Revenue of Sveriges Television AB 2010-2021

In 2021, the Swedish public broadcaster Sveriges Television AB (SVT) generated a revenue of roughly 5.14 billion Swedish kronor. This marks a growth of almost one billion kronor compared to 2010, when the revenue amounted to 4.16 billion Swedish kronor.

The four main TV broadcasters in Sweden

Sveriges Television is the second most valuable television company in Sweden. The other three main TV enterprises in the Nordic country include the commercial broadcasters Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT), TV4 Group, as well as Discovery Networks Sweden. In 2019, NENT (previously MTG) obtained the highest revenue at nearly 13.7 billion Swedish kronor.

Change of public service fee in Sweden

Since January 2019, the Swedish public television broadcasters Sveriges Television, the Swedish Educational Broadcasting Corporation, as well as the public radio broadcaster Sveriges Radio AB have been funded by an individual fee that is charged through taxes. Before, the population in Sweden had to pay an annual TV and radio license fee, similar to some other European countries. In the preceding ten years, the fee increased, reaching 2,400 Swedish kronor per household as of 2018.