Bjarne Berg
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Bjarne Berg was a Norwegian swimmer, journalist and businessperson. He is best known as news editor of TV 2
and from the companies Vizrt
and Hardball
.
as a son of Christian journalist Arthur Bjarne Berg, and was a journalist in Dagbladet
and Bergens Tidende
before he was hired in TV 2
. He was promoted to news editor in the television channel. He was central in building up the channel's news backbone TV 2 Nyhetene
, and also helped build up the Storm Weather Center
to support the channel's weather forecasts. He worked in TV 2 from 1992 to 2000.
He later became director of the graphics company Vizrt
in 2001. In 2003 he started a cooperation with Vizrt partner Svein Ove Strømmen
and Eivind Kåre Lunde, which culminated in the founding of the investment company Hardball
. The company invested in association football players, which delivered players to SK Brann. SK Brann won the Norwegian Premier League
in 2007. The sporting success waned over the next years. In 2010, at the general assembly, he demanded the resignation of the board.
He was also an active swimmer, and swimming coach and administrator. He set two Norwegian records around 1970; in the 100 metre butterfly in August 1969 with 1.02,3 minutes, and in the 200 metre butterfly in August 1970 with 2.16,6 minutes. He represented the club Bergens SC.
. Hardball and Vizrt partner Svein Ove Strømmen died shortly after, in September 2010.
TV 2 (Norway)
TV 2 is the largest commercial television station in Norway. Over 30% of the time Norwegians spend watching TV is spent watching TV 2. The station has 65% of the market for TV commercials in Norway....
and from the companies Vizrt
Vizrt
Vizrt, short for VisualiZation Real Time, is a Norwegian company that creates content production tools for the digital media industry. Its products includes applications for the creation of real-time 3D graphics and maps including stereoscopic playout, integrated video workflow solutions and...
and Hardball
Hardball (company)
Hardball is a Norwegian investment company founded in 2004 to finance player transfers for the association football team SK Brann from Bergen, Norway...
.
Career
He grew up in FanaFana
Fana is a borough of the city of Bergen, Norway.-History:Prior to 1972, Fana was an independent municipality which territory also included today's boroughs of Ytrebygda, Fyllingsdalen, and the southernmost part of Årstad.-Geography:...
as a son of Christian journalist Arthur Bjarne Berg, and was a journalist in Dagbladet
Dagbladet
Dagbladet is Norway's second largest tabloid newspaper, and the third largest newspaper overall with a circulation of 105,255 copies in 2009, 18,128 papers less than in 2008. The editor in chief is Lars Helle....
and Bergens Tidende
Bergens Tidende
Bergens Tidende is Norway's fourth largest newspaper and largest newspaper outside Oslo, with a circulation of about 87,000 copies . Founded in 1868, it is a Norwegian-language newspaper published daily in Bergen. It reaches approximately 260,000 readers every day , mainly in the counties of...
before he was hired in TV 2
TV 2 (Norway)
TV 2 is the largest commercial television station in Norway. Over 30% of the time Norwegians spend watching TV is spent watching TV 2. The station has 65% of the market for TV commercials in Norway....
. He was promoted to news editor in the television channel. He was central in building up the channel's news backbone TV 2 Nyhetene
TV 2 Nyhetene
TV 2 Nyhetene is Norway's TV 2 regular news that has been shown every day since the start of 1992, at 18:30 and at 21:00. The 21:00 news was voted the Gullruten 2004 best current affairs program .-News readers:*Siri Lill Mannes...
, and also helped build up the Storm Weather Center
StormGeo
StormGeo AS is a Norwegian privately held weather service provider, founded in 1997. It provides meteorological forecasts, particularly in the offshore and media industries in Scandinavia and the North Sea. It has offices in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Great Britain. The headquarters is located...
to support the channel's weather forecasts. He worked in TV 2 from 1992 to 2000.
He later became director of the graphics company Vizrt
Vizrt
Vizrt, short for VisualiZation Real Time, is a Norwegian company that creates content production tools for the digital media industry. Its products includes applications for the creation of real-time 3D graphics and maps including stereoscopic playout, integrated video workflow solutions and...
in 2001. In 2003 he started a cooperation with Vizrt partner Svein Ove Strømmen
Svein Ove Strømmen
Svein Ove Strømmen was a Norwegian businessperson.He took his engineer education in the United States, and worked in the Norwegian petroleum industry from 1981 to 1986...
and Eivind Kåre Lunde, which culminated in the founding of the investment company Hardball
Hardball (company)
Hardball is a Norwegian investment company founded in 2004 to finance player transfers for the association football team SK Brann from Bergen, Norway...
. The company invested in association football players, which delivered players to SK Brann. SK Brann won the Norwegian Premier League
Norwegian Premier League
Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...
in 2007. The sporting success waned over the next years. In 2010, at the general assembly, he demanded the resignation of the board.
He was also an active swimmer, and swimming coach and administrator. He set two Norwegian records around 1970; in the 100 metre butterfly in August 1969 with 1.02,3 minutes, and in the 200 metre butterfly in August 1970 with 2.16,6 minutes. He represented the club Bergens SC.
Death
Berg died in May 2010. He was buried from the St John's Church, BergenSt John's Church, Bergen
St. John's Church is a cruciform church in Bergen, Norway.-History:St. John's Church is located on Sydneshaugen in the neighbourhood of Sydnes in Bergen. St John's was built between 1888 and 1894 in the Gothic Revival style. With 1250 seats, it is the largest church in Bergen.In the year of...
. Hardball and Vizrt partner Svein Ove Strømmen died shortly after, in September 2010.