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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Schibsted (99.999%) J. W. Eides Stiftelse (0.001%) |
| Editor | Trond Olav Skrunes |
| Founded | 2 January 1868; 158 years ago (1868-01-02) |
| Political alignment | None officially (traditionallyLiberal) |
| Language | Norwegian (Bokmål andNynorsk) |
| Headquarters | Bergen,Norway |
| ISSN | 0804-8983 (print) 1500-7618 (web) |
| OCLC number | 49229316 |
| Website | www.bt.no |
Bergens Tidende isNorway's fifth-largest newspaper, and the country's largest newspaper outsideOslo.
Bergens Tidende is owned by the public companySchibsted ASA.[1] Norwegian owners held a mere 42% of the shares in Schibsted at the end of 2015.[2]
Founded in 1868,Bergens Tidende is based inBergen.[3] The newspaper is published in two sections. Section one contains op-eds, general news, sports, and weather. Section two contains culture, views, local news, and television listings. The feature magazineBTMagasinet is published on Saturdays.
Bergens Tidende is owned by the public company Schibsted, which also ownsAftenposten,Stavanger Aftenblad, andFædrelandsvennen.[4] At least 30% of the shares of Schibsted are owned by foreign investment banks and insurance companies, such as Goldman Sachs.[5] The paper began to be published intabloid format in 2006.[6]
The paper was awarded theEuropean Newspaper of the Year in the regional newspaper category by the European Newspapers Congress in 2011.[7]
In 2005,Bergens Tidende reached about 260,000 readers every day, mainly in the county ofVestland.[8] Circulation numbers peaked at 100,000 copies in 1988. Its circulation was about 87,000 copies in 2007.[9] In 2008, the paper had a circulation of 85,825 copies, and later dropped to 70,220 copies by 2015.[10]
The website ofBergens Tidende is bt.no. Until 2009, the newspaper broadcast on BTV (formerlyTV Hordaland), but service was taken off air and incorporated into bt.no.
