Viasat (Nordic television service)

Viasat was a satellite and pay television brand, co-owned by the Swedish media group Viaplay Group in the Nordic countries, Antenna Group in Hungary, and by Viasat World internationally. Founded in Sweden in 1991, Viasat has previously been owned by Modern Times Group. The channels of both companies were broadcast from London.

In 2020, Viasat formed a joint venture with Canal Digital to form the company Allente. 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 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.

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.

Nordic countries
The Nordic Viasat-branded operations are owned by Viaplay Group. The brand is no longer used for the advertising-funded and free-to-air channels of Viaplay Group.

V Film and V Series
V Film and V Series channels are common for the four Nordic markets.
 * V Film Premiere
 * V Film Action
 * V Film Hits
 * V Film Family
 * V Series

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).


 * V Sport Ultra HD (Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark)
 * V Sport Golf (Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark)
 * V Sport Live 1-5 (Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark)
 * V Sport 1 (Sweden, Finland, Norway)
 * V Sport Extra (Sweden)
 * V Sport Premium (Sweden and Finland)
 * V Sport Football (Sweden and Finland)
 * V Sport Vinter (Sweden and Finland)
 * V Sport Motor (Sweden and Finland)
 * V Sport Premier League (Norway)
 * V Sport Premier League 1-4 (Norway)
 * V Sport+ (Norway)
 * V Sport 2 (Norway)
 * V Sport 3 (Norway)
 * V Sport+ Suomi (Finland)
 * V Sport 1 Suomi (Finland)
 * V Sport 2 Suomi (Finland)

International channels
Pay channels (owned by Viasat World):
 * Viasat Nature
 * Viasat Explore
 * Viasat History
 * Viasat Kino (previously TV1000 East) (Baltic states and Ukraine)
 * 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)
 * Viasat Serial (Ukraine)
 * TV1000 (Balkan states and Moldova)
 * Epic Drama (in Central and Eastern Europe)
 * Viasat True Crime (Poland)

Pay channels in Russia, Central Asia, Caucasus and Moldova (owned by Viasat Russia):
 * 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+ 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
Owned by Antenna Group.

Pay channels:
 * AXN Hungary
 * Viasat 2 Hungary
 * Viasat 3 Hungary
 * Viasat 6 Hungary
 * Viasat Film Hungary

DBS Channels
In addition to their own channels, Viasat carry several third-party channels on their platform.

Country specific
Sweden:
 * SVT1 (also in HD)
 * SVT2 (also in HD)
 * SVT24 (timesharing with Barnkanalen)
 * SVT Barnkanalen (timesharing with SVT24)
 * Kunskapskanalen
 * TV4
 * Sjuan
 * TV4 Film
 * TV4 Fakta
 * TV4 Science fiction
 * TV4 Sport
 * TV4 Komedi
 * TV4 Guld
 * TV4 News
 * Kanal 5
 * Kanal 9
 * Kanal 11
 * TNT
 * MTV Sweden
 * Nickelodeon Sweden
 * Comedy Central Sweden

Denmark:
 * DR1
 * DR2
 * DR3 (HD)
 * DR K
 * DR Ramasjang
 * DR Ultra
 * TV 2 Denmark
 * TV 2 Charlie
 * TV 2 Film
 * TV 2 News
 * TV 2 Zulu
 * Kanal 4
 * Kanal 5
 * 6'eren
 * 7'eren
 * 24 Nordjyske
 * MTV Denmark

Norway:
 * NRK1
 * NRK2
 * NRK3/NRK Super
 * TV 2 Norge
 * TV 2 Filmkanalen
 * TV 2 Nyhetskanalen
 * TV 2 Sport
 * TV3 (Norway)
 * TVNorge
 * FEM
 * MAX
 * VOX
 * MTV Norway

Slovakia:
 * RTVS

Lithuania:
 * Lietuvos Rytas TV
 * LRT Televizija
 * LRT Lituanica
 * LNK
 * TV1
 * BTV
 * Sport1

Transnational

 * Animal Planet Europe (only in the Baltics)
 * BBC World News
 * Cartoon Network (6.00-21.00, time-sharing with TCM Europe)
 * CNBC Nordic
 * CNN International
 * Discovery Channel Europe (only in the Baltics)
 * Disney Channel Scandinavia
 * E!
 * Euronews
 * Boomerang (Nordic) (launched on 30 September 2010 as a 24-hour channel)
 * The God Channel
 * MTV Live HD
 * Nat Geo Scandinavia
 * Nat Geo HD
 * Nat Geo Wild
 * Nickelodeon Scandinavia (6.00-18.00, time-sharing with VH1 Europe)
 * Nick Jr. (Sweden)
 * NHK World
 * NTV Mir (only in the Baltics)
 * Playboy TV (time-sharing with Viasat Nature/Crime)
 * Disney Junior Scandinavia (time-sharing with Viasat Film Drama)
 * Ren TV (only in the Baltics)
 * RTR Planeta (only in Estonia and Lithuania)
 * RT
 * Spice Platinum (time-sharing with Viasat Explorer)
 * Spice Private (also known as Viasat Ticket 2 Erotic)
 * STS International (only in the Baltics)
 * Disney XD Scandinavia (defunct in December 31, 2020)
 * TCM Nordic (Turner Classic Movies) (21.00-6.00, time-sharing with Cartoon Network Nordic)
 * VH1 Europe (18.00-6.00, time-sharing with Nick Jr Sweden)
 * CBS Reality
 * MTV Europe
 * Penthouse HD1
 * Penthouse HD2
 * Space Channel 3D

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). The football match was broadcast on EKTA screen. This Ukrainian produced 3D LED TV made The Guinness Book of World Records.