Verdens Gang ("The course of the world"), generally known under the abbreviation VG, is a Norwegiantabloid newspaper. In 2016, circulation numbers stood at 93,883, declining from a peak circulation of 390,510 in 2002. Nevertheless, VG is the most-read online newspaper in Norway, with about 2 million daily readers.[1]
VG is based in Oslo.[6] The paper is published in tabloid format.[7] The owner is the media conglomerateSchibsted,[5] which also owns Norway's largest newspaper, Aftenposten,[8] as well as newspapers in Sweden, Estonia, and shares in some of Norway's larger regional newspapers. Schibsted took over the paper following the death of Christensen in 1967.[5] Just before the change in ownership VG was mostly sold in the Oslo area and had a circulation of 34,000 copies.[9]
The editor-in-chief is Gard Steiro.[10]VG is not affiliated with any political party.
For many years, VG was the largest newspaper in Norway by circulation, which reached a peak of 390,000 in 2002. As its readers moved from traditional newspapers to internet newspapers, the circulation has collapsed to 94,000 in 2016. VG is now the second – largest print newspaper in Norway. It was overtaken by Aftenposten in 2010. The online newspaper vg.no is, however, by far the most visited in Norway, with 2 million daily readers.[11]
VG NettisVG's news site online. It was started in 1995.[12]VG Nett made a net operating profit of 40 percent in 2006, making it an unusually successful online media operation.[13] According to figures from TNG Gallup, it had approximately 2 million daily readers in 2016.[14]
VG's web pages also include a discussion forum, VG Debatt.[15]
VGTV, sometimes unofficially called VG TV, is the name of two different video services run by VG: One on their websites, and one on basic cable TV. The two of them have some differences, but contain similarities to one another.
The web service contains free of charge news reports and clips; documentaries and comedy shows through the VG+ subscription; and sports matches through the additional VG+ Sport tier.
The TV channel focuses mostly on documentaries at no extra cost, interspersed with short news and weather reports. The channel is available from Norwegian cable TV and satellite providers, but not from RiksTV.
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