Media

Newspapers

·        220 newspapers (190 local/community newspapers)

·        2,5 million in circulation

·        9 000 journalists

·        Subsidies are directed specifically towards newspapers in difficult market positions

·        Special support is provided newspapers in Sami language

·        The Norwegian Media Authority is also the secretariat of several advisory committees in the field of broadcasting and press area

Broadcasting

·        Approximately 250 local radio stations, and terrestrial TV in 30 areas

·        Runned by companies, religious organisations, ethnic and linguistic minorities, educational institutions and various non-profit organisations

·        The Norwegian Media Authority handles licenses for local radio, television and satellite broadcasting

·        Monitoring advertisements and sponsorship in broadcasts

·        Imposing sanctions when terms of licenses are unfulfilled

National broadcasting:

·        NRK (state owned/public funding)
     NRK 1/ NRK 2/NRK _
     Three national radio stations, P1, P2 and P3

·        One national commercial TV station
     TV2/TV2Zebra/TV2Sport _

·        Two national commercial radio stations
     Radio Norge
     P4

·        One national registered satellite broadcaster
     TVNorge

Local broadcasting:

 Radio

·        248 licences granted

·        148 licensing areas

·        Licenses granted for 6 years

·        Program obligations

·        No license fee

·        Commercial and non-commercial. Wide range of different radios

TV

·        Only obligation is to send daily local content

·        25 licenses granted

·        29 licensing areas

·        Licenses granted for 7 years

·        Commercial base

·        No license fee

License:

·        Broadcasting license only required if distributed on terrestrial networks, national or local

·        Cable and satellite TV only subject to registration procedure (from 2004)

·        State broadcaster NRK has a legal right to broadcast, do not need to license its services

·        NRK and the national licensed broadcasters are all subject to public service obligations

·        Commercial broadcasters pay for their licenses

·        All films and videograms to be shown on a commercial basis must be either registered or approved by the Norwegian Media Authority

·        Films cannot violate with the criminal code §382 (improper use of violence) or with the Film and videogram act §13a (content that may offend public decency)

·        Film or videograms to be shown on a commercial basis for persons under the age of 18 year must be approved and classified

·        Give importance on possible harmful effects on children’s mind, or their idea about what is right or wrong

Safe Use

Safe use (Trygg bruk) project  provides research, information and advisory to protect children and raise their consiousness when using media such as:

·        Internet

·        Video-games

·        Mobil phone

·        Television

·        DVD

Co-operates with the The Norwegian Ombudsman for Children, the police and schools.