Private company

Canal Digital

Logo: Canal Digital, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Pay television and internet service provider

Canal Digital was a Nordic pay TV and internet service provider in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland that was founded in March 1997 as a joint venture between the Canal+ and the Norwegian telecommunications operator Telenor. The number of customers in 2017 was 838,000.2 It employed 106 people in 2026.1 It is part of Telenor Broadcast Holding.1 It ceased to exist in 2021.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Feb 10, 1997Founded1
  • Industrysubscription television, telecommunications1
  • HeadquartersFornebu1
  • Websitewww.canaldigital.no
  • Legal formaksjeselskap1
  • LEI5493004FNYOQVPDTRL353
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered addressSnarøyveien 30, 1360 Fornebu, Norway3
  • Registered withThe Brønnøysund Register Centre, 977 273 6333

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Canal Digital was a Nordic pay TV and internet service provider in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland that was founded in March 1997 as a joint venture between the Canal+ and the Norwegian telecommunications operator Telenor.2

Corporate structure

Canal Digital is part of a group headed by Viaplay Group AB (publ). 6 entities, 3 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Viaplay Group AB (publ) Stockholm, Sweden
    • Allente Group AB Stockholm, Sweden
      • Canal Digital Fornebu, Norway
      • Allente Sverige AB Subsidiary · Stockholm, Sweden
    • VIAPLAY GROUP UK LIMITED Subsidiary · 100% · London, United Kingdom
    • Viaplay Group Sweden AB Subsidiary · Stockholm, Sweden

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

  • cable television

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Parent company (GLEIF)

Ultimate parent

From Wikidata.1 Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.

Employees over time

  • 20261061

Timeline

  1. Sep 15, 2021Parent Directly consolidated by Allente Group AB3
  2. Apr 13, 2021Dissolved Dissolved1
  3. Feb 10, 1997Founded Founded1

Sources

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