# SVT HD
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{{Infobox television channel
| name = SVT HD
| logo = 200px|class=skin-invert
| logo_size = 200px
| logo_alt =
| launch_date = October 20, 2006
| closed_date = September 20, 2010
| picture_format = Aspect Ratio - [16:9](/source/16%3A9) /[720p](/source/720p) ([HDTV](/source/High-definition_television))
| owner = [Sveriges Television](/source/Sveriges_Television)
| country = {{flagcountry|Sweden}}
| area = {{flagcountry|Sweden}}
| headquarters =
| former_names =
| replaced =
| sister_channels = [SVT1](/source/SVT1), [SVT2](/source/SVT2), [SVT24](/source/SVT24) [Barnkanalen](/source/Barnkanalen), [Kunskapskanalen](/source/Kunskapskanalen), [SVT Europa](/source/SVT_Europa)
| timeshift_service =
| website = [http://svt.se/2.64880/ Website]
| terr_serv_1 = [Digital terrestrial](/source/Digital_terrestrial_television_in_Sweden)
| terr_chan_1 =
}}
'''SVT HD''' was a [high-definition](/source/high-definition_television) [television channel](/source/television_channel) from Swedish public broadcaster [Sveriges Television](/source/Sveriges_Television) (SVT). The channel broadcasts high-definition [simulcast](/source/simulcast)s of programmes from the other SVT channels, where available.
==History==
The channel had its origins in 'HD-kanalen', a channel set up jointly by SVT and [TV4 AB](/source/TV4_Group) to broadcast the [2006 FIFA World Cup](/source/2006_FIFA_World_Cup). The channel was transmitted by satellite on [Canal Digital](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Lost_in_Translation_(film))'', 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](/source/En_uppstoppad_hund)'', ''[Mästerverket](/source/M%C3%A4sterverket)'', ''[Snapphanar](/source/Snapphanar)'' and ''[AK3](/source/AK3)'' and the movies ''[Girl with a Pearl Earring](/source/Girl_with_a_Pearl_Earring_(film))'', ''[21 Grams](/source/21_Grams)'' and ''[House of Sand and Fog](/source/House_of_Sand_and_Fog_(film))''. Its first children's programme was the Christmas calendar ''[LasseMajas detektivbyrå](/source/LasseMajas_detektivbyr%C3%A5)'', its first current affairs programme was ''[Böglobbyn](/source/B%C3%B6globbyn)'' and its first documentary was ''[The Planet](/source/The_Planet_(film))''.[[http://svt.se/svt/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=52141&a=662518 Schedule for SVT HD October-December 2006] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930070712/http://svt.se/svt/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=52141&a=662518 |date=2007-09-30 }}]
In October 2006, some programs on SVT1 began to be broadcast in HDTV format via the channel SVT HD.
SVT HD's first live sports broadcast after the 2006 World Cup was the [FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2007](/source/FIS_Nordic_World_Ski_Championships_2007). In early 2007, SVT HD broadcast the BBC series ''[Planet Earth](/source/Planet_Earth_(2006_TV_series))'', the [Eurovision Song Contest 2007](/source/Eurovision_Song_Contest_2007) and dramas.[[http://svt.se/svt/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=64884&a=761035 Schedule for SVT HD January-June 2006] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927190617/http://svt.se/svt/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=64884&a=761035 |date=2007-09-27 }}]
On May 27, 2007, the channel became available terrestrially in the capital region using spare capacity on the frequency used to transmit [TV Finland](/source/TV_Finland).
Programmes broadcast in summer 2007 included ''[Bleak House](/source/Bleak_House_(2005_TV_serial))''; ''[Live Earth](/source/Live_Earth)''; the [2007 World Championships in Athletics](/source/2007_World_Championships_in_Athletics); and ''[Allsång på Skansen](/source/Alls%C3%A5ng_p%C3%A5_Skansen)'', the first live entertainment programme since the October anniversary show.
In the autumn of 2007, SVT HD started simulcasting upscaled programmes from [SVT24](/source/SVT24) in the evening when no high-definition programmes were available. This was later replaced by upscaled programs from SVT1 on June 16, 2008. [{{cite news|url=http://svt.se/content/1/c8/01/41/64/90/vipatv_10-08.pdf|title=SVT HD samsänder med SVT1|publisher=vipåtv|date=June 13, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612230619/http://svt.se/content/1/c8/01/41/64/90/vipatv_10-08.pdf|archive-date=June 12, 2011}}]
===SVT1 HD and SVT2 HD===
As the company was gearing up launch HD simulcasts of SVT1 and SVT2, the terrestrial transmissions in the capital were terminated on March 1.
thumb|206x206px|Logo used for SVT1 HD
On June 17, 2010, SVT received permission from the government to start broadcasting two HDTV channels in the digital terrestrial network.[{{Cite web|title=SVT och UR får sändningstillstånd för två hd-tv-kanaler|url=http://regeringen.se/sb/d/12622/a/148246|date=17 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100918214748/http://www.regeringen.se/sb/d/12622/a/148246|archive-date=18 September 2010}}] These were to be used for full-time simulcasts of SVT1 and SVT2.
On September 20, 2010, SVT HD was discontinued and replaced by a full-time simulcast of SVT1 in HDTV format on all platforms. SVT2 HD was launched first of November, 2010.
==Production==
[SVT Väst](/source/SVT_V%C3%A4st), located in [Gothenburg](/source/Gothenburg), will be the first region to film all productions in high definition. SVT Väst moved their headquarters from [Synvillan](/source/Synvillan) in [Örgryte](/source/%C3%96rgryte) to the former [Hasselblad](/source/Hasselblad) headquarters (now coined [Kanalhuset](/source/Kanalhuset)) in central Gothenburg. At the same time, new equipment was acquired for high definition productions.[{{cite press release|title=SVT:s nya Göteborgshus HDTV-utrustas|publisher=Sveriges Television|date=June 12, 2007|url=http://svt.se/svt/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=62259&a=849020|access-date=2007-06-15|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930070509/http://svt.se/svt/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=62259&a=849020|archive-date=September 30, 2007}}]
In September 2008 the SVT studio in [Umeå](/source/Ume%C3%A5) was equipped with HD cameras and started to produce the early evening show ''Go'kväll'' [http://www.svt.se/svt/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=45917&lid=Gokvall&from=menu] and the consumer information show ''Plus''[http://www.svt.se/svt/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=35426&lid=Plus&from=menu] in high definition.
During 2009 the main television studios in Stockholm will be equipped with high definition cameras.
thumb|203x203px|Logo used for SVT2 HD
==Distribution==
Initially the channel was only available on satellite from Canal Digital, but on December 12, 2006, the cable network [Com Hem](/source/Com_Hem) launched its high-definition service consisting of four channels, including SVT HD.
On May 26, 2007 the channel started broadcasting over the [Swedish digital terrestrial television network](/source/digital_terrestrial_television_in_Sweden) using MPEG-4 compression. It was only available from the [Nacka](/source/Nackas%C3%A4ndaren), Västerås, Uppsala and Södertälje transmitters that also carried [TV Finland](/source/TV_Finland).[[http://www.teracom.se/?page=5422&display=8624:13230 Premiär för hdtv i det digitala marknätet], press release, Teracom]
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://svt.se/hdtv Official website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070515012101/http://svt.se/svt/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=10775&a=651155&lid=puff_651156&lpos=lasMer Information in English]
{{Swedish television channels}}
Category:Sveriges Television
Category:Television channels and stations established in 2006
Category:Television channels and stations disestablished in 2010
Category:Defunct television channels in Sweden
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