CTV was an analogue pay television package, available in Scandinavia. It was mostly using Norwegian satellites such as Thor 1 and Intelsat 707 to broadcast basic channels to Scandinavian homes, using the D2-MAC transmission system. CTV was operated by Telenor, who in 1997 joined forces with Multichoice (owned by Canal+) to launch the Canal Digital platform.[1] Most of the CTV channels were closed down in September 2001.
Channels carried on CTV included:[2]
- CNN International
- MTV Nordic
- Discovery Channel/The Children's Channel
- Eurosport
- Sky News & Documentaries
- Sky Entertainment
- Cartoon Network/TNT
- BBC Prime
References[edit]
- ^ "Nytt selskap: Canal Digital introduserer digital-TV i Norden" (Press release). Telenor. April 23, 1997. Archived from the original on April 28, 2002.
- ^ "MediaScan/Sweden Calling DXers 2260". Newsgroup: rec.radio.info.