Telia Digital-tv
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Telia Digital-tv is an IPTV
distribution platform in Sweden owned by TeliaSonera
. It was launched in January 2005 from a few locations, soon expanding into other locations.
In September 2007, Telia announced that the platform had 200,000 subscribers.
Previously, Telia did own Com Hem
, the largest cable television distributor in Sweden, but had to sell it due to competition rules.
, TV4 AB
, SBS Broadcasting Group
, Discovery Networks Europe
, MTV Networks Europe
, Eurosport
and NonStop Television
. Telia Digital-tv also offers video on demand
services from SF Anytime
, Live Networks since September 2005 and TV4 Anytime since June 2007. In March 2008, Telia added Disney Ch @ Play, Discovery On Demand and Animal Planet On Demand to their on demand offerings.
Initially, the channels of Viasat
are not included in Telia digital-tv as they were only available from their own IPTV platform in collaboration with Bredbandsbolaget
. On May 23, 2008, Telia announced an agreement with Viasat that would make six packages of Viasat channels available to Telia customers. It would also make TV3
, TV6
, TV8 and ZTV
available in some of Telia's basic packages. The Viasat channels were launched in June 2008 and also included an on-demand service. In August 2008, SVT Play
was added to the platform. Initially, SVT Play on Telia offers newscasts and Olympic broadcasts, but the programme library will be extended over time.
Channels broadcast by Telia Digital-tv are:
and mplayer
. The MPEG streams are available on 239.16.16.0/24 port 5555. Telia changed all their streams to a broken format a short period during July 2009, but quickly changed back to standard MPEG2. Some pay-only channels are still aired in a broken format, those in the basic package are currently aired in standard MPEG2 format. These channels are available in standard MPEG2 and can be played with free software MPEG players:
Example:
IPTV
Internet Protocol television is a system through which television services are delivered using the Internet protocol suite over a packet-switched network such as the Internet, instead of being delivered through traditional terrestrial, satellite signal, and cable television formats.IPTV services...
distribution platform in Sweden owned by TeliaSonera
TeliaSonera
TeliaSonera AB is the dominant telephone company and mobile network operator in Sweden and Finland. The company has operations in other countries in Northern, Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Spain, with a total of 150 million mobile customers...
. It was launched in January 2005 from a few locations, soon expanding into other locations.
In September 2007, Telia announced that the platform had 200,000 subscribers.
Previously, Telia did own Com Hem
Com Hem
Com Hem AB of Sweden, supplies triple play services that include cable tv, digital television, broadband, telephony and 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...
, the largest cable television distributor in Sweden, but had to sell it due to competition rules.
Content
The service offers television channels from a number of television companies including Sveriges TelevisionSveriges Television
Sveriges Television AB , Sweden's Television, is a national television broadcaster based in Sweden, funded by a compulsory fee to be paid by all television owners...
, TV4 AB
TV4 AB
TV4 Group is a Swedish media company that owns the largest commercial television channel in Sweden, TV4.Since 2007, the company is fully owned by Bonnier through Nordic Broadcasting Oy...
, SBS Broadcasting Group
SBS Broadcasting Group
SBS Broadcasting Group was a European broadcasting group, operating commercial television, premium pay channels, radio stations and related print businesses in Western and Central and Eastern Europe...
, Discovery Networks Europe
Discovery Networks Europe
Discovery Networks Europe is a subsidiary of Discovery Networks International. The network was established in 1989 with its headquarters based in London and New York....
, MTV Networks Europe
MTV Networks Europe
MTV Networks Europe is a division of Viacom International Media Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom.MTV Networks Europe includes the multimedia entertainment brands: MTV, VH1, TMF, VIVA, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and Nick Jr...
, Eurosport
Eurosport
Eurosport is a pan-European television sport network operated by French broadcaster TF1 Group. The network of channels are available in 59 countries, in 20 different languages providing viewers with European and international sporting events...
and NonStop Television
NonStop Television
NonStop Television is a Scandinavian television company, part of Turner Broadcasting System, packaging and distributing a number of specialty channels, mostly to the Nordic region. The company is a part of Millennium Media Group...
. Telia Digital-tv also offers video on demand
Video on demand
Video on Demand or Audio and Video On Demand are systems which allow users to select and watch/listen to video or audio content on demand...
services from SF Anytime
SF Anytime
SF Anytime is a video on demand service owned by Bonnier available in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden and primarily offering movies. It was launched in 2002 and was then only available on the Internet. In January 2005, the service was launched on the IPTV platform Telia Digital-tv...
, Live Networks since September 2005 and TV4 Anytime since June 2007. In March 2008, Telia added Disney Ch @ Play, Discovery On Demand and Animal Planet On Demand to their on demand offerings.
Initially, the channels of Viasat
Viasat
Viasat is a DBS distributor and TV broadcaster, owned by the Swedish media conglomerate Modern Times Group. Broadcasting from London, the target markets are in the Nordic and the Baltic Countries...
are not included in Telia digital-tv as they were only available from their own IPTV platform in collaboration with Bredbandsbolaget
Bredbandsbolaget
Bredbandsbolaget is a Swedish Internet service provider owned by Telenor. It was founded in 1998 with a focus on high-speed Internet connection for homes and businesses using optical fiber. It is the second largest ISP in Sweden ....
. On May 23, 2008, Telia announced an agreement with Viasat that would make six packages of Viasat channels available to Telia customers. It would also make TV3
TV3 (Sweden)
TV3 is a television channel targeted at a Swedish language audience owned by Viasat . It was founded on 31 December 1987 by entrepreneur Jan Stenbeck as joint Scandinavian channel, but Denmark and Norway soon got their own versions of TV3...
, TV6
TV6 Sweden
TV6 is an entertainment television channel broadcasting to Sweden and now most of Europe through the Thor 2 satellite...
, TV8 and ZTV
ZTV
-History:The channel started in Sweden as a daily afternoon show in TV3 and TV4 in February 1991. The channel got its name as it was a simulcast version of the radio station Z Radio. There was also a Z magazine available for some time....
available in some of Telia's basic packages. The Viasat channels were launched in June 2008 and also included an on-demand service. In August 2008, SVT Play
SVT Play
SVT Play is the brand used for the video on demand service offered by Sveriges Television, more specifically to the streaming services offered on the SVT website, svt.se, and its counterpart for mobile phones....
was added to the platform. Initially, SVT Play on Telia offers newscasts and Olympic broadcasts, but the programme library will be extended over time.
Channels broadcast by Telia Digital-tv are:
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Canal+ First Canal+ First is a Scandinavian premium television channel owned by C More Entertainment showing movies and TV shows. It is the flagship movie channel of the Nordic Canal+ package. The channel shows big hollywood blockbusters as well as Scandinavian movies... Canal+ Comedy Canal+ Comedy was a Scandinavian premium television channel showing a comedy movies and television shows. It was replaced by Canal+ Series on 1 April 2010.... Canal+ Action Canal+ Action is a Scandinavian premium television channel showing action films, horror movies and Thrillers. They also show television shows related to these genres. The channel was previously known as Canal+ Film 3.- See also :* Canal+* Canal+ HD... Canal+ Drama Canal+ Drama is a Scandinavian premium television channel showing a drama movies and television shows. The channel was previously known as Canal+ Mix... Canal+ Hits Canal+ Hits is a Scandinavian premium television channel showing movies and TV shows. The channel shows big blockbusters, independent movies, classic movies, movies from the whole world and erotic movies.... TV1000 TV1000 is a group of cable and satellite movie channels broadcasting to the Nordic countries and owned by Modern Times Group . It is also the name of the flagship channel.-History:... TV1000 Family TV1000 Family is a premium television channel showing family movies and owned by Modern Times Group .... TV1000 Action TV1000 Action is a premium television channel showing action and thriller movies and erotic programming in Scandinavia, Lithuania, Latvia and Ukraine.... TV1000 Nordic TV1000 Nordic is a premium television channel showing movies from the Nordic countries.... TV1000 Classic TV1000 Classic is a premium television channel showing classic movies and owned by Modern Times Group .... TV4 Film TV4 Film is a Swedish film channel owned by TV4 AB.TV4 applied for a license to broadcast a film channel terrestrially in the autumn of 2003 and were granted a license in December... Showtime Scandinavia Showtime Scandinavia is a television channel broadcasting action movies to the Nordic countries operated by NonStop Television, part of Turner Broadcasting System, TBS, Inc., which merged with Time Warner in 1996, and now operates as a semi-autonomous unit of Time Warner... Silver (TV channel) Silver is a movie television channel broadcasting to the Nordic countries broadcasting quality movies, "World cinema" and independent films. The channel is managed by Scandinavian television broadcaster NonStop Television, part of Turner Broadcasting System, TBS, Inc., which merged with Time Warner... Eurosport 2 Eurosport 2 is a European sports television network. It is a sister channel to Eurosport and Eurosport News. Several different versions of the channel exist across Europe, where television rights for sport differ.-Launch:... Viasat Fotboll Viasat Fotboll is a Swedish television channel dedicated to football.The channel was launched on October 17, 2008, and became the primary home to most of Viasat's football broadcasts, which at the time included UEFA Champions League, 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification, the FA Cup, Football League... Viasat Motor Viasat Motor is a Scandinavian Motor sports channel that launched on 17 October 2008.Events broadcast on the channel include Formula One, NASCAR, GP2, WRC and MotoGP.-External links:* *... Viasat Golf Viasat Golf is a pan-Nordic television channel dedicated to broadcasting golf tournaments and golf-related programmes.The channel was launched in January 2007, after MTG had acquired lots of rights for live broadcasting of golf tournaments, such as the US PGA Tour, the PGA European Tour, the... ESPN Classic ESPN Classic is a sports channel that features reruns of famous sporting events, sports documentaries, and sports themed movies. Such programs includes biographies of famous sports figures or a rerun of a famous World Series or Super Bowl, often with added commentary on the event... Nickelodeon Sweden Nickelodeon Sweden is a children's channel broadcasting to Sweden.Nickelodeon has been available in Sweden since 1996 when a pan-Scandinavian version was launched on the analogue Viasat platform... TV1000 Drama TV1000 Drama is a television channel broadcasting drama movies.The channel launched on February 16, 2009. The same day, all TV1000 channels in the Nordic countries got new logos and graphics. Unlike the other TV1000 channels, which were broadcasting round-the-clock, TV1000 Drama would only... /Jetix Jetix Scandinavia Jetix Scandinavia was a television channel owned by Disney-ABC Television Group targeting children broadcasting to the Nordic countries. It was launched in 1998 and was then known as Fox Kids, but it was rebranded in 2004 since Saban Entertainment and News Corporation had sold all Fox Kids channels... Cartoon Network Nordic Cartoon Network Nordic is a television channel broadcasting youth and children's programmes to Sweden, Norway, Denmark , Finland and Iceland. The channel was created in 2000 when it replaced the Pan-European version of Cartoon Network in the region.... /TCM TCM Nordic TCM, Turner Classic Movies, is a television channel broadcasting "classic" films from the 1940s to the 1990s to Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Norway. The channel uses English audio with subtitles in Swedish, Danish, Finnish and Norwegian... Disney Channel Scandinavia For the Disney Channel in other countries, see Disney Channel . For the original Disney Channel, see Disney Channel.Disney Channel Scandinavia is an edition of The Walt Disney Company-owned Disney Channel broadcasting to the Nordic countries and Baltic states... Toon Disney Scandinavia Toon Disney Scandinavia was a television channel broadcasting to the Nordic countries owned by The Walt Disney Company. It was launched on August 1, 2005 on the Canal Digital and Viasat satellite platforms, later on expanding into cable systems.... Playhouse Disney Scandinavia Disney Junior Scandinavia is a television channel for preschoolers targeting the Nordic countries and Arab world. It doesn't screen advertising and is funded by subscriptions instead. It was launched in October 2006 on the Canal Digital and Viasat satellite plaltforms. Cable networks launched it... CNN International CNN International is an international English language television network that carries news, current affairs, politics, opinions, and business programming worldwide. CNN is one of the world's largest news organizations. It is owned by Time Warner, and is affiliated with CNN, which is mainly... BBC World BBC World News is the BBC's international news and current affairs television channel. It has the largest audience of any BBC channel in the world... BBC Entertainment BBC Entertainment is an international television channel showcasing comedy, drama, light entertainment and children's programming from the BBC and other UK production houses... |
Star! Scandinavia Star! Scandinavia is a television channel in northern Europe that is devoted to entertainment and celebrity news and programming. The channel is managed by Scandinavian television broadcaster NonStop Television, part of Turner Broadcasting System, TBS, Inc., which merged with Time Warner in 1996,... VH1 Europe VH1 Europe, also known as VH1 European, is a music television channel from MTV Networks Europe, based on the American Channel of the same name. This version of VH1 is very different from its American counterpart, since it has never ceased to be a proper music channel, playing a wide variety of... Comedy Central Sweden Comedy Central Sweden is a television channel owned by MTV Networks Europe, broadcasting to Sweden. MTV Networks have said that the channel will feature both original Swedish productions made for the channel and imported content.... TV4 Guld TV4 Guld is a Swedish television channel devoted to "classic" programmes such as older television dramas.The channel launched on November 3, simultaneously with its sister channel TV4 Komedi, on satellite from Canal Digital and cable from Com Hem... TV4 Komedi TV4 Komedi is a sister subchannel of Swedish TV4, owned by TV4 AB. The channel focuses on comedy only with sitcoms, comedy shows and talk shows... TV4 Science fiction TV4 Science fiction is a television channel dedicated to the science fiction genre owned by TV4 AB. When the channel was announced, TV4 said that it would launch simultaneously in Denmark, Sweden, Finland, and Norway, becoming the first TV4 channel to launched in all four countries. The channel was... DR1 DR1 is a Danish national television channel, produced by the public service broadcaster, DR. It was the first television station to be established in Denmark, and began broadcasting in 1951 – at first only for an hour a day three times a week.... DR2 DR2 is a Danish television station. It is part of Danmarks Radio, the public service broadcasting company of Denmark.It was launched in 1996 as a satellite-/cable-only channel. This was highly controversial at the time, as it was considered close to a breach of public service principles that the... NRK1 NRK1 is the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation's main television channel. Test broadcasts started on 12 January 1954, regular test broadcasts started on 13 April 1958 and regular broadcasts started in 20 August 1960. It is Norway's oldest and largest television channel... TV Finland TV Finland is a Finnish television channel available in Europe via satellite and on some cable television networks in Sweden, Norway and Estonia... HRT1 HRT 1 is a Croatian public mainstream TV channel operated by HRT. Its varied line-up contains all kinds of programming .-News shows:... TVE Internacional TVE Internacional is an internationally-broadcast Spanish language channel run by Spain's national broadcaster, TVE. Programming includes a mix of news, discussion-based programmes and drama and documentaries from TVE's La 1 and La 2 Spanish networks. It was launched in 1989... |
HTPC and free software support
It is possible to play Telia Digital TV using free software such as xineXine
xine is a multimedia playback engine for Unix-like operating systems released under the GNU General Public License. xine is built around a shared library that supports different frontend player applications. Another important feature of xine is the ability to manually correct the synchronization...
and mplayer
MPlayer
MPlayer is a free and open source media player. The program is available for all major operating systems, including Linux and other Unix-like systems, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. Versions for OS/2, Syllable, AmigaOS and MorphOS are also available. The Windows version works, with some minor...
. The MPEG streams are available on 239.16.16.0/24 port 5555. Telia changed all their streams to a broken format a short period during July 2009, but quickly changed back to standard MPEG2. Some pay-only channels are still aired in a broken format, those in the basic package are currently aired in standard MPEG2 format. These channels are available in standard MPEG2 and can be played with free software MPEG players:
udp://239.16.16.1:5555 # SVT 1
udp://239.16.16.2:5555 # SVT 2
udp://239.16.16.3:5555 # SVT 24
udp://239.16.16.4:5555 # SVT B
udp://239.16.16.21:5555 # TV 4
udp://239.16.16.35:5555 # Canal+ Sport 1
udp://239.16.16.49:5555 # Canal+ Sport 2
udp://239.16.16.57:5555 # TV8 / DW-TV
udp://239.16.16.59:5555 # TV 1000 Nordic
udp://239.16.16.60:5555 # TV 1000 Action
udp://239.16.16.61:5555 # TV 1000 Classic
udp://239.16.16.62:5555 # Viasat Explorer
udp://239.16.16.65:5555 # Disney
udp://239.16.16.74:5555 # Viasat Golf
udp://239.16.16.82:5555 # History
udp://239.16.16.83:5555 # ESPN Classic (sport)
udp://239.16.16.84:5555 # ESPN America (sport)
udp://239.16.16.95:5555 # BBC Entertainment
udp://239.16.16.107:5555 # Eurosport 2
udp://239.16.16.130:5555 # TV 4 Karlstad
udp://239.16.16.172:5552 # F
udp://239.16.16.179:5553 # NRK 1
udp://239.16.16.181:5554 # TV 2
Example:
xine udp://239.16.16.1:5555