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{{Short description|Mass media company in Iceland}}
{{for|the UK sports betting company|365 Media Group}}
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{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
| name = 365 Media
| name = 365 Media
| logo = 365logo.png
| logo = 365 2015 logo.svg
| logo_size = 250px
| native_name = 365 Miðlar hf.
| native_name = 365 Miðlar hf.
| former_name = Og fjarskipti
| former_name = Og fjarskipti
| industry = [[Mass media]]
| industry = [[Mass media]]
| founded = 2003
| founded = 2003
| hq_location = [[Reykjavik]], Iceland
| hq_location = [[Reykjavík]], Iceland
| key_people = {{Unbulleted list|[[Ingibjörg Stefanía Pálmadóttir]] ([[managing director]])}}
| key_people = {{Unbulleted list|[[Ingibjörg Stefanía Pálmadóttir]] ([[managing director]])}}
}}
}}


'''365''' is a media company in [[Iceland]]. At its peak, it was a [[mass media]] company and operated several TV and radio stations, and one newspaper. 365 also rebroadcast foreign television channels over its digital TV system. It started broadcasting Bylgjan in 1986, Stöð 2 started in 1986, Stöð 2 Sport (Sýn) in 1995, Bíórásin in 1998, and it started publishing ''[[Fréttablaðið]]'' in 2001.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hafliði snýr aftur til 365 - Vísir |url=http://www.visir.is/g/2016160839983 |website=visir.is |accessdate=8 September 2018 |quote="Hafliði was in the group of Fréttablad's first journalists at its foundation in 2001"}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Worldcrunch - Real news. True sources. Seriously international. |url=https://www.worldcrunch.com/partners-and-sources/listbypartner/frettabladid |website=www.worldcrunch.com |accessdate=8 September 2018 |quote=FRETTABLADID ("The Newspaper") is the largest circulation Icelandic-language daily. It was founded in 2001. The newspaper is owned by the media group 365 media and published by Visir.}}</ref> In 2017, it sold most of its assets to [[Sýn (media corporation)|Fjarskipti ehf]], the parent company of [[Vodafone Iceland]].<ref name="visir-2018-02-18"/>
'''365''' is a media company in [[Iceland]]. At its peak, it was a [[mass media]] company and operated several TV and radio stations, and one newspaper. 365 also rebroadcast foreign television channels over its digital TV system. It started broadcasting [[Bylgjan]] in 1986, [[Stöð 2]] started in 1986, [[Stöð 2 Sport]] (Sýn) in 1995, [[Stöð 2 Bíó|Bíórásin]] in 1998, and it started publishing ''[[Fréttablaðið]]'' in 2001.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hafliði snýr aftur til 365 - Vísir |url=http://www.visir.is/g/2016160839983 |website=visir.is |access-date=8 September 2018 |quote="Hafliði was in the group of Fréttablad's first journalists at its foundation in 2001"}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Worldcrunch - Real news. True sources. Seriously international. |url=https://www.worldcrunch.com/partners-and-sources/listbypartner/frettabladid |website=www.worldcrunch.com |access-date=8 September 2018 |quote=FRETTABLADID ("The Newspaper") is the largest circulation Icelandic-language daily. It was founded in 2001. The newspaper is owned by the media group 365 media and published by Visir. |archive-date=17 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917091036/https://www.worldcrunch.com/partners-and-sources/listbypartner/frettabladid |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2017, it sold most of its assets to [[Sýn (media corporation)|Fjarskipti ehf]], the parent company of [[Vodafone Iceland]].<ref name="visir-2018-02-18"/>


==History==
==History==
'''Og fjarskipti''' was formed in 2003 through a merger of ''Íslandssími'', ''Tal'' and ''Halló!'' (all telephone companies). During 2004 and early 2005, Og fjarskipti grew further by acquiring the two largest Icelandic [[Internet Service Provider|ISP]]'s, Margmiðlun hf. and Lína.Net hf., as well as most of the Icelandic media company [[Norðurljós]], making it the largest corporate network provider in Iceland, offering mobile and fixed telephony and high-quality data networking, with a large footprint in the residential broadband and TV market. In 2005 the name of ''Og fjarskipti'' changed to '''Dagsbrún'''.<ref>([[Iceland Stock Exchange|ICEX]]: '''[http://www.icex.is/is/shares_quotes?languageID=1&p_instrid=ticker.xice.DB&menu2show=1.1.2.1. DB]''')</ref>
'''Og fjarskipti''' was formed in 2003 through a merger of ''Íslandssími'', ''Tal'' and ''Halló!'' (all telephone companies). During 2004 and early 2005, Og fjarskipti grew further by acquiring the two largest Icelandic [[Internet Service Provider|ISP]]'s, Margmiðlun hf. and Lína.Net hf., as well as most of the Icelandic media company [[Norðurljós]], making it the largest corporate network provider in Iceland, offering mobile and fixed telephony and high-quality data networking, with a large footprint in the residential broadband and TV market. In 2005 the name of ''Og fjarskipti'' changed to '''Dagsbrún'''.<ref>([[Iceland Stock Exchange|ICEX]]: '''[http://www.icex.is/is/shares_quotes?languageID=1&p_instrid=ticker.xice.DB&menu2show=1.1.2.1. DB]''')</ref>


As of March, 2006 Dagsbrún owned "...television and radio stations, a newspaper and a telecommunications company in Iceland and the Faroe Islands",<ref name="ft1">Edgecliffe-Johnson, Andrew. Financial Times. London (UK): Mar 25, 2006. pg. 19</ref> and its Wyndeham stake marked the first time it showed interest in acquisition outside of its home market.<ref name="ft1" /> At that time it consisted of following brands:
As of March, 2006 Dagsbrún owned "...television and radio stations, a newspaper and a telecommunications company in Iceland and the Faroe Islands",<ref name="ft1">Edgecliffe-Johnson, Andrew. Financial Times. London (UK): Mar 25, 2006. p. 19</ref> and its Wyndeham stake marked the first time it showed interest in acquisition outside of its home market.<ref name="ft1" /> At that time it consisted of following brands:
*[[Vodafone Iceland]] (telecommunications operator)
*[[Vodafone Iceland]] (telecommunications operator)
*365 (media company)
*365 (media company)
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*[[Wyndeham Press]] (UK based printing company)
*[[Wyndeham Press]] (UK based printing company)
*The Icelandic franchise of the [[Securitas AB|Securitas]] security company
*The Icelandic franchise of the [[Securitas AB|Securitas]] security company
*[[Vodafone Faroe Islands]] (telecommunications operator on [[Faroe Islands]])
*[[Hey (company)|Vodafone Faroe Islands]] (telecommunications operator on [[Faroe Islands]])


Subsequently, Dagsbrún became '''365''' and split its media companies into two subsidiaries: 365 ljósvakamiðlar and 365 prentmiðlar, each with a specialized focus.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}}
Subsequently, Dagsbrún became '''365''' and split its media companies into two subsidiaries: 365 ljósvakamiðlar and 365 prentmiðlar, each with a specialized focus.{{citation needed|date=June 2018}}


In 2015, 365 Miðlar bought the Icelandic [[telecommunications]] company [[HIVE (ISP)|Tal]] and merged it into its operations.<ref>{{cite news |title=365 miðlar og Tal hafa sameinast |url=https://www.mbl.is/vidskipti/frettir/2014/12/12/365_midlar_og_tal_hafa_sameinast/ |accessdate=14 December 2019 |work=[[Morgunblaðið]] |date=12 December 2014 |language=Icelandic}}</ref>
In 2015, 365 Miðlar bought the Icelandic [[telecommunications]] company [[HIVE (ISP)|Tal]] and merged it into its operations.<ref>{{cite news |title=365 miðlar og Tal hafa sameinast |url=https://www.mbl.is/vidskipti/frettir/2014/12/12/365_midlar_og_tal_hafa_sameinast/ |access-date=14 December 2019 |work=[[Morgunblaðið]] |date=12 December 2014 |language=is}}</ref>


In 2017, 365 Miðlar sold most of its assets to Fjarskipti ehf, the parent company of [[Vodafone Iceland]], including the website visir.is.<ref name="visir-2018-02-18">{{cite news|author1=Atli Ísleifsson|title=Kaup Vodafone á 365 miðlum undirrituð|url=http://www.visir.is/g/2017170319485|accessdate=14 February 2018|work=[[Visir.is]]|date=14 March 2017|language=Icelandic}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author1=Þórður Snær Júlíusson|title=Samkeppniseftirlitið heimilar kaup Vodafone á 365 miðlum|url=https://kjarninn.is/frettir/2017-10-09-samkeppniseftirltid-heimilar-kaup-vodafone-365-midlum/|accessdate=14 February 2018|work=[[Kjarninn]]|date=9 October 2017|language=Icelandic}}</ref> 365 Miðlar kept Fréttablaðið and opened a new website for it on frettabladid.is.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fréttablaðið fær eigin vefmiðil|url=https://www.mbl.is/vidskipti/frettir/2017/05/10/frettabladid_faer_eigin_vefmidil/|accessdate=14 February 2018|work=[[Mbl.is]]|date=10 May 2017|language=Icelandic}}</ref>
In 2017, 365 Miðlar sold most of its assets to Fjarskipti ehf, the parent company of [[Vodafone Iceland]], including the website visir.is.<ref name="visir-2018-02-18">{{cite news|author1=Atli Ísleifsson|title=Kaup Vodafone á 365 miðlum undirrituð|url=http://www.visir.is/g/2017170319485|access-date=14 February 2018|work=[[Visir.is]]|date=14 March 2017|language=is}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author1=Þórður Snær Júlíusson|title=Samkeppniseftirlitið heimilar kaup Vodafone á 365 miðlum|url=https://kjarninn.is/frettir/2017-10-09-samkeppniseftirltid-heimilar-kaup-vodafone-365-midlum/|access-date=14 February 2018|work=[[Kjarninn]]|date=9 October 2017|language=is}}</ref> 365 Miðlar kept Fréttablaðið and opened a new website for it on frettabladid.is.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fréttablaðið fær eigin vefmiðil|url=https://www.mbl.is/vidskipti/frettir/2017/05/10/frettabladid_faer_eigin_vefmidil/|access-date=14 February 2018|work=[[Mbl.is]]|date=10 May 2017|language=is}}</ref>


In October 2019, Helgi Magnússon and other investors bought 365 Miðlar's shares in Torg ehf., the publishing company behind [[Fréttablaðið]]. Helgi had previously bought 50% of Torg ehf's stocks earlier in 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hringbraut og Fréttablaðið í eina sæng |url=https://www.mbl.is/vidskipti/frettir/2019/10/18/helgi_eignast_frettabladid/ |accessdate=23 October 2019 |work=[[Morgunblaðið]] |date=18 October 2019 |language=Icelandic}}</ref>
In October 2019, Helgi Magnússon and other investors bought 365 Miðlar's shares in Torg ehf., the publishing company behind [[Fréttablaðið]]. Helgi had previously bought 50% of Torg ehf's stocks earlier in 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hringbraut og Fréttablaðið í eina sæng |url=https://www.mbl.is/vidskipti/frettir/2019/10/18/helgi_eignast_frettabladid/ |access-date=23 October 2019 |work=[[Morgunblaðið]] |date=18 October 2019 |language=is}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Portal|Companies}}
{{Portal|Companies}}
*[https://www.365.is/ Official website]
*{{official|https://www.365.is/}}
*[http://www.frettabladid.is Fréttablaðið.is]
*[http://www.frettabladid.is Fréttablaðið.is]


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Latest revision as of 19:37, 24 March 2024

For the UK sports betting company, see 365 Media Group.
365 Media
Native name
365 Miðlar hf.
FormerlyOg fjarskipti
IndustryMass media
Founded2003
HeadquartersReykjavík, Iceland
Key people

365 is a media company in Iceland. At its peak, it was a mass media company and operated several TV and radio stations, and one newspaper. 365 also rebroadcast foreign television channels over its digital TV system. It started broadcasting Bylgjan in 1986, Stöð 2 started in 1986, Stöð 2 Sport (Sýn) in 1995, Bíórásin in 1998, and it started publishing Fréttablaðið in 2001.[1][2] In 2017, it sold most of its assets to Fjarskipti ehf, the parent company of Vodafone Iceland.[3]

History

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Og fjarskipti was formed in 2003 through a merger of Íslandssími, Tal and Halló! (all telephone companies). During 2004 and early 2005, Og fjarskipti grew further by acquiring the two largest Icelandic ISP's, Margmiðlun hf. and Lína.Net hf., as well as most of the Icelandic media company Norðurljós, making it the largest corporate network provider in Iceland, offering mobile and fixed telephony and high-quality data networking, with a large footprint in the residential broadband and TV market. In 2005 the name of Og fjarskipti changed to Dagsbrún.[4]

As of March, 2006 Dagsbrún owned "...television and radio stations, a newspaper and a telecommunications company in Iceland and the Faroe Islands",[5] and its Wyndeham stake marked the first time it showed interest in acquisition outside of its home market.[5] At that time it consisted of following brands:

Subsequently, Dagsbrún became 365 and split its media companies into two subsidiaries: 365 ljósvakamiðlar and 365 prentmiðlar, each with a specialized focus.[citation needed]

In 2015, 365 Miðlar bought the Icelandic telecommunications company Tal and merged it into its operations.[6]

In 2017, 365 Miðlar sold most of its assets to Fjarskipti ehf, the parent company of Vodafone Iceland, including the website visir.is.[3][7] 365 Miðlar kept Fréttablaðið and opened a new website for it on frettabladid.is.[8]

In October 2019, Helgi Magnússon and other investors bought 365 Miðlar's shares in Torg ehf., the publishing company behind Fréttablaðið. Helgi had previously bought 50% of Torg ehf's stocks earlier in 2019.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Hafliði snýr aftur til 365 - Vísir". visir.is. Retrieved 8 September 2018. Hafliði was in the group of Fréttablad's first journalists at its foundation in 2001
  2. ^ "Worldcrunch - Real news. True sources. Seriously international". www.worldcrunch.com. Archived from the original on 17 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2018. FRETTABLADID ("The Newspaper") is the largest circulation Icelandic-language daily. It was founded in 2001. The newspaper is owned by the media group 365 media and published by Visir.
  3. ^ a b Atli Ísleifsson (14 March 2017). "Kaup Vodafone á 365 miðlum undirrituð". Visir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  4. ^ (ICEX: DB)
  5. ^ a b Edgecliffe-Johnson, Andrew. Financial Times. London (UK): Mar 25, 2006. p. 19
  6. ^ "365 miðlar og Tal hafa sameinast". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 12 December 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  7. ^ Þórður Snær Júlíusson (9 October 2017). "Samkeppniseftirlitið heimilar kaup Vodafone á 365 miðlum". Kjarninn (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Fréttablaðið fær eigin vefmiðil". Mbl.is (in Icelandic). 10 May 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  9. ^ "Hringbraut og Fréttablaðið í eina sæng". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 18 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
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