Boxer TV Access is a Swedish brand owned by Tele2 AB providing pay television channels on the digital terrestrial television network in Sweden. Modeled on the British ITV Digital, it was founded in October 1999. Some channels on the Swedish DTT are free-to-air, but most of the channels require subscription from Boxer. Boxer has claimed to have around 500,000 subscribers by June 2016 when it was acquired by ComHem.[1]
Boxer offers dozens of channels, with the number of channels varying depending on location and how one wants to count. As of early 2008, channels from Boxer broadcast on four national transmitter networks, of which three (MUX2, MUX3 and MUX4) can be received by 98 percent of the population using a regular antenna. The fourth network, named MUX5, has lower coverage. Another transmitter network (MUX1) has higher coverage but it doesn't contain any Boxer channels.
The majority shareholder was held in Boxer TV Access by Teracom which is owned by the Swedish state. The British venture capital firm 3i held a 30 percent stake.[2] Teracom acquired this 30% stake from 3i in November 2008.[3] Teracom sees this 100% stake as a logical next step. 3I had held the 30% having acquired the shares from Skandia Media Invest in 2005. With its 100% stake, Teracom moves from majority to sole shareholder in Boxer.[4]
"Teracom has always been the main shareholder in Boxer and acquiring all the shares is a logical continuation of that ownership. Boxer will continue its successful business in the same manner as before, that is being a pay-TV operator dedicated to terrestrial platforms and working independently of any individual broadcaster", says Crister Fritzson, CEO of Teracom.
In March 2008, Boxer TV A/S, a subsidiary of Boxer TV Access, won the franchise to build and operate the terrestrial pay television platform in Denmark. In February 2009 it launched this service in Jutland covering West Denmark. This service will extend during 2009 to most of Denmark.[5][6]
In 2008, Boxer announced that it had put in a bid to operate three of the four multiplexes of the DTT service for Ireland, in conjunction with Irish company Communicorp. On 21 July 2008 Boxer DTT Ireland were awarded the Irish franchise Boxer TV Ireland subject to contract.[7][8] However, on 20 April 2009 the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland announced that contract negotiations had ended and Boxer DTT Ireland had withdrawn its application to operate the multiplexes.[9]
In 2016, Sweden's operator Com Hem announced it had acquired Boxer TV-Access AB for an enterprise value of SEK 1,330m.[10]
Note: For a period Radio services SR P1, SR P2 and SR P3 were broadcast in the Swedish DTT network as a test transminssion but this has been discontinued.
MPEG-4 indicates that the channel requires a DVB-T or DVB-T2 receiver with MPEG-4 support.
HDTV indicates that the channel requires a HD-ready TV and a DVB-T2 HDTV receiver.
Monopoly distribution
Boxer had a monopoly for encrypted of television signals in the digital terrestrial network. If a broadcaster got to distribute television it had to either broadcast free-to-air or use the encryption services of Boxer. This was a contravention to European Union rules which require that there is an open market for radio and television broadcasting. On 17 October 2006 the European Commission announced that it was taking Sweden to the European Court of Justice for failure to abolish the monopoly. Neelie Kroes, Commissioner for Competition, said: "I regret that I have had to refer Sweden to the Court, but Swedish viewers should no longer be denied their right, guaranteed by (EU) law, to choose digital terrestrial TV suppliers".[11]
The case against Sweden at the European Court of Justice taken by the European Commission, has since been withdrawn as a result of Sweden's amendment of the broadcast regulations. Previously, Sweden only allowed a single operator to handle all encryption services on the DTT platform but under the amended regulation, new operators will be able to offer encrypted DTT services making it possible for them to launch pay-DTT services.[12]
^"O'Brien-backed Boxer awarded DTT licences". The Irish Times. July 7, 2008.
^"Boxer knocks out other digital TV contenders". RTÉ News. July 21, 2008.
^. Archived from the original on 2009-10-14. Retrieved 2010-05-16. BCI Confirms Boxer Decision to Withdraw Application for DTT Multiplex Contracts
^"Com Hem expands into the SDE market and acquires Boxer Sweden" (Press release). Com Hem Group. June 8, 2016.
^EU sues Sweden over digital TV monopoly June 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, The Local, October 17, 2006
^"Competition: Commission ends Court proceedings after Sweden abolishes Boxer's exclusive right in digital terrestrial broadcasting services" (Press release). Europa EU Rapid. June 5, 2008.
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Boxer TV Access is a Swedish brand owned by Tele2 AB providing pay television channels on the digital terrestrial television network in Sweden Modeled on the British ITV Digital it was founded in October 1999 Some channels on the Swedish DTT are free to air but most of the channels require subscription from Boxer Boxer has claimed to have around 500 000 subscribers by June 2016 when it was acquired by ComHem 1 Boxer TV Access ABTypeAktiebolag private IndustryMedia TelecommunicationsFounded1999HeadquartersStockholm Sweden Boxer TV Access ABDublin Ireland Boxer DTT LimitedCopenhagen Denmark Boxer TV DanmarkKey peoplePer Norman CEO of the Board of Boxer AB Crister Fritzson President of the Board of Boxer ABProductsDigital terrestrial televisionOwnerTele2 AB 100 Number of employees60 Sweden 50 Denmark 2 Ireland Websitewww wbr boxer wbr seBoxer offers dozens of channels with the number of channels varying depending on location and how one wants to count As of early 2008 channels from Boxer broadcast on four national transmitter networks of which three MUX2 MUX3 and MUX4 can be received by 98 percent of the population using a regular antenna The fourth network named MUX5 has lower coverage Another transmitter network MUX1 has higher coverage but it doesn t contain any Boxer channels The majority shareholder was held in Boxer TV Access by Teracom which is owned by the Swedish state The British venture capital firm 3i held a 30 percent stake 2 Teracom acquired this 30 stake from 3i in November 2008 3 Teracom sees this 100 stake as a logical next step 3I had held the 30 having acquired the shares from Skandia Media Invest in 2005 With its 100 stake Teracom moves from majority to sole shareholder in Boxer 4 Teracom has always been the main shareholder in Boxer and acquiring all the shares is a logical continuation of that ownership Boxer will continue its successful business in the same manner as before that is being a pay TV operator dedicated to terrestrial platforms and working independently of any individual broadcaster says Crister Fritzson CEO of Teracom In March 2008 Boxer TV A S a subsidiary of Boxer TV Access won the franchise to build and operate the terrestrial pay television platform in Denmark In February 2009 it launched this service in Jutland covering West Denmark This service will extend during 2009 to most of Denmark 5 6 In 2008 Boxer announced that it had put in a bid to operate three of the four multiplexes of the DTT service for Ireland in conjunction with Irish company Communicorp On 21 July 2008 Boxer DTT Ireland were awarded the Irish franchise Boxer TV Ireland subject to contract 7 8 However on 20 April 2009 the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland announced that contract negotiations had ended and Boxer DTT Ireland had withdrawn its application to operate the multiplexes 9 In 2016 Sweden s operator Com Hem announced it had acquired Boxer TV Access AB for an enterprise value of SEK 1 330m 10 Contents 1 Channels 2 Monopoly distribution 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksChannels EditSVT1 regional version free to air AC3 HDTV SVT2 free to air AC3 HDTV TV3 regional version HDTV TV4 local version free to air HDTV Kanal 5 regional version HDTV TV6 Sjuan TV8 Kanal 9 TV10 Kanal 11 TV12 National Geographic Wild MTV V Series MTV 00s TLC Godare National Geographic HDTV Animal Planet MPEG 4 HDTV Discovery Investigation Discovery MPEG 4 BBC Earth Axess TV MPEG 4 CNN BBC World News MPEG 4 Al Jazeera History Nickelodeon Nick Jr Cartoon Network Sportkanalen HDTV Eurosport 1 Eurosport 2 V Sport Extra Fight Sports C More First AC3 HDTV C More Series C More Mix SF kanalen C More Fotboll Stars HDTV C More Live Hits HDTV C More Hockey V Sport Premium V Sport 1 V Sport Motor V Film Action Testkanal MPEG 4 TV Finland free to air Stockholm and surrounding areas only Alternate regional version of SVT1 free to air AC3 HDTV SVTB SVT24 free to air Kunskapskanalen free to air Note For a period Radio services SR P1 SR P2 and SR P3 were broadcast in the Swedish DTT network as a test transminssion but this has been discontinued MPEG 4 indicates that the channel requires a DVB T or DVB T2 receiver with MPEG 4 support HDTV indicates that the channel requires a HD ready TV and a DVB T2 HDTV receiver Monopoly distribution EditBoxer had a monopoly for encrypted of television signals in the digital terrestrial network If a broadcaster got to distribute television it had to either broadcast free to air or use the encryption services of Boxer This was a contravention to European Union rules which require that there is an open market for radio and television broadcasting On 17 October 2006 the European Commission announced that it was taking Sweden to the European Court of Justice for failure to abolish the monopoly Neelie Kroes Commissioner for Competition said I regret that I have had to refer Sweden to the Court but Swedish viewers should no longer be denied their right guaranteed by EU law to choose digital terrestrial TV suppliers 11 The case against Sweden at the European Court of Justice taken by the European Commission has since been withdrawn as a result of Sweden s amendment of the broadcast regulations Previously Sweden only allowed a single operator to handle all encryption services on the DTT platform but under the amended regulation new operators will be able to offer encrypted DTT services making it possible for them to launch pay DTT services 12 See also EditBoxer TV Denmark Boxer TV IrelandReferences Edit Continued growth for Boxer in 2007 Press release Boxer January 10 2008 Grundfakta om Boxer TV Access AB Boxer Retrieved 2008 03 31 Teracom takes Boxer control BroadbandTVNews 19 November 2008 Retrieved 2008 11 20 Teracom becomes sole owner of Boxer Digital Television Group Archived from the original on 2009 10 10 Retrieved 2008 11 20 Norlys Energi internet og tv fra samme sted Bliv kunde nu Norlys in Danish Retrieved 2023 01 23 The Danish DVB T Network digi tv dk Retrieved 2023 01 23 O Brien backed Boxer awarded DTT licences The Irish Times July 7 2008 Boxer knocks out other digital TV contenders RTE News July 21 2008 BCI BCI confirms Boxer decision to withdraw applitions for DTT multiplex contracts Archived from the original on 2009 10 14 Retrieved 2010 05 16 BCI Confirms Boxer Decision to Withdraw Application for DTT Multiplex Contracts Com Hem expands into the SDE market and acquires Boxer Sweden Press release Com Hem Group June 8 2016 EU sues Sweden over digital TV monopoly Archived June 5 2011 at the Wayback Machine The Local October 17 2006 Competition Commission ends Court proceedings after Sweden abolishes Boxer s exclusive right in digital terrestrial broadcasting services Press release Europa EU Rapid June 5 2008 External links Edithttp www boxer se Official site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Boxer TV Access amp oldid 1135210083, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
