- Telia Digital-tv
Telia Digital-tv is an
IPTV distribution platform in Sweden owned byTeliaSonera . It was launched in January 2005 from a few locations, [cite news | author=Tomas Augustsson | title=Telia blir tv-bolag | date=January 28, 2005 | url=http://www.svd.se/dynamiskt/naringsliv/did_9020403.asp | publisher=Svenska Dagbladet | accessdate=2007-06-17] soon expandning into other locations.In September 2007, Telia announced that the platform had 200,000 subscribers. [cite press release | title=200,000 customers have chosen Telia’s digital TV | publisher=TeliaSonera | date=September 17, 2007 | url=http://www.teliasonera.com/press/pressreleases/item.page?prs.itemId=299796 | accessdate=2007-12-12]
Previously, Telia did own
Com Hem , the largest cable television distributor in Sweden, but had to sell it due to competition rules.Content
The service offers television channels from a number of television companies including
Sveriges Television ,TV4 AB ,SBS Broadcasting Group ,Discovery Networks Europe ,MTV Networks Europe ,Eurosport andNonStop Television . Telia Digital-tv also offersvideo on demand services fromSF Anytime ,Live Networks since September 2005 [cite press release | title=Wider range of rental movies on Telia Digital-tv | publisher=TeliaSonera | date=September 29, 2007 | url=http://www.teliasonera.com/externalarticlenm/?hier=12815&mainUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sonera.fi%2FpressProviderWeb%2Fresources%2Fjsp%2FProvider%2FgetArticle.do%3Flocale%3DEN%26articleId%3D166442 | accessdate=2007-06-17] andTV4 Anytime since June 2007. [cite press release | title=Telia launches unique channel package for digital TV | publisher=TeliaSonera | date=June 15, 2007 | url=http://www.teliasonera.com/externalarticlenm/?hier=12815&mainUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sonera.fi%2FpressProviderWeb%2Fresources%2Fjsp%2FProvider%2FgetArticle.do%3Flocale%3DEN%26articleId%3D284167 | accessdate=2007-06-17] In March 2008, Telia addedDisney Ch @ Play ,Discovery On Demand andAnimal Planet On Demand to their on demand offerings. [cite press release | title=Telia first in Nordic countries to offer Disney Channel and Discovery on-demand | publisher=TeliaSonera | date=March 4, 2008 | url=http://www.teliasonera.com/press/pressreleases/item.page?prs.itemId=335689 | accessdate=2008-03-05]Initially, the channels of
Viasat are not included in Telia digital-tv as they were only available from their own IPTV platform in collaboration withBredbandsbolaget . OnMay 23 ,2008 , Telia announced an agreement with Viasat that would make six packages of Viasat channels available to Telia costumers. It would also make TV3, TV6, TV8 andZTV available in some of Telia's basic packages. [cite press release | title=Telia grows digital television offering with Viasat- Five-year agreement gives customers 17 new TV channels and several new channel packages | publisher=TeliaSonera | date=May 23, 2008 | url=http://www.teliasonera.com/press/pressreleases/item.page?prs.itemId=356506 | accessdate=2008-05-23] The Viasat channels were launched in June 2008 and also included an on-demand service. [cite press release | title=MTG: VIASAT TO SELL PAY-TV PACKAGES IN TELIA IPTV NETWORK | publisher=Modern Times Group | date=May 23, 2008 | url=http://php.mtg.se/observer/news.php?action=news&action_id=5&news_id=167270 | accessdate=2008-05-23] In August 2008,SVT Play was added to the platform. Initially, SVT Play on Telia offers newscasts and Olympic broadcasts, but the programme library will be extended over time. [cite press release | title=Telia’s TV customers can sleep soundly during Beijing Olympics | publisher=TeliaSonera | date=August 5, 2008 | url=http://www.teliasonera.com/press/pressreleases/item.page?prs.itemId=370932 | accessdate=2008-08-06]Channels broadcast by Telia Digital-tv are:
References
External links
*http://www.telia.se/tv
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