Viaplay Group will adapt Jens Lapidus’ bestselling novel ‘Paradis City’ into a major scripted series headlined by some of the Nordic region’s leading screen talents. A tense drama set in Sweden in a not-too-distant future, ‘Paradis City’ stars Alexander Abdallah (‘Snabba Cash’; ‘Love Me’) and Julia Ragnarsson (‘End of Summer’; ‘Spring Tide’), and is directed […]
Sandbox Kids, a provider of digital subscription content services for children and families, has launched a local-language preschool entertainment and learning channel in Sweden on Prime Video Channels. Offering young kids Swedish language entertainment, the Hopster channel brings together original productions and licensed family-favourite shows. Its lineup of content includes Octonauts (pictured), Teletubbies, Pingu, Louie […]
The Swedish market for paid podcasts is growing rapidly reports Mediavision in its latest analysis of the country’s audio market. In the first quarter of 2023, a record number of households paid for podcast content. Compared to the same period last year, households spend on paid podcasts has nearly doubled. In Sweden, an increasing number […]
SPI’s drama hub Dizi is expanding its reach in Western Europe through Prime Video Channels. Dizi’s curated array of Turkish series can now be accessed in Sweden and Germany via an additional paid monthly subscription package on Prime Video Channels. The package allows viewers to select the shows they want to watch at €2.99 per […]
Arctic Space Technologies, the sustainable ground segment provider, and OneWeb, the low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications company, have announced a leap forward in the construction of the OneWeb Satellite Network Portal (SNP), a hyperscale satellite ground station installation at the Arctic Space Technologies’ Space Center in Piteå. The companies signed a bilateral agreement in […]
Over 90 per cent of households in Sweden currently pay for some form of media subscription. Despite rising interest rates, inflation and increased financial strain, there seems to be no sign of saturation in paid media. Quite the opposite, according to Mediavision’s analysis, which shows a record level for households’ total media expenditure. Households pay […]
Telia, the Swedish multinational telco, has reported that Q1 2023 revenue increased 5.7 per cent to SEK 23,069 million (€2.02bn) and like for like, revenue increased 3.7 per cent. Service revenue increased 3.8 per cent to SEK 19,444 million and like for like, service revenue increased 1.9 per cent. For the Telco operations, service revenue […]
Household penetration for paid streaming services in Sweden increased by 9 percent in the first quarter, compared to the same period in 2022, reports Mediavision. This is a significant shift, after a period of relatively slow growth. Now, close to 70 per cent of households in Sweden have at least one paid streaming service, either […]
The National Hockey League (NHL) and the National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA), in conjunction with Live Nation, have announced plans for the 2023 NHL Global Series – Sweden, which will feature the Detroit Red Wings, Minnesota Wild, Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs in a slate of four regular-season games to take place from […]
Swedish Space Corp (SSC) says it will invest in sustainable social development through a number of initiatives. Among the initiatives is the newly inaugurated Spaceport Esrange where satellites will be launched from 2024, as well as a new membership in the global Exponential Roadmap Initiative with the aim of making SSC sustainable throughout the company’s […]