Scandinavia was a television channel in northern Europe that is devoted to entertainment and celebrity news and programming.

American entertainment news program Showbiz Tonight from HLN is shown several times a day on the channel.

has licensed its name and brand identity to regional cable television networks in nearly every country worldwide.

This includes an international network (set up in Europe during 2005) that is broadcast from the Netherlands across most of Europe (i.e. Scandinavia, France, Ireland, the UK), and joint-venture channels in Israel and throughout Argentina, Brazil and the rest of Latin America.

It was originally available in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark, but has since extended its coverage to Iceland, the Netherlands, Belgium and the Baltics.

started broadcasting in South Africa through the TopTV pay TV operator.

's brand owner, CTVglobemedia (now Bell Media), and Comcast, the original Star!