This spring, Lena K Samuelsson is leaving the role of Editor-in-Chief, CEO and responsible publisher for Aftonbladet, a job she held for six years. “It has been a joy to lead Aftonbladet. I love this newspaper, but now it’s time for someone else to take over,” she says. Lena K
The board of Bergens Tidende has appointed Trond Olav Skrunes (49) as the new Editor-in-Chief, succeeding Frøy Gudbrandsen. “This is undoubtedly a significant challenge, but above all, a fantastic opportunity. I am passionate about journalism, and there is hardly a more exciting and developmental role than leading Bergens Tidende,” says
Three of Schibsted’s newspapers – Aftenposten, Svenska Dagbladet and Aftonbladet – now have their own AI voices. The rest of the large papers will soon follow. Offering an option to listen to news and stories is becoming increasingly important to meet user needs. “Time spent on audio is growing rapidly.
A growing trend in the recruitment market is employees increasingly entering into a dialogue with potential new employers, even if they are not actively looking for a job. Schibsted Ventures is now investing in the Swedish company Demando, which has developed a platform for passive recruitment within technology expertise. Today,
Recommerce trade in Schibsted’s marketplaces is hitting a record high. More and more people are buying things that have been previously owned by someone else. As Christmas is coming up – it’s a good time to join the movement. Most of us know recommerce as resale of goods that will
As the holidays are approaching, we at Schibsted want to strike a blow for sustainable Christmas presents. Our Swedish marketplace Blocket has selected a used electronic device as this year’s pre-loved gift. In a year of enduring economic crisis, and that is predicted to be the warmest ever recorded, the
Schibsted ASA (“Schibsted” or the “Company”) and its largest shareholder, the Tinius Trust through Blommenholm Industrier AS (collectively the “Trust”), today announced that they have entered into a non-binding agreement regarding a potential acquisition of Schibsted’s news media operations by the Trust (the “Agreement”). Subject to a final agreement
In the tenth edition of Schibsted’s annual outlook on trends within tech, business and people we explore AI and how it might affect our lives, businesses and society. We also look back in history to understand how and why technology has led us to where we are today. As we
The winners of Schibsted’s annual Power of Journalism Awards – our way of honouring the best journalistic work in our media houses – have been announced. The external jury has just declared this year’s nominations as the best ever, underscoring the outstanding quality and significance of the journalistic efforts spotlighted
The Power of Journalism Scholarship was just awarded for the first time. This year, the scholarship of 30,000 SEK was shared between three scholarship recipients with one thing in common: they want to develop themselves and contribute to strengthening the media industry and journalism. Congratulations to this year’s scholarship recipients:
The Cultural Editor of Svenska Dagbladet, Lisa Irenius, is taking over as the publisher of Svenska Dagbladet. “Lisa Irenius has a great ability to see around the corner, think new, and innovate. These are leadership qualities that are now needed for SvD to continue growing the digital business and developing
Schibsted ASA (“Schibsted” or the “Company”) refers to the announcement made earlier today by Permira and Blackstone regarding a voluntary tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding ordinary Class A shares in Adevinta ASA (“Adevinta”) (the “Offer”), by funds advised by Permira Advisers LLP (together with the advised funds,