News Broadcasting
Live 3G Mobile TV service for Vodafone Sweden
MUMBAI: Mobile TV, at present is the catch phrase for diverse groups of the media industry. Stockholm based, Kamera, the Mobile TV provider will launch a live streamed TV-channel through Vodafone Swedens network.
The channel, called Expressen -TV, is a joint venture between Kamera and the leading Swedish tabloid, Expressen. The channel will be launched 15 November.
According to an official release, so far, Swedish 3G customers have been able to download or stream single video clips using their mobile phones. The launch of Expressen -TV is a ground breaking step towards a full scale television service via 3G, something that has proved to be very successful in other Vodafone markets around Europe.
Surveys show that TV through your mobile is one of the most attractive services among 3G customers. Users want to kill time while commuting and look for the latest news. Expressen -TV offers just that says Kamera CEO, Henrik Eklund.
Expressen -TV contents:
– Sports News from Expressens sports TV channel, Sport -Expressen
– International News from Kamera
– Local News from Expressens latest regional broadcasts.
– Entertainment News from Kamera.
“Expressen believes that Mobile TV will continue to grow. The cooperation with Kamera makes it possible for Expressen to offer an exciting new channel, filled with news, sports and entertainment, which we know is of interest to our readers and viewers, says Expressen New Media, editor in chief ,Thomas Mattsson.
We are very happy to be the first to distribute Expressen -TV to our customers. They will be able to watch the channel wherever they are and always be updated. Until, 28 February next year, we will offer all our new channels free of charge for our customers, says Vodafone Sweden, marketing director, Anders Jensen.
News Broadcasting
News TV viewership jumps 33 per cent as West Asia war draws audiences
BARC Week 8 data shows news share rising to 8 per cent despite T20 World Cup
NEW DELHI:Â Even as individual television news channel ratings remain under a temporary pause, the genre itself is seeing a clear surge in audience attention.
According to the latest data from Broadcast Audience Research Council India, television news recorded a 33 per cent jump in genre share in Week 8 of 2026, covering February 28 to March 6.
The news genre accounted for 8 per cent of total television viewership during the week, up from 6 per cent the previous week. The spike in attention coincided with escalating geopolitical tensions involving the United States, Israel and Iran, which have kept global headlines firmly fixed on West Asia.
The rise is notable because it came at a time when cricket was dominating television screens. The high-stakes stages of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, including the Super 8 fixtures and semi-finals, were being broadcast during the same period.
Despite the cricket frenzy, viewers appeared to be toggling between sport and global affairs, boosting the overall share of news programming.
The surge in genre share comes even as the government has enforced a one-month pause on publishing ratings for individual news channels. The move followed regulatory scrutiny of the television ratings ecosystem.
While channel-level rankings remain temporarily out of sight, the genre-level data suggests that when global tensions escalate, audiences continue to turn to television news for real-time updates.
