Nettavisen

Nettavisen is an online newspaper from Norway. It was launched in 1996.[1][2] It was the country's first online-only newspaper. The current editor is Gunnar Stavrum.[2] In 2015, it became one of the most popular news websites in Norway.[3]

History

The newspaper was made by Odd Harald Hauge, Stig Eide Sivertsen, and Knut Ivar Skeid.[4] It was first called "Nettavisen" in Norwegian. In 1999, it was bought by Spray Sweden. Spray Sweden later became part of Lycos Europe.[2] The founders of Nettavisen also helped launch a site called Netzeitung.[4]

In 2002, Nettavisen was bought by TV 2.[2] TV 2 sold the newspaper in 2008.[5][6] They did this because they didn't have enough money. Since 2009, Nettavisen has been owned by Egmont and Amedia.[2][7]

Nettavisen is part of the media company Mediehuset Nettavisen. It has been owned by them since 2008.[4] In 2014, the company had 39.7% yearly income growth.[8][9] It is the second most visited news website on mobile in Norway.[3]

Nettavisen is known for being somewhat right-of-center politically.[10] It is considered the only large national newspaper in Norway. It expanded in 2017 by launching editions in Polish, Arabic, Russian, and Somali.[11] In the same year, Amedia bought Nettavisen.[12]

References
  1. Trine Syvertsen; Gunn Enli; Ole J. Mjøs; Hallvard Moe. "The Press". The Media Welfare State: Nordic Media in the Digital Era. New Media World. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  2. Pettersen, Øyvind Breivik (2023-01-23), "Nettavisen", Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian), retrieved 2023-05-31
  3. Kantar. "Tnslistene.no". tnslistene.no. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  4. Bradshaw, Paul (2008-01-25). "Online Journalism Atlas: Norway". Online Journalism Blog. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  5. "Dundrende underskudd i Nettavisen". journalisten.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). 2009-07-30. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  6. Jensen, Martin Huseby (2008-10-23). "TV 2 selger Nettavisen". journalisten.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  7. Mossin, Bjørn Åge (2015-09-08). "Se hvem som er blitt nye ledere i Nettavisen". journalisten.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  8. Fossbakken, Erlend (2023-05-30). "Nytt rekordresultat fra Nettavisen". kampanje.com (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  9. Jensen, Martin Huseby (2015-03-23). "Rekordår i Nettavisen". journalisten.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  10. "Nettavisen-redaktør blant de best likte kommentatorene". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). 2018-04-09. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  11. "Nettavisen oversettes til fire språk". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). 2017-06-30. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  12. "Amedia kjøper Nettavisen". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
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