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Increased revenues for daily newspapers
Daily newspapers in Sweden experienced increased revenues and improved profitability during 2021, according to the report Medieekonomi 2022 [Media Economy 2022], produced by Nordicom on behalf of the Swedish Press and Broadcasting Authority. The economically strong year can be explained by increased advertisement revenues, steady reader revenues, and reduced costs.
Nordicom launches new website
After several months of preparations, we are now very happy to launch Nordicom’s new website, which gives a clear presentation of our organisation and focuses on our users’ needs.
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.
Global platforms are strengthening their grip on the Nordic media markets
A clear majority of digital advertising in the Nordic Region is now invested in global platform companies rather than domestic media, according to a new report from the Nordic Council of Ministers and Nordicom.
Both content and formatting important to young news consumers
Making news more entertaining by formatting it with the stylistic practices of YouTube content may help to engage teenagers’ attention. However, if the topic covered is not relevant to the young audience, it might not be worthwhile, according to a new article published in Nordicom Review.
New research overview examines the significance of public broadcasting
A new research overview, published by Nordicom, presents what empirical research says about central issues regarding public broadcasting in Sweden. The overview aims to make research on public broadcasting more accessible and contribute to a factual and objective debate on the subject.
Seminar: What do we really know about public broadcasting?
Welcome to a seminar (in Swedish) about public broadcasting and its role in a digital world, the public’s trust in it, and the competition with other media corporations.
The Swedish Media Barometer 2021: Read the report and watch the seminar
The Swedish population consumed media like never before during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Swedish Media Barometer 2021 shows that the increased level remained steady during 2021. Find the report and watch the seminar about the Swedish Media Barometer 2021 (in Swedish) here.
Digital newspapers, car radio, and streamed television – this is how the Swedish population used media in 2021
Two out of three of the Swedish population read a daily newspaper on an average day in 2021 – digital reading dominated. Car radio was the most common way to listen to the radio, and 93 per cent of the population watched moving images in some form on an average day. These are some of the most important results from the Swedish Media Barometer 2021 summarised.
Media events in focus in new issue of Nordic Journal of Media Studies
A new issue of Nordic Journal of Media Studies, entitled Media Events in the Age of Global, Digital Media: Centring, Scale, and Participatory Liveness, has just been published. The articles in the issue demonstrate that media events is still an important concept to help us understand the working of the contemporary hybrid media landscape.
Welcome to a seminar about the Media Barometer 2021
On 19 May, Nordicom will hold a seminar to present the results from the 2021 Media Barometer survey (in Swedish). Conducted annually by Nordicom, the survey focuses on how the Swedish population uses media on traditional and digital platforms on an average day.