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Viasat (Nordic television service)

{{short description|Satellite provider}}

{{split portions|Viasat World|Viasat Russia|date=December 2024}}

{{infobox company

| logo = Viasat-seeklogo.svg

| industry = Pay television

| successor = Viaplay Group, Viasat World, Viasat Russia

| founded = 1991

| hq_location_city = London

| hq_location_country = United Kingdom

| logo_size = 200px

| website = {{URL|viasatworld.com}} (Worldwide)
{{URL|viasat.ru}} (Russia)
{{URL|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.

In 2018, MTG sourced out the television/streaming division, forming three companies: Viaplay Group (serving Nordic countries), Viasat World (Europe 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.{{Cite web |date=2020-05-06 |title=Viasat Consumer and Canal Digital combine as Allente |url=https://www.digitaltveurope.com/2020/05/06/viasat-consumer-and-canal-digital-combine-as-allente/ |access-date=2021-02-16 |website=Digital TV Europe |language=en-GB}} 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|date=January 2015}}

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.{{cite web |url=http://advanced-television.com/2016/05/13/mtg-launches-first-nordic-uhd-channel/ |title=MTG launches first Nordic UHD channel |work=Advanced Television |date=May 13, 2016 |access-date=July 4, 2016 }}

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).

= Europe and Ukraine =

Viasat World operates the European and Ukrainian channels (owned by Irina Gofman):{{cite web | url=https://mediasat.info/uk/2025/01/24/try-brytanski-menedzhery-vyjshly-zi-skladu-viasat-world-limited-a-kompaniyu-odnoosibno-ocholyla-iryna-gofman/ | title=Viasat World Limited змінив керівництво: нові деталі | date=24 January 2025 }}

  • Viasat Nature (Central and Eastern Europe)
  • Viasat Explore (Central and Eastern Europe)
  • Viasat History (Central and Eastern Europe)
  • Epic Drama (Central and Eastern Europe)
  • Viasat True Crime (Central and Eastern Europe)
  • Viasat Serial (Ukraine)
  • Viasat Kino (previously TV1000 East) (Baltic states and Ukraine)
  • Viasat Kino (Balkan states and Moldova)
  • Viasat Kino Action (previously TV1000 Action East) (Baltic states and Ukraine)
  • Viasat Kino World (previously TV1000 World Kino) (Baltic states and Ukraine)
  • Viasat Kino Comedy (previously ViP Comedy East) (Baltic states and Ukraine)
  • Viasat Kino Megahit (previously ViP Megahit East) (Ukraine)

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:

  • Viju Nature (previously Viasat Nature)
  • Viju Explore (previously Viasat Explore)
  • Viju History (previously Viasat History)
  • Da Vinci Russia
  • Viju TV1000 (previously TV1000)
  • Viju TV1000 Action (previously TV1000 Action)
  • Viju TV1000 Russkoe (previously TV1000 Russkoe Kino)
  • Viju TV1000 Novella
  • Viju TV1000 Romantica
  • Viju+ Premiere (previously ViP Premiere)
  • Viju+ Megahit (previously ViP Megahit)
  • Viju+ Comedy (previously ViP Comedy)
  • Viju+ Serial (previously ViP Serial)
  • Viju+ Planet (previously Viasat Nature/History HD)
  • Viju+ Sport (previously Viasat Sport)

= Hungary =

Antenna Group operates Viasat-branded channels in Hungary.

Pay channels:

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

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TV1000 2

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|2004-09

|Replaced by TV1000 Plus One

TV1000 3

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|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

|

|2004-11

|Closed down, replaced by Viasat History

Viasat Sport 24

|2005-04

|2006-12

|Replaced by Viasat Golf

Viasat Sport 2

|2004-02

|2009-01

|rowspan=2|Replaced 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

|2004-02

|2009-01

Hallmark Channel Scandilux

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|2009-09

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Jetix Scandinavia

|2005

|2009-09

|Replaced by Disney XD

REN TV Baltic

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|2010

|

Pervyj Baltyjskij Kanal

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|2010

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TV1000 Plus One

|2004-09

|2010-08

|Closed down.

TV1000 Poland

|2007-03

|2013-01

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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).{{cite web |url=http://www.viasat.se/content/press-och-nyhetsrum#/ |title=The Viasat company Press-release |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110801005209/http://www.viasat.se/content/press-och-nyhetsrum#/ |archive-date=2011-08-01 |url-status=dead |website=www.viasat.se }} The football match was broadcast on EKTA screen. This Ukrainian produced 3D LED TV made The Guinness Book of World Records.{{cite web |url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/Search/Details/Largest-LED-3D-TV/76635.htm/ |title=Guinness World Record }}{{cite web |url=http://www.ekta-led.com/news/itm/527/ |title=EKTA's Ukrainian produced 3D Led TV makes The Guinness Book of World Records |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018191329/http://www.ekta-led.com/news/itm/527/ |archive-date=October 18, 2011 |website=www.ekta-led.com }}

See also

External links

  • [http://viasatworld.com Viasat World]
  • [http://viasat.se Viasat Sverige]
  • [http://viasat.dk Viasat Danmark]
  • [http://viasat.no Viasat Norge]
  • [http://viasat.fi Viasat Suomi]

References

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