Canal Digitaal
CanalDigitaal is a provider of digital television via satellite for the Dutch market, using the Astra satellites at 23.5° east.
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| Private | |
| Industry | Subscription Television |
| Predecessor | MultiChoice Nederland |
| Founded | 1 October 2009 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Netherlands |
| Products | Direct broadcast satellite |
| Owner | M7 Group S.A. (Vivendi/Canal+) |
| Website | www |
Initially customers were mainly Dutch citizens in the countryside who did not have cable access. But in the meantime the company also managed to expand into the cities. This is sometimes complicated in the Netherlands due to local building codes restricting the placement of satellite dishes.
CanalDigitaal is owned by the Luxembourg M7 Group S.A., also owner of the Belgian TV Vlaanderen Digitaal and TéléSAT Numérique, the Austrian Austriasat, the Czech/Slovak Skylink and CS Link. Since september 2019, M7 Group SA is owned by Vivendi's Canal+.
Smartcard
Unlike many German and British broadcasters, the Dutch public and commercial broadcasts are not freely available via satellite. To receive the Dutch broadcasts a smartcard is required to decrypt the Mediaguard signal. CanalDigitaal has recently switched from Mediaguard 2 to Mediaguard 3.
A standard DVB-S or DVB-S2 receiver is used, which can also receive other free-to-air broadcasts.
In 2017, Canal Digitaal went hybrid with a combined satellite and IPTV offer. The company is now working with several IPTV partners, including M7's online.nl service.[1]
Fastscan channel list
The CanalDigitaal Fastscan lists all channels carried on the CanalDigitaal platform and almost all free-to-air channels on the 19.2° east, 23.5° east and 28.2° east satellites. Many channels are free, others are available only with a subscription.
References
- "Dutch Canal Digitaal goes hybrid". Broadband TV News. 2017-11-02. Retrieved 2020-02-10.