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SWEDISH TELEVISION (SVT) – TELEVISION BROADCAST SUITES

SVT is the Swedish public service company with two transmitting channels, SVT1 and SVT2. The company is owned by the Administration Foundation for Swedish Television LTD, the Swedish Radio LTD and the Swedish Uducationradio LTD. SVT is the oldest TV organization in Sweden, established in 1956. The entire Swedish TV population has access to these two channels, thereby making them the two largest TV-channels in Sweden. SVT’s programming consists of news and weather, moview, comic strips, entertainment/family programs, documentaries, and children’s programs.

SVT is a broadcaster for the Olympic Games with the rights through EBU (European Broadcast Union). In Athens, they broadcasted 150 hours of Game coverage. AEL supplied and installed their broadcast system since the Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. The system includes a Production Control VTR area, Master Control, 3 Edit Suites, and 1 Voice Over Booth, along with 5-7 ENG kits. They also share the Grass Valley Trinix Router system with the NOP Group (YLE-Finland, DK-Denmark and NRK-Norway).