Cross-pollinating the cluster: Inside Media City Bergen

Opened at the end of 2017, Media City Bergen (MCB) is the headquarters of the Norwegian Media Cluster and home to anchor tenants, Vizrt, Vimond, TV2 and NRK, a number of technology companies and startups, a Media Lab, and 220 students from the University of Bergen Media Studies Department.

Media City Bergen and NCE Media CEO Anne Jacobsen says: “The idea began four or five years back. We needed a co-location to enhance cooperation. You cannot do innovation by email – people need to meet to work together.

“We moved in last year. It’s been great,” she continues. “It’s not only…