Viasat Sport was launched as a pan-Nordic channel in 1999. In January 2002, a dedicated Danish channel,
Viasat Sport Denmark, launched and replaced the pan-Nordic version in Denmark. 1 February 2004, Viasat launched two new sport channels;
Viasat Sport 2 and
Viasat Sport 3. The two existing channels were re-branded as
Viasat Sport 1. During the autumn the two new channels were refocused, turning Viasat Sport 2 into a dedicated soccer channel and Viasat Sport 3 becoming a channel for motor and contact sports. In April 2005, a "news channel" called
Viasat Sport 24 was launched. In the end of 2005, Viasat Sport 1 in Norway was replaced by
SportN, a joint venture with government-owned public broadcaster
NRK . In January 2007, a dedicated golf channel,
Viasat Golf, was launched replacing
Viasat Sport 24. 11 April 2007, Viasat Sport 1 in Denmark was replaced by
TV 2 Sport, a joint venture with state-owned broadcaster
TV 2. In early 2008, Viasat launched their first high-definition sports channels:
TV 2 Sport HD for Denmark and
Viasat Sport HD för Norway and Sweden. On October 17, 2008, the Viasat Sport channels went through a major overhaul which saw
Viasat Sport 2 and
3 disappear in Sweden and Norway. They were replaced by
Viasat Fotboll (in Sweden),
Viasat Sport (in Norge) and
Viasat Motor (both countries). The Swedish
Viasat Sport 1 was renamed
Viasat Sport.
Viasat Sport HD continued to be available in both Norway and Sweden, and
Viasat Golf was still available in all four Scandinavian countries. Viasat Sport 2 and 3 continued in Denmark, Finland and the Baltics until January 6, 2009. On January 7, 2009,
Viasat Sport Baltic channel was launched in Baltic states.
Viasat Golf also became available in the region. Finland and Denmark didn't receive any replacements for Viasat Sport 2 and 3. The Baltic business was sold in 2017 to
Providence Equity Partners, and Viasat Sport Baltic has been renamed to
TVPlay Sports (currently
TV3 Sport). In 2018 the Nordic TV business of
Modern Times Group was split off into
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT).
Denmark Channel lineup: •
TV3 Sport •
TV3+ •
TV3 MAX •
V Sport Golf • V Sport Live • V Sport Ultra HD
Finland Channel lineup: • V Sport 1 Suomi • V Sport 2 Suomi • V Sport + Suomi • V Sport 1 •
V Sport Football •
V Sport Golf • V Sport Vinter • V Sport Premium • V Sport Live • V Sport Ultra HD
Norway New channel lineup as of 15 September 2008: •
V Sport + •
V Sport 1 •
V Sport 2 •
V Sport 3 •
V Sport Golf • V Sport Premier League 1 • V Sport Premier League 2 • V Sport Premier League 3 • V Sport Premier League 4 • V Sport Live • V Sport Ultra HD
Sweden New channel lineup as of 16 September 2009: •
V Sport Football •
V Sport Golf •
V Sport Motor •
V Sport Vinter •
V Sport 1 •
V Sport Premium •
V Sport Extra • V Sport Live • V Sport Ultra HD ==References==