Rune Brynhildsen is a former Norwegian journalist and CEO of Norway's leading commercial radio station, P4 Radio Hele Norge

P4 Radio Hele Norge

P4 Radio Hele Norge AS Norway's leading national, private radio station with 24% national market share, about one million daily listeners and two million weekly....

, as well as owner of the consultancy Brynhildsen Woldsdal Public Relations.

On 11 June 2007 he was convicted of insider trading

Insider trading

Insider trading is the trading of a corporation's stock or other securities by individuals with potential access to non-public information about the company...

 and sentenced to ten months in prison

Prison

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. was confiscated.

Brynhildsen reported to Vestoppland Prison

Vestoppland Prison

Vestoppland Prison is a prison in the county of Oppland, Norway. It consists of two correctional facilities, located in Gjøvik and Valdres. The facility in Valdres is a lower security prison, while the facility in Gjøvik has a higher security level....

 in Valdres

Valdres

Valdres is a traditional district in central, southern Norway, situated between Gudbrandsdal and Hallingdal.Administratively, Valdres belongs to Oppland. It consists of the municipalities Nord-Aurdal, Sør-Aurdal, Øystre Slidre, Vestre Slidre, Vang and Etnedal. The main town in the region is...

in the autumn of 2008 to begin serving his sentence. He was released from prison some weeks later, pending his appeal.