TV4 AB is a Swedish media company owned by Telia Company through TV4 Media. The company owns the largest commercial television channel in Sweden, TV4.
The mass media in Sweden has a long tradition going back to the 1766 law enacting freedom of the press.
Modern Times Group (MTG) is a digital entertainment company based in Stockholm, Sweden. It formed from the media holdings of investment company Kinnevik, which in 1997 was distributed to the company stockholders. It is a strategic and operational investment holding company, managing a portfolio including gaming companies InnoGames, Ninja Kiwi and Kongregate, and digital network company Zoomin.TV.
Kinnevik AB is a Swedish investment company that was founded in 1936 by the Stenbeck, Klingspor and von Horn families.
V Film is a group of premium movie channels broadcasting in the Nordic countries owned by Viaplay Group.
Jan Hugo Robert Arne Stenbeck was a Swedish business leader, media pioneer, sailor and financier. He was head of Kinnevik Group from 1976 and founded among other things the companies Comviq, Invik & Co AB, Tele2, Banque Invik, Millicom, Modern Times Group and NetCom Systems. Stenbeck was one of Sweden's wealthiest people, worth some $800 million.
The Axel Johnson Group is a Swedish family-owned company run by the fourth and fifth generation of family owners. It traces its origins to the trading company A. Johnson & Co, founded in 1873. The group consists of four legally and financially independent groups with a common owner, Antonia Ax:son Johnson and her family. In addition, the group has proprietary interests in Nordstjernan, which in turn has major interests in other companies, including the listed company NCC.
Cristina Mayville Stenbeck, born 27 September 1977 in New York City, United States, is a Swedish business woman and investor. She is a major shareholder and former executive chairman of Kinnevik AB, one of the largest investment companies in Sweden.
TV4 is a Swedish free-to-air television network owned by TV4 AB, a subsidiary of the TV4 Media AB. It started broadcasting by satellite in 1990 and, since 1992, on terrestrial television. In 1994, TV4 became the largest channel and remained so for a number of years. The two channels of Sveriges Television (SVT) lost more and more viewers for a couple of years. After making schedule changes in 2001, SVT1 had practically the same numbers of viewers as TV4. From 2004 to 2019, the TV4 Group was a fully active member of the European Broadcasting Union.
Vigo Carlund is a Swedish businessman. He was a close associate of Jan Stenbeck and was rewarded by being appointed CEO of Investment AB Kinnevik in 1999. In 2006 it was revealed that he would be stepping down from the executive side of business after 38 years in the Stenbeck group of companies. He was replaced by Mia Brunell, another Stenbeck veteran, on August 1, 2006. From 2006 to 2010, he served as chairman of the board of Tele2.
Kongregate is an American web gaming portal and video game publisher. Its website features over 124,000 online games and 30+ mobile games available to the public. The company also publishes games for PC, mobile, and home consoles. It was purchased by GameStop Corporation in 2010 before being acquired by Modern Times Group MT AB in 2017.
Rebtel is a Swedish technology company founded in 2006 by Hjalmar Winbladh and Jonas Lindroth. It sells products and services to migrants and international travelers. Its services include international calling, messaging, and mobile payment delivered in applications for Android, iPhone, and Windows Phone.
Hans-Holger Albrecht is a German businessman. He was CEO of Deezer until 2021, one of the largest music streaming services worldwide. Deezer offers more than 53 million tracks in over 180 countries to currently more than 14 million active monthly users. He is the brother of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission.
Christen Eugen Ager-Hanssen is a Norwegian internet entrepreneur and venture capitalist. Since the late 1990s, he has been based in London and is a highly controversial private equity professional. Ager-Hanssen was involved in several high-profile M&A deals and has become known for public hostile takeovers. In a Canadian Business cover story, he was described as both Gordon Gekko and a modern-day Viking. In 1999 he claims to have become one of Norway's richest citizens, although investigative journalists have disputed this.
Lorenzo Grabau is an Italian businessman and he was recently chief executive officer of Swedish investment firm Investment AB Kinnevik until December 7, 2016. Prior to this, Grabau had an extensive career in investment banking, with 17 years spent at Goldman Sachs.
Billerud AB is a Swedish pulp and paper manufacturer with headquarters in Solna, Sweden. The company simplified its name from BillerudKorsnäs to Billerud after the acquisition of Verso 2022, an American producer of coated paper. Billerud has nine production facilities in Sweden, Finland and the USA with around 6,100 employees in over 13 countries.
Roshi Motman is a Swedish entrepreneur and Chief Executive Officer in telecom, media and music. She was the first woman to become the CEO of Tigo, Ghana in 2014. In her current role as the CEO of Amuse, she was recognized as one of Billboard's 2024 International Power players.
Global Fashion Group (GFG) is an international online fashion and lifestyle retailer headquartered in Luxembourg. The company was founded in 2011 as a joint venture between Rocket Internet and Kinnevik. It serves as an umbrella organization for multiple regional e-commerce platforms specializing in fashion, including Zalora in Southeast Asia, Dafiti in Latin America, and The Iconic in Australia and New Zealand.
Viaplay Group AB, formerly known as Nordic Entertainment Group AB, is a Swedish media and entertainment company headquartered in Stockholm.
Jette Nygaard-Andersen is a Danish businesswoman. She was chief executive officer of Entain Group from January 2021 to December 2023.
