Trine Syvertsen is professor of media studies in the Department of Media and Communication, University of Oslo, and is currently serving as Dean of Research at the Faculty of Humanitites. Her research interests include television programming, public broadcasting and media policy. She has published several books and articles in Nordic and international journals. Recent publications include an anthology about Norwegian commercial television Et hjem for deg – et hjem for oss? Analyser av TV2 1992-2002 (A home for you – a home for us? An analysis of TV2 1992-2002) (2002), and a book about media policy Media pluralism – media governance in a globalized market (Mediemangfold – Styring av mediene i et globalisert market) (2004). Syvertsen is currently co-chairing the collaborative research project Participation and play in converging media.