Viasat is a direct broadcast satellite television broadcaster and pay TV operator, owned by the Swedish media conglomerate Modern Times Group (MTG). Broadcasting from London, the target markets are in the Nordic and the Baltic Countries.
Viasat has one satellite in orbit, and another on-order and planned for launch in 2016.
The Viasat signals can be received from the Astra 4A satellite at 4.8°E with any DVB-S receiver equipped with a NDS VideoGuard descrambling module. Viasat’s main competitor on DBS distribution in the Nordic countries is Canal Digital. 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.
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