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IS-R-00004-9

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Legal name: Fjölmiðlanefnd
Country: Iceland
Type: Regulator
Founded: 2011
Head: Elfa Ýr Gylfadóttir (framkvæmdastjóri); Einar Hugi Bjarnason (formaður / chair)
Claim: Not claimed by the organisation
Last verified: 23 February 2026

1 of 5 layers verified

Origin Partly verified
Control Not yet verified
Money Nothing disclosed
Channels Verified
Networks Nothing disclosed

Transparency

Partial

5 of 6 key disclosures on record, 1 of them checked by our researchers.

Legal name on record, not yet checked
Who leads it on record, not yet checked
How it is funded not disclosed
Legal basis or parent body on record, not yet checked
Public contact address on record, not yet checked
Official websites and accounts verified

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Origin

Partly verified

Brand names Pending check: Fjölmiðlanefnd
Icelandic Media Commission
Registration number Pending check: (Established by Lög um fjölmiðla nr. 38/2011)
Registered address Pending check: Borgartún 21, 105 Reykjavík
Public contact email Pending check: postur@fjolmidlanefnd.is

1 source

Fjölmiðlanefnd 'Um Fjölmiðlanefnd' page, read 2026-10-14 (independent administrative commission under Lög um fjölmiðla nr. 38/2011; began operating 1 September 2011, replacing útvarpsréttarnefnd; address Borgartún 21)

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Control

Not yet verified

Owner or founding authority Pending check: Owner Holding Owner type
Menningar-, nýsköpunar- og háskólaráðuneytið (Ministry of Culture, Innovation and Higher Education; minister appoints the chair) Direct State or public body
State or public-body ownership Pending check: Fully state-owned
Answers to Pending check: Menningar-, nýsköpunar- og háskólaráðuneytið (Ministry of Culture, Innovation and Higher Education), Government of Iceland

Owner	Holding	Owner type
Menningar-, nýsköpunar- og háskólaráðuneytið (Ministry of Culture, Innovation and Higher Education; minister appoints the chair)	Direct	State or public body

1 source

Fjölmiðlanefnd 'Um Fjölmiðlanefnd' page, read 2026-10-14 (ministry: Menningar-, nýsköpunar- og háskólaráðuneytið; chair Einar Hugi Bjarnason appointed by the minister; vice-chair María Rún Bjarnadóttir and Erla Skúladóttir nominated by the Supreme Court; Róbert H. Haraldsson nominated by the universities; term to 30 September 2027; framkvæmdastjóri Elfa Ýr Gylfadóttir)

Who pays?

Money

Nothing disclosed

How it is funded: Not disclosed
Budget and funding bodies: Not disclosed

Where does it appear?

Channels

Verified

Official websites Verified: fjolmidlanefnd.is
Official social accounts: Not disclosed

1 source

Fjölmiðlanefnd 'Um Fjölmiðlanefnd' page, read 2026-10-14 (official site and email)

Who is connected?

Networks

Nothing disclosed

Agencies and funds under it: Not disclosed
Public-office or party roles of board members: Not disclosed

Change history

Version	Date	What changed
1	19 October 2026	First published

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