Sportkanalen was a

sports channel Sports channels are television speciality channels (usually available exclusively through cable and satellite) broadcast sporting events, usually live, and when not broadcasting events, sports news and other related programming. The first sport ...

started by

Kinnevik Kinnevik AB () is a Sweden, Swedish investment company that was founded in 1936 by the Stenbeck, Klingspor and von Horn families. Kinnevik is an active and long-term owner investing primarily in digital consumer businesses. Current CEO, Georgi G ...

on 23 March 1996 and is considered the predecessor to

Viasat Sport V Sport is the common brand of several sports channels targeting the Nordic countries, owned by Nordic Entertainment Group. The brand has been introduced in June 2020, replacing the former brands Viasat Sport and Viasport (Norway only). Its main c ...

. Its main competitor was the sports channel SuperSport. The channel closed on 30 December 1996.

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Sportkanaler kommer og går
{{Norwegian television channels Defunct television channels in Norway Television stations in Denmark Modern Times Group Defunct television channels in Sweden Television channels and stations established in 1996 Television channels and stations disestablished in 1996 1996 establishments in Norway 1996 disestablishments in Norway