TT News Agency explained

TT News Agency
Type:News agency
Foundation:1921
Location City:Stockholm
Location Country:Sweden
Num Employees:120 (2007)

TT News Agency (Swedish: TT Nyhetsbyrån or simply TT; formerly Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå until 2013, translates to Newspapers telegram bureau) is a Swedish news agency, the largest in Scandinavia, owned jointly by the country's newspapers and the media groups behind them. TT's services are used as the exclusive source of national news by many local media outlets.

TT News Agency is the national wire service in Sweden with a history dating back to the 1920s. TT News Agency provides news articles, images, video and infographics to Sweden's media outlets, companies and public authorities.

TT News Agency is ranked as one of Europe's most profitable news agencies. The number of employees is, as of 2018, 208 people. TT News Agency is privately owned by the largest Swedish media houses and stands free from any government, religious or political spheres. CEO and Editor in chief is Per-Anders Broberg.[1]

TT represent the photographer Lennart Nilsson.[2]

TT has won several awards such as Stora Journalistpriset, Årets Bild among others.

Ownership

OwnerShare
Aftonbladet20 %
Svenska Dagbladet10 %
Stampen Group10 %
Expressen10 %
Dagens Nyheter10 %
Sydsvenska Dagbladet10 %
NT Media10 %
VLT AB5 %
Upsala Nya Tidning5 %
Pres(s)gruppen5 %
MittMedia Förvaltnings AB5 %

See also

External links

Official website

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About - National New Agency in Sweden - TT News Agency . 2023-10-27.
  2. Web site: Lennart Nilsson - buy images from TT News Agency.