What should a digital news service for young people look like in the future? Cracking that code may be the ultimate ambition for every media group. At Schibsted, an experiment is underway that could point towards an answer – the VGX project has been extended for another two years. It
Schibsted Marketing Services (SMS), our shared advertising company in Sweden, has been named Sales Organisation of the Year 2026. For Sales Director Michael Lööb-Hili, the award is above all recognition of a team effort that extends far beyond SMS – and draws on the strength of Schibsted as a whole.
At 6.30 this morning, Radio Aftonbladet went live. Alex Letic and Linda Hjertén, together with newsreader Olivia Elander, are the first voices to welcome listeners to Sweden’s first commercial news radio station. Throughout the day, the rest of the editorial team will take over, with news, sport, entertainment and music
Schibsted completed its first full year of operations as an independent media company in 2025. At the same time, the acquisitions of TV4 in Sweden and MTV in Finland strengthened the Group’s position as the leading media company in the Nordics. Both divisions, News Media and TV Media, delivered strong
Raoul Grünthal has been appointed new Chair of the Tinius Trust from 17 June 2026. He succeeds Ole Jacob Sunde, who is stepping down after many years as Chair of the Board. The Tinius Trust is Schibsted’s long-term owner and has a mandate to safeguard free and independent media while
Today, Aftonbladet opens up Aftonbladet Radio to advertisers – Sweden’s first commercial, news-driven radio channel. With national reach and journalism in real time, it creates a platform where news, sport, entertainment and music come together, giving advertisers access to a new nationwide reach medium. Aftonbladet Radio is one of Schibsted’s
Schibsted is taking a clear step into the sports rights market through a new agreement with the Norwegian Football Federation for Norwegian football. The agreement gives Schibsted the rights to broadcast the entire Norwegian Cup for both women and men, as well as matches involving youth national teams, in the
Schibsted is entering into a partnership with the healthtech company Estercare to provide employees in Sweden and Norway with better support for women’s health. The initiative aims to close gaps in diagnosis, treatment, and knowledge – an issue that affects both individual well-being and workplace productivity. Through a digital platform,
Schibsted and TV4 are bringing together their digital advertising environments into a joint offering. The sites tv4.se, Fotbollskanalen, and Köket will become part of Schibsted’s display and video portfolio, while Schibsted will take over the advertising technology and operations for these sites. Together, the companies are creating new opportunities for
Schibsted is releasing its AI tool Videofy as open source, making the technology available to developers and media organisations worldwide. The tool automatically converts text-based articles into ready-to-publish news videos in just a few minutes. Videofy was developed within Schibsted to streamline the production of short news videos for screens
Several photographers from Schibsted’s newsrooms were honoured when the Norwegian Association of Photojournalists (Pressefotografenes Klubb) presented the awards in the prestigious “Photo of the Year 2025” competition on Friday evening. VG photographer Kyrre Lien received the main award and became the most awarded photographer of the night. Lien won the
It was an award-filled evening for Schibsted’s Swedish media houses when two of the industry’s biggest galas were decided in Stockholm on Thursday. At Berns, the “Årets Dagstidning” awards – often referred to as the Swedish newspaper championships – were held, where the Swedish Media Publishers’ Association annually honors the