Nordic Media Days

What Nordic Media Days does

Nordic Media Days (Stiftelsen Nordiske Mediedager, org. nr. 990 298 041) is a Norwegian non-profit foundation that organizes the leading annual media industry conference in the Nordic region. Founded in 1988 and headquartered at Odd Frantzens plass 5 in Bergen, the foundation operates with approximately 14 employees and runs a three-day annual conference each May at Grieghallen, with the 2026 edition held May 6-8 and the 2027 edition scheduled for May 12-14. The event targets journalists, editors, media executives, content creators, producers, broadcasters, podcasters, and digital media professionals from Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland, with programming spanning AI in media, streaming, documentary filmmaking, podcasting, TV format innovation, media leadership, and digital transformation. Supporting products include the proprietary Medieundersøkelsen (annual Media Survey, ~2,500 respondents in 2026), two major journalism awards (Den store journalistprisen and Sjur Holsens minnepris), and the Aarebrotsamtalen keynote conversation.

The foundation's technology footprint is light: it does not build or sell software products. Digital infrastructure consists of a website (nordiskemediedager.no) backed by imgix CDN and DigitalOcean hosting, Mailchimp for email distribution, and active social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Flickr. Audio distribution is via the in-house "Heftye møter" podcast. The foundation's governance is anchored by seven founding organizations (stiftere): Bergen kommune, Bergens Tidende, Dagens Næringsliv, NRK, Universitetet i Bergen, TV2, and BA. Revenue is generated through attendee ticket sales, partnership and sponsorship fees, and grants from supporting institutions, with no public financial disclosure. Visible sponsors include major Nordic media groups (Schibsted, Amedia, Polaris Media, Bauer Media, NRK, TV2), the Tinius Trust, Sparebanken Vest (via Agenda Vestlandet), and international partners such as the Edinburgh TV Festival.

Name

Nordic Media Days

Legal name

Stiftelsen Nordiske Mediedager

Website

https://nordiskemediedager.no

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Nordic Media Days (Stiftelsen Nordiske Mediedager) is a Bergen-based non-profit foundation that organizes the leading annual three-day media industry conference for Nordic journalists, editors, executives, and content creators, supplemented by proprietary research (Medieundersøkelsen) and journalism awards.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Media Industry Conferences and Events

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYMPAGAGAB

Professional & Association Conferences

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Live Entertainment & Events (Concerts, Theater, Festivals)/Conventions & Conferences (Business Events)

SECONDARYMPAGAGAD

Academic & Scientific Conferences

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Live Entertainment & Events (Concerts, Theater, Festivals)/Conventions & Conferences (Business Events)

SECONDARYMPAJABAK

Scholarly Societies & Conference Proceedings Publishing

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/Educational & Academic Publishing (Textbooks, Scholarly, STM)

Keywords

• Media industry conference
• Media professional events
• Journalism awards program
• Media industry networking
• Media research survey

Headquarters

HQ city

Bergen

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Conference Attendance and Ticket Sales: Nordic Media Days generates revenue through attendee registrations, ticket sales, and participation fees for the annual multi-day conference held in Bergen, Norway.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Stiftelsen Nordiske Mediedager (Nordic Media Days) organizes and hosts an annual three-day media industry conference in Bergen, Norway, featuring curated sessions, workshops, networking events, and award ceremonies for Nordic media professionals. The organization also produces the annual Medieundersøkelsen (Media Survey) measuring media consumption and trust, and runs industry award programs including Den store journalistprisen and Sjur Holsens minnepris.

Product overview

Nordic Media Days is a Norwegian media conference organization that hosts an annual three-day event in Bergen focused on the Nordic media industry. The organization offers multiple interconnected products: the core annual conference featuring sessions, workshops, and networking; the Medieundersøkelsen annual media survey providing research on media consumption and trust; and awards including Sjur Holsens minnepris and Den store journalistprisen. The conference also features specialized components like NMD Expo, NMD Sidetrack, and the Aarebrotsamtalen keynote conversation. Additionally, they produce their own podcast series. The organization serves media professionals across the Nordic countries with programming spanning journalism, technology, streaming, leadership, and media strategy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NMD Expo: Expo program featuring partner showcases and exhibitions
• NMD Sidetrack
• NMD Workshop
• NMD Kveld
• Heftye møter
• Aarebrotsamtalen
• Sjur Holsens minnepris

Products and services

• Nordiske Mediedager Conference Annual three-day media industry conference held in Bergen, Norway, offering sessions, workshops, and networking for Nordic media professionals, with programming on journalism, streaming, AI in media, documentary filmmaking, podcasting, TV format innovation, media leadership, and digital transformation.
• Medieundersøkelsen (Media Survey) Annual media survey measuring media consumption, trust in media, and attitudes toward journalism among Norwegian journalists, editors, technologists, and the general population; the 2026 edition surveyed approximately 2,500 participants.
• Sjur Holsens minnepris (Sjur Holsen Memorial Prize) Annual award honoring journalists who contribute to informed and knowledge-based public discourse, demonstrating the qualities of the late journalist Sjur Holsen.
• Den store journalistprisen (The Great Journalism Prize) Norway's largest journalism prize, awarded annually to recognize outstanding journalistic work.
• Heftye møter (Podcast) Original podcast series featuring interviews with media professionals, conference speakers, and journalists, including episodes with guests such as Deeyah Khan and Jo Nesbø.

Quantifiable outcome

• The 2026 Medieundersøkelsen surveyed approximately 2,500 participants including journalists, editors, and technologists.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

30 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• GullrutenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGullruten is a Norwegian TV awards organization that appears among the listed collaboration partners of Nordiske Mediedager.
• Polaris MediaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPolaris Media is a major Norwegian media group that appears among the listed collaboration partners of Nordiske Mediedager.
• KongresskulturminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKongresskultur appears among the listed collaboration partners of Nordiske Mediedager.
• FenomenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFenomen appears among the listed collaboration partners of Nordiske Mediedager.
• TONOminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTONO is a Norwegian performing rights organization that appears among the listed collaboration partners of Nordiske Mediedager.
• Everland AgencyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEverland Agency appears among the listed collaboration partners of Nordiske Mediedager.
• AksellminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAksell appears among the listed collaboration partners of Nordiske Mediedager.
• KulturoperatoreneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKulturoperatorene appears among the listed collaboration partners of Nordiske Mediedager.
• SchibstedminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchibsted is a major Nordic media group that appears among the listed collaboration partners of Nordiske Mediedager.
• AmediaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmedia appears among the listed collaboration partners of Nordiske Mediedager.
• FeedminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeed appears among the listed collaboration partners of Nordiske Mediedager.
• VyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVy appears among the listed collaboration partners of Nordiske Mediedager.
• Fonn GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFonn Group appears among the listed collaboration partners of Nordiske Mediedager.
• VimondminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVimond appears among the listed collaboration partners of Nordiske Mediedager.
• Hotell Norge by ScandicminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHotell Norge by Scandic appears among the listed collaboration partners of Nordiske Mediedager.
• Agenda VestlandetminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgenda Vestlandet (Sparebanken Vest) appears among the listed collaboration partners of Nordiske Mediedager. Sparebanken Vest sponsors the Sjur Holsens minnepris.
• Tinius TrustminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTinius Trust appears among the listed collaboration partners of Nordiske Mediedager.
• NorEngrosminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNorEngros appears among the listed collaboration partners and as an advertiser on the Nordiske Mediedager website.
• ClipskminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClipsk appears among the listed collaboration partners of Nordiske Mediedager.
• Fresh TracksminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFresh Tracks appears among the listed collaboration partners of Nordiske Mediedager.
• Bauer MediaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBauer Media appears among the listed collaboration partners of Nordiske Mediedager.
• Broadcast EventsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBroadcast Events appears among the listed collaboration partners of Nordiske Mediedager.
• Edinburgh TV FestivalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEdinburgh TV Festival appears among the listed collaboration partners of Nordiske Mediedager, indicating a cross-festival international partnership.
• Bergen kommunecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBergen kommune (Bergen Municipality) is one of the founding organizations (stiftere) of Stiftelsen Nordiske Mediedager.
• Bergens TidendecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBergens Tidende is one of the founding organizations (stiftere) of Stiftelsen Nordiske Mediedager.
• Dagens NæringslivcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDagens Næringsliv is one of the founding organizations (stiftere) of Stiftelsen Nordiske Mediedager.
• NRKcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNRK (Norsk Rikskringkasting) is one of the founding organizations (stiftere) of Stiftelsen Nordiske Mediedager.
• Universitetet i Bergen (UiB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversitetet i Bergen (UiB) is one of the founding organizations (stiftere) of Stiftelsen Nordiske Mediedager.
• TV2coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTV2 is one of the founding organizations (stiftere) of Stiftelsen Nordiske Mediedager.
• BA (Bergensavisen)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBA (Bergensavisen) is one of the founding organizations (stiftere) of Stiftelsen Nordiske Mediedager.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SXSW: Large-scale media, technology, and entertainment festival that overlaps with Nordic Media Days in serving media-industry professionals, brands, and content creators, but at materially greater scale and broader scope.
• MIPCOM / MIPTV (RX Global): Major international content markets held in Cannes for broadcasters, producers, and distributors — a much larger incumbent that competes for the same Nordic broadcaster and streaming-platform attention and sponsorship dollars.
• IBC (International Broadcasting Convention): Annual broadcast-technology and content convention in Amsterdam serving the same broadcasters, technology providers, and content executives that Nordic Media Days targets in its Nordic scope.
• Cannes Lions: Premier global advertising, marketing, and media creativity festival — competes for Nordic agency, publisher, and media-platform sponsorship budgets that could otherwise flow to Nordic Media Days.
• Web Summit: Global technology conference that competes for Nordic media-tech sponsorship and senior attendance, covering many of the same AI, streaming, and digital transformation themes as Nordic Media Days.

Direct peers

• International Journalism Festival (Perugia): Annual European journalism conference hosting journalists, editors, and media executives for workshops and panels — directly comparable in audience, governance model (non-profit), and program structure.
• Gullruten: Norwegian TV awards organization and listed collaboration partner of Nordiske Mediedager, operating in the same Norwegian broadcasting ecosystem and targeting the same media-industry professional audience.
• Edinburgh TV Festival: Long-running UK TV and media industry gathering that is an explicit cross-festival partner of Nordiske Mediedager, with a comparable model of programming, awards, and senior media-executive attendance.

Regional players

• Nordic Game Conference: Leading Nordic creative-industry conference (focused on games/interactive media rather than journalism) that demonstrates the same Nordic-convening model and regional sponsorship ecosystem relevant to Nordic Media Days.

Emerging players

• Oslo Freedom Forum: Press-freedom and journalism gathering in Oslo, listed as a collaboration partner of NMD Sidetrack; a partial-overlap conference serving journalists and media advocates in the same Nordic ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/mediedager
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mediedager
• Instagraminstagram.com/mediedager

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Funding overview

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