Avisenes Nyhetsbyrå (ANB) (English: "Newspapers' News Agency") is a

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that was established in 1912 as ''Socialdemokratisk Pressekontor''. In 1919 this was changed to ''Arbeidernes Pressekontor'' ("The Workers' Press Office") and in 1984 it was changed again to ''A-pressens Oslo-redaksjon'' (APOR). In 1990 the agency was reorganized as a

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, and on 1 September 2001 it got its current name. The agency is owned by 31 Norwegian newspapers and in addition

A-pressen Amedia AS is the second largest media company in Norway (the largest is Schibsted and the third largest is Polaris Media). The company is whole or partial owner of 50 local and regional newspaper with online newspapers and printing presses, and ...

. ANB's main task is to deliver current news to Norwegian media, primarily local and regional newspapers. In addition ANB delivers radio and television pages, football and

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tips, consumer news and news magazines. On 1 January 2007 ANB went into partnership with

Norsk Telegrambyrå The Norwegian News Agency ( no, Norsk Telegrambyrå; abbreviated NTB) is a Norwegian press agency and wire service that serves most of the largest Norwegian media outlets. The agency is located in Oslo and has bureaus in Brussels in Belgium and T ...

(NTB). NTB took over the daily wire service which AND had delivered, whereas ANB concentrated on delivery and re-distribution of exclusive stories and services to the subscribers.

External links

Avisenes Nyhetsbyrå

Siste.no - News portal for Avisenes Nyhetsbyrå
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