Movie Volcano cleans up at Icelandic Edda Awards
The film Eldfjall (Volcano) was the big winner at this Saturday night’s Edda Awards ceremony in Reykjavík.
Icelandic skincare drops explode in France
A morning television programme in France this weekend broadcast a section on an Icelandic brand of skincare drops, leading to an instant rush on the p...
Stephen Fry presents BBC programme about Iceland
Iceland was under the spotlight in the BBC comedy quiz show QI this week, in the programme’s festive special presented, as always, by Stephen Fr...
Sports pundits announce women’s naked relay
A Swedish sports pundit may be reprimanded after jokingly announcing a women’s naked relay event while thinking he was off air.
Fifty chosen as Game of Thrones Iceland extras
A thousand people applied to appear as extras in the upcoming Game of Thrones film shoot in Iceland.
LazyTown sold, Sportacus not made homeless
The Icelandic company Latibaer, world famous for its LazyTown children’s television series and merchandising, has been bought out by a company p...
EFTA calls on Iceland to change running of national broadcaster
The ESA, the regulatory agency of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) has formally requested changes to the way Iceland’s state broadcast...
Journalist slammed for transgender gaffes
A Danish journalist has been criticised after repeatedly referring to a transsexual woman as a man and using the phrase “freak show” in a programme ab...