Allente

Allente
Company typeJoint venture
Industry
Predecessors
FoundedMay 5, 2020; 4 years ago (2020-05-05)
Headquarters
Areas served
Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden And Faroe Islands
Key people
Jonas Gustafsson (CEO)
Products
Owners
Number of employees
400 (2020)
Website

Allente is a satellite television provider in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.[1] The company is headquartered in Oslo and Stockholm and was established on 5 May 2020, as a result of a merger between Canal Digital and Viasat Consumer.[2] The company has around 1,2 million customers and is owned 50/50 by Telenor, which owned Canal Digital, and Nordic Entertainment Group, now Viaplay Group, which owned Viasat.[3] Allente television package is also available via IPTV offered through partners. Additionally, Allente offers wireless broadband in Norway and Sweden.

References

  1. ^ "Canal Digital + Viasat Consumer = Allente". kommunikasjon.ntb.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  2. ^ "Norway's Telenor, Sweden's NENT to merge TV distribution units". reuters.com. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Telenor og Viasats TV-satsing skal hete Allente". e24.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 5 May 2020. Retrieved 2021-04-16.