50 projects recieved support from the NV-fund
The board of the NV-fund gave 45 million DKK in production support and a little bit over 800.000 DKK in development support during it's meeting in Copenhagen in the beginning of december. All in all 50 different projects recieved support. The board also approved the application from the children's group, that applied to get their own development funding in the same way as the factual and cultural group already does. in Swedish...
Overlooking the whole european media landscape
Annika Nyberg Frankenhaeuser is the newly appointed media director for the EBU and will start building up the media department next year. She takes with her a lot of experience from Nordvision, where she's participated as the head of Swedish Yle the last few years. in Swedish...
Report from the media directors meeting in Copenhagen
The executive board of the Nordvision cooperation, the NV-meeting, could at their meeting in Copenhagen in december yet again look back on a succesful year of cooperation with a fine result and many new iniatives. in Danish...
Deadline for the NV-fund in mai and november
The deadline for applications from the NV-fund is the 11th of May and 2nd of November in 2012. At these dates you can apply for both development and production support. All applications take place on the Nordvision website. in Swedish...
Giving and taking
At the same time as SVT and SR broadcasted their charity event Musikhjälpen (based on the dutch format Serious Request) the nordic representantives gathered in Gothenburg in order to see if they could cooperate or learn from each other. in Swedish...
Yle will be financed through fee through tax
Yle will most likely be funded by a fee that is collected by the Finnish tax authorities in the future. This according to a proposal by the Finnish Minister of Communications, a proposal that also has been approved by all parties in the Finnish parliament. The money would be directed also in the future into a special radio and television fund. The collected sum will be progressive and specific for each taxpayer, and it will no longer be tied to the ownership of a television set. in Swedish...
Labyrinten - new game program for children
With the new childrens program, Labyrinten, SVT is trying to reach 8 to 9 year old children. The project has recieved development support through Nordvision. in Swedish...
Sameland i Endring - from development to production
NRK applied for and recieved development support for the project Sameland i Endring about a year ago. Now the project is going into production and Berte Hilmo is applying for production support for the program about the Sami. in Danish/Norwegian...
Norwegian-Danish cooperation in radio fiction
In Denmark it's called Radiodrama and in Norway they have the Radiotheatre - but besides the different name, radio fiction is alike in the two countries. This is why Norway and Denmark have started to cooperate - a project that also recieved support from the NV-fund. in Danish...
Changes to the project calendar
The NVS have made some changes to the project calendar to make it easier for the members to use the project calendar. All the changes are now live and should work as intended. in Swedish...
Small changes to the NV-fund applications
The next deadline for the NV-fund is the 4th of november. NVS has made small changes to the application scheme on the website. The most important changes to note for an applicant is that application fundings for development funding now always are stated in Euro. Another change is that an applicant now are asked to state other contributors by name and state whether they are confirmed or unconfirmed. in Swedish...
New future for the archive cooperation
Broadcast companies throughout the world face major changes to their archives due to the digitalaziation of archives and the technical development that is very fast at the moment. In her article Helle Bech Madsen describes how the Nordic archive cooperation has reestablished itself and will work more togehter in the future.. in Danish...
HD program exchange will soon be possible
The digital distribution system Nordif hasn't been able to exchange program in HD between the Nordic companies so far. Now there is two different project running in order to make this possible, one project on short term and another on long term. in Swedish...
Program development together
It's not always easier to develop program ideas together within the Nordic countries, but it has often proven to be valuable in many other ways since this makes the Nordic cooperation more real for program workers in the companies. Petra Holm describes how their project on documentaries for small children worked. in Swedish...
The format competition went Norwegian
The NRK-format "Bør vi gifte oss" won the Nordic factual format competition that was decided upon on the NV Inspiration & Pitch in Copenhagen in october. Two other factual projects (DR and FST) and three cultural projects (SVT and DR) were also given development support on the pitch. in Swedish...
Bron - Broen, a web cooperation
The swedish/danish crime series Bron-Broen that is transmitted almost simultaneously in Denmark and Sweden also has a website that is the result of a joint Swedish-Danish venture. SVT and DR have worked together with the website and put together two websites that are quite alike but with some unique content. in Danish...
NV Inspiration & Pitch on october 11-12th
In a few week many of the nordic producers and commissioning editors gather in Copenhagen for the NV Inspiration & Pitch. During the pitch both the factual and cultural comissioing editors give away development support to projects of interest. During the pitch the winner of the factual format competition will also be announced.. in Swedish...
DR MAMA tries to reach young danes
DR MAMA is the name of DR:s new project aimed at the young. All in all DR plans to broadcast 30 hours of tv aimed at a young audience on DR:s HD-channel. NRK3 have sent programs for the younger audience for almost four years and according to the channel they've started out in a good way. in Danish...
Archives gets state money in Sweden
In it's budget proposal the Swedish government proposes to give 100 million swedish krones to SVT, UR and SR in order to make the companies program archives available to the public.
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Nordic metadata project group
Partnerships across organizations are more important than ever before, Metter Charis Buchmann writes in an article about the nordic metadata group's work. in Danish...
NRK-coverage of terror attacks broadcasted in other countries
When the horrifying terror attacks occurred in Norway in july the NRK coverage of what was happening was made available in all the Nordic countries. The other companies were impressed with what NRK managed to send out. Now all the companies are reviewing their own coverage of the attacks. in Swedish...
4th of november deadline for the fund
The next deadline for the Nordvision fund will be the 4th of november 2011. This spring a great variety of projects, among them a radio drama project, recieved support from the fund. The application form is available online on nordvision.org. in Swedish...
Big pitch in Copenhagen in october
The 11th and 12th of october a big pitch will be held in Copenhagen where both cultural and factual programs will pitch their ideas for nordic projects for the comissioning editors. The music group will also pitch ideas within their group. in Swedish...
more on the pitch on this page
New Media Days looks into the future
New Media Days will once again be held in Copenhagen this september. The program for the conference includes 46 speakers and will be held 12-13 september. in Danish...
Newmediadays.dk
FST5 and SVT World share same channel
From the beginning of september FST5 and SVT World will share the same channel in Finnish television. SVT World will be broadcasted whenever FST5 doesn't broadcast. This means SVT World will be available to a bigger audience than the case is now. in Swedish...
Competition for new factual format
After the success of the last factual format competition where the norwegian program Teenage Boss won first prize - a new competition is now announced by the factual commissioning editors in the nordic countries. The winner of the format competition will recieve 33.000 EUR / 250.000 DKK in development support for the program idea. Deadline for ideas is the 28th of september. More information - in Swedish...
New cultural pitch in october
A nordic cultural pitch is set to be held at the same time as the factual pitch in Copenhagen the 11th and 12th of october this year. The best ideas will also receive development support for their projects straight away as the Nordvision fund board have agreed on giving the cultural commissioning editors the right to give away development support right at the pitch. in Danish...
The NV-fund gave money to new projects
The Nordvision fund have given money to new projects during it's biannual meeting in Stockholm in June. All in all 39 projects received project support and 10 projects received development support. in Swedish...
List of projects that recieved support
Many followed Hurtigruten on NRK
NRKs broadcast Hurtigruten minute by minute proved to be a success story. Two out of three norwegians saw Hurtigrutens journey on the weekend and wherever the ship sailed during the five day live transmission norwegians met up in hoards on boat or at the dock. in Swedish...
Archive treasures exchanged between DR and NRK
The Archives in DR and NRK have started a pilot project where they look into the possibility of more cooperation between the archives. During the pilot phase of the project both companies have a possibility to search in others archives. Article - in Norwegian.
One idea is enough
Four different evening programs got togehter in Bergen in Norway to learn from each other and get ideas to their own program at the same time. One good idea is enough. in Swedish...
Forbrydelsen - an international success-story
Forbrydelsen//Brottet is nominated for two Bafta-awards, the latest nominations in a series of international recognition of the Danish crime series.. in Danish...
Adjustments in DR organization
DR have made adjustments to their organization. Gitte Rabøl is the new media director at DR. in Swedish...
Web applications scheme up and running
The webbased application form for the Nordvisionfund is now up and running on nordvision.org. From this application round all applications to the fund will take place completely on nordvision.org. Deadline for the application round spring 2011 will be may 6th. Article - in Swedish.
Guide for the nordivision.org - in english.
Succesful factual meeting in Oslo
The factual pitch / inspiration day in Oslo in march was very succesful. Two new factual projects recieved development support. in Swedish...
Blime - a Norwegian campaign
Blime - say hi and be a friend, is a very succesful campaign for children to be more friendly to each other that NRK has run since last autumn. More than 280.000 children have comitted to being a friend during the campaign. in Norwegian...
Program for Ebeltoft developing
The program for the Ebeltoft Nordic Children’s Media Festival 2011 festival in may is developing. in Norwegian/English...
Four formats from NRK at Mip in Cannes
NRK presented four new tv formats that they've developed at Mip TV in Cannes this may. in Danish...
Applications for the NV-fund on the web
The Nordvision secretariat is currently working on a webbased application form that will be up and running on nordvision.org soon. From this application round all applications to the fund will take place completely on nordvision.org. Deadline for the application round spring 2011 will be may 6th. Article - in Swedish.
Guide for the nordivision.org - in english.
Pilot projects in development between the archives
There are currently a number of archive projects in development between the nordic countries. The heads of archives met in the beginning of march in Oslo and discussed their cooperation. For example NRK and DR have started a pilot project where the companies gain access to each others archives. Among other projects in development is a project where the archives are trying to agree on join standards for meta data. in danish...
Peak season for nordic program exchange
It's the peak season for nordic program exchange as many programs are screening and exchanging programs at the moment. And the record numbers that was set last year seem to continue. In their first screenings the different program groups have even gone over the record set last year. in Swedish...
Year report soon in the mail
The year report 2010 has just arrived in print and will soon be distributed. The year report is however already now available in pdf-format on our website. more information - the year report as pdf
Factual pitch in Oslo
The program for the factual pitch in Oslo on March 23rd and 24th is filling up and the nordic factual producers can look forward to two days of inspiration and discussion. The first day will be an inspiration day and the second will be dedicated to the actual pitch. in swedish...
44 children games becomes television
Kom og leg is a perfect example of program exchange at its best. Pay for one episode and get four or five for free. The idea behind this concept is to gather 44 different children's games from the nordic countries. They make out short sequences that don't need any translation and can be used in different programs. However, to make this happen it takes a lot of communication. in danish... - english version available in the year report
Måttet är Rågat - what's behind the economy
The economy has been constantly in the news in Europe in recent years - bu what is really behind the numbers and stock market quotations? YLE FST5 is broadcasting a sequel to its climate series Måttet är Rågat, this time focusing on the economy. in swedish... - english version available in the year report
Love and discipline - the story behind education
When contemporary politicians talk of the need for discipline in schools, they are merely echoing Plato and the Sophists, as a Swedish miniseries on the history of education reveals. in danish... - english version available in the year report
Universal subjects without local origins
Documentary maker Jakob Gottshcau has been making Nordvision television programmes for ten years without a local angle. But he had to break the force of habit for his forthcoming documentary for the Nordic television broadcasters, even though it was the American national archives that he had to turn to for materials. in danish... - english version available in the year report
New record for Nordvision in 2010
The annual report of 2010 shows a record result for Nordvision. Never before have the nordic countries cooperated as much as they did in 2010. The amount of programs that were exchanged between the countries grew about 35 percent compared to 2009. The amount of programs that was cooproduced is steadily at a figure on and about 1200. All in all 4000 programs and about 1000 news items were exchanged/coproduced between the Nordic countries. in Swedish...
dr.dk/klatvaerk brings nordic art togehter
Dr.dk has just realeased a new web site thas is a cooperation between DR, NRK and YLE and three nordic museums of art. dr.dk/klaetvarket is a house of art that tries to teach art for children (between ages 9-12) at the same time as it tries to challenge children's creativity and imagination. in Danish...
Big nordic year in Iceland
Even though the financial crisis in Europe has had an impact on Iceland, the last year was still very succesful for nordic television in Iceland. All in all RUV showed no fewer than 500 programs that were produced in Sweden, Norway, Denmark or Finland. A lot of the nordic programs also gained big numbers both in rating and share. in Danish...
Role playing and games – natural for children
With the succesful childrens production Piraterna, SVT managed to do something unique. For one of the first times, a tv-production was able to mix reality with fiction. One of the reasons behind this was that the participants in the program were children. in Swedish...
