cultural and in-depth programmes than its mother channel NRK1 and has also shown drama series, comedies, and news. When not broadcasting regular... |
Norway | Norway |
| NRK3 NRK3 NRK3 is a digital TV channel aimed at youth and young adults and produced by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.Launched on 3 September 2007, and on air from 19.30 each evening, the channel features such British and American shows as Sugar Rush, Heroes, Third Watch, The Daily Show, True Blood,... /NRK Super NRK Super NRK Super is a Norwegian TV & radio channel aimed at children, run by the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. The TV channel is broadcast on the digital terrestrial network, on the same frequency as NRK3 from 7am to 7pm, and was launched 1 December 2007. The NRK Super radio channel is broadcast on... |
Norway | Norway |
| TV 2 Norge | Norway | Norway |
| TV 2 Filmkanalen | Norway | Norway |
| TV 2 Nyhetskanalen TV 2 Nyhetskanalen TV 2 Nyhetskanalen is a Norwegian language television news channel which started broadcasting on January 15, 2007. It is Norway's first national news network in Norwegian, although Nyhetskanalen did exist from 1997 to 1998.... |
Norway | Norway |
| TV 2 Sport TV 2 Sport (Norway) TV 2 Sport, stylized as TV 2 SPORT 1 to 5, is a Norwegian pay-TV channel that shows sports . It heavily features soccer, including the Norwegian Premier League. This channel also broadcasts some international matches form Norway and also from the World, like som Friendly matches... |
Norway | Norway |
| TVNorge TVNorge TVNorge is a Norwegian television channel.TVNorge went on the air December 5, 1988 and was the first advertising-supported Norwegian channel. The channel was started with 50 000 NOK... |
Norway | Norway |
| FEM FEM (TV channel) Fem is a Norwegian television channel targeting young women... |
Norway | Norway |
| MTV Norway | Norway | |
| ETV | Estonia | Estonia |
| ETV2 ETV2 ETV2 is an Estonian television channel, transmitted in digital format.ETV2 began broadcasting on 8 August 2008, coinciding with the Olympic Games. On 25 August 2008, ETV2 continued broadcasting children's programs... |
Estonia | Estonia |
| Kanal 2 Kanal 2 Kanal 2 is a privately owned Estonian television channel. Its literal name in English is "Channel 2".First broadcasts were aired on October 1, 1993.- Television series :Daytime* Victoria * Julia – Wege zum Glück ... |
Estonia | Estonia |
| Kanal 11 Kanal 11 Kanal 11 is an Estonian TV channel. It is owned by the Kanal 2 company. The name of the channel is derived from a play on words; in the Estonian language, "Üksteist", the word for eleven, also means "each other"... |
Estonia | Estonia |
| PBK Estonia | Estonia | Estonia |
| LTV1 | Latvia | Latvia |
| LTV7 | Latvia | Latvia |
| LNT Latvijas Neatkariga Televizija LNT is a major private television company in Latvia. It was created in 1996, under the name Pica TV. LNT features shows such as Chuck, Dexter, The O.C. and Nip/Tuck.... |
Latvia | Latvia |
| TV5 Latvia | Latvia | Latvia |
| *MTV Lithuania & Latvia | Lithuania & Latvia | |
| PBK Latvia | Latvia | Latvia |
| TV 1 TV1 (Lithuania) TV1 is a TV channel in Lithuania, launched in 2003. It is a sister channel of LNK television.... |
Lithuania | Lithuania |
| BTV | Lithuania | Lithuania |
| Lietuvos Rytas TV | Lithuania | Lithuania |
| LTV Lithuanian National Radio and Television Lithuanian National Radio and Television is the national public broadcasting company of Lithuania. The company operates the two national public television channels LTV, LTV2 and LTV World . LRT also broadcasts three national public radio stations... |
Lithuania | Lithuania |
| LTV World LTV World LTV World is a third Lithuanian public television channel, operated by LTV. The channel broadcast 24 hours and is a mix of original programming from LTV and LTV2.-Launch and reach:... |
Lithuania | Lithuania |
| LNK LNK LNK or lnk is a three letter acronym that has several meanings:*IATA airport code for Lincoln Airport in Lincoln, Nebraska*Amtrak station code for Lincoln, Nebraska *LNK , a television station in Lithuania... |
Lithuania | Lithuania |
| Sport1 Sport1 (Lithuania) Sport1 is a Lithuanian sport channel founded on 16 August 2008. It became the first sport channel in Lithuania founded by the Lithuanian television network and broadcasts all programs only in Lithuanian language.... |
Lithuania | Lithuania |
| PBK Lithuania | Lithuania | Lithuania |
Transnational
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| Animal Planet Europe Animal Planet Animal Planet is an American cable tv specialty channel that launched on October 1, 1996. It is distributed by Discovery Communications. A high-definition simulcast of the channel launched on September 1, 2007.-History:... |
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| Cartoon Network Cartoon Network Nordic Cartoon Network Nordic is a television channel broadcasting youth and children's programmes to Sweden, Norway, Denmark , Finland and Iceland. The channel was created in 2000 when it replaced the Pan-European version of Cartoon Network in the region.... (6.00-21.00, time-sharing with TCM Europe) |
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| CNBC Nordic CNBC Europe CNBC Europe is a business and financial news television channel, the pan-European sister station of CNBC. The network is owned and operated by NBC Universal and headquartered in London, where it shares the Adrian Smith-designed 10 Fleet Place building with Dow Jones... (6.00-12.00, time-sharing Nat Geo Scandinavia) |
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| CNN International CNN International CNN International is an international English language television network that carries news, current affairs, politics, opinions, and business programming worldwide. CNN is one of the world's largest news organizations. It is owned by Time Warner, and is affiliated with CNN, which is mainly... |
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| Discovery Channel Europe Discovery Channel Europe Discovery Channel Europe is the Pan-European version of the Discovery Channel.Over the years, the Discovery Channel has been split into many different channels for specific regions... |
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| Disney Channel Scandinavia Disney Channel Scandinavia For the Disney Channel in other countries, see Disney Channel . For the original Disney Channel, see Disney Channel.Disney Channel Scandinavia is an edition of The Walt Disney Company-owned Disney Channel broadcasting to the Nordic countries and Baltic states... |
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| E E E is the fifth letter and a vowel in the basic modern Latin alphabet. It is the most commonly used letter in the Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Hungarian, Latin, Norwegian, Spanish, and Swedish languages.-History:... |
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| Euronews EuroNews Euronews is an international multilingual news television channel.It covers world news from what it claims to be a 'European' perspective.Criticisms are that the perspective is in fact that of the European Commission - a major and growing funder of Euronews.... |
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| Boomerang Scandinavia Boomerang A boomerang is a flying tool with a curved shape used as a weapon or for sport.-Description:A boomerang is usually thought of as a wooden device, although historically boomerang-like devices have also been made from bones. Modern boomerangs used for sport are often made from carbon fibre-reinforced... |
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| The God Channel | |
| MTV Live HD MTVNHD MTV Live HD is an international 24-hour HD music and entertainment television network that is operated by Viacom International Media Networks' subsidiary MTV Networks Poland... (High Definition) |
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| *Nat Geo Scandinavia (12.00-6.00, time-sharing with CNBC Nordic) | |
| Nat Geo HD (High Definition) | |
| Nat Geo Wild | |
| Nickelodeon Scandinavia Nickelodeon Scandinavia Nickelodeon Scandinavia is a children's channel broadcasting in Denmark, Norway and Finland. In June 2008, a separate channel for Sweden was launched. Nickelodeon Sweden replaced the pan-Nordic channel in all of Sweden... (6.00-18.00, time-sharing with VH1 Europe) |
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| Playboy TV Playboy TV Playboy TV is a premium monthly subscription television channel. Since its launch in 1982 in partnership with Cablevision which eventually sold their share back to Playboy, Playboy TV has become a leading entertainment channel for adult entertainment... (time-sharing with Viasat Nature/Crime) |
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| Disney Junior Playhouse Disney Scandinavia Disney Junior Scandinavia is a television channel for preschoolers targeting the Nordic countries and Arab world. It doesn't screen advertising and is funded by subscriptions instead. It was launched in October 2006 on the Canal Digital and Viasat satellite plaltforms. Cable networks launched it... (time-sharing with TV1000 Drama) |
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| RT (Russia Today) Russia Today TV RT, previously known as Russia Today, is a global multilingual television news network based in the Russian Federation run by the state-owned state-run RIA Novosti.... |
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| Spice Platinum Spice Network The Spice Networks is a group of pornographic pay-per-view channels available via cable, IPTV and satellite services, and available in more than 72 countries including the United States and New Zealand... (time-sharing with Viasat Explorer) |
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| Spice Private Spice Network The Spice Networks is a group of pornographic pay-per-view channels available via cable, IPTV and satellite services, and available in more than 72 countries including the United States and New Zealand... (also known as Viasat Ticket 2 Erotic) |
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| Disney XD Scandivania Disney XD Disney XD is a brand of children's TV channels worldwide targeting young males, owned by The Walt Disney Company. The channel was formerly known as Toon Disney and/or Jetix in most areas. According to Gary Marsh, President of Entertainment for Disney Channel Worldwide, "XD" does not "stand for... |
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| TCM Nordic (Turner Classic Movies) TCM Nordic TCM, Turner Classic Movies, is a television channel broadcasting "classic" films from the 1940s to the 1990s to Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway. The channel uses English audio with subtitles in Swedish, Danish, Finnish and Norwegian... (21.00-6.00, time-sharing with Cartoon Network Nordic) |
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| VH1 Europe VH1 Europe VH1 Europe, also known as VH1 European, is a music television channel from MTV Networks Europe, based on the American Channel of the same name. This version of VH1 is very different from its American counterpart, since it has never ceased to be a proper music channel, playing a wide variety of... (18.00-6.00, time-sharing with Nickelodeon Europe) |
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| Zone Reality Zone Reality Zone Reality is a European reality television channel.Zone Reality broadcasts in both analogue and digital to over 120 million viewers throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Latin America.... |
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| MTV Europe MTV Europe MTV Europe is a pan-European 24-hour entertainment cable and digital television network launched on August 1, 1987. Initially, the channel served all regions within Europe being one of the very few channels that targeted the entire European continent... |
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| Penhouse HDTV (High Definition) | |
| Space Channel 3D 3D television A 3D television is a television set that employs techniques of 3D presentation, such as stereoscopic capture, multi-view capture, or 2D-plus-depth, and a 3D display – a special viewing device to project a television program into a realistic three-dimensional field.- History :In the late-1890's,... (3D Television) |
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Former channels
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| RTL Television RTL Television Rtl.de' redirects here. For other uses, see RTL.RTL Television , or simply RTL, is a German commercial television station distributed via cable and satellite along with DVB-T , in larger population centres... |
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| TV1000 2 | 2004-09 | Replaced by TV1000 Plus One | |
| TV1000 3 | 2004-09 | Replaced by TV1000 Family | |
| Cinema | 2004-9 | Replaced by TV1000 Action | |
| Cinema 2 | 2004-09 | Replaced by TV1000 Nordic | |
| Cinema 3 | 2004-09 | Replaced by TV1000 Classic | |
| The History Channel Scandinavia The History Channel Scandinavia The History Channel Scandinavia is a television channel showing history-related programmes broadcasting to Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark. The channel is operated by The History Channel UK, which is a joint venture between British Sky Broadcasting and A&E Television Networks, owner of the... |
2004-11 | Closed down, replaced by Viasat History Viasat History Viasat History is a pan Nordic television channel showing documentaries about history, culture and society which is very similar to the History Channel.... |
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| Viasat Sport 24 Viasat Sport 24 Viasat Sport 24 was a Scandinavian sports channel. The channel started April 24, 2005. Viasat Sport 24 was showing several sports events in different squares on one television channel 24 hours a day complete with sports results, news and betting information. It was replaced by the new sports... |
2005-04 | 2006-12 | Replaced by Viasat Golf Viasat Golf Viasat Golf is a pan-Nordic television channel dedicated to broadcasting golf tournaments and golf-related programmes.The channel was launched in January 2007, after MTG had acquired lots of rights for live broadcasting of golf tournaments, such as the US PGA Tour, the PGA European Tour, the... |
| Viasat Sport 2 Viasat Sport 2 Viasat Sport 2 was a Scandinavian soccer channel. The channel started February 1, 2004 together with Viasat Sport 3. Viasat Sport 2 has the rights to Manchester United TV and Chelsea TV... |
2004-02 | 2009-01 | Replaced by Viasat Fotboll Viasat Fotboll Viasat Fotboll is a Swedish television channel dedicated to football.The channel was launched on October 17, 2008, and became the primary home to most of Viasat's football broadcasts, which at the time included UEFA Champions League, 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, the FA Cup, Football League... /Viasat Sport (Norway) Viasat Sport (Norway) Viasat Sport is a Norwegian television channel.The channel launched on 17 October 2008, when Viasat re-tooled their sports channels in Norway and Sweden... and Viasat Motor Viasat Motor Viasat Motor is a Scandinavian Motor sports channel that launched on 17 October 2008.Events broadcast on the channel include Formula One, NASCAR, GP2, WRC and MotoGP.-External links:* *... in Sweden and Norway, and Viasat Sport Baltic Viasat Sport Baltic Viasat Sport Baltic is a TV sports channel available in the Baltic States. The channel was launched January 7, 2009. Along with Viasat Golf it replaced Viasat Sport 2 and Viasat Sport 3 for viewers on the Viasat platform in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania... and Viasat Golf Viasat Golf Viasat Golf is a pan-Nordic television channel dedicated to broadcasting golf tournaments and golf-related programmes.The channel was launched in January 2007, after MTG had acquired lots of rights for live broadcasting of golf tournaments, such as the US PGA Tour, the PGA European Tour, the... in the Baltics. |
| Viasat Sport 3 Viasat Sport 3 Viasat Sport 3 was a Scandinavian sports channel mainly showing combat sports, auto racing and American football. The channel started on 1 February 2004 together with Viasat Sport 2 The main sports in the summer are NASCAR, Indy Racing League, Boxing, Football club TV.Viasat Sport 3 also have the... |
2004-02 | 2009-01 | |
| Hallmark Channel Scandilux Hallmark Channel Scandilux Hallmark Channel Scandilux was a television channel broadcasting drama series and movies to the Nordic countries. Most series on the channel originate in the United States, but there are also some series from other English-speaking countries.... |
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| Jetix Scandinavia Jetix Scandinavia Jetix Scandinavia was a television channel owned by Disney-ABC Television Group targeting children broadcasting to the Nordic countries. It was launched in 1998 and was then known as Fox Kids, but it was rebranded in 2004 since Saban Entertainment and News Corporation had sold all Fox Kids channels... |
2005 | 2009-09 | Replaced by Disney XD |
| REN TV Baltic | 2010 | ||
| Pervyj Baltsjskij Kanal | 2010 | ||
| RTR Planeta RTR Planeta RTR-Planeta is the international service of VGTRK, a state-owned broadcaster in Russia. It is available throughout the world via cable and satellite. In fact, RTR Planeta is the only provider of Russian-language programming to the Asia-Pacific region covered by the AsiaSat2 Satellite... |
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| TV1000 Plus One | 2004-09 | 2010-08 | Closed down. |
World Record
The live 3D broadcast of the 2011 UEFA Champions League final match2011 UEFA Champions League Final
The 2011 UEFA Champions League Final was a football match played on 28 May 2011 at Wembley Stadium in London that decided the winner of the 2010–11 season of the UEFA Champions League. The winners received the European Champion Clubs' Cup...
between Manchester United and Barcelona was provided by Viasat in 3D format in Gothenburg (Sweden). The football match was broadcasted on EKTA
EKTA
ЕКТА is a group of companies, the leading Ukrainian developer and manufacturer of LED video screens and business solutions based on LED technology...
screen. This Ukrainian produced 3D LED TV made The Guinness Book of World Records
Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records , is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world...
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See also
- List of Danish television channels
- List of Estonian television channels
- List of Finnish television channels
- List of Latvian television channels
- List of Lithuanian television channels
- List of Norwegian television channels
- List of Swedish television channels