Nordicom Seeks Assistant Director
Nordicom is now looking for a full-time assistant director. The assistant director will work with Nordicom's director and participate in the strategic and day-to-day management of Nordicom's operations.
News
A new issue is out: Media Trends in the Nordic Countries 2-2019
The Nordics are high performers in digitisation in European and global comparisons. As for media use, there is a continuous shift to digital consumption, but age gaps are increasing. These are some of the themes covered in this newsletter, all with a focus on the Nordic countries.
The Nordics replace licence fee with public service tax
Over the course of just a decade, all the Nordic countries now have – or are on their way to having – shifted to tax-based funding of public service media. Still, the models chosen are not totally alike. We have mapped the similarities and differences in the different countries.
Three reports on media and cultural habits in Sweden
Young consumers are increasingly accessing media through digital channels, and age gaps between generations are growing. At the same time, otherwise rather stable cultural habits are gradually changing. These are some of the findings from three recent studies in Sweden.
The Nordics peak in 2019 digital EU index
Finland is the EU’s best-performing country in digitisation, while Sweden ranks second and Denmark fourth. Norway, not included in the ranking, is at the same level as the other Nordic countries.
Today Nordicom Launches NordMedia Network
At the NordMedia conference in August 2019, Nordicom launches a new digital platform dedicated to Nordic media researchers. On the platform, you are able to present yourself and your research, find partners and keep up to date with the latest in Nordic media research, in a completely new Nordic context.
European Media Policy – the August issue is here
Welcome to a new issue of our European Media Policy newsletter. The newsletter provides an update on policy developments at the European level, concentrating on news from the European Union.
Five recommendations for better access to Nordic TV
Reduce geoblocking for Nordic public service TV online. This is suggested in a report examining how people in the Nordics could get access to more Nordic TV programmes, published by the Nordic Council of Ministers.
The Government's proposal for Swedish public service media 2020-2025
The Swedish public service media companies should be up to date and in close connection to the audience. They are also a common good that should work in a media system with a free and functioning commercial media market. This is what the Swedish Minister of Culture, Amanda Lind, said in June 2019 when she presented the Government's proposal on the conditions for a new broadcasting remit for Sweden's three public service media companies.
Digital News Report 2019
Norway leads the world in paying for online news, while Finland has the most trusted news media. This is according to the Digital News Report 2019, which compares online news consumption in 38 countries, including Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.
