Modern Times Group (MTG), has confirmed that Viasat Broadcasting has signed a long term agreement with Telenor which will enable Viasat to distribute its pay-TV channel packages to Telenor's broadband customers.

Viasat's channel packages will continue to be available to Telenor subsidiary Bredbandsbolaget's subscribers in Sweden and will also be included in Telenor's IPTV offering in Norway, which is expected to be launched for fibre-connected broadband customers during the Spring of 2010.

Telenor had 623,000 broadband customers in Norway and 574,000 broadband customers in Sweden at the end of 2009.

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