+ Who is broadcasting?
The Olympics are back on SVT for the first time since 2012. The channel shares the rights with TV4 – which is broadcasting the Olympics for the first time. The channels have the right to show “news clips” from each other’s broadcasts.
HBO Max broadcasts all competitions on its streaming service.
+ Is a subscription required?
HBO Max: Yes. The Olympics are included in the basic offering and the cheapest subscription costs 89 kronor per month.
TV4: The Olympics will be broadcast linearly on TV4 and TV12. After the turn of the year, TV4 will disappear from the terrestrial network, which means that the channel can no longer be watched for free via antenna. Only one in ten Swedes lives in households that only receive TV via the terrestrial network, according to the Swedish Media Authority.
To watch TV4 live via streaming, you need a subscription to TV4 Play. The cheapest subscription costs 69 kronor per month. “Both the options with and without advertising work and the viewing experience is the same on all packages,” the channel writes.
SVT: No, no subscription is required.
+ Who broadcasts what?
SVT broadcasts alpine skiing, ski jumping, curling (men's and mixed), ice hockey (women's and men's, shared with TV4), figure skating, cross-country skiing, Nordic combined, moguls, short track, skeleton and speed skating.
TV4 broadcasts curling (women), bobsleigh, freestyle, ice hockey (women's and men's, shared with SVT), luge, ski cross, ski mountaineering, biathlon and snowboarding.
HBO Max broadcasts all competitions on its streaming service behind a paywall and on Eurosport.
+ How do ice hockey broadcasts work?
SVT and TV4 share ice hockey and Sweden's matches will therefore be broadcast on different channels.
Women's group stage:
Thursday, February 5 against Germany – TV4.
Saturday, February 7 against Italy – TV4.
Sunday, February 8 against France – SVT.
Tuesday, February 10 against Japan – SVT.
Men's group stage:
Wednesday, February 11 against Italy – TV4.
Friday, February 13 against Finland – SVT.
Saturday, February 14 against Slovakia – TV4.
Playoffs and finals are allocated after the group stages are completed.
HBO Max will also broadcast the ice hockey. All three channels will have their own studio with experts on site in Milan. SVT and TV4 will share a physical studio. Expert Henrik Lundqvist will work for both channels.
+ How much will the channels broadcast from the Olympics?
SVT will have a studio in Stockholm that runs between "nine in the morning until approximately midnight," according to event manager Marcus Törngren.
TV4's Olympic broadcasts will be included in the current affairs programs "News Morning", "News Day" and "After Five" with their own "Olympic corner".
HBO Max will not have a studio that runs all day, unlike the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
+ What are the biggest expert profiles presented so far?
SVT: Charlotte Kalla, Anna Jönsson Haag (both cross-country skiing), Anja Pärson (alpine skiing) and Henrik Lundqvist (ice hockey, both on SVT and TV4).
TV4: Magdalena Forsberg (biathlon), Anette Norberg (curling) and Henrik Lundqvist (ice hockey, both on TV4 and SVT).
HBO Max: Mats Sundin (ice hockey) and Håkan Södergren (ice hockey).
+ How does Radiosporten broadcast?
Normally, the broadcasts start – usually on P4 – between 9 and 10 and continue until at least 21:30. Radio Sporten is present at all Olympic venues. Among the experts are Torgny Mogren (skiing), Johan Garpenlöv (ice hockey) and Carl Johan Bergman (biathlon).
