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Norway – (E1) Media ownership concentration national level

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By 2018, 125 of 223 Norwegian newspapers were owned by large media companies, with Amedia and Schibsted being the biggest owners. Commercial television broadcaster TV2 Gruppen is owned by Danish Egmont. A 2017 report showed public service broadcaster NRK had 85 % daily reach (dekning), Schibsted 74 % Amedia 38 %. Measured in circulation, Schibsted and Amedia had a combined market share of 54,3% (2018, Medietilsynet). Several medium size companies – NHST Media Group AS (NHST) and Aller Media Group AS (Aller) – control together 18.1% of the market. In addition, several companies control one or a few newspapers. Measured in circulation, Schibsted is the biggest newspaper owner with 30% of the total circulation (or 41% depending on method (see MedieNorge).

Eierskap i norske aviser og kringkastere (2019):

https://medietilsynet.no/globalassets/dokumenter/rapporter/190109_eierskapsoversikt_aviser_kringkastere.pdf

Største mediekonsern etter omsetning i Norge (2018):

http://medienorge.uib.no/statistikk/aspekt/struktur/371