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| Industry | Pay television |
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| Founded | 1991 |
| Defunct | April 13, 2021 (2021-04-13) |
| Fate | Merged withCanal Digital to formAllente |
| Successor | Allente |
| Headquarters | , United Kingdom |
| Owners | Nordic countries:Viaplay Group Russia and CIS: Viasat Russia (National Media Group) Hungary:Antenna Group Worldwide:Viasat World |
| Website | viasatworld viasat viasat3 |
Viasat was asatellite andpay television brand, co-owned by the Swedish media groupViaplay Group in theNordic countries,Antenna Group inHungary, and byViasat World internationally. Founded in Sweden in 1991, Viasat has previously been owned byModern Times Group. The channels of both companies were broadcast fromLondon.
In 2020, Viasat formed ajoint venture withCanal Digital to form the companyAllente.[1] The merger was completed on April 13, 2021.
The Viasat signals was received from theAstra 4A andSES-5 satellites at 4.8°E with anyDVB-S receiver equipped with aNDSVideoGuard descrambling module.Viasat does not have a platform of their own outside theNordic andBaltic countries, so they have to rely on third party distributors inEastern andCentral Europe.[citation needed]
In May 2016, MTG announced the launch of Viasat Ultra HD, the firstultra-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 fromSamsung and a TV-module to enable existing UHD TVs to display the channel.[2]
The Nordic Viasat-branded operations are owned byViaplay Group. The brand is no longer used for the advertising-funded and free-to-air channels of Viaplay Group.
V Film and V Series channels are common for the four Nordic markets.
The availablesports television channels differ across the Nordic markets due to the varying broadcasting rights. In Denmark most of the Viaplay-owned sports channels use the brandTV3 (TV3 Sport and TV3 Max).
Pay channels (owned byViasat World (Irina Gofman)[3]):
Pay channels in Russia, Central Asia, Caucasus and Moldova (owned by Viasat Russia):
Owned byAntenna Group.
Pay channels:
In addition to their own channels, Viasat carry several third-party channels on their platform.
Sweden:
Denmark:
Norway:
Slovakia:
Lithuania:
| Channel | Start | Close | |
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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 | 2004-11 | Closed down, replaced byViasat History | |
| Viasat Sport 24 | 2005-04 | 2006-12 | Replaced byViasat Golf |
| Viasat Sport 2 | 2004-02 | 2009-01 | Replaced byViasat Fotboll/Viasat Sport (Norway) andViasat Motor in Sweden and Norway, andViasat Sport Baltic andViasat Golf in the Baltics. |
| Viasat Sport 3 | 2004-02 | 2009-01 | |
| Hallmark Channel Scandilux | 2009-09 | ||
| Jetix Scandinavia | 2005 | 2009-09 | Replaced byDisney XD |
| REN TV Baltic | 2010 | ||
| Pervyj Baltyjskij Kanal | 2010 | ||
| TV1000 Plus One | 2004-09 | 2010-08 | Closed down. |
| TV1000 Poland | 2007-03 | 2013-01 |
The live 3D broadcast of the2011 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 onEKTA screen. This Ukrainian produced 3D LED TV madeThe Guinness Book of World Records.[5][6]
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