Area served Products Website Canal Digital was started as a service to Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland, but has since expanded into in Norway, Sweden and Denmark, in Finland and in Sweden and Denmark. Canal Digital's cable system in the newer network areas which includes most of Canal Digital's cable networks in Norway is based on technology. Some other network areas are only, but are subjected to upgrading in order to support new TV 's. Unlike its DTH rival, , Canal Digital does not own a TV-network — they have however secured several multi-year exclusive deals with different TV broadcasters. As of 2011, Canal Digital has exclusive rights with , in Denmark, , and. Satellite exclusivity was more common in the past, but many channels that were once exclusive to Canal Digital have eventually signed agreements with Viasat. Broadcasters that were once exclusive to Canal Digital but later joined Viasat include joined Viasat in 2003 , 2005—2006 , , in Norway and Sweden, and. Their satellite broadcasts can be received from the and satellites at 1°W with any Receiver Equipped with a Descrambling Module. High-definition television Canal Digital was the first major distributor in the region to launch. The first channel, C More HD, was launched in September 2005 using compression. In June 2006, Canal Digital started broadcasting HD-kanalen from and in Sweden, which did broadcast the in HD using compression. HD-kanalen became in October when SVT expanded their HD broadcasts. The major launch of HDTV occurred in Sweden in November 2006 when a special high-definition package with and launched and C More HD was rebranded as. The high-definition package were to be released in the other Nordic countries during 2007. High-definition channels launching in 2007 include in February, in April, Sweden only in May, Silver HD in September and in December. Channels launched in 2009 include TV 2 Film HD in January and in February. Although is broadcast on one of Canal Digital's transponders, it is not a DTH channel. Its only available to the Norwegian cable market, and is not a subscription channel. Prior to the close down of the analogue channels, the package consisted of and four TV channels. When the transmitters were closed down, a new multiplex launched bringing Kino TV, , and to the package. Kino TV is exclusive was exclusive to Canal Digital, while the others were also sold by its competitor,. The erotic channel Canal 69 is added on 1 October 2007. The Norwegian terrestrial operator is partly owned by Canal Digital's owner.
