Elisa Viihde is a Finnish entertainment service produced by

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. Elisa Viihde offers

video-on-demand Video on demand (VOD) is a media distribution system that allows users to access videos, television shows and films digitally on request. These multimedia are accessed without a traditional video playback device and a typical static broadcasting ...

services,

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packages, recording space, and application for

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, tablets and

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as well as

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. Elisa Viihde offers

original series Original programming (also called originals or original programs, and subcategorized as "original series", "original movies", "original documentaries" and "original specials") is a term used for in-house television, film or web series productions ...

movies A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since ...

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and sport. In November 2018 Elisa Viihde had over 400,000 customers and over 300,000 in Finland.

History

Elisa Viihde was founded in 2009 as an online recording service. In spring 2010 Elisa and Finnish Broadcasting Company

Yleisradio Yleisradio Oy (; ), abbreviated as Yle () (formerly styled in all uppercase until 2012), translated into English as the Finnish Broadcasting Company, is Finland's national public broadcasting company, founded in 1926. It is a joint-stock comp ...

launched their collaboration that provided hundreds of Yle Areena programmes via Elisa Viihde. At the beginning Elisa Viihde financed Finnish movies. In 2014, Elisa Viihde started producing also original series, the first one being the sketch comedy ''Molton Klubi''. Elisa Viihde is constantly publishing new original series, in the spring 2018 it had published about ten original series and by the end of the year there were five more released. At the end of March 2020, there were 19 series.

Elisa Viihde Aitio/Viaplay

Elisa Viihde Aitio was a streaming service offering original series in addition to other series and movies. Aitio also featured music related content, e.g.

documentaries A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a historical record". The American author and media analyst Bill ...

, concert recordings,

musicals Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movement ...

and

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. Aitio was also viewed via television, computer, tablet and smartphone. Elisa paid copyright royalties based on its revenue. On 24 June 2020, Elise Viihde Aitio merged with the Finnish version of

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's Viaplay service to form Elisa Viihde Viaplay.

Elisa Viihde original series

Elisa Viihde original series, e.g. ''Bullets'', ''

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'' and '' All the Sins'', have gained international recognition. Original series published by March 2020 (in alphabetical order): * Bullets (Bullets) *''Downshiftaajat'' (Downshifters) *Huone 301 (Man in Room 301) * Ismo, fictive reality comedy of the life of

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. Series received

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-nomination in Finland * Ivalo (Arctic Circle) * Jättekiva (Idiomatic) * Jääsoturit * Kaikki synnit (All the Sins). The screenplay was awarded with the Nordisk Film & TV Fond's screenwriting award. * Kalifornian kommando (Perfect Commando) (2020) *Kevyttä yläpilveä (World's Safest Place) (2020) * Kolmistaan (Threesome) * Konttori, Finnish version of ''The Office'' in co-operation with Nelonen, Elisa Viihde and

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. (2017) *Maanantai (Monday) * Molton Klubi * Munkkivuori (Summer of Sorrow) * Nyrkki (Shadow Lines) * Pohjolan laki (2020) * Pää edellä * Sipoon herttua (The Duke of suburbs) *Supisuomalaiset * Virittäjät

Elisa Viihde Sport

Elisa Viihde Sport (previously Fanseat) offers various sports that do not usually get attention from major channels. It features Finnish leagues like

Korisliiga The Korisliiga is the top-tier professional basketball league in Finland, comprising the top 12 teams of the country. In its current format, each team plays all other teams two times in the regular season, once at home and once away, for a total o ...

and

Ykkönen ''Ykkönen'' (Finnish language, Finnish for 'Number One'; , previously I divisioona) is the third highest level of the Finnish football league system (after the Veikkausliiga and Ykkösliiga), managed by the Football Association of Finland. Until ...

, European basketball such as the

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and Spanish

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, and Swedish

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football. From December 2018, Elisa has offered

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broadcasts.

References

External links

* {{Official website, https://elisaviihde.fi/ Online content distribution Online retailers of Finland Finnish companies established in 2009