NRK
The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (Norwegian: Norsk rikskringkasting, lit. 'Norwegian Realm Broadcasting'), commonly known by its initialism NRK, is the Norwegian government-owned radio and television public broadcasting company, and the largest media organisation in Norway.
This article is about the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. For other uses, see NRK (disambiguation).
Native name
Norsk rikskringkasting AS
Publicly funded Aksjeselskap
Kringkastningsselskapet A/S (1925)
1 July 1933[1]
Vibeke Fürst Haugen (Director General)
3,419; 266 temporary staff (2017)[2]
The NRK broadcasts three national TV channels and thirteen national radio channels on digital terrestrial television, digital terrestrial radio and subscription television. They also offer an online video on-demand and podcast streaming service, and produce online and broadcast news.
The NRK is a founding member of the European Broadcasting Union and a member of the Norwegian Press Association.[3]
Financing[edit]
Until the start of 2020, about 94% of NRK's funding came from a mandatory annual licence fee payable by anyone who owns or uses a TV or device capable of receiving TV broadcasts. The remainder came from commercial activities such as programme and DVD sales, spin-off products, and certain types of sponsorships. NRK's license income in 2012 was more than 5 billion NOK. In the autumn of 2015, the government announced that it planned to change the way NRK is financed. This was in part a reaction to the decline of TV ownership in Norway. From the start of 2020, NRK funding is an item in the national budget and the costs are covered through taxation for each individual liable for income taxes in Norway.[4]