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Hamilton Spectator
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hamilton Spectator
Livestream of moose migrating to summer pastures that had millions hooked ends
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The seventh season of Swedish slow TV hit 'The Great Moose Migration' ended Sunday night after 20 days of 24-hour live coverage. The show, called 'Den stora älgvandringen' in Swedish, began in 2019 with nearly a million people watching. In 2024, the production hit 9 million viewers on SVT Play, the streaming platform for national broadcaster SVT. By 10 p.m. local time (2000GMT) Sunday, the end of the production, the livestream's remote cameras had captured 70 moose swimming across the Ångerman River, some 300 kilometers (187 miles) northwest of Stockholm, in the annual spring migration toward summer grazing pastures. The program kicked off April 15, a week ahead of schedule due to warm weather and early moose movement. Johan Erhag, SVT's project manager for 'The Great Moose Migration,' said this year's crew will have produced 478 hours of footage — 'which we are very satisfied with,' he wrote in an email to The Associated Press Saturday evening. Figures for this year's audience were not immediately available, but Erhag said roughly 30% of the viewers tuned in from outside Sweden. The 2025 production attracted international headlines from the New York Times, CNN, Sky News and France 24, among others, following an AP story that published April 15 . 'I think AP has been a key for the success around the world this year, absolutely,' Erhag wrote hours before the final footage aired on Sunday night. The program will return to SVT next spring for its eighth season. 'The Great Moose Migration' is part of a trend that began in 2009 with Norwegian public broadcaster NRK's minute-by-minute airing of a seven-hour train trip across the southern part of the country. The slow TV style of programming has spread, with productions in the United Kingdom, China and elsewhere. The central Dutch city of Utrecht , for example, installed a ' fish doorbell ' on a river lock that lets livestream viewers alert authorities to fish being held up as they migrate to spawning grounds.
The Guardian
04-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Sweden's Great Moose Migration live stream ends after 478 hours' viewing
For thousands of years, moose have crossed rivers, navigated thawing forests and quietly followed ancient trails toward their summer pastures in northern Sweden. A 24-hour live stream gave millions of viewers front-row seats to watch every unhurried step of the journey. But on Sunday night, the seventh season of Den stora älgvandringen (The Great Moose Migration, also translated as The Great Elk Trek) ended, after nearly three weeks of uninterrupted footage streamed via SVT Play, the platform of Sweden's national broadcaster. Since its debut in 2019, the series has grown from a niche public broadcasting experiment into a cultural phenomenon, attracting close to 9 million viewers in 2024. 'We are very satisfied,' said Johan Erhag, SVT's project manager for the series. He confirmed the team has captured 478 hours of footage, with 26 remote cameras, seven night-vision ones and a drone streaming uninterrupted footage since its launch on 15 April. The last showing of the season concluded at 10pm local time on Sunday, with cameras capturing 70 moose (also known as European elk) making the spring crossing through Sweden's Ångerman River – about 180 miles north of Stockholm. The Great Moose Migration is part of a growing fascination with 'slow TV' – a genre that took off in 2009 when Norway's NRK aired a real-time, seven-hour train ride from Bergen to Oslo. The concept has since found cult status across Europe, with broadcasts featuring 12-hour knitting marathons, a 134-hour sea voyage, and even a crackling fireplace stream that topped Netflix's UK charts on Boxing Day. Cashing in on its popularity, SVT has even been sending out push notifications when the first moose appears, while a dedicated Facebook group with more than 76,000 members now shares sightings, screenshots and speculation about the next appearance. Though official viewing figures for this year's season have yet to be released, SVT has already confirmed the moose will return next spring for an eighth edition.
Toronto Sun
04-05-2025
- General
- Toronto Sun
24-hour live coverage of Sweden's epic moose migration over. It'll return in 2026
Published May 04, 2025 • Last updated 3 minutes ago • 1 minute read This undated photo, issued by SVT, shows moose in Junsele, Sweden during preparations for the livestream 'The Great Moose Migration' to document the annual Moose migration near Kullberg in northern Sweden. Photo by SVT / AP STOCKHOLM — The seventh season of Swedish slow TV hit 'The Great Moose Migration' ended Sunday night after 20 days of 24-hour live coverage. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account The show, called ' Den stora älgvandringen ' in Swedish, began in 2019 with nearly a million people watching. In 2024, the production hit 9 million viewers on SVT Play, the streaming platform for national broadcaster SVT. By 10 p.m. local time Sunday, the end of the production, the livestream's remote cameras had captured 70 moose swimming across the Ångerman River, some 300 kilometers (187 miles) northwest of Stockholm, in the annual spring migration toward summer grazing pastures. The program kicked off April 15, a week ahead of schedule due to warm weather and early moose movement. Johan Erhag, SVT's project manager for 'The Great Moose Migration,' said this year's crew will have produced 478 hours of footage — 'which we are very satisfied with,' he wrote in an email to The Associated Press Saturday evening. Figures for this year's audience were not immediately available, but Erhag said roughly 30% of the viewers tuned in from outside Sweden. The 2025 production attracted international headlines from the New York Times, CNN, Sky News and France 24, among others, following an AP story that published April 15. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'I think AP has been a key for the success around the world this year, absolutely,' Erhag wrote hours before the final footage aired on Sunday night. The program will return to SVT next spring for its eighth season. 'The Great Moose Migration' is part of a trend that began in 2009 with Norwegian public broadcaster NRK's minute-by-minute airing of a seven-hour train trip across the southern part of the country. The slow TV style of programming has spread, with productions in the United Kingdom, China and elsewhere. The central Dutch city of Utrecht, for example, installed a ' fish doorbell ' on a river lock that lets livestream viewers alert authorities to fish being held up as they migrate to spawning grounds. Sports Toronto Maple Leafs World Toronto & GTA Toronto & GTA
Washington Post
04-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
This year's 24-hour live coverage of Sweden's epic moose migration is over. It'll return in 2026
STOCKHOLM — The seventh season of Swedish slow TV hit 'The Great Moose Migration' ended Sunday night after 20 days of 24-hour live coverage. The show, called ' Den stora älgvandringen ' in Swedish, began in 2019 with nearly a million people watching. In 2024, the production hit 9 million viewers on SVT Play, the streaming platform for national broadcaster SVT. By 10 p.m. local time (2000GMT) Sunday, the end of the production, the livestream's remote cameras had captured 70 moose swimming across the Ångerman River, some 300 kilometers (187 miles) northwest of Stockholm, in the annual spring migration toward summer grazing pastures. The program kicked off April 15, a week ahead of schedule due to warm weather and early moose movement. Johan Erhag, SVT's project manager for 'The Great Moose Migration,' said this year's crew will have produced 478 hours of footage — 'which we are very satisfied with,' he wrote in an email to The Associated Press Saturday evening. Figures for this year's audience were not immediately available, but Erhag said roughly 30% of the viewers tuned in from outside Sweden. The 2025 production attracted international headlines from the New York Times, CNN, Sky News and France 24, among others, following an AP story that published April 15. 'I think AP has been a key for the success around the world this year, absolutely,' Erhag wrote hours before the final footage aired on Sunday night. The program will return to SVT next spring for its eighth season. 'The Great Moose Migration' is part of a trend that began in 2009 with Norwegian public broadcaster NRK's minute-by-minute airing of a seven-hour train trip across the southern part of the country. The slow TV style of programming has spread, with productions in the United Kingdom, China and elsewhere. The central Dutch city of Utrecht , for example, installed a ' fish doorbell ' on a river lock that lets livestream viewers alert authorities to fish being held up as they migrate to spawning grounds.
Boston Globe
04-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
24-hour live coverage of Sweden's epic moose migration ends after 20 days
The program kicked off April 15, a week ahead of schedule due to warm weather and early moose movement. Johan Erhag, SVT's project manager for 'The Great Moose Migration,' said this year's crew will have produced 478 hours of footage — 'which we are very satisfied with,' he wrote in an email to The Associated Press Saturday evening. Advertisement Figures for this year's audience were not immediately available. 'The Great Moose Migration' is part of a trend that began in 2009 with Norwegian public broadcaster NRK's minute-by-minute airing of a seven-hour train trip across the southern part of the country. The slow TV style of programming has spread, with productions in the United Kingdom, China and elsewhere. The central Dutch city of Utrecht, for example, installed a 'fish doorbell' on a river lock that lets livestream viewers alert authorities to fish being held up as they migrate to spawning grounds.
