Com Hem 5051556 221318555 2008-06-24T00:23:19Z Cydebot 1215485 Robot - Removing category Companies with current or prior private equity ownership per [[WP:CFD|CFD]] at [[Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2008 June 10]]. {{Citations missing|date=January 2007}} {{Infobox_Company | company_name = Com Hem | company_logo = [[Image:Comhem.svg|180px|Com Hem logo]]| company_type = [[Subsidiary]] of [[The Carlyle Group]] and [[Providence Equity Partners]], both of the [[United States]]| company_slogan = | foundation = [[1983]]| location = [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]] | key_people = Gunnar Asp, [[Chief Executive Officer|CEO]] | num_employees = 700 (2006) | industry = Communications | products = Digital Cable TV<br>HDTV<br>High-Speed Internet<br>Telecommunications | revenue = SEK 2265,9M [[Fiscal year|FY]][[2006]]| homepage = [http://www.comhem.se/ www.comhem.se] }} '''Com Hem [[Aktiebolag|AB]]''' of [[Sweden]], supplies [[Triple play (telecommunications)|triple play]] services that include [[cable tv]], [[digital television]], [[broadband]], [[telephony]] and recently [[HDTV]]. Founded in [[1983]] as '''Televerket Kabel-TV''' as part of the former state-owned [[Televerket]], the company has been successively named '''Svenska Kabel-TV AB''' and '''Telia InfoMedia TeleVision AB''', before becoming 'Com Hem' ({{lang-sv|Come Home}}). Today the company has nearly 200 different TV channels available to its customers. [[Digital TV]] was introduced in 1997. A broadband service that use the company's proprietary cable network was launced in 1999. In 2004 IP telephony was introduced and the company became Sweden's first nationwide triple play operator. Com Hem now reach one third of Sweden's households. All the households connected to the Com Hem cable network have access to [[broadband]] services, services for fixed telephony ([[VoIP]]) and a wide range of TV programs. Com Hem also provides interactive services that facilitate management, communication and maintenance for property owners. The company has around 700 employees with offices in [[Stockholm]], [[Göteborg]], [[Malmö]], [[Västerås]] and [[Härnösand]]. When Televerket was privatised, the company remained as part of [[Telia]], before being bought by [[private equity]] firm [[EQT Partners|EQT]]. Com Hem has been acquired by the US [[venture capital]] companies ''[[The Carlyle Group]]'' and ''[[Providence Equity Partners]]'', from [[January 1]] [[2006]].<ref>[http://www.comhem.se/portal/comhem/comhem_start About Com Hem - The Company] - {{sv icon}}</ref> ==Analog channels== *[[SVT1]] *[[SVT2]] *[[TV3 (Sweden)|TV3]] *[[TV4 (Sweden)|TV4]] *[[Kanal 5 (Sweden)|Kanal 5]] *[[TV6 (Sweden)|TV6]] *[[TV4 Plus]] (upgraded networks only) *[[TV8]] *[[Kanal 9]] *Com Hem-kanalen (information channel for Com Hem's customers) *[[MTV Sweden|MTV]] *[[TV4 Sport]] *[[SVT24]] *[[Barnkanalen]]/[[Kunskapskanalen]] The analog package may also include a few local channel, usually an open access channel such as [[Öppna Kanalen]]. In areas near Denmark, Norway or Finland, Com Hem usually includes channels from the neighbouring countries. ==Digital channels== {| width="100%" |- valign=top | width="33%" | *1. [[SVT1]] *2. [[SVT2]] *3. [[TV3 (Sweden)|TV3]] *4. [[TV4 (Sweden)|TV4]] *5. [[Kanal 5 (Sweden)|Kanal 5]] *6. [[TV6 (Sweden)|TV6]] *7. [[TV4 Plus]] *8. [[TV8 (Sweden)|TV8]] *9. [[Kanal 9]] *10. [[Eurosport]] *11. PPV Nu - (information about [[pay-per-view]]) *20. Com Hem-kanalen *30. [[Kanal Lokal Stockholm]] *40. [[Aftonbladet TV7]] *41. [[Animal Planet]] *42. [[Axess TV]] *43. [[BBC Prime]] *44. [[Discovery Channel Sweden|Discovery Channel]] *45. [[Discovery World]] *46. [[Discovery Science Europe|Discovery Science]] *47. [[Discovery Travel & Living]] *48. [[Discovery HD]] *49. [[God Channel]] *50. [[MTV Sweden|MTV]] *51. [[MTV Two]] *52. [[Mezzo TV|Mezzo]] *53. [[National Geographic Channel Scandinavia|National Geographic Channel]] *54. [[Playboy TV]] *55. [[Star! Scandinavia|Star!]] *56. [[Travel Channel (UK)|Travel Channel]] *57. [[TV400]] *58. [[National Geographic Channel HD]] *59. [[VH1 Europe|VH1]] *60. [[Viasat Nature/Crime]] *61. [[Viasat History]] *62. [[The Voice TV Sweden|The Voice TV]] *63. [[TV4 Fakta]] *64. [[TV4 Guld]] *65. [[TV4 Komedi]] *66. [[SVT HD]] *67. [[Voom HD]] *68. [[Fashion TV]] *69. [[Sailing Channel]] *71. [[Zone Reality]] *72. [[TV4 HD]] *73. [[BBC Food]] *74. [[ZTV]] | width="33%" | *75. [[Canal+ Sport HD]] *76. [[Canal+ Sport 1 (Scandinavia)|Canal+ Sport 1]] *77. [[Canal+ Sport 2 (Scandinavia)|Canal+ Sport 2]] *79. [[Canal+ First]] *80. [[Canal+ Hits]] *81. [[Canal+ Action]] *82. [[Canal+ Comedy]] *83. [[Canal+ Drama]] *84. [[Canal+ Film HD]] *85. [[TV1000]] *86. [[TV1000|TV1000 Plus One]] *87. [[TV1000 Family]] *88. [[TV1000 Action]] *89. [[TV1000 Nordic]] *90. [[TV1000 Classic]] *91. [[Hallmark Channel Scandlux|Hallmark Channel]] *92. [[Showtime Scandinavia|Showtime]] *93. [[Turner Classic Movies|TCM]] *94. [[TV4 Film]] *95. [[Silver (TV channel)|Silver]] *96. [[Viasat Explorer]] *97. [[TV1000 HD]] *99. [[Hustler TV]] *100. [[TV4 Sport]] *101. [[Extreme Sports Channel]] *102. [[Eurosport HD]] *103. [[Eurosport 2]] *104. [[ESPN Classic]] *105. [[Viasat Sport 1]] *106. [[Viasat Sport 2]] *107. [[Viasat Sport 3]] *108. [[Motors TV]] *109. [[Viasat Golf]] *110. [[NASN]] *111. [[Viasat Sport HD]] *120. [[CNN International]] *121. [[BBC World]] *122. [[CNBC]] *123. [[EuroNews]] *124. [[EuroNews]] Russian *125. [[SVT24]] *126. [[Sky News]] *127. [[DiTV]] *128. [[Al Jazeera English]] *150. [[Cartoon Network]] | width="33%" | *151. [[Jetix Scandinavia|Jetix]] *152. [[Nickelodeon Scandinavia|Nickelodeon]] *153. [[Barnkanalen]]/[[Kunskapskanalen]] *154. [[Disney Channel]] *155. [[Toon Disney]] *156. [[Playhouse Disney Scandinavia|Playhouse Disney]] *170. [[DR1]] *171. [[NRK1]] *172. [[TV Finland]] *174. [[HRT1]] *175. [[Pink Plus]] *176. [[Channel One Russia Worldwide]] *177. [[Rai Uno]] *178. [[TV Chile]] *179. [[TV Polonia]] *180. [[TV5]] *181. [[TVE International]] *182. [[ZDF]] *183. [[Al Jazeera]] Arabic *184. [[MBC Europe]] *185. [[Show TV]] *186. [[ATV Turkey|ATV]] *187. [[Channel One (persian television channel)|Channel One]] *200. [[ART Europe]] *201. [[LBC Europe]] *202. [[IRINN]] *203. [[ME TV/TV Mezopotamya]] *204. [[Roj TV]] *205. [[MKTV Sat]] *206. [[RTS Sat]] *207. [[Radiotelevizioni i Kosovës|RTK]] *208. [[BHT1]] *209. [[RTCG|TV Montenegro RTCG]] *210. [[3sat]] *211. [[Canal 24 Horas]] *212. [[Canal de las Estrellas]] *213. [[Rai Due]] *214. [[RTP Internacional]] *215. [[France 2]] *216. [[Duna TV]] *217. [[M2 (TV channel)|m2]] *218. [[Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi|ERT]] *219. [[ProTV International]] *220. [[Polsat 2|Polsat 2 International]] *221. [[NTV Hayat|Hayat]] |} ==References== <references/> ==See also== * [[List of Swedish television channels]] ==External links== * [http://www.comhem.se/ Official ''Com Hem'' website] * [http://www.thecarlylegroup.com ''The Carlyle Group'' website] {{CATV}} [[Category:Companies established in 1983]] [[Category:Companies of Sweden]] [[Category:Swedish television]] [[Category:Cable television companies]] [[Category:Internet service providers of Sweden]] [[Category:Telecommunications companies]] [[Category:VoIP services]] [[Category:VoIP companies]] [[Category:Telecommunications in Sweden]] [[Category:Carlyle Group]] [[da:Com Hem]] [[sv:Com Hem]]