TV4 AB

TV4 is the largest commercial television channel in Sweden. It started broadcasting by satellite in 1990 and, since 1992, in the terrestrial network. In 1994, TV4 became the largest channel for many years. The two channels of Sveriges Television (SVT) lost more and more viewers for a couple of years. But in 2001, SVT made big schedule changes. After making schedule changes in 2001, SVT1 had practically the same numbers of viewers as TV 4. SVT1 and TV4 in Sweden are in many ways corresponding to BBC ONE and ITV in the United Kingdom.

The main owners of the company are Bonniers, Modern Times Group, and Alma Media. The stock is also traded at the Stockholm Stock Exchange.

News is an important part of TV4. They broadcast the news program "Nyheterna", literally the News, twice a day in the evenings and "Nyhetsmorgon", News-Morning, in the mornings.

Table of contents

1 Other channels 2 Availability of channels 3 External links

Other channels

TV4 also broadcasts the channels TV4+ and Meditv:

• Med i tv was started in 2001 and is a chat channel. In 2003, TV4 started some programs were the viewers can listen to music and discuss with the "channel jockeys".
• TV4 plus was launched in march 2003 and broadcasts sport, games and entertainment.
• As of 2004, TV4 is about to start a film channel and a dedicated news channel.

Availability of channels

Laws in Sweden tell that all television operators must carry the analogue version of TV4. TV4 plus is also available analogue cable tv. The digital channels are available on free-to-air in the digital terrestrial network, on satellite from Canal Digital and on cable tv from com hem and UPC.

See also: List of Swedish television channels

External links

• TV4 - Official site