Editing History Channel (section)

==== Scandinavia ====
A Scandinavian version was first launched in September 1997, broadcasting for three and later four hours a day on the analogue [[Viasat (Nordic television service)|Viasat]] platform. Initially time-sharing with TV1000 Cinema, it was later moved to the Swedish [[TV8 (Swedish TV channel)|TV8]] channel and continued broadcasting there until November 2004. When History channel announced their own 24-hour pan-European channel, Viasat launched its own history-oriented channel, [[Viasat History]], in the Nordic region, but with no original programming. On February 1, 2007, the History Channel returned to Sweden and also Denmark, Norway, Finland when the pan-European version was launched as a standalone channel on the [[Canal Digital]] satellite platform and later through cable operator Com hem. <!-- In 2008 History was also launched as An HD channel. -->The History Channel launched on February 1, 2007, on the Canal Digital DTH satellite package for viewers in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. The channel is being launched by The History Channel UK, A&E's joint venture with BSkyB. Although it broadcasts in English with local subtitles, the channel is scheduled separately from the UK version.