Viasat

Viasat is a DBS distributor and TV broadcaster, owned by the Swedish media conglomerate Modern Times Group. Broadcasting from London, the target markets are in the Nordic and the Baltic Countries. Their lineup can be received from the [http://www.lyngsat.com/packages/viasat.html Sirius 2/3] satellites at 4.8°E with any DVB receiver equipped with a NDS VideoGuard descrambling module.Viasat’s main competitor on DTH distribution in the Nordic countries is Canal Digital, which has the larger market share.

Own channels

Nordic countries

Country-specific basic channels:
*TV3 Denmark
*TV3 Norway
*TV3 Sweden
*TV3+ Denmark
*TV6 Sweden
*TV8 Sweden
*Viasat4 Norway
*ZTV Sweden

Pan-Nordic pay channels:
*TV1000
*TV1000 Action
*TV1000 Classic
*TV1000 Family
*TV1000 Nordic
*TV1000 Plus One
*TV1000 HD
*Viasat Explorer
*Viasat Golf
*Viasat History
*Viasat Nature/Crime
*Viasat Sport 1
*Viasat Sport 2
*Viasat Sport 3
*Viasat Sport HD
*TV2 Sport (Formerly Viasat Sport 1 Denmark)
*TV 2 Sport HD
*SportN
*Viasat Ticket

Baltic countries

Country-specific basic channels:
*TV3 Estonia
*TV3+ Estonia
*TV6 Estonia
*TV3 Latvia
*TV3+ Latvia
*TV6 Latvia
*TV3 Lithuania
*Tango TV
*TV1000 Premium

Others:
*TV1000 East
*TV1000 Russkoe Kino
*Viasat Sport Baltic & Russia
*Viasat Sport 2
*Viasat Sport 3
*Viasat History
*Viasat Explorer

Eastern and Central Europe

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.

Free channels:
*Viasat 3 Hungary
*TV6 Hungary
*TV3 Slovenia
*DTV Russia

Pay channels:
*TV1000 Balkan
*TV1000 East
*TV1000 Poland
*TV1000 Russkoe Kino
*Viasat Sport Baltic & Russia
*Viasat History
*Viasat Explorer

Other channels

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

Country specific

Sweden:
*SVT1
*SVT2
*SVT24
*Barnkanalen (timesharing with Kunskapskanalen)
*Kunskapskanalen (timesharing with Barnkanalen)
*TV4
*TV4 Plus
*TV4 Film
*TV400
*TV4 Fakta
*TV4 Science fiction
*TV4 Sport
*Kanal 5
*Aftonbladet TV7
*MTV Sweden

Denmark:
*DR1
*DR2
*TV 2/Denmark
*TV 2 Sport
*TV 2 News
*MTV Denmark

Finland:
*YLE TV1
*YLE TV2
*YLE FST5
*YLE Teema
*Nelonen
*MTV Finland

Norway:
*NRK1
*NRK2
*NRK3
*FEM
*MTV Norway

Estonia:
*ETV
*Kanal 2
*TV3
*TV6 Estonia
*MTV Eesti
*3+ Estonia
*PBK Estonia

Latvia:
*LTV1
*LTV7 from 01.08.2007
*LNT
*TV3 Latvia
*TV6 Latvia
*3+ Latvia
*TV5 Latvia
*MTV Latvija
*PBK Latvia

Lithuania:
*TV 1
*TV3 Lithuania
*LTV
*LTV World
*LNK
*MTV Lietuva
*Tango TV
*PBK Lithuania

For the Baltic Russian audience:
*REN TV Baltic
*TV Centr International
*NTV Mir
*Planeta Sport
*RTR Planeta

Transnational

*BBC World
*Bloomberg TV (as a part of TV8)
*Cartoon Network (6.00-21.00, time-sharing with Turner Classic Movies)
*CNBC Nordic (6.00-12.00, time-sharing National Geographic)
*CNN International
*Discovery Channel (only in the Baltics)
*Disney Channel Scandinavia
*DW-TV (as a part of TV8)
*E!
*The God Channel
*Hallmark Scandilux
*Jetix (6.00-18.00, time-sharing with Travel Channel)
*National Geographic Channel Scandinavia (12.00-6.00, time-sharing with CNBC)
*National Geographic Channel HD
*Nickelodeon Scandinavia (6.00-18.00, time-sharing with VH1)
*Playboy TV (time-sharing with Viasat Nature/Crime)
*Playhouse Disney
*Russia Today TV
*Spice Platinum (time-sharing with Viasat Explorer)
*Spice Private (also known as Ticket 2 Erotic)
*Toon Disney
*Travel Channel (broadcast after 18.00, time-sharing with Jetix)
*Turner Classic Movies (21.00-6.00, time-sharing with Cartoon Network)
*VH1 Europe (18.00-6.00, time-sharing with Nickelodeon)
*Zone Reality
*MTV Europe

See also

*List of Swedish television channels
*List of Finnish television channels
*List of Danish television channels
*List of Norwegian television channels
*List of Latvian television channels
*List of Lithuanian television channels

External links

* [http://www.viasat.ua/ Viasat (Ukrainian)]
* [http://www.viasat.lv Viasat (Latvian)]
* [http://www.viasat.se Viasat (Swedish)]
* [http://www.viasat.lt Viasat (Lithuanian)]
* [http://www.viasat.fi Viasat (Finnish)]
* [http://www.viasat.dk Viasat (Danish)]
* [http://www.viasat.no Viasat (Norwegian)]
* [http://www.viasat.ee/ Viasat (Estonian)]
* [http://www.viasatworld.com/nonstatic/index.phtml?c=bg Viasat (Bulgarian)]
* [http://www.viasatworld.com/nonstatic/index.phtml?c=cz Viasat (Czech)]
* [http://www.viasatworld.com/nonstatic/index.phtml?c=pl Viasat (Polish)]
* [http://www.viasat.ro Viasat (Romanian)]
* [http://www.viasatworld.com/nonstatic/index.phtml?c=ru Viasat (Russian)]
* [http://www.lyngsat.com/packages/viasat.html Viasat on Sirius 4]
* [http://viasatfan.clan.su/ ViasatFan Baltic & Ukraine]