Sweden Archives

Sveriges Radio

06/03/2024

Sveriges Radio is Sweden’s national broadcaster which has four main radio channels plus a number of specialist channels catering to children and Finnish speakers amongst others. In addition to a terrestrial transmitter network they also have an internet presence with iOS and Android apps, webplayers and direct stream links. Their impressive website includes news and programme details together with links to a wide range of podcasts. The classical music channel, P2, has recently introduced a […]

Nordic audiobook subscriptions will increase in 2022

24/02/2022

Nordic audiobook subscriptions will increase in 2022 according to Mediavision, the Nordic independent analysis and consultancy firm. Their analysis based on a survey of stakeholders in the Nordic media industry is published in their Mediavision Industry Outlook 2022. The surveys covered all sections of the media industry including video, audio and print but the main takeaways for audio are: The industry expects diminishing growth for household spend on audio About half of all respondents believe that […]

Swedish music subscriptions grew 7% in 2021

17/02/2022

Swedish music subscriptions grew 7% in 2021 reaching a total of £196 million according to Mediavision, the Nordic independent analysis and consultancy firm. Sweden’s music streaming market grew by SEK 170 million (£13.3 million) which was caused mainly by an increase in the price of subscriptions as the number of paying households remained largely the same. Mediavision noted that several of the services available on the Swedish market increased prices last year – including Spotify, Amazon […]

Swedish audiobook market grows 14% in 2021

16/12/2021

Swedish audiobook market grows 14% in 2021 with 120,000 additional subscribing households according to Mediavision, Nordic independent analysis and consultancy firm. Storytel, the market leader, shows stable household penetration while several of its competitors have seen growth. Mediavision found that customers’ reasons for subscribing have shifted throughout the year. Previously, price was the predominant deciding factor, whereas now customers have increased the focus on differences in content offerings among the services. Going forward, this could lead […]

Qobuz launches in Australia, New Zealand and Northern Europe

15/04/2021

Qobuz launches in Australia, New Zealand and Northern Europe its HiRes streaming and download service. It will be opening in six new countries: Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland. Qobuz is now present in 12 countries. In Europe: in France, where the platform was born, in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and the US since 2019. Qobuz was founded in 2007 with a mission to provide a […]

Music streaming subscriptions up 14% in the Nordics

11/05/2020

Music streaming subscriptions up 14% in the Nordics (Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland) since 2018 with the share of paying users now greater than that of users streaming exclusively through a free service. This is the key statistic from the Polaris Nordic Digital Music Survey 2020, conducted by YouGov on behalf of the Polaris HUB, which is a joint venture between the Nordic collective rights management societies Koda (DK), TONO (NO) and Teosto (FIN). Today, […]

SoundCloud Go+ rolls out in Nordic countries

26/03/2020

SoundCloud Go+ rolls out in Nordic countries and is available now according to a recent blog post from SoundCloud. While music fans in these countries already have access to SoundCloud’s hottest emerging artists, DJ sets and remixes, the introduction of SoundCloud Go+ unlocks features including offline sync, no advertising, and higher quality audio streaming plus access to SoundCloud’s full catalogue. In addition, creators can now earn revenue from their plays in these new markets. Anthony […]