Canal Digitaal

CanalDigitaal is a provider of digital television via satellite for the Dutch market, using the Astra satellites at 23.5° east.

For the television provider based in Norway, see Canal Digital.

CanalDigitaal
Private
IndustrySubscription Television
PredecessorMultiChoice Nederland
Founded1 October 2009
Headquarters
Hilversum
,
Netherlands
Area served
Netherlands
ProductsDirect broadcast satellite
OwnerM7 Group (Canal+ Luxembourg s.a.r.l., part of Vivendi/Canal+)
Websitewww.canaldigitaal.nl
CanalDigitaal previous logo

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 (Canal+ Luxembourg s.a.r.l.), also owner of the Belgian TV Vlaanderen Digitaal and TéléSAT Numérique, the Austrian HD Austria, the Czech/Slovak Skylink. Since september 2019, M7 Group (Canal+ Luxembourg s.a.r.l.) 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.

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See also

References
  1. "Dutch Canal Digitaal goes hybrid". Broadband TV News. 2017-11-02. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
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