BBC HD Scandinavia is a television channel broadcasting high-definition programming to Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark. The channel is also included in HD Cable Platform Teledünya

Teledünya

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 in Turkey.

The channel was launched on 3 December 2008 from the Canal Digital

Canal Digital

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 platform and YouSee in Denmark. It was the third BBC HD channel overall (after the British BBC HD

BBC HD

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 and BBC HD Australia), and the first in Continental Europe

Continental Europe

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. The launch of BBC HD coincided with the launch of BBC Entertainment

BBC Entertainment

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, BBC Lifestyle

BBC Lifestyle

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 and BBC Knowledge

BBC Knowledge (Worldwide)

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 in Scandinavia.

The channel broadcasts round-the-clock and heavily features BBC dramas and natural documentaries such as Bleak House and Planet Earth

Planet Earth (TV series)

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.