Viasat

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.

Satellites

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.

MTG channels

Nordic countries

Country-specific basic channels:

  • TV3 Denmark
  • TV3 Norway, also in HD
  • TV3 Sweden
  • TV3+ Denmark
  • TV3 Puls
  • TV6 Norway
  • TV6 Sweden
  • TV8 Sweden
  • TV10 Sweden
  • Viasat4 Norway, also in HD
  • Pan-Nordic pay channels:

  • Viasat Film
  • Viasat Film Action
  • Viasat Film Classic
  • Viasat (disambiguation)

    Viasat may mean:

  • Viasat, European company best known as a Direct-broadcast satellite distributor and TV broadcaster
  • ViaSat, Inc, American military and commercial communications company
  • Danish 1st Division, officially Viasat Divisionen, second-highest football league in Denmark
  • Viasat Cup, 2006 Danish football tournament
  • ViaSat

    ViaSat Inc. is a communications company based in Carlsbad, California with additional operations across the United States and worldwide. ViaSat is a provider of high-speed satellite broadband services and secure networking systems covering military and commercial markets. ViaSat is ranked on the SpaceNews Top 50 space companies and is also included on the Defense News list of Top 100 defense companies. ViaSat owns and operates Exede Internet, a satellite internet provider for over 657,000 households. ViaSat launched its satellite, ViaSat-1, in 2011, and its second satellite, ViaSat-2, will launch in 2016.

    History

    Early history (1986-2004)

    ViaSat was co-founded in May 1986 by Mark Dankberg, Mark Miller and Steve Hart. Mark Dankberg became chief executive officer and Mark Miller and Steve Hart became chief technical officers. ViaSat received venture capital financing of $300,000 from Southern California Ventures. In December of 1996, ViaSat had its initial public offering(IPO). The company offered $20 million in stock to the public, leaving the founders with 28 percent of the company and venture capital backers with 20 percent.

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