Elisa Viihde is a

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

entertainment service produced by

Elisa The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) (, ) is a commonly used analytical biochemistry assay, first described by Eva Engvall and Peter Perlmann in 1971. The assay uses a solid-phase type of enzyme immunoassay (EIA) to detect the presence ...

. Elisa Viihde offers

video-on-demand Video on demand (VOD) is a media distribution system that allows users to access videos without a traditional video playback device and the constraints of a typical static broadcasting schedule. In the 20th century, broadcasting in the form of o ...

services,

pay-TV Pay television, also known as subscription television, premium television or, when referring to an individual service, a premium channel, refers to subscription-based television services, usually provided by multichannel television providers, but ...

packages, recording space, and application for

smartphones A smartphone is a portable computer device that combines mobile telephone and computing functions into one unit. They are distinguished from feature phones by their stronger hardware capabilities and extensive mobile operating systems, which ...

, tablets and

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as well as

broadband In telecommunications, broadband is wide bandwidth data transmission which transports multiple signals at a wide range of frequencies and Internet traffic types, that enables messages to be sent simultaneously, used in fast internet connections. ...

. Elisa Viihde offers

original series Original programming (also called originals or original programs, and subcategorized as "original series", "original movies", "original documentaries" and "original specials") is a term used for in-house television, film or web series productions ...

movies A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ...

tv programmes A television show – or simply TV show – is any content produced for viewing on a television set which can be broadcast via over-the-air, satellite television, satellite, or cable television, cable, excluding breaking news, television adverti ...

and sport. In November 2018 Elisa Viihde had over 400,000 customers and over 300,000 in Finland.

History

Elisa Viihde was founded in 2009 as an online recording service. In spring 2010 Elisa and Finnish Broadcasting Company

Yleisradio Yleisradio Oy (Finnish, literally "General Radio Ltd." or "General Broadcast Ltd."; abbr. Yle ; sv, Rundradion Ab, italics=no), translated to English as the Finnish Broadcasting Company, is Finland's national public broadcasting company, founde ...

launched their collaboration that provided hundreds of Yle Areena programmes via Elisa Viihde. At the beginning Elisa Viihde financed Finnish movies. In 2014, Elisa Viihde started producing also original series, the first one being the sketch comedy ''Molton Klubi''. Elisa Viihde is constantly publishing new original series, in the spring 2018 it had published about ten original series and by the end of the year there were five more released. At the end of March 2020, there were 19 series.

Elisa Viihde Aitio/Viaplay

Elisa Viihde Aitio was a streaming service offering original series in addition to other series and movies. Aitio also featured music related content, e.g.

documentaries A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a historical record". Bill Nichols has characterized the documentary in term ...

, concert recordings,

musicals Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movement ...

and

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. Aitio was also viewed via television, computer, tablet and smartphone. Elisa paid copyright royalties based on its revenue. On 24 June 2020, Elise Viihde Aitio merged with the Finnish version of

Nordic Entertainment Group Viaplay Group AB, formerly known as Nordic Entertainment Group AB (NENT Group), is a Swedish media and entertainment company headquartered in Stockholm. The company operates the namesake video streaming services Viaplay and Viafree, advertising ...

's Viaplay service to form Elisa Viihde Viaplay.

Elisa Viihde original series

Elisa Viihde original series, e.g. ''Bullets'', ''

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'' and ''

All the Sins ''All the Sins'' ( fi, Kaikki synnit) is a Finnish crime drama television series created and written by film director Mika Ronkainen and journalist Merja Aakko. The series is set in a deeply religious Laestadian Lutheran community in Varjakka, n ...

'', have gained international recognition. Original series published by March 2020 (in alphabetical order): * Bullets (Bullets) *''Downshiftaajat'' (Downshifters) *Huone 301 (Man in Room 301) * Ismo, fictive reality comedy of the life of Ismo Leikola. Series received

Venla {{Unreferenced, date=December 2020 Venla was a Finnish television award. It was awarded annually between 1982 and 2010, after which it was replaced by the Golden Venla gala and award. The drama and entertainment judges award prizes in eleven categ ...

-nomination in Finland * Ivalo (Arctic Circle) * Jättekiva (Idiomatic) * Jääsoturit * Kaikki synnit (All the Sins). The screenplay was awarded with the Nordisk Film & TV Fond's screenwriting award. * Kalifornian kommando (Perfect Commando) (2020) *Kevyttä yläpilveä (World's Safest Place) (2020) * Kolmistaan (Threesome) * Konttori, Finnish version of ''The Office'' in co-operation with

Nelonen Nelonen () is a Finnish commercial television channel. It started out as Helsinki's local television channel PTV in 1990 on the HTV cable network (now part of DNA Welho), and changed its name first to PTV4. On June 1, 1997, the channel expand ...

, Elisa Viihde and

BBC Worldwide BBC Worldwide Ltd. was the wholly owned commercial subsidiary of the BBC, formed out of a restructuring of its predecessor BBC Enterprises in January 1995. The company monetises BBC brands, selling BBC and other British programming for broadcas ...

. (2017) *Maanantai (Monday) * Molton Klubi * Munkkivuori (Summer of Sorrow) * Nyrkki (Shadow Lines) * Pohjolan laki (2020) * Pää edellä * Sipoon herttua (The Duke of suburbs) *Supisuomalaiset * Virittäjät

Elisa Viihde Sport

Elisa Viihde Sport (previously

Fanseat Fanseat is an Internet streaming service specializing in live sports broadcasts, established in 2015. Early on, it served as an online extension of Fanseat 1 and 2 (later Fanseat 1 to 4), basic tier television channels available to customers o ...

) offers various sports that do not usually get attention from major channels. It features Finnish leagues like

Korisliiga The Korisliiga is the top-tier professional basketball league in Finland, comprising the top 12 teams of the country. In its current format, each team plays all other teams two times in the regular season, once at home and once away, for a total o ...

and

Ykkönen ''Ykkönen'' (Finnish for 'Number One'; sv, Ettan) is the second highest level of the Finnish football league system (after the Veikkausliiga), although it is the highest league managed by the Football Association of Finland. The teams also play ...

, European basketball such as the

German Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary footbal ...

and Spanish

Liga ACB The Liga ACB, known as Liga Endesa for sponsorship reasons, is the top professional basketball division of the Spanish basketball league system. Administrated by the Asociación de Clubs de Baloncesto (ACB), Liga ACB is contested by 18 teams, wi ...

, and Swedish

Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; en, the All-Swedish, also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan, en, the Football All-Swedish) is a Swedish professional league for men's association football clubs. It was founded in 1924 and is the top tier of the Swedish football lea ...

football. From December 2018, Elisa has offered

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broadcasts.

References

External links

* {{Official website, https://elisaviihde.fi/ Online content distribution Online retailers of Finland Finnish companies established in 2009