Amedia AS is the second largest

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(the largest is

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and the third largest is Polaris Media). The company is whole or partial owner of 50 local and regional

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with

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and

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es, and its own

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, Avisenes Nyhetsbyrå. Until 2022 the corporation owned and operated a group of printing plants under the brand name Prime Print in

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History

Amedia AS was established on 27 May 1948 as Norsk Arbeiderpresse (lit: ''Norwegian Labour Press''). It was an association of social democratic newspapers. It was renamed A-pressen in 1994, a name which it retained until 2012. The company was originally created to finance Norwegian labour newspapers owned by the

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s and Labour Party. In 1990 the company was refinanced and transferred to a

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, with the

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and the Labour Party as the largest owners. When A-pressen bought part of TV2, the Labour Party chose to sell their stake in the company, and instead the MøllerGruppen, the Finnish company

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and

Telenor Telenor ASA ( or ) is a Norwegian majority state-owned multinational telecommunications company headquartered at Fornebu in Bærum, close to Oslo. It is one of the world's largest mobile telecommunications companies with operations worldwi ...

bought part of the company and it was listed on the

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. In the end Sanoma sold their stake, the company was delisted and was then owned by the

(45,2%),

(44,8%) and the Fritt Ord Foundation (10,1%). The company sold its 50% stake in TV2 in January 2012. Amedia bought competitor

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from

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in 2012. Amedia was bought by Sparebankstiftelsen DnB in 2016 and the company is now owned by Amediastiftelsen (The Amedia Foundation). In April 2022, Amedia announced it was handing over its four printing houses in Russia worth some 4 million Euro to the editor-in-chief of the newspaper ''

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'',

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, as it was ceasing its business activities in Russia. However, in the fall of 2023, five Prime Print printing houses, by decree of

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, were transferred first to the temporary management of the Federal Property Management Agency, and then to the Moscow authorities.

CEOs

*Johan Ona (1948–1974) * Einar Olsen (1974–1987) * Alf Hildrum (1987–2007) *Even Nordstrøm (2007–2010) * Thor Gjermund Eriksen (2010–2013) *Are Stokstad (2013–2020) * Anders Møller Opdahl (2020–present)

Chairmen of the board

* Konrad Nordahl (1948–1965) * Tor Aspengren (1965–1981) * Tor Halvorsen (1981?–1987) * Leif Haraldseth (1987–1990, acting from 1987 to 1988) *Svein-Erik Oxholm (1990–1997) * Jan Balstad (1997–2002) * Roar Flåthen (2002–2005) * Gerd-Liv Valla (2005–2007) * Erik Nord (2007–2010) * Jon Hippe (2010-2011) * Roar Flåthen (2011–present)

Newspapers

* * * * * * * '' Avisa Oslo'' * ''

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'' * '' Bodø by'' * '' Bodø nu'' * ''

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'' * '' Bygdeposten'' * '' Dalane Tidende'' * '' Demokraten'' * '' Drammens Tidende'' * '' Eiker Bladet'' * '' Enebakk Avis'' * '' Finnmarken'' * ''

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'' * '' Finnmarksposten'' * ''

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'' * '' Firdaposten'' * ''

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'' * '' Fremover'' * ''

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'' * '' Gjesdalbuen'' * '' Glåmdalen'' * ''

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'' * '' Halden Arbeiderblad'' * '' Halden Dagblad'' * ''

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'' * '' Hardanger Folkeblad'' * ''

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'' * '' Helgeland Arbeiderblad'' * '' Indre Akershus Blad'' * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * '' Lofotposten'' * ''

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'' * '' Malvik Bladet'' * '' Min Áigi'' * '' Moss Dagblad'' * '' Namdalsavisa'' * ''

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'' * '' Nordlys'' * '' Opdalingen'' * ''

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'' * '' Porsgrunns Dagblad'' * '' Rakkestad Avis'' * '' Rana Blad'' * '' Ringerikes Blad'' * '' Rjukan Arbeiderblad'' * '' Rogalands Avis'' * '' Romerikes Blad'' * '' Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad'' * '' Smaalenenes Avis'' * '' Stjørdalens Blad'' * '' Telemarksavisa'' * ''

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'' * '' Tvedestrandsposten'' * '' Østlands-Posten'' * '' Øyene''

References

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