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{{Infobox TV channel
| name             = Viasat Explorer
| logofile         = Viasat explorer.png
| logosize         = 200px
| logoalt          = 
| logo2            = 
| launch           = 6 January 2002
| closed date      = 
| picture format   = [[16:9]] ([[576i]], [[SDTV]])
| share            = 0.1%
| share as of      = 2008
| share source      = <ref>{{Cite book|url=http://mms.se/_dokument/rapporter/ar/%C3%85rsrapport%202008.pdf|publisher=Mediamätning i Skandinavien|title=Årsrapport 2008}}</ref>
| network          = 
| owner            = [[Modern Times Group]]
| slogan           = 
| country          = 
| broadcast area   = Several [[Europe]]an countries
| headquarters     = 
| former names     = 
| replaced names   = 
| sister names     = [[Viasat History]]
| timeshift names  = 
| web              = [http://www.viasatworld.com/ Viasat World]
| terr serv 1      = 
| terr chan 1      = 
| sat serv 1       = [[Viasat]]
| sat chan 1       = [[Denmark]], [[Finland]], [[Norway]], [[Sweden]], [[Estonia]], [[Latvia]], [[Lithuania]]
| sat serv 2       = [[Liberty Global Europe|UPC Direct]]
| sat chan 2       = [[Hungary]], [[Czech Republic]], [[Slovakia]]
| sat serv 3       = [[Focus Sat]]
| sat chan 3       = [[Romania]]
| sat serv 4       = [[Digi TV]]
| sat chan 4       = Romania, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, [[Croatia]]
| sat serv 5       = [[Boom TV]]
| sat chan 5       = Romania
| sat serv 6       = [[Max TV]]
| sat chan 6       = [[Romania]]<br>[[Moldova]]
| sat serv 7       = [[TotalTV|Total TV]] 
| sat chan 7       = [[Serbia]], Croatia, [[Republic of Macedonia|Macedonia]], [[Slovenia]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]]
| sat serv 8       = Bulsatcom
| sat chan 8       = [[Bulgaria]]
| sat serv 9       = ITV Partener
| sat chan 9       = Bulgaria
| sat serv 10      = [[Viasat Ukraine]]
| sat chan 10      = [[Ukraine]]
| cable serv 1     = [[Com Hem]]
| cable chan 1     = Sweden
| cable serv 2     = [[YouSee]]
| cable chan 2     = Denmark
| cable serv 3     = [[Canal Digital]]
| cable chan 3     = Sweden
| cable serv 4     = LumoTV
| cable chan 4     = Finland
| cable serv 5     = [[Tele2Vision]]
| cable chan 5     = Sweden
| cable serv 6     = [[Sonera]]
| cable chan 6     = Finland
| cable serv 7     = Welho
| cable chan 7     = Finland
| cable serv 8     = [[RCS&RDS|RCS]] <small> ([[Romania]]) </small>
| cable chan 8     = Channel 41 
| cable serv 9     = [[UPC Romania]]
| cable chan 9     = Channel 314
| cable serv 10     = Stream-TV
| cable chan 10     = Russia
| cable serv 11     = [[ER-Telecom]]
| cable chan 11     = Russia
| cable serv 12     = [[Uralsvyazinform]]
| cable chan 12     = Russia
| cable serv 13     = AlmaTV
| cable chan 13     = Kazakhstan
| cable serv 14     = Digital TV
| cable chan 14     = Kazakhstan
| cable serv 15     = ICON
| cable chan 15     = Kazakhstan
| cable serv 16     = UPC [[Poland]]
| cable chan 16     = Channel 396
| cable serv 17     = [[Lattelecom]]
| cable chan 17     = Latvia
| cable serv 18     = IZZI
| cable chan 18     = Latvia
| cable serv 19     = Elektrons&K
| cable chan 19     = Latvia
| adsl serv 1      = iNES <small> ([[Romania]]) </small>
| adsl chan 1      = 
| adsl serv 2      = Moldtelecom <small> ([[Moldova]]) </small>
| adsl chan 2      = Channel 407 
| adsl serv 3      = Open
| adsl chan 3      = [[Serbia]]
| online serv 1    = 
| online chan 1    = 
}}

'''Viasat Explorer''' is a television channel owned by [[Modern Times Group]] showing documentaries about [[wildlife|wild animals]], [[extreme sports]], adventure, travel and technology. Viasat Explorer is a pan Nordic and pan East European service. With headquarters based in London, United Kingdom, the channel started its broadcasts in the Scandinavian countries and after a few years expanded to many East European markets including the Baltic countries.

The service was launched in January 2002 in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland.<ref>{{cite press release | url=http://php.mtg.se/observer/news.php?action=&action_id=5&news_id=86953 | title=Viasat to offer four new TV channels on digital platform | publisher=Modern Times Group | date=December 20, 2001}}</ref> On 1 November 2003 it expanded into [[Ukraine]], [[Russia]], [[Kazahstan]], [[Estonia]], [[Latvia]], [[Lithuania]], [[Moldova]], [[Belarus]], [[Hungary]], [[Poland]], [[Romania]] and [[Bulgaria]]. In 2006, all [[Serbia]]n cable operators and their satellite platform, Total TV began with broadcasting this channel.<ref>{{cite press release | url=http://php.mtg.se/observer/news.php?action=&action_id=5&news_id=86857 | title=Viasat Explorer channel to launch in Eastern Europe | publisher=Modern Times Group | date=October 20, 2003}}</ref>

Viasat Explorer does not produce any programmes of its own but acquiers programming from American and European production houses. Many programmes originate from [[BBC]] or [[PBS]] and are 3 to 10 years old before broadcast.

The channel is now a 24-hour service in direct competition with the [[Discovery Channel]] and the [[National Geographic Channel]]. Since 2012, Viasat Explorer together with sisterchannels [[Viasat History]] and [[Viasat Nature]] are broadcast in HD together with the SD feed on the Viasat satellite platform.

[[File:Viasat Explorer.svg|thumb|left|150px|First Viasat Explorer logo used 2002-2009]]

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{{Danish television channels}}
{{Swedish television channels}}
{{Norwegian television channels}}
{{Television in Russia}}
{{Television in Romania}}
{{Television in Hungary}}

[[Category:Television in Norway]]
[[Category:Television channels in Sweden]]
[[Category:Television stations in Denmark]]
[[Category:Television in Finland]]
[[Category:Television in Russia]]
[[Category:Modern Times Group]]
[[Category:Television channels and stations established in 2002]]