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Sýn (media corporation)

Sýn (Icelandic pronunciation: [siːn], lit. 'Vision') is a mass media company in Iceland.[1] The company operates Vodafone Iceland, Vísir.is and several TV and radio stations, including Stöð 2, Stöð 2 Sport, Bylgjan and FM 957.[2][3][4] It also rebroadcasts foreign television channels over its digital TV system. In 2022, it was the largest mass media company in Iceland.[5]

Sýn
Native name
Sýn hf.
Formerly1998 Íslandssími
2003 OG Fjarskipti
2011 Fjarskipti
Company typePublic
Nasdaq Iceland: SYN
IndustryMass media
Founded1998
HeadquartersReykjavík, Iceland
ProductsTelephone, Internet, Television, Radio, News media
Websitesyn.is

History

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The company was founded in 1998 as Íslandssími ([ˈistlan(t)sˌsiːmɪ], lit. 'Iceland Telephone'), becoming the first competitor to the government owned Landssíminn on the phone market.[6][7] In 2002, it merged with competitor Halló-Frjáls fjarskipti under the Íslandssími name.[8] Shortly later it bought competitor Tal[9] and rebranded as OG fjarskipti[10] which was shortened to Fjarskipti in 2011. In 2017, it bought most of 365 Miðlar assets[11][12] leading to it rebranding as Sýn a year later.[13][14]

Telecommunications

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Main article: Vodafone Iceland

Vodafone Iceland is an Icelandic telecommunications brand owned by Sýn. Although it uses the Vodafone brand and trademark, Vodafone Group owns no interest in the company, but rather franchises the brand and associated advertising styles. Vodafone Iceland offers mobile and fixed-line services as well as Internet services to individuals and companies. It also provides a managed multicast IPTV and pay television services over digital terrestrial television, DVB-T2.

Television

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Radio

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Webmedia

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References

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  1. ^ Jón Gunnar Ólafsson; Valgerður Jóhannsdóttir (2021). "3 - Media and politics in Iceland". Power, communication, and politics in the Nordic countries. Göteborg: Nordicom. pp. 55–57. ISBN 978-91-88855-28-2.
  2. ^ Jón Hákon Halldórsson (27 February 2020). "Tekjur Sýnar minnka eftir að boltinn rúllaði til Símans". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Miðlum Sýnar skipt í tvennt". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 8 November 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  4. ^ Sigurður Gunnarsson (18 November 2024). "Sýn samsuða af fyrirtækjum". Viðskiptablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Samanburður á rekstri íslenskra fjölmiðla". Viðskiptablaðið (in Icelandic). 17 December 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  6. ^ Þóroddur Bjarnason (22 September 1998). "Ný tækni gefur fyrirheit um ódýrari símtöl". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 10. Retrieved 2 December 2024 – via Tímarit.is. 
  7. ^ Guðrún Helga Sigurðardóttir (1 October 2002). "Víglínan dregin". Frjáls verslun (in Icelandic). pp. 38–41. Retrieved 2 December 2024 – via Tímarit.is. 
  8. ^ "Fyrsta skref í átt að frekari sameiningu". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 21 August 2002. p. 1. Retrieved 2 December 2024 – via Tímarit.is. 
  9. ^ Skapti Hallgrímsson (27 April 2003). "Og var eina orðið sem eftir var á töflunni". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 8B–9B. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  10. ^ "Íslandssími orðinn Og fjarskipti hf". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 4 June 2003. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  11. ^ Atli Ísleifsson (14 March 2017). "Kaup Vodafone á 365 miðlum undirrituð". Visir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  12. ^ Þórður Snær Júlíusson (9 October 2017). "Samkeppniseftirlitið heimilar kaup Vodafone á 365 miðlum". Kjarninn (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  13. ^ Guðfinnur Sigurvinsson (22 March 2018). "Fjarskipti hf. verða Sýn hf". syn.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  14. ^ "Fjarskipti hf. heita núna Sýn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 22 March 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
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