Slow TV: Why people are glued to watching nothing happening

Swedish audiences have an appetite for "slow TV", often capturing the movement of wild animals in the forest. — AFP

As three elks timidly approach a lake on screen, comments next to the live feed flood in. "Go on!", "Jump in!", "They're beautiful!" people write before the elk eventually turn back and move away.

It's a typical scene from the programme Den Stora Algvandringen (The Great Elk Migration), another example of so-called "slow TV", where things are just left to happen at their own pace and are an antidote to the stress of everyday life.