Norwegian News Agency
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The Norwegian News Agency is a Norwegian
press agency and wire service that serves many of the largest Norwegian media outlets. It also cooperates closely with the photo agency Scanpix
, in which it has a 50% ownership share.
NTB was founded in 1867. It is closely held by large media corporations, including Edda Media
(26.1%), Schibsted
(20.6%), A-Pressen
(20.5%), the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (10.5%), Adresseavisen
(7.8%), a few smaller newspapers, TV 2
and P4
. 0.5% is owned by the agency's employees.
The agency has three main news services, covering domestic news, international news, and sports. It also provides special services within culture, entertainment, feature, etc. The editors also publish a newspaper in simple Norwegian called Klar Tale (Clear Speech). Approximately 100 staff are employed by the agency. Pål Bjerketvedt is the editor-in-chief and managing director; Ole Kristian Bjellaanes is the executive editor.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
press agency and wire service that serves many of the largest Norwegian media outlets. It also cooperates closely with the photo agency Scanpix
Scanpix
Scanpix Scandinavia is a stock photography agency. It is the leading distributor of photographic services in Scandinavia, and has branches in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Estonia. Scanpix provides daily news services to subscribing newspapers. Its other customers includes magazines, advertising...
, in which it has a 50% ownership share.
NTB was founded in 1867. It is closely held by large media corporations, including Edda Media
Edda Media
Edda Media is a Norwegian media group that owns a number of Norwegian newspapers, television channels, radio channels and websites. The company is part of the Mecom Group and is the remaining domestic part of Orkla Media. In 2006 the newspapers in the Edda Group had 1,250,000 daily readers, a...
(26.1%), Schibsted
Schibsted
Schibsted is a Norwegian media conglomerate with operations in 20 countries, the most important being Norway and Sweden. The company has its headquarters in Oslo, Norway and is listed on Oslo Stock Exchange....
(20.6%), A-Pressen
A-pressen
A-pressen is one of the three largest media companies in Norway and was established on May 27, 1948 with the name Norsk Arbeiderpresse . It got its present name in 1994...
(20.5%), the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (10.5%), Adresseavisen
Adresseavisen
Adresseavisen is a regional newspaper published daily, except Sundays, in Trondheim, Norway. It is an independent, conservative newspaper with a daily circulation of approximately 85,000. It is also informally known as Adressa. The newspaper covers the areas of Trøndelag and Nordmøre.Adresseavisen...
(7.8%), a few smaller newspapers, 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....
and P4
P4 Radio Hele Norge
P4 Radio Hele Norge AS Norway's leading national, private radio station with 24% national market share, about one million daily listeners and two million weekly....
. 0.5% is owned by the agency's employees.
The agency has three main news services, covering domestic news, international news, and sports. It also provides special services within culture, entertainment, feature, etc. The editors also publish a newspaper in simple Norwegian called Klar Tale (Clear Speech). Approximately 100 staff are employed by the agency. Pål Bjerketvedt is the editor-in-chief and managing director; Ole Kristian Bjellaanes is the executive editor.