1928 Established on 27 November by the board of the Norwegian Composers' Association and two music publishers at lawyer Emil Stang in Øvre Slottsgate 12. Tønnes Birknes becomes temporary managing director. 1929 TONO became a member of the Confédération Internationale des Sociétés et Compositeurs (CISAC) in Paris. The first reciprocity agreements were signed with Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Holland, Switzerland and the USA. Mathieu […]
/ 18/05/2018 / Willy Martinsen
Established on November 27th by the board of the Norwegian Composers' Association and two music publishers at lawyer Emil Stang at Øvre Slottsgate 12. Tønnes Birknes becomes temporary CEO.
TONO became a member of the Confédération Internationale des Sociétés et Compositeurs (CISAC) in Paris. The first reciprocity agreements were signed with Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Holland, Switzerland and the USA.
Mathieu Berckenhoff became the company's first CEO on May 1.
TONO's first customer agreement was signed on April 6th with NRK's predecessor, Oslo Kringkastingsselskap.
Approximately 60 TONO members at the end of the year.
The Copyright Act of 1930 was passed, replacing the Authors Act of 1893. Words such as "copyright" and "intellectual property" were used in legislation for the first time. The act provided a foundation for TONO's future.
The Ministry of Justice requested the police to inform the public that the author's consent should be required for public performances of music, and to ensure that this was followed.
On this basis, a cooperation agreement was entered into with the Norwegian Police Association, which meant that the local police authorities issued the necessary consent for music performances at dances.
The Storting decided that all broadcasting activities would be transferred to state operation.
Norsk Rikskringkasting was granted exclusive rights, and an agreement between TONO and NRK was signed on July 1.
TONO moved to Tollbugt on 28th. The organization now had four employees.
TONO, STIM and KODA each took over a third of the majority shareholding in the Nordic Copyright Bureau at the turn of 1935/36. NCB became the companies' joint body for the management of mechanical rights in the publication of sound recordings and for use in films.
The Norwegian Music Publishers Association is founded in October.
The Norwegian Schlager Composers Association, which later changed its name to Norwegian Popular Composers (1949), Norwegian Entertainment Composers (1964) and which we know today as NOPA, was founded.
TONO's general meeting adopted new laws, which came into force at the end of 1939. The new laws gave the Norwegian Entertainment Composers' Association, the Norwegian Music Publishers' Association and the Norwegian Writers' Association (later TONO's Writers' Association) representation rights on the company's board alongside the Norwegian Composers' Association. At the same time, the Representative Council became TONO's highest body.
A points and distribution committee was also established.
TONO moved to new premises in Klingenberggt. 5 in Oslo.
The Norwegian Writers' Association, later TONO's Writers' Association, was founded.
The war years led to a dramatic decline in income.
Ragnar Kierulf took office as TONO's new CEO.
NOPA established as an umbrella organization for TONO's Writers' Association, Norwegian Film Composers' Association, Norwegian Popular Composers and Norwegian Revue Writers' Association.
New Copyright Act of 12 May 1961. The new act did not result in significant changes for TONO.
Knut Tvedt was hired as TONO's CEO.
The Norwegian Composers' Fund was established by law of 9 April 1965. Companies that act as intermediaries for authors in collecting remuneration for public performances must henceforth pay a fee to the fund.
Gorm Bækkelund became the new managing director of TONO.
The Norwegian Entertainment Composers' Association and TONO's Authors' Association were dissolved, and NOPA in its current form was established the following year.
Cato Strøm was hired as the new CEO of TONO.
TONO moved into new premises in Galleri Oslo on Greenland on March 31st.
At the start of the new decade, TONO has 4,169 members.
This year, large amounts of music began to appear on the Internet, especially at universities and colleges. TONO had to initiate information work against these people regarding current laws and regulations.
TONO licensed the first streaming service, an online radio service.
TONO launches the EDVARD Award. The first year with six categories.
TONO adopted the Nord-Doc works documentation system, which was the result of a Nordic collaboration with STIM, KODA, Teosto and NCB.
TONO implemented significant structural changes with distribution policy decisions of historical significance. A new system for evaluating musical works was implemented, which in practice meant that settlements for contemporary music were reduced, while settlements for popular music increased. At the same time, the chairmanship of the company was no longer reserved for the Norwegian Composers' Association.
For the first time, NOPA held the chairmanship role in TONO.
TONO launched its first online electronic work review service for its members.
TONO licensed the first download service, Musikk-online powered by Phonofile.
TONO celebrated its 75th anniversary under the slogan "TONO 75 years for music – the future is unheard of", with an audio tour in Frognerparken, free concerts, an anniversary party and the release of a double CD with 40 songs from TONO members.
TONO licensed SF Anytime as the first video on demand service.
The Norwegian Police Directorate has terminated the agreement between TONO and the Sheriff's Office. Previously, organizers of public music events such as dances and the like had to notify the Police. The change means that TONO must use new resources to capture music use.
In June, TONO held its first annual general meeting in the company's history. New articles of association and a new distribution plan were adopted, which abolished the grading of works. Independent members would henceforth be elected to boards and committees, and TONO introduced a requirement for at least 40 percent representation of both genders on the board. TONO is still working in 2018 according to the settlement model that was introduced this year.
The first subscription service for on-demand streaming in Norway, WIMP, was licensed by TONO. This marked the start of a new and important source of revenue for TONO.
TONO changed its organizational form from a cooperative to a cooperative from January 1st.
TONO launched the web services My TONO, a new version of previous web services with a number of new features.
TONO licensed Netflix, the first subscription-based video on demand service.
TONO has gross revenues of over 500 million NOK for the first time.
Tono reached 30,000 members.
TONO has gross revenues of over 600 million NOK for the first time.
TONO turns 90!