V Sport Hockey Explained

V Sport Hockey
Launch Date:1 September 2009
Closed Date:2011 (Baltics)
2017 (Norway)
Network:V Sport
Owner:Viaplay Group
Country:United Kingdom
Area:Sweden
Finland
Sister Channels:V Sport Football
V Sport Motor
V Sport Golf
V Sport Extra
V Sport Premium
V Sport 1
V Sport Ultra HD
V Sport Live
Terr Serv 1:Digita (Finland)
Terr Chan 1:Channel 65 (SD)
Terr Serv 2:DNA (Finland)
Terr Chan 2:Channel 119 (HD)

V Sport Hockey is a sports channel broadcasting from the United Kingdom, primarily targeting Sweden but also available in Finland[1] and Norway. Broadcasting commenced on 1 September 2009, at the start of the 2009 ice hockey season.[2] The channel focuses on the KHL, HockeyAllsvenskan, Kvalserien, Ice Hockey World Championships and NHL.

The launch of the channel was announced 7 May 2009 during the 2009 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships. The channel is included in the Viasat sports package via satellite. The channel is available through the cable- and broadband networks, and the games from HockeyAllsvenskan shown on TV are available through the streaming service Viasat OnDemand.[3] [4]

In 2011, the channel ceased operations in the Baltics.

In 2017, the channel became a part of Viasport in Norway.

In 2020, the channel was renamed V Sport Hockey.

References

  1. Web site: Viasat - elokuvia, urheilua, lastenohjelmia, dokumentteja, luonto-ohjelmia, aikuisviihdettä, .... dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110723073420/www.viasat.fi/satelliittitarjonta. 2011-07-23.
  2. Web site: Premiär för Viasat Hockey. Viasat Sport.
  3. Web site: HockeyAllsvenskan klar för Sveriges första hockeykanal . Viasat Sport . sv . 2009-05-07 . 2009-05-08.
  4. Web site: Viasat Hockey  - Sveriges första hockeykanal. Viasat.se. 2009-09-04. sv.