The Local Norway

Norwegian reality show introduces sexual consent rule for contestants

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 13:55:16 +0200

The latest series of Paradise Hotel in Norway has introduced an on-screen consent requirement for contestants planning on having sexual contact following allegations of abuse on the Swedish version of the show.

TV series to tell story of Scandinavian Star disaster

Fri, 09 Mar 2018 17:29:50 +0100

A six-episode series about the 1990 Scandinavian Star ferry disaster will be produced, in a collaboration between Nordisk Film and Danish Documentary, it was announced in a press statement on Friday.

Norwegian series 'better than Game of Thrones': BBC list

Fri, 29 Dec 2017 12:49:09 +0100

Norwegian series Valkyrien has made its mark on the BBC’s list of top ten television series in 2017.

'I didn't realize Norwegians were so cool!' Swedes on hit show 'Skam'

Tue, 24 Jan 2017 11:52:54 +0100

Skam. It's everywhere – on the internet, ads on public transport and the hot topic at work and school. But could this Norwegian teen drama even end the age-old rivalry between Sweden and Norway? The Local took to the streets of Stockholm to find out.

Game of Thrones makers eye Norway for upcoming season

Wed, 02 Nov 2016 15:33:35 +0100

As if it wasn’t enough that Norway can already boast the best bearded cast member of the Game of Thrones, the nation may now play host to part of the smash hit’s seventh season.

This Norway mum and son freak out on American TV

Thu, 17 Mar 2016 14:58:01 +0100

It’s difficult to decide what’s more amazing about this video clip from The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Ahmed Valentino Kerigo’s display of physical strength or the bonkers reaction he and his mother have to being invited to Los Angeles to appear live on the popular talk programme.

Norway hopes for first global TV hit with 'Eyewitness'

Wed, 20 Jan 2016 12:25:33 +0100

National broadcaster NRK’s thriller series ‘Øyevitne’ (Eyewitness) has been bought by NBC Universal, marking the first time that a Norwegian drama series will have an American remake.

'Cute' Norwegians flirt with American TV debut

Fri, 26 Jul 2013 13:12:00 +0200

While its Scandinavian neighbours take turns selling violent remakes of Nordic Noir abroad, Norway is poised to add flavour to the global TV listings with an American remake of dysfunctional family drama Koselig med peis.

HBO brings Norway streaming into the future

Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:58:00 +0200

Just two weeks after US company Netflix announced plans to expand to the Nordic countries, TV hit maker HBO on Thursday said it was preparing to launch an internet-streaming service in the region later this year.

Netflix on its way to Norway

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 15:47:17 +0200

US-based film streaming company Netflix announced on Wednesday that it will be launching its services in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland before the end of this year.

George Clooney clip bags Norwegian ad award

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:54:23 +0100

A commercial featuring Hollywood superstar George Clooney has won the annual audience award for the best ad shown on Norwegian TV in 2011.

'Lilyhammer' premiere puts bums on sofas

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:58:45 +0100

More than half of Norway’s TV-viewing public settled in to their couches on Wednesday night for the first episode of the much talked-about drama series ‘Lilyhammer’.

'Lilyhammer' set for Netflix release

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:58:58 +0100

Online film and television show titan Netflix will make its original programming debut in February with "Lilyhammer," a "fish-out-of-water story" about a New York mobster starting anew in Norway.

OMG: Eye test blooper on Norwegian news

Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:09:44 +0100

TV viewers in Norway were left laughing their posteriors off after a serious nightly news show inadvertently used an eye chart teeming with internet slang.

Little Steven show axed over product placements

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:22:37 +0100

National broadcaster NRK has pulled the plug on a new comedy drama series starring legendary guitarist Little Steven after it emerged that the show could feature forbidden product placements.

Stavanger braces for 'embarrassing' footage

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 16:01:53 +0100

A Norwegian documentary film maker is predicting a mortifying evening for many Stavanger residents this Saturday when state broadcaster NRK provides a candid insight into the city’s weekend nightlife.