Use of material – for press

Press releases, popular science background and scientific background 

Except where noted otherwise, press releases that appear on this Site may be downloaded, reproduced and published (and in the case of text-based materials, translated) by members of the press. 

You are allowed to quote and re-publish excerpts of popular science background and scientific background from the Nobel Foundation and the Nobel Prize-awarding institutions.  

For usage of illustrations, the correct copyright found by each illustration must be provided.  

You may not use logotypes and Nobel Prize design marks (“the Nobel Prize medals”) (see Photos or images of the Nobel Prize medal).  

For all publications in full or in major parts of popular science background and scientific background on the Nobel Prizes in physics, chemistry and the prize in economic sciences, permission from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is required. Please contact KVA at https://www.kva.se/en/contact-us/contact-form/ 

The material may not be used in any commercial context, marketing or similar. 

For press releases on: 

Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize in Chemistry and the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel: 
© The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences 

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: 
© The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet 

Nobel Prize in Literature: 
© The Swedish Academy 

Nobel Peace Prize: 
© The Norwegian Nobel Committee 

Other credits: 
Nobel Foundation: 
© Nobel Foundation 

Nobel Prize Museum: 
© Nobel Prize Museum 

Nobel Prize Outreach: 
© Nobel Prize Outreach 

Nobel Peace Center: 
© Nobel Peace Center 

Nobel Prize lectures, speeches and biographies 

Nobel Prize Outreach administrates the publishing rights of the Nobel Prize lectures, speeches and biographies on this site on behalf of the Nobel Foundation which hold copyright back to 1901. We also manage and license publishing and translation rights for the Nobel Prize laureate interviews. 

For information on how to license these, please contact [email protected] and state requested text(s), usage, your publisher and title of your publication. Strictly editorial, educational and fair use is mostly permitted provided that the credits, copyright notice and source are applied. The material may not be used in any commercial context, marketing or similar. 

Embargo permission 

For access to unpublished lectures under embargo in December (applies only to literature and peace), please contact: 

Nobel Prize in Literature: Swedish Academy www.svenskaakademien.se/en/press 
Nobel Peace Prize: www.nobelpeaceprize.org/press  

YouTube streams 

For YouTube streams, please see Streams – terms of use  

Broadcast services and footage requests

Ceremonies and speeches – Nobel Day

Nobel Prize Outreach holds the rights to and distributes live broadcasts in HD from the Nobel Prize award ceremony in Stockholm, the Nobel Prize banquet in Stockholm, and the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo internationally.  

Each year on 10 December, live feeds from these events are coordinated by Eurovision News/EBU. You may license the material and get signals from EBU, even if you are not an EBU-member. Rights are available via Nobel Prize Outreach. 

Non-EBU members and footage requests: [email protected]
EBU-members: [email protected] 

Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo – live 

In Oslo, the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony takes place at the Oslo City Hall and is exclusively filmed and broadcast live by NRK, the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, on 10 December at approx. 11:50 GMT-13:40 GMT. During this broadcast, the Nobel Peace Prize laureates receive their awards and give their lecture.

For requests regarding interviews with the Nobel Peace Prize laureates during their Oslo visit in December, please contact the Press centre at www.nobelpeaceprize.org/press

Nobel Prize award ceremony and banquet speeches in Stockholm – live 

The Nobel Prize award ceremony Stockholm is exclusively filmed and broadcast live by SVT, the Swedish public service broadcaster, on 10 December at approx. 15:30-17:00 GMT, with a signal starting at 15:20 GMT. During this broadcast, the Nobel Prize laureates in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and the prize in economic sciences receive their awards from the Swedish King at Konserthuset in Stockholm (Stockholm Concert Hall.) 

Following the ceremony in Stockholm, the Nobel Prize banquet takes place at Stockholm City Hall where one laureate from each prize category gives an acceptance speech at approx. 21:00 GMT. A live feed is available at approx. 21:00-21:40 GMT, with a signal starting at 20:50 GMT.  

Rights and restrictions Nobel Day broadcasts 

License rights

Takers have the right: 

  • To broadcast the material in its entirety live on television, with one repeat within 48 hours. 
  • To stream the material in its entirety live on the Taker’s website and internet enabled devices and for a period of seven days until midnight 17 December. 
  • To broadcast edits of the material on television and online news/current affairs/weekly magazine programs until 10 January the following year. 

License restrictions

For full length broadcasts webcasts:

Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony, Oslo: Editorial use only / no archive rights / no alteration of content beyond editing / no resales / no use after 10 January the following year / no use Norway / must include the live feed’s end credits slate, which has the text “© Nobel Prize Outreach 202X” and NPO correct logotype, and ”Production NRK” and NRK correct logotype (supplied at the end of the live feed as part of the program or as files). 

Nobel Prize award ceremony, Stockholm: Editorial use only / no archive rights / no alteration of content beyond editing / no resales / no use after 10 January the following year / no use Sweden / must include the live feed’s end credits slate, which has the text “© Nobel Prize Outreach 202X” and NPO correct logotype, and “Production SVT” and SVT correct logotype (supplied at the end of the live feed as part of the program or as files). 

Nobel Prize laureates’ speeches, Stockholm: Editorial use only / no archive rights / no alteration of content beyond editing / no resales / no use after 10 January the following year / no use Sweden / must create an onscreen credit for copyright and production, with the text “© Nobel Prize Outreach /Production SVT” 

For news edits: 

Nobel Peace Prize ceremony, Oslo: Editorial use only / maximum 3-minute edits / no alteration of content beyond editing / no resales / no use after 10 January the following year / no use Norway / must provide credit: Production NRK 

Nobel Prize award ceremony and Nobel Prize laureates’ speeches, Stockholm: Editorial use only / maximum 3-minute edits / no alteration of content beyond editing / no resales / no use after 10 January the following year / no use Sweden / must provide credit: Production SVT 

Note: 

  • The end slates will include both NPO and SVT or NRK logos. 
  • Where there are no end slates, there is no need for logos, only text. 
  • Logo files can be downloaded from EBU. 

Stand up positions and interviews, Stockholm 

There are on-site broadcast services such as stand-up positions at Stockholm City Hall, prior to the event, provided by SVT, Swedish Television on 9-10 December. Please contact Services Coordinator at SVT, [email protected] 

For individual TV or radio interviews with the Nobel Prize laureates during their Stockholm visit in December, please contact [email protected] 

Nobel Prize lectures

For broadcasting YouTube live streams, see Terms of use – lectures.  

Recordings of the Nobel Prize lectures are available for television broadcasting after the event. For access to the recordings the same day as the event, deadline 5 December. Please contact [email protected] for licensing.  

Nobel Prize Concert 

The concert is held every year on 8 December in Stockholm Concert Hall and broadcasted on Swedish television and nobelprize.org a few days later.  

To request license to broadcast a recording of the concert, please contact [email protected]. The concert is also distributed for radio via EBU Music Exchange platform.  

The classical music concert features internationally renowned musicians and conductors, and is held annually to honour the year’s Nobel Prize laureates. It is attended by members of the Swedish royal family, Nobel Prize laureates and guests, and today has become a highlight of the Nobel Prize calendar. Read more

Photos and illustrations 

For recent events, laureates and other press photos, please see the press images.

Strictly editorial use of the pictures is allowed by members of the press provided that a copyright notice is applied along with the name of the photographer/illustrator. This permission is free of charge.

For other photos or illustrations, please contact [email protected]

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