Category: The Nordic region

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Two new factsheets: The 10 largest newspaper companies and the 25 largest media companies in the Nordics, 2022

The Nordic region’s four largest newspaper companies come from four different countries. The biggest player is the Swedish media company Bonnier’s news media division: Bonnier News. The list of the largest Nordic media companies is dominated by companies from the telecom industry. The single largest company was the Swedish streaming service Spotify.
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Equal boards contribute to more female leaders in the media industry

A mapping of the Nordic region's largest media companies, carried out by Nordicom at the University of Gothenburg, shows a clear connection between equal company boards and the choice of CEO and the composition of the management teams.
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Nordic Media Policy, Issue 3, 2023 is out

In Sweden, the debate about new media subsidies has flared up again. Finland granted EUR 7 million to media companies to ensure a five-day delivery of newspapers nationally. Denmark plans to introduce five new media bills in the coming year. And in Norway, several media organisations intend to take the state to court for planned mass surveillance. Read more about these and other media issues in this Nordic Media Policy newsletter.
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Call for literature reviews for a special issue of Nordicom Review

Nordicom invites authors to submit extended abstracts for a special issue of Nordicom Review. The Call is for literature reviews of research on media communication and journalism and their dependence and influence on democracy. Proposals should include relevance for the Nordic region.
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New EU database of media ownership

The EU-funded research project European Media Ownership Monitor just released a new database with media ownership data of 15 EU member states.
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New factsheet: The ten largest newspaper companies in the Nordics 2021

Measured in turnover during 2021, the Nordic region's four largest newspaper companies come from four different countries. The biggest player is the Swedish media company Bonnier's news media division: Bonnier News. A new factsheet from Nordicom presents the list of the ten largest newspaper companies in the Nordics in 2021.
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Media and Gender: A Nordic Perspective

With this issue of Nordic Journal of Media Studies, we invite scholars to explore the following questions: What new ideas, discussions, concepts, and methods are emerging in studies at the intersection of media and gender in the Nordic countries and beyond?
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Telenor and Spotify top the list of the 25 largest media companies in the Nordics 2021

The latest factsheet from Nordicom presents the list of the 25 largest media companies in the Nordics. The list covers a large variety of businesses with regard to geographic location, age, and ownership structure, as well as business focus and profitability levels.
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Nordicom presents report as part of Swedish EU Presidency conference

Global platform companies have strengthened their financial and technological positions in the Nordic media markets over the past five years, according to the report Nordic News Media in Global Competition, which is now available in English. The report is presented today at a conference organised as part of the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
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New factsheet: Direct subsidies to news media – a Nordic overview

During 2022, several Nordic countries launched proposals to modernise press and media subsidies. But what are the current subsidy schemes? Which are the most important? And what suggestions are there for the future? Find out more in this new factsheet from Nordicom.