SVT HD
| SVT HD | |
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| Launched | October 20, 2006 |
| Closed | September 20, 2010 |
| Owned by | Sveriges Television |
| Picture format | Aspect Ratio - 16:9 /720p (HDTV) |
| Country |
 Sweden
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| Broadcast area |
Sweden
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| Sister channel(s) | SVT1, SVT2, SVT24 Barnkanalen, Kunskapskanalen, SVT Europa |
| Website | Website |
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Availability
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| Terrestrial | |
| Satellite | |
| Cable | |
| Com Hem | Channel 66 |
SVT HD was a high-definition television channel from Swedish public broadcaster Sveriges Television (SVT). The channel broadcasts high-definition simulcasts of programmes from the other SVT channels, where available.
The channel has its origins in HD-kanalen, a channel set up jointly by SVT and TV4 AB to broadcast the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The channel was transmitted by satellite on Canal Digital and from terrestrial transmitters. When the World Cup ended, the terrestrial frequencies were shut down. HD-kanalen continued on satellite, mostly broadcasting test films and promos from SVT HD and an experimental simulcast of The Marriage of Figaro in August 2006.
In October 2006, HD-kanalen became SVT HD and started simulcasting programmes from the other SVT channels. Its first programme was the feature film Lost in Translation, broadcast on October 20, followed by SVT's 50th anniversary show Välkommen på 50-årsfest which was the first live high-definition programme produced by SVT.
In late 2006 SVT HD broadcast the Swedish dramas En uppstoppad hund, Mästerverket, Snapphanar and AK3 and the movies Girl with a Pearl Earring, 21 Grams and House of Sand and Fog. Its first children's programme was the Christmas calendar LasseMajas detektivbyrå, its first current affairs programme was Böglobbyn and its first documentary was The Planet.
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