Terje Colbjørnsen

Terje Colbjørnsen is an Associate Professor at BI Norwegian Business School's Department of Communication and Culture. He holds a PhD from the University of Oslo (2015) and researches digital transformations in media, publishing, and cultural policy.

His work examines:

• Streaming platforms (Spotify, audiobooks)
• Algorithmic distribution in libraries
• Nordic media welfare models
• Policy tensions between publishers and libraries
• Platform governance and content moderation

Recent publications analyze TikTok's impact on libraries, Spotify's podcast controversies, and institutional logics in Scandinavian e-lending. His research consistently explores how digital platforms reconfigure cultural distribution and policy frameworks.