Viasat (Nordic television service)

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Viasat
Industry Pay television
Founded1991
Successor Viaplay Group, Viasat World, Viasat Russia
Headquarters
London
,
United Kingdom
Website viasatworld.com (Worldwide)
viasat.ru (Russia)
viasat3.hu (Hungary)

Viasat is a satellite and pay television brand, founded in Sweden in 1991. Viasat has previously been owned by Modern Times Group (MTG). The channels of both companies were broadcast from London.

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In 2018, MTG sourced out the television/streaming division, forming three companies: Viaplay Group (serving Nordic countries), Viasat World (international and Ukraine) and Viasat Russia (Russia and CIS).

In 2020, Viaplay Group formed a joint venture with Canal Digital to form the company Allente, that offers satellite television services in the Nordic countries. [1] The merger was completed on April 13, 2021.

Satellite platforms

The Viasat signals was received from the Astra 4A and SES-5 satellites at 4.8°E with any DVB-S receiver equipped with a NDS VideoGuard descrambling module.

Viasat (now Viaplay) does not operate own platform outside the Nordic and Baltic countries. So they have to rely on third party distributors in Eastern and Central Europe.[ citation needed ]

In May 2016, MTG announced the launch of Viasat Ultra HD, the first ultra-high-definition television (UHD) channel in the Nordic region and its first UHD Sports channel. The channel will feature selected live sport events especially produced in Ultra HD and launch in the autumn in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland via SES-5. Viasat will also be launching an Ultra HD set-top box from Samsung and a TV-module to enable existing UHD TVs to display the channel. [2]

TV channels

Nordic countries

The Nordic operations are owned by Viaplay Group (Viasat brand is no longer used in the Nordic countries)

V Film and V Series

V Film and V Series channels are common for the four Nordic markets.

Sports

The available sports television channels differ across the Nordic markets due to the varying broadcasting rights. In Denmark most of the Viaplay-owned sports channels use the brand TV3 (TV3 Sport and TV3 Max).

International channels (Europe)

Viasat World operates the European and Ukrainian channels (owned by Irina Gofman): [3]

Vision Tv and 1+1 Media offer satellite television in Ukraine, branded Viasat Ukraine.

Russia, Central Asia, Caucasus and Moldova

These countries are served by Viasat Russia. It owns many pay channels:

Hungary

The Viasat-branded channels are operated by Antenna Group.

Pay channels in Hungary:

DBS channels

In addition to their own channels, Viasat (now Allente) carry several third-party channels on their platform.

Country specific

Sweden:

Denmark:

Norway:

Slovakia:

Lithuania:

Transnational

Former channels

ChannelStartClose
TV1000 22004-09Replaced by TV1000 Plus One
TV1000 32004-09Replaced by TV1000 Family
Cinema2004-9Replaced by TV1000 Action
Cinema 22004-09Replaced by TV1000 Nordic
Cinema 32004-09Replaced by TV1000 Classic
The History Channel Scandinavia 2004-11Closed down, replaced by Viasat History
Viasat Sport 24 2005-042006-12Replaced by Viasat Golf
Viasat Sport 2 2004-022009-01Replaced by Viasat Fotboll/Viasat Sport (Norway) and Viasat Motor in Sweden and Norway, and Viasat Sport Baltic and Viasat Golf in the Baltics.
Viasat Sport 3 2004-022009-01
Hallmark Channel Scandilux 2009-09
Jetix Scandinavia20052009-09Replaced by Disney XD
REN TV Baltic2010
Pervyj Baltyjskij Kanal2010
TV1000 Plus One2004-092010-08Closed down.
TV1000 Poland 2007-032013-01

World record

The live 3D broadcast of the 2011 UEFA Champions League final match between Manchester United and Barcelona was provided by Viasat in 3D format in Gothenburg (Sweden). [4] The football match was broadcast on EKTA screen. This Ukrainian produced 3D LED TV made The Guinness Book of World Records. [5] [6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Viasat Consumer and Canal Digital combine as Allente". Digital TV Europe. 2020-05-06. Retrieved 2021-02-16.
  2. ↑ "MTG launches first Nordic UHD channel". Advanced Television. May 13, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Viasat World Limited змінив керівництво: нові деталі". 24 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "The Viasat company Press-release". www.viasat.se. Archived from the original on 2011-08-01.
  5. ↑ "Guinness World Record".
  6. ↑ "EKTA's Ukrainian produced 3D Led TV makes The Guinness Book of World Records". www.ekta-led.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2011.
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