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Amazonas 2 satellite is integrated for launch
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Animal Planet HD in CYFRA+
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Viasat launches TV1000Play in HD
- 2009-03-18 12:11:18 / Janusz Sulisz
- last update: 2009-03-19 14:28:32
- source: viasat
Viasat Broadcasting launches HDcontent on TV1000Play, a catch up service on the ViasatOnDemand platform. It’s the first time ever Scandinavian TVviewers are able to choose which movie they want to see and when they want to see it in HDquality.
- We are delighted to be able to offer our viewers what they ask of us, which is TV at their command. And it is absolutely great to be able to offer this in the finest picture quality available, which is HD - says CEO of Viasat Sweden, Hans Skarplöth.
TV1000PlayHD is part of ViasatOnDemand’s service for customers in Sweden, Norway and Denmark that have chosen the recordable digital box ViasatPlusHD. ViasatOnDemand offers 110 movies on TV1000Play and 15 movies on TV1000PlayHD free of charge to TV1000 and TV1000HD subscribers. It’s a service with an increasing amount of movies, series and documentaries, not just from TV1000 but also from Viasat Explorer, Viasat Nature and Viasat History. In addition to the Playservices, ViasatOnDemand offers more than 600 movies which can be purchased one by one.
- We see that people, to a greater extent today than before, want to be in control when deciding what to watch on TV and when to watch it. Apart from offering great TVchannels we also want to give our viewers the chance to decide for themselves when they want to enjoy them, - continues Skarplöth.
ViasatOnDemand is available to Viasat subscribers with a satellite dish and is accessed by plugging the ViasatPlusHDbox into the broadband connection. ViasatOnDemand can also be accessed through Telia’s IPTV-service.
ViasatOnDemand is also available as a streaming online pay-TV service via the internet. www.viasatondemand.se ViasatOnDemand online contains 2,000 titles, movies and a range of programming, including a number of live sports events, as the UEFA Champions League.
