Use of material for press: broadcast services and more

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. 

Copyright notices and credits

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 Prize Museum
© Nobel Prize Outreach (former © Nobel Media)
© Nobel Peace Center

Nobel Prize lectures, speeches and biographies – text material

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

Embargo permission

For access to unpublished lectures under embargo in December (applies only to literature and peace), please contact:

Nobel Prize in Literature: [email protected]
Nobel Peace Prize: www.nobelpeaceprize.org/press

Photos and illustrations

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

Portrait illustrations

Strictly editorial use of the illustrations is allowed until 31 Dec of the announcement year, provided that a copyright notice is applied along with the name of the illustrator:
© Nobel Prize Outreach, Illustration: Niklas Elmehed
The illustrations should preferably be published in connection with the announcements of the laureates and are not to be used for other purposes.

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

Broadcast services, Youtube-streams and footage requests

Nobel Prize Outreach provides live streams and footage from various events through YouTube links or broadcast services. The events are recorded in broadcast quality and streamed on YouTube in HD 1920×1080. Note: All archive material must be licensed and purchased. Please see Copyright information.

Announcements

The announcements are recorded in broadcast quality and streamed on nobelprize.org and YouTube in HD 1920×1080. Live streams will later be published as permanent links.

2025 Announcements links (link to Youtube)

Note: Terms of use do not apply to Nobel Peace Prize Announcements, copyright NRK – Norwegian Public Service Broadcaster. Please contact [email protected] for more info.

Live streaming

You are allowed to show the streams in public rooms
You are allowed to embed streams on media websites
You are allowed to broadcast live streams on television
For live broadcast television feed from SDI tap on location in Stockholm, please contact [email protected]. Limited SDI taps available.
Note: Swedish Television (SVT) broadcasts are also available through European Broadcasting Union, EBU

Edits/recordings of live stream material

Editorial use only
Maximum 3-minute edits
No alteration of content beyond editing and trimming
No sponsor graphics or commercials may be attached to the material
No resales
No re-use after 1 January following year
Credit must be provided

The licensee should avoid covering up the onscreen credits. If this cannot be avoided, the licensee should replace the original onscreen credits using one of the below formulations:
© Nobel Prize Outreach / #NobelPrize

First reactions

The First reactions interviews with the new laureates are recorded audio files streamed on YouTube.

You are allowed to play the links in public rooms
You are allowed to embed videos on media websites

Edits/recorded material

The user should avoid covering up the onscreen credits. If this cannot be avoided, please replace the original onscreen credits using one of the below formulations:
© Nobel Prize Outreach / #NobelPrize

Lectures (footage)

The lectures are recorded in broadcast quality and streamed on YouTube in HD 1920×1080.

You are allowed to show the streams in public rooms
You are allowed to embed streams on media websites
You are allowed to broadcast live streams on television. Geo-block Sweden

News edits
No sponsor graphics or commercials may be attached to the material
No alteration of content beyond trimming
No archive rights
No resales
Avoid covering up the onscreen credits. If this cannot be avoided, replace the original onscreen credits using one of the below formulations:
© Nobel Prize Outreach. Production: SVT / #NobelPrize
Copyright credits for online platforms: Courtesy Nobelprize.org #NobelPrize

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, please contact [email protected] for licensing, deadline 5 December.

Nobel Minds

Please note, Nobel Minds is copyrighted to SVT and BBC. Please contact copyright holders for more information.

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

Nobel Prize award 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.

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.

Bookings non-EBU members and footage requests: [email protected]
Bookings EBU-members: [email protected]
Technical issues: [email protected]

For Youtube-links, please see Prize Award Ceremonies on Youtube.

Nobel Peace Prize award 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. CET 13:00–14:15. During this broadcast, the Nobel Peace Prize laureates receive their awards and give their lecture.

Venue: Oslo City Hall, Oslo, Norway
Programme TX NOBEL PEACE PRIZE AWARD CEREMONY approximately CET 12:50–14:15 (GMT 11:50–13:15)
Live international signal: Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony.
Production: NRK
Unilateral Booking and Coordination: Eurovision News/EBU
Geo-block Norway.

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 CET 16:00-17:15. 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.)

Venue: Konserthuset Stockholm (Stockholm Concert Hall), Stockholm, Sweden
Programme TX NOBEL PRIZE AWARD CEREMONY approximately CET 15:50–17:30 (GMT 14:50–16:30)
Live international signal: Nobel Prize award ceremony
Production: SVT
Unilateral booking and coordination: Eurovision News/EBU
Geo-block Sweden.

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. CET 22.15-23.20.

Venue: Stockholm City Hall, Stockholm, Sweden
Programme TX NOBEL PRIZE BANQUET SPEECHES approximately CET 22:15–23:20 (GMT 21:15–22:20)
Live international signal: Nobel Prize Banquet Speeches
Production: SVT
Unilateral booking and coordination: Eurovision/EBU
Geo-block Sweden.

License rights Nobel Day

Licensees/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 (supplied at the end of the live feed as part of the program).

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 (supplied at the end of the live feed as part of the program).

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: Nobel Prize Outreach/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: Nobel Prize Outreach/SVT

News edit clips

Nobel Prize award ceremonies and Nobel Prize banquet EDITS (highlights)
News clips are provided by EBU Exchange, NewsDirect, Reuters and AP.

Prize award ceremonies on Youtube

You are not allowed to broadcast live streams or streams on television. For broadcasting please see: Nobel Prize Award ceremonies and speeches
You are not allowed to record or download material from Youtube. For licensing material please contact [email protected] or see Copyright information.
You are allowed to embed live stream on media websites
Credit must be provided – find credits in connection to the links
Do not crop / do not remove or obscure on-screen credit. If this cannot be avoided, replace the original onscreen with credit text.
No sponsor graphics or commercials may be attached to the material
No archive rights
No resales

Stand up positions and interviews, Stockholm

On-site broadcast services such as stand-up positions at Stockholm City Hall prior to the events during Nobel Day, are provided by SVT, Swedish Television on 10 December. Please contact Services Coordinator at SVT.

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

Use of material for press: broadcast services, media requests and more