What would you like to listen to right now? Tell your smart speaker, and a few seconds later you’ll be hearing exactly what you asked for. Voice control continues to conquer the world of audio content, and Nordic public service providers have already made good progress with this technology.

Thanks to its drama and colourful characters, the USA and American domestic politics hold a deep fascination for Nordic audiences. Prior to the midterm elections in November 2018, a new Nordvision collaboration emerged. With a strong focus on digital and interactive content, this led to a whole new way of presenting election coverage to Nordic viewers.

The number of drama series for younger audiences is skyrocketing, as is Nordic cooperation on the shows. At the same time, it is becoming clearer what is needed to engage younger viewers.

Working in deepest secrecy, DR, Yle and SVT collaborated with 14 other international media outlets to investigate the unprecedented defrauding of a number of European treasuries. When these media broke the story simultaneously across all countries on 18 October 2018, it set the news agenda for weeks to come.

The technology behind the transport solutions of tomorrow is veiled in secrecy, but with the right angle, time and money – and by playing the Nordvision card – DR was able to overcome all obstacles.

Over four episodes, the new NRKdocumentary series explores a musical subculture originating in Norway.

Five shipwrecks on the Baltic Sea floor hold incredible tales about our shared Nordic history. Until now, they have kept their secrets like undiscovered treasure chests. But that is set to change, as Yle embarks on a spectacular venture to present Nordic history in a completely new way.

This NRK drama series for children gets away with taking the genre to the limit, maybe even a little beyond. Not only in the Nordic region, but across the world.

Media Director at NRK, Øyvind Lund, took up his position as Nordvision’s new Chair on 1 January 2019. In this interview, he gives his views on competition, technological trends, public service media and the direction for the Nordvision partnership in the coming years.

In 2019, Nordvision will have existed for 60 years. The partnership has evolved and is now more necessary than ever. In these challenging times, strong partnerships are vital to media providers in general and to public service media in particular. As public service providers, we can produce and provide more, better and less expensive content when we join forces and cooperate.