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– We are very happy to record next year’s season at the southern tip of Norway. That’s according to the producer of the Master of Masters Eirik Hamre in Nordisk Banijay. They can now reveal that the Agder municipalities Lindesnes and Farsund will host season 15 of the popular program on news. Filming starts in June this year and will premiere in the new year 2024. – The area offers wild and beautiful nature with great contrasts, from chalky white beaches to green hills. These are spectacular surroundings that are in the spotlight for the Master of Masters, says Hamre. Aksel Lund Svindal will continue as program manager next season. He, too, is very pleased with the choice. – I’m really excited to get to know Lindesnes and Farsund better. The photos from the research for the production company look absolutely fantastic, so I have high expectations, says Lund Svindal. Lista in Farsund is known for its long beaches with good surfing opportunities. Photo: Per Kåre Sandbakk / news Reveals few details Before the pandemic, the Masters’ Master was recorded in various countries in southern Europe. Since 2021, things have progressed in Norway. The finale of season 14 was recently broadcast on news. Olympic champion in rowing, Olaf Tufte, won there. The season was recorded in Sandefjord and Larvik. The two previous seasons took place in Sørlandet. In Arendal and Grimstad in 2021, and in Kristiansand and Lillesand in 2022. The production company is now in the process of finding an area for filming in Lindesnes and Farsund. But they do not want to reveal exactly where it will be filmed before filming is finished in June this year. Surpassing all expectations, Mesternes mester is among news’s ​​most popular programs and has been broadcast every year since 2009, with the exception of 2013. The series has drawn an average of 1.3 million Norwegians to the screen per episode this season. At their peak, they had a total of 1.5 million viewers. Last year, the series was nominated for the Gullruten for best competition-driven reality for the sixth time. – It is particularly gratifying that the stream metal in news TV this year is beyond all expectations, says news’s ​​project editor for the Master of Masters, Pia Basberg. Winner of the season in 2021 and alpine legend Aksel Lund Svindal continues as program manager. Iron grip is a well-known exercise that has been repeated in the vast majority of seasons of the Master of Masters. Here from the season this year, which had its final on news on Friday. Photo: Heidi Marie Gøperød Local pride The mayors of Lindesnes and Farsund are happy to be hosts and have great expectations. – Seafarers can enjoy a lot of beautiful nature, beaches and exciting landscapes, says mayor of Farsund Arnt Abrahamsen. – We are very happy to be able to do this together with Farsund and to show off the southern tip in a fantastic way, says Lindesnes Mayor Even Tronstad Sagebakken. On 27 February 1656, Norway’s first lighthouse candle was lit at Lindesnes lighthouse. The beaches at Lista are a favorite place for surfing. The restaurant “Under” at Båly in Lindesnes. Farsund centre. Sagebakken believes it will mean a lot to the local population that the recording comes to them. – This will make people proud. We will help make this a historic season. The municipality gets invaluable advertising, believes fellow mayor Abrahamsen. – Now we get to show off the municipality to approximately one and a half million viewers at a time of year when many people may be planning a holiday. If we act properly here, it’s insanely good PR for the municipality. Season 15 of the Master of Masters will take place in areas in Lindesnes and Farsund. Photo: Per Kåre Sandbakk / news Which places in Farsund and Lindesnes should the Mesternes Mester be recorded? Hello! Welcome to dialogue at news. Since you are logged in to other news services, you do not have to log in again here, but we need your consent to our terms of use for online dialogue



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