Industry | Pay television |
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Founded | 1991 |
Defunct | April 13, 2021 |
Fate | Merged with Canal Digital to form Allente |
Successor | Allente |
Headquarters | , United Kingdom |
Owners | Nordic countries: Viaplay Group Russia and CIS: Viasat Russia (National Media Group) Hungary: Antenna Group Worldwide: Viasat World |
Website | viasatworld viasat viasat3 |
Viasat was a satellite and pay television brand, co-owned by the Swedish media group Viaplay Group in the Nordic countries, Antenna Group in Hungary, and by Viasat World internationally. Founded in Sweden in 1991, Viasat has previously been owned by Modern Times Group. The channels of both companies were broadcast from London.
In 2020, Viasat formed a joint venture with Canal Digital to form the company Allente.[1] The merger was completed on April 13, 2021.