Viasat Nature/Crime

Infobox TV channel
name = Viasat Nature/Crime
logofile = Viasat_Nature.png logosize = 200px
logoalt =
launch = 1994
closed date =
share = ~0.5%
share as of = flagicon|SWE May '07
share source = [http://www.mms.se/manrapp/M%E5nadsrapport_2007-05.xls MMS]
network =
owner = Modern Times Group
slogan =
country = UK
broadcast area = Nordic countries
headquarters =
former names = Viasat Nature/Action, TV6
replaced names =
sister names =
timeshift names =
web = [http://www.action.viasat.no/ Norwegian site]
[http://www.action.viasat.se/ Swedish site]
[http://www.action.viasat.dk/ Danish site]
sat serv 1 = Viasat
sat chan 1 = Channel 9
cable serv 1 = flagicon|SWE Com Hem
cable chan 1 = Channel 60
cable serv 2 = flagicon|SWE Tele2Vision
cable chan 2 =
cable serv 3 = flagicon|DEN TDC Kabel-TV
cable chan 3 =
cable serv 4 = Canal Digital
cable chan 4 =
cable serv 5 = flagicon|NOR Get
cable chan 5 =

Viasat Nature/Crime is a television channel broadcasting nature documentaries and crime movies and series. It is broadcasting to Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland.The channel has its origins in TV6, a Swedish women's channel started in 1994. In 1998, the channel was changed into a pan-Nordic pay channel showing nature documentaries from 6 p.m to 9 p.m. ("TV6 Nature") and then action movies and series from 9 p.m. to midnight ("TV6 Action"). In 2002, the channel was renamed and became "Viasat Nature" and "Viasat Action".

The content on Viasat Action was gradually shifted to include more crime series such as "Law & Order" and "". This strand was therefore rebranded into "Viasat Crime" on October 1, 2005. After several years as a six hour channel, Viasat Nature/Crime extended its broadcasting hours on February 1, 2007. Viasat Nature would now broadcast from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. when Viasat Crime took and broadcast until midnight.

The channel has timeshared with many channels over the years. In its early years, the shopping channel TVG filled up much of the daytime schedule. In 1996, the sports channel Sportkanalen was broadcasting in the weekends. From 1997, Playboy TV has broadcast on the channel after midnight. Nickelodeon Scandinavia started broadcasting from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. later on and continued to do so until 2007 when Viasat Nature extended its broadcasting hours.