The NRK licence fee should be scrapped – TV 2

There will be finish on NRK-license, as it is today, says culture Linda Hofstad Helleland to NRK.

NRK-tax or medieavgift

It does not mean that it is free to use NRK. But it is not clear what finanseringsmodell that will be introduced.

the Government report on a medieavgift, and so will you consider this up against the annual financing of the state budget, informs the Ministry of culture to TV 2.

the Funding will not be linked to whether one is the owner of a TV set or not.

the Government has a target to have the new scheme in time in 2019.

– We want a funding as either being a husstandavgift, earmarked taxes, or earmarked tax per person (with certain exemptions from income or other social factors).

Now to the government to send the matter out to consultation. The parliament will then choose a medieavgift or NRK-financing of skatteseddelen.

– the Government has decided that license as we know it today will be gone. WE want a dedicated medieavgift and to consider this up against a statsbudsjettfinansiering. Exactly which model it is, we have no answers yet, says kulturministeren to TV 2.

Journalists in NRK: “We are more easily shocked

the Leader of The union of journalists, NRKJ, says they are easier shocked that regneringen will consider a financing from the state budget.

We are more easily shocked that the government will consider the financing of the state budget. Such a solution is, in our opinion, the worst option, with regard to the Nrk’s independence.

“NRKJ expect that it is a medieavgift that ensures editorial independence with a clear distinction between the government and the NRK. The public must feel confident that The content is published independently of the government and other actors are gaining interests,” they write in a press release.

They believe a medieavgift related to the household provides the best distance between the finanserer content, and those who create the content.

– We will also warn against the Finnish model with tax per person. The experience is that it provides less degree of independence, and predictability by changing governments frequently changed the level of tax.

– A dangerous way to go

the Norwegian union of journalists (NJ) central is also critical to statsbudsjettfinansiering

The most important thing for journalists is to ensure stable funding, but first and foremost, the independence of the NRK. Having statsbudsjettfinansiering is a dangerous way to go. It will link the funding of NRK up against the political winners in the Parliament, and it is a situation we must avoid, ” says the Head of NJ, Thomas Spence to the TV 2.

Among kulturpolitikerne in Parliament, there is some mixed reaction. Arild Grande from the Labour party believes kulturministeren should have come longer in the process of city funding of NRK and the solution for a commercial allmennkringkaster.

– Vague thoughts

I wonder what the minister has been at it for the last six months, when all she comes with in relation to the financing of NRK is to repeat the same as the Parliament came up with in march of this year. We had a clear expectation that it was going to get a proposal on the table now, as then, we must consider what we shall do with the matter, ” he says to TV 2.

What she has provided is vague thoughts about a future model of how the NRK shall finanseries. It seems that we get much to do here in Parliament the next six months, ” says says Geir Jørgen Retire in Progress to SCREEN 2.

Proposed solution for the commercial allmennkringkaster

During the press conference will also be a proposed solution for a commercial allmennkringkaster be presented. While the question of whether the license is completely central to NRK is the other message is crucial for much of the production in TV 2.

Mediemangfoldsutvalget delivered its recommendation 18. October. It went on for that the state still should support the TV 2 or a different allmennkringkaster to produce news in three to five years.

TV 2 has not applied for toårslisensen that government job that was totally without compensation for merutgiftene it is to have a comprehensive nyhetsproduksjon and headquartered in Bergen.

the TV 2 has a temporary agreement with the state that runs out at the end of the year.

the Background for the changes is that the TV market is changing. Fewer are watching traditional linear TV, and multiple streams the TV channels over the internet. This has widespread impact on kanalenes expenses and income.