Mediehuset Haugesunds Avis

What Mediehuset Haugesunds Avis does

Mediehuset Haugesunds Avis AS is a privately held Norwegian local media company operating the newspaper Haugesunds Avis, founded in 1895 and headquartered at Karmsundgata 72, Haugesund. The company serves residents of Haugesund and the surrounding Haugalandet municipalities (Karmøy, Tysvær, Vindafjord) in Rogaland county, delivering local news, sports coverage (including FKH football), community information, classifieds, obituaries, real estate listings, and job postings.

The company's product portfolio spans a print newspaper (Papiravisen), a digital replica edition (eAvis) delivered via the e-pages platform, the main website h-avis.no, and the Direktesport sports streaming platform. It offers multiple subscription tiers, including a free youth program (UNG 15-20) for ages 15-20, an annual digital subscription with premium subscriber-only content, and a bundled subscription product (+Alt-abonnement) providing access to multiple regional newspapers through the Amedia network.

The business model is a dual revenue stream combining individual reader subscriptions (digital and print, recurring billing) with advertising sold through the Amedia Annonse platform, covering classifieds, display, and business recruitment advertising. Government bodies (Tysvær kommune, Vindafjord kommune) and enterprises (Norsk Hydro ASA) are visible advertising clients. The company operates within Norway's self-regulatory press ethics framework (Vær Varsom-plakaten, PFU oversight) and complies with GDPR and the Åpenhetsloven (Transparency Act).

Name

Mediehuset Haugesunds Avis

Legal name

Mediehuset Haugesunds Avis AS

Website

https://h-avis.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

1895

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Mediehuset Haugesunds Avis is a privately held Norwegian local newspaper founded in 1895, serving Haugesund and the surrounding Haugalandet region with print, digital, and sports streaming products funded by subscriptions and advertising.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Newspaper

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (51311)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Regional Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAB)

Keywords

• Regional newspaper publishing
• Local news media
• Digital news subscription
• Sports journalism coverage
• Classified advertising platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Haugesund

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Subscriptions: Digital and print newspaper subscriptions providing recurring revenue from individual readers
2. Advertising: Classified advertisements, display advertising, and business advertising through Amedia Annonse platform

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Mediehuset Haugesunds Avis publishes the regional newspaper Haugesunds Avis, delivering local news, sports, culture, and business content for the Haugalandet region. The company distributes this content through a physical print edition (Papiravisen), a digital e-edition (eAvis) via the e-pages platform, the h-avis.no website, and the integrated Direktesport sports streaming service, supported by subscription tiers including a free youth offering (UNG 15-20) and a multi-title bundle (+Alt-abonnement).

Product overview

Mediehuset Haugesunds Avis operates a multi-platform news media portfolio consisting of a print newspaper (Papiravisen), digital e-edition (eAvis), website (h-avis.no), and sports platform (Direktesport). The company offers various subscription tiers including free access for youth (UNG 15-20) and bundled packages (+Alt-abonnement) through the Amedia network. The core offering is local and regional news coverage for Haugesund and the surrounding Haugalandet region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Papiravisen

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AmediacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAmedia is a national newspaper network that includes Haugesunds Avis. The partnership provides shared technology platforms, advertising services (Amedia Annonse), and content syndication across the Amedia network of regional newspapers.
• DirektesportcoreTechnology or IntegrationSports streaming service integrated with the newspaper's digital offerings, providing live sports coverage and video content to subscribers.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Nordlys: Regional newspaper in northern Norway (Tromsø). Comparable regional subscription and advertising model, useful benchmark for digital transition and Amedia-aligned distribution performance outside Rogaland.
• Adresseavisen: Regional newspaper in Trøndelag (Trondheim) running an identical subscription-and-local-advertising business model. Direct structural peer for evaluating regional newspaper unit economics and digital transition trajectories.
• Drammens Tidende: Local newspaper serving the Drammen region with a comparable print + digital subscription model. Direct structural peer for understanding local newspaper economics in mid-sized Norwegian cities.
• Romerikes Blad: Local newspaper serving the Romerike region near Oslo. Closely comparable subscription-and-advertising newspaper business model, useful for benchmarking local-market digital migration performance.
• Fædrelandsvennen: Regional newspaper serving Kristiansand and Agder on Norway's southern coast. Operates a similar print + digital subscription + local advertising model and competes for the same national advertising and subscription economics.
• Bergens Tidende: Major Norwegian regional newspaper based in Bergen. Comparable regional print-and-digital subscription model, similar reliance on local advertising and Amedia-network-adjacent distribution, with a larger scale footprint.
• Stavanger Aftenblad: Regional newspaper covering Stavanger and Rogaland, directly overlapping Haugesunds Avis's geography and audience. Closest direct competitor for local news, sports, and classified advertising in the broader Rogaland county market.
• Tønsbergs Blad: Local newspaper in Vestfold (Tønsberg) operating the same subscription + classified-advertising model. Direct peer for local-market newspaper unit economics and digital subscription conversion.

Broad incumbents

• Aftenposten: Largest national newspaper in Norway with broad Oslo-centric coverage that bleeds into regional markets. Acts as a broad incumbent competitor for national advertising budgets and high-end digital subscriptions.
• Amedia: National network of regional newspapers (including Haugesunds Avis's core partner) operating shared technology, advertising (Amedia Annonse), and subscription bundling. Functions both as parent-network and broad incumbent shaping distribution and pricing across the regional newspaper market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/haugesundsavis
• Instagraminstagram.com/haugesundsavis
• Xx.com/haugesundsavis
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mediehuset-haugesunds-avis

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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