Satellite operator Ovzon AB turned in a disappointing set of numbers during its Q4 and full year trading results for the period to December 31st 2023. Sweden-based Ovzon reported 2023 full-year revenue of 290 million Swedish krona (€26.5m), down 18.8 per cent from 2022, with an increased operating loss of 95 million krona compared to […]
BBC Studios and Swedish national public television broadcaster, Sveriges Television AB (SVT) have announced a new factual content deal that will see over 280 hours of BBC Studios’ factual content on SVT channels and services including SVT1, SVT2, Knowledge Channel and SVT Play. Titles include the Emmy-award winning series Life Below Zero (Seasons 1-8) which […]
Cheaper, ad-supported streaming options have launched with success in many markets. For example, in the US, Netflix has reported that the company’s ad-supported tier now has 23 million active users per month. But this is still a relatively new phenomenon in Sweden, reports Mediaivison. Currently, just 200,000 – around 7 per cent – of streaming […]
Stockholm-based Ovzon has received an order from Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) for Ovzon’s SATCOM-as-a-Service, including Ovzon mobile satellite terminals — the service will be delivered during 2024 with the initial rollout to occur during Q1. The delivery of terminals will start immediately. The total order value amounts to 135 million Swedish Krona. Ovzon’s latest satellite […]
Over 75 per cent of the Swedish population aged 15-74 years old listen to audio media such as radio, audiobooks, music, and podcasts, on an average day, according to research from Mediaivision. This is the same share as last year. However, there are significant changes between the different audio categories; live radio listening has decreased […]
Bauer Media Audio has chosen the media communication platform Clipsource to support its content communications in Sweden. The partnership makes it easier for Bauer to publish and share news, images, audio, video and programme information with journalists and other stakeholders. The ultimate goal is to increase awareness of Bauer’s range of radio and podcast content […]
SVT and Disney+ has announced the cast that will join Rolf Lassgård in the six-part original miniseries Whiskey on the Rocks, as the final scenes were shot in Sweden last week. Whiskey on the Rocks is a thrilling, mind-blowing yet thought provoking six-episode satire miniseries about the dramatic days when the Russian submarine U-137 ran […]
Household media spend in Sweden durng Q3 increased by six per cent compared to the same period last year, hitting record levels, according to Mediavision in its Q3 analysis of the Swedish media economy. Growth was primarily driven by an increase in individual purchases, especially cinema tickets. The number of households buying cinema tickets increased […]
ShortsTV, the short film network, has expanded its Prime Video Channels service to France and Sweden. First launched in 2020 in the UK, Netherlands and Italy under the ShortsTV brand, and in Spain as TVCortos, the streaming service is now available in eight markets, including the US and India. This comes in addition to ShortsTV being in […]
Telia Company, the Swedish multinational telco, has announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Patrik Hofbauer as President and CEO, effective February 1st 2024. Hofbauer currently CEO of Svenska Spel, has extensive experience from previous leadership positions in telecommunications and media. Telia Company’s Board initiated a search for a new CEO after the previously […]