TV3 (Norway)

Infobox TV channel
name = TV3 Norway
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logoalt = TV3 Logo
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owner = Modern Times Group
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country = UK
broadcast area = NOR
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web = http://www.tv3.no
terr serv 1 = RiksTV
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sat serv 1 = Viasat
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cable serv 1 = Canal Digital
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cable serv 2 = Get
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TV3 Norway is a commercial television channel targeting Norway owned by Viasat, which is a part of the Swedish media group Modern Times Group. It was separated from the common Swedish-Norwegian feed in the early 1990s.

Unlike its main rivals, NRK, TV 2 and TVNorge, the channel isn't broadcast from Norway but from London in the United Kingdom, even if the channel is almost solely aimed at Norwegian viewers. This excludes the channel from the strict rules in Norway that apply to advertising (ban on advertisements aimed at children or interrupting programs). Also unlike the other main channels, it wasn't available on analogue terrestrial, having to rely on satellite and cable television for its distribution. With the launch of digital terrestrial television in October 2007, the channel will however be available terrestrially.

See also

* List of Norwegian television channels
* List of programs broadcast by TV 3 in Norway

External links

* [http://tv3.no TV3 Norway official site]