Company type | Government agency |
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Industry | Authority |
Founded | 1 January 2005 |
Headquarters | Fredrikstad, Norway |
Area served | Norway |
Key people | Mari Velsand (Director) |
Number of employees | 38 |
Parent | Ministry of Culture and Equality |
Website | medietilsynet.no |
The Norwegian Media Authority (Norwegian: Medietilsynet) is a Norwegian government agency subordinate to the Ministry of Culture and Equality charged with various tasks relating to broadcasting, newspapers and films. It enforces rules on content, advertising and sponsorship for broadcast media, administers newspaper production grants and enforces rules on media ownership. Prior to 2023[1] the authority also classified movies.