Epidemic Group has announced the acquisition of Blenda Labs, a next-gen video entertainment company based in Stockholm. The acquisition expands the group’s capabilities beyond music and sound into video, offering Blenda Labs’ customers of premium IP owners an integrated route from story to screen. Blenda Labs’ proprietary tech platform combines AI-native workflows with human creative […]
Ericsson and an array of partners have announced a new national connectivity and next-generation test centre in Sweden. Branded ‘Digital Arena Sweden’, the new national test centre is an investment of more than SEK 300 million (€27.2m). It aims to strengthen Swedish industry by providing early access to advanced digital solutions in 5G, 6G and […]
Telia has launched Telia Critical IoT Connectivity, the first commercially available service in Sweden to use 5G standalone (SA) technology. The new offering, which is available immediately, has been developed to deliver the secure, stable and predictable connectivity required by highly demanding Internet of Things (IoT) use-cases in sectors such as emergency services, energy, transport, […]
Some 15 per cent of Sweden’s population aged 15–74, corresponding to 1.2 million people, listen to audiobooks on an average day during the first quarter of 2026, reports Mediaivison. Of these, just under 70,000 listen exclusively via Spotify, indicating that the service’s contribution to daily reach is still limited. “Spotify’s much-discussed entry into the audiobook […]
In the first quarter of 2026, the number of paid streaming subscriptions in Sweden amounts to 11 million, reports Mediavision. This is a new record level and corresponds to an increase of nearly 2 million subscriptions compared to the same period last year. “The Swedish streaming market continues to grow rapidly in Q1 2026. New […]
Ericsson has reported Q1 2026 sales of SEK 49.3 billion (€4.5bn). The tech giant saw a 79 per cent year-on-year plummet in net income to SEK 887 million for the quarter ending March 31st, hit by restructuring charges tied to headcount reductions in Sweden, which rose to SEK 3.8 billion from SEK 281 million a […]
In 2025, average household spending on audio, text, and video amounted to nearly SEK 800 (€74) per month. Over the past five years, spending has grown significantly from SEK 685 per month in 2020, reports Mediavision. Despite this long-term growth, developments between 2024 and 2025 indicate a slowdown. This suggests that households are beginning to […]
BBC Studios has announced new international licences for the hit entertainment format The 1% Club to broadcasters in Sweden and Italy. Originally created by Andy Auerbach and Dean Nabarro at Magnum Media in 2022, The 1% Club is the biggest selling UK format created in the past eight years and with these new deals, continues […]
In November 2025, Spotify launched audiobooks included in its premium subscriptions in Sweden. The launch has contributed to an 80 per cent increase in household penetration for audiobooks, corresponding to approximately 1 million households. In total, more than half of Swedish households now have access to audiobooks through a subscription reports Mediavision. “By including audiobooks […]
In Q4 2025, the average Swedish household spent SEK 510 (€47.97) per month on video content, representing an increase of over 5 per cent compared to the same period in the previous year reports Mediavision. This marks a new record level. The main driver behind the increase is spending on streaming services, which has risen […]