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Broadcasting regulatory authority
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There is no independent broadcasting authority.
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National channels with
terrestrial broadcast
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Public service
RUV
Private
Skjár 1
Stöð 2
Syn - Vision TV
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Television channel packagers
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Provider of digital terrestrial services
Digital
island (Vodafone)
Main cable-operator
Simmin
(Iceland Telecom)
Providers of TV services
through IPTV
Dagsbrün
(Og Vodafone)
Simmin
(Iceland Telecom)
Provider of TV service for mobile
Dagsbrün
(Og Vodafone) Vodafone live!
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Channels with wide national coverage
through terrestrial, cable, MMDS, IPTV or satellite distribution
(regional or local channels with satellite distribution
are not included)
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Channels made available by private companies
SprtSkjär
Omega
Television
Sirkus
Stöð 2 Bio
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Regional and local channels
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Regional channels (private)
Fjölsýn
N4
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Channels targeting foreign markets
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Gospel Channel Europe
| Other television resources
on the Observatory website |
Legal information
Legal information on broadcasting in Iceland
(IRIS MERLIN
database)
Market and statistical information
The Yearbook
published by the European Audiovisual Observatory provides information
on the economic and financial situation of broadcasting (Volume 1),
on the TV equipment, transmissions facilities and on TV audience market
share (Volume 2), on interactive television and new services (Volume
4) and on TV programming and TV production (volume 5).
The report Radio
and Television systems in Europe 2000/2001, edited by the
Hans Bredow Institute and published in English and French by the Observatory,
provides excellent background information on the various national
radio and television landscape in each of the European countries.
Broadcasting
section of the website of the European Audiovisual Observatory
| Other resources on television
in Iceland |
Terrestrial transmission company
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Information on licence fee
RÚV
Information on the advertising market
Samband Íslenskra Auglýsingastofa
(SÍA) (Professional body of advertising agencies)
Capacent (Rate
card measurement and statistics)
Television programmes guides
Sjónvarp.is
VefTV
Audience measurement company
Capacent
Social Science Research
Institute
Broadcasters professional organisations
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Television addresses
sat-address website : this website provides adresses
of satellite TV channels. It is bundled with the Lyngsat website, which
itself provides detailled and daily up-dated information on all satellite
line-ups, satellite digital packages and satellite and radio television
channels in the world.
Directories of Live-TV services on the web
Comfm
Lyngsat
Live-TV
Bibliography
Bibliography on the history of television in Iceland
on the website History
of television
Other websites of interest
Statistics
Iceland (Television and media statistics)
"Islande"
(Site Francenordic)
Medier i Norden / Nordic
Media (News and update information on tv and media in the Nordic
countries)
NORDICOM - Nordic
Information Centre for Media and Communication Research
Updated on 17/11/2007
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