Registration of a media service provider

All activities covered by the scope of the Media Act No 38/2011 and not subject to the issue of a licence shall be subject to a registration requirement.

A media service provider not engaged in audiovisual media services which are subject to a licence requirement shall notify the Media Commission of its operations before they commence.

A media service provider is a natural or legal person operating a media outlet. A media outlet is any media outlet which regularly provides the public with content which is subject to editorial control. Media outlets include, amongst other things, newspapers and periodicals, together with their supplements, internet media, audiovisual media and other comparable media.

Please note that the English translation of the Media Act is not up to date. There could be discrepancies between the translation and the current text of the act in Icelandic.