URHOtv

URHOtv
CountryFinland
Programming
Picture format576i (SDTV)
Ownership
OwnerParsifal Sport Oy
History
Launched10 September 2009 (2009-09-10)
Closed1 April 2014 (2014-04-01)

URHOtv was a Finnish pay television channel focused on sports. It began broadcasting on 10 September 2009, with SM-liiga ice hockey as its main programming. The channel was operated by Parsifal Sport Oy, owned by Swedish businessman Peter Ekelund.

URHOtv later acquired rights to several Finnish sports competitions, including the Veikkausliiga, Korisliiga and the Finnish volleyball league.

In 2012, technology developed for URHOtv was spun out into Urho Digital Services, which supplied the streaming platform used by HBO Nordic.

The company entered debt restructuring in 2013, and in 2014, its restructuring was discontinued and broadcasting ceased on 1 April 2014.

References

  1. ↑ "URHOtv näkyy DNA:n kaapeliverkossa". Yle (in Finnish). 10 September 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2026.
  2. ↑ "Jääkiekon SM-liiga uudelle kanavalle". MTV Uutiset (in Finnish). 5 June 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2026.
  3. 1 2 Parkkinen, Jaakko (28 March 2014). "Urhotv peruu tuotannot ja keskeyttää jakelun huhtikuun alussa". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 September 2026.
  4. ↑ Brombach, Harald (21 August 2012). "Skal bruke finsk nett-tv-løsning i Norden". Digi.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 September 2026.
  5. ↑ Ranta, Jarno (20 November 2013). "URHOtv jatkaa toimintaansa kovat piipussa – tavoitteena oikeudet jääkiekon huippusarjoihin". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 September 2026.
  6. ↑ Honka, Niina (1 April 2014). "Palloilulajien liittoja uhkaa satojen tuhansien eurojen tappiot Urhotv:n talousvaikeuksista". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 September 2026.