A-pressen

Infobox Company
company_name = A-pressen AS
company_
company_type = Private
foundation = 1948
location = Oslo, Norway
key_people = Alf Hildrum (CEO)
area_served = Norway and Russia
industry = Media
products =
revenue =
operating_income =
net_income =
num_employees = 2,635 (2007)
parent = Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions
Telenor
Fritt Ord
subsid =
homepage = [http://www.a-pressen.no www.a-pressen.no ]
footnotes =

A-pressen is one of the three largest media companies in Norway (the other two are Schibsted and Orkla Media) and was established on May 27 1948 with the name Norsk Arbeiderpresse (lit: "Norwegian Labour Press"). It got its present name in 1994. A-pressen is whole or partial owner of 50 local- and regional newspaper with online newspapers and printing presses, local TV channels and local radio channels, including a 50% ownership of TV2 and its own news agency, Avisenes Nyhetsbyrå. The corporation also owns newspapers in Russia.

History

The company was originally created to finance the Norwegian labour newspapers owned by the labour unions and Labour Party. In 1990 the company was refinanced and transferred to a corporation with the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions and the Labour Party as the largest owners. When A-pressen bough part of TV2 the Labour Party chose to sell their ownership in the company, and instead the Møller Group, Finnish Sanoma and Telenor bought part of the company and it was listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. In the end Sanoma sold their stocks, the company was delisted and it is now owned by the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (45.2%), Telenor (44.8%) and the Foundation Fritt Ord (10.1%). The company has had four CEOs, Johan Ona (1948-1974), Einar Olsen (1974-1987), Alf Hildrum (1987-2007) and Even Nordstrøm (2007 -). [cite web |url=http://www.medieregisteret.no/database/dbprogs/?1=1&eid=2832 |title=A-pressen AS |author=Medietilsynet |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2007-01-28]

Newspapers

* "Akershus Amtstidende"
* "Arbeidets Rett"
* "Aura Avis"
* "Aust Agder Blad"
* "Avisa Nordland"
* "Bergensavisen"
* "Bygdeposten"
* "Demokraten"
* "Eiker Bladet"
* "Enebakk Avis"
* "Finnmarken"
* "Finnmark Dagblad"
* "Finnmarksposten"
* "Firda"
* "Firdaposten"
* "Fremover"
* "Glåmdalen"
* "Hadeland"
* "Halden Arbeiderblad"
* "Halden Dagblad"
* "Hamar Arbeiderblad"
* "Hardanger Folkeblad"
* "Helgeland Arbeiderblad"
* "Indre Akershus Blad"
* "Jarlsberg"
* "Kvinnheringen"
* "Lofotposten"
* "Lofot-Tidende"
* "Malvik Bladet"
* "Min Áigi"
* "Moss Dagblad"
* "Namdalsavisa"
* "Nordlys"
* "Opdalingen"
* "Oppland Arbeiderblad"
* "Porsgrunns Dagblad"
* "Rakkestad Avis"
* "Rana Blad"
* "Ringerikes Blad"
* "Rjukan Arbeiderblad"
* "Rogalands Avis"
* "Romerikes Blad"
* "Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad"
* "Smaalenenes Avis"
* "Stjørdalens Blad"
* "Telemarksavisa"
* "Tidens Krav"
* "Tvedestrandsposten"
* "Østlands-Posten"
* "Øyene"

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