Canal Digital 2329108 217278095 2008-06-05T10:32:31Z 85.165.212.161 [[Image:CDLogo.jpg|right|]] '''Canal Digital''' is a Scandinavian television distributor that was founded in March 1997 as a [[joint venture]] between the French pay-TV company [[Canal+]] and the Norwegian state-telecommunications operator [[Telenor]]. Since 2001, Canal Digital is fully owned by [[Telenor]]. Canal Digital was originally only broadcasting a [[Direct broadcast satellite|DTH]] satellite service to Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland, but have since expanded into [[cable television]] in Norway and Sweden, [[digital terrestrial television]] in Finland and [[IPTV]] in Sweden. More than 2.9 million Nordic households and activities are subscribed to their services.{{Fact|date=June 2007}} Unlike its DTH rival, [[Viasat]], Canal Digital does not own a TV-network – they have however secured several multi-year exclusive broadcasting deals with [[SBS Broadcasting Group]], [[Eurosport]], [[BBC Worldwide]] and [[Discovery Communications]]. Their satellite broadcasts can be received from the [[Thor 2]] and [[Thor 3]] satellites at 1°W with any [[DVB]] receiver equipped with a [[Conax]] descrambling module. ==Satellite television== === High-definition television === Canal Digital was the first major distributor in the region to launch [[high-definition television]], HDTV. The first channel, [[C More HD]], was launched in September 2005 using [[MPEG-2]] compression. In June 2006, Canal Digital started broadcasting ''HD-kanalen'' from [[Sveriges Television]] and [[TV4 AB]] in Sweden, which did broadcast the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] in HD using [[MPEG-4]] compression. HD-kanalen became [[SVT HD]] in October when SVT expanded their HD broadcasts. The major launch of HDTV occurred in Sweden in November 2006 when a special high-definition package with Discovery HD Europe and Voom HD launched and C More HD was rebranded as [[Canal+ HD]]. The high-definition package is to be released in the other Nordic countries during 2007. High-definition channels launching in 2007 include [[Canal+ Sport HD]] in February, [[National Geographic Channel HD]] in April, [[TV4 HD]] (Sweden only) in May, [[Silver HD]] in September and [[The History Channel HD Scandinavia|The History Channel HD]] in December. 2008 brought [[Kanal 5 HD]] in January and [[Eurosport HD]] in May. The HD channels were initially offered for as a separate package, but starting on April 1, 2008 this package was dropped in Sweden and the HD channels were included in the "Family" package.<ref>{{cite press release | pub=Canal Digital Sverige AB | url=http://www.newsdesk.se/view/pressrelease/eurosport-tar-steget-oever-till-hdtv-hos-canal-digital-200977 | title=Eurosport tar steget över till HDTV hos Canal Digital | date=March 10, 2008}}</ref> === Danish channels === {| |- valign=top | width="33%" | *[[DR1]] *[[DR2]] *[[DR Update]] *[[TV 2 Zulu]] *[[TV 2 Charlie]] *[[TV 2 Film]] | width="33%" | *[[Kanal 4]] *[[Kanal 5 (Denmark)|Kanal 5]] *[[Kanal 5 HD]] *[[SBS Net]] *[[DK4]] | width="33%" | *[[24 Nordjyske]] *[[Dantoto Racing]] *[[MTV Denmark]] *[[Discovery Channel Denmark]] *[[The Voice TV Danmark|The Voice TV Denmark]] |} DR1 an DR2 are also available with a premium subscription in Norway, Sweden and Finland. Although [[TV 2 (Denmark)|TV 2]] is broadcast on one of Canal Digital's transponders, it is not a DTH channel. Its only available to the Norwegian cable market, and is not a subscription channel. === Finnish channels === {| |- valign=top | width="33%" | *[[YLE TV1]] *[[YLE TV2]] *[[MTV3]] *[[Nelonen]] | width="33%" | *[[YLE FST5]] *[[Sub (TV channel)|Sub]] *[[YLE TV1|YLE TV1+]] *[[YLE Teema]] | width="33%" | *[[JIM]] *[[KinoTV]] *[[Urheilukanava]] *[[MTV Finland]] *[[Discovery Channel Finland]] |} === Norwegian channels === {| |- valign=top | width="33%" | *[[NRK1]] *[[NRK2]] *[[NRK3]] *[[NRK Super]] *[[TV3 (Norway)|TV3]] *[[Viasat4]] | width="33%" | *[[TV 2 (Norway)|TV 2]] *[[TV2 Zebra]] *[[TV2 Filmkanalen]] *[[TV2 Nyhetskanalen]] *[[TV 2 Sport (Norway)|TV2 Sport]] (PPV) | width="33%" | *[[TV Norge]] *[[FEM (TV channel)|FEM]] *[[Rikstoto Direkte]] *[[MTV Norge]] *[[Discovery Channel Norway]] *[[The Voice TV Norway]] |} === Swedish channels === {| |- valign=top | width="33%" | *[[SVT1]] *[[SVT2]] *[[SVT24]] *[[Barnkanalen]] *[[Kunskapskanalen]] *[[SVT HD]] *[[SVT Extra]] | width="33%" | *[[TV4 (Sweden)|TV4]] *[[TV4 Plus]] *[[TV4 Film]] *[[TV400]] *[[TV4 Fakta]] *[[TV4 Guld]] *[[TV4 Komedi]] *[[TV4 Science fiction]] *[[TV4 Sport]] *[[TV4 HD]] | width="33%" | *[[TV3 (Sweden)|TV3]] *[[Kanal 5 (Sweden)|Kanal 5]] *[[Aftonbladet TV7]] *[[TV8 Sweden|TV8]] *[[Kanal 9]] *[[Di TV]] *[[MTV Sweden]] *[[Discovery Channel Sweden]] *[[The Voice TV Sweden]] |} === Transnational === {| |- valign=top | width="33%" | *[[The Adult Channel|Adult Channel]] *[[Al Jazeera English]] *[[Animal Planet]] *[[BBC Food]] *[[BBC Prime]] *[[BBC World]] *[[Boomerang Nordic]] *[[Bloomberg TV]] *[[Cartoon Network]] (Scandinavia) *[[Canal+ First]] *[[Canal+ Hits]] *[[Canal+ Action]] *[[Canal+ Comedy]] *[[Canal+ Drama]] *[[Canal+ Film HD]] *[[Canal+ Sport 1 (Scandinavia)|Canal+ Sport 1]] *[[Canal+ Sport 2 (Scandinavia)|Canal+ Sport 2]] *[[Canal+ Sport Extra]] *[[Canal+ Sport HD]] | width="33%" | *[[CNBC Europe|CNBC Nordic]] *[[CNN International]] *[[Discovery Civilisation]] *[[Discovery HD Europe]] *[[Discovery Science]] *[[Discovery Travel & Living]] *[[Disney Channel Scandinavia]] *[[ESPN Classic (UK)|ESPN Classic]] *[[Eurosport]] *[[Eurosport 2]] *[[Eurosport HD]] *[[Extreme Sports Channel]] *[[Hallmark Entertainment]] *[[The History Channel Scandinavia]] *[[The History Channel HD Scandinavia]] *[[Jetix]] *[[Motors TV]] *[[NASN]] | width="33%" | *[[National Geographic Channel Scandinavia]] *[[National Geographic Channel HD]] *[[Nickelodeon Scandinavia]] *[[Playhouse Disney Scandinavia]] *[[Sky News]] International *[[Silver (TV channel)|Silver]] *[[Showtime Scandinavia]] *[[Star! Scandinavia]] *[[Toon Disney Scandinavia]] *[[Travel Channel]] *[[Turner Classic Movies]] *[[TV Finland]] *[[tvins]] *[[Verdikanalen]] *[[Voom HD (Scandinavia)|Voom HD]] *[[VH1 Europe]] *[[VH1 Classic Europe]] |} ==Cable television== ===Norway=== ===Sweden=== Canal Digital in Sweden expanded into cable television in September 2003 when the cable companies Telenor Vision and Sweden Online were merged into Canal Digital. ==Terrestrial television== Canal Digital sells decryption cards for digital television in Finland. Prior to the closedown of the analogue channels, the package consisted of [[Disney Channel Scandinavia|Disney Channel]] and four [[C More Entertainment|Canal+]] channels. When the analogue transmitters were closed down, a new multiplex launched bringing [[Kino TV]], [[Nickelodeon Scandinavia|Nickelodeon]], [[Discovery Channel Finland|Discovery Channel]] and [[MTV Finland]] to the package. Kino TV is exclusive was exclusive to Canal Digital, while the others were also sold by its competitor, [[PlusTV]]. The erotic channel [[Canal 69]] is added on October 1, 2007. The terrestrial package now consists of: *[[Discovery Channel Finland|Discovery Channel]] *[[Disney Channel Scandinavia|Disney Channel]] *[[Kino TV]] *[[Nickelodeon Scandinavia|Nickelodeon]] *[[MTV Finland]] *[[Canal+ Film 1]] *[[Canal+ Film 2]] *[[Canal+ Sport 1 (Scandinavia)|Canal+ Sport 1]] *[[Canal+ Sport 2 (Scandinavia)|Canal+ Sport 2]] *[[Canal 69]] Canal Digital have expressed interest in selling encryption cards for the [[digital terrestrial television in Sweden|Swedish digital network]]. The Norwegian terrestrial operator [[RiksTV]] is partly owned by Canal Digital's owner [[Telenor]]. ==IPTV== An [[IPTV]] service was launched in Sweden in 2004. It offers most channels on the satellite platform as well as interactive services and [[video on demand]] from [[C More Select]], [[C More On demand]], [[Film2Home]] and [[SF Anytime]]. ==Set-top boxes== {{POV-section|set-top boxes|date=March 2008}} Canal Digital supplies set-top boxes that contains many [[software bugs]]. However continuous viewing on one channel is not a problem. [[Subtitle (captioning)|Subtitling]] is sometimes out of sync with up to 10 minutes. ==See also== *[[List of Danish television channels]] *[[List of Finnish television channels]] *[[List of Icelandic television channels]] *[[List of Norwegian television channels]] *[[List of Swedish television channels]] *[[Telenor]] - The company that owns Canal Digital ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.canaldigital.com/ Canal Digital] *[http://www.canaldigital.dk/ Canal Digital in Denmark] *[http://www.canaldigital.fi/ Canal Digital in Finland] *[http://www.canaldigital.no/ Canal Digital in Norway] *[http://www.canaldigital.se/ Canal Digital in Sweden] *[http://www.lyngsat.com/packages/canaldigital.html Channels on the Canal Digital transponder] from [[LyngSat]]. {{CATV}} [[Category:Television broadcasting companies of Norway]] [[Category:Companies established in 1997]] [[Category:Danish television]] [[Category:Finnish television]] [[Category:Media companies of Norway]] [[Category:Norwegian television]] [[Category:Swedish television]] [[Category:Telenor]] [[da:Canal Digital]] [[no:Canal Digital]] [[nn:Canal Digital]] [[fi:Canal Digital]] [[sv:Canal Digital]]