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Broadcast area | Central Europe, Eastern Europe |
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Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
Programming | |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV (downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed) |
Ownership | |
Owner | Viasat World LTD |
Sister channels | Viasat Explore Viasat Nature |
History | |
Launched | 1 November 2004 |
Links | |
Website | Viasat World |
Availability | |
Terrestrial | |
Digita (Finland) | Channel 126 |
evotv (Croatia) | Channel 110 |
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