NordicWorld is the leading international Nordic sales cooperation between a number of the Nordic regions’ major broadcasters; TV4 Sweden, TV2 Norway, TV2 Denmark, MTV3 Finland and NRK Norway as well as representing a large majority of independent producers from the region.
Our business is to create value for by selling own and third-party content rights to the worldwide market. NordicWorld offers a wide range of quality programs ranging from crime & thriller drama miniseries, soaps and factuals (current affairs documentaries, lifestyle, travel), children’s programs and the very best independent formats. NordicWorld’s headquarters are in Oslo and maintains offices in London and New York.
Executive Vice President – COO & Europe
Espen S. Huseby is a senior executive with extensive experience in acquiring IPs by enabling new co-productions and running operations in the Nordics and internationally.
Espen has 23 years of experience in the entertainment industry. As President and CEO of Nordic World, Espen has developed NW from a small, factual ready made distributor, to a WW Nordic one-stop shop distributing 90% of scripted and unscripted content from the Nordic region. Espen has created good relations with commercial broadcasters in the Nordic region and forged strong connections within the new generation of talented Nordic producers, in parallel to an extensive international network.
Career CV
CIC – NBCU: 1994 – 2001 as MD and Co-producer for CIC (JV between Paramount and Universal) and NBCU in Scandinavia
CVC/ORO: 2002 – 2007 as partner in CCV/ORO Film, a independent film and TV distributor in the Nordic region
NORDIC WORLD: Joined Nordic World (Oslo) in March 2008 when Nordic World had TV2 and TV4 (Bonnier) as the largest shareholders. In 2015, Espen bought 100% of the company and Nordic World now represents 90-95% of independent production companies in the region, and maintains partnership agreements with TV 2 Norway, TV4 Sweden, MTV Finland and NRK Norway.
