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Personalisation can solve more problems than it creates – also for democracy

Anja Salzmann’s claim that “personalization is good for business but bad for democracy” is based on a misunderstanding of what personalisation is, and how it can be used in media houses governed by editorial principles. The problem with most of today’s online newspapers is that their front pages are updated

Schibsted launches niche media unit

Back, from left: Tor-Erik Moen, Kristoffer Kippernes, Øyvind Brenne (outgoing chairman), Eva-Camilla Brandt, Christian Nerdrum, Alexander Hagen, Sigurd Ekeli Grimsby, David Vesteng. Front, from left: Erlend Sand, Anne Julie Saue (managing director of Fri Flyt), Lorena D’Amario, Sarah Sørheim (incoming chairman). Photo: Schibsted

Schibsted is establishing a separate unit for niche media within the news division, led by Sarah Sørheim. The unit currently consists of Shifter Media, in which Schibsted acquired a 51% ownership stake before the summer. From January 1, 2024, ownership of Fri Flyt will also be transferred from VG to

Schibsted’s media houses dominate Stora Journalistpriset

SvD's Adam Svanell, Jan Almgren, Madelaine Levy and Lisa Irenius. Photo: Joakim Ståhl

Schibsted’s Swedish media houses dominate this year’s nominations for Stora Journalistpriset. Every third nomination, four out of twelve, comes either from Aftonbladet or Svenska Dagbladet. “I am incredibly proud of the journalism created by our newsrooms, these four nominations are proof that our journalism makes a difference,” says Siv Juvik

Schibsted Ventures – company Ingrid acquires Turnr

Delivery experience platform Ingrid acquires return innovator Turnr. The strategic acquisition combines Ingrid’s platform for customised delivery experiences with Turnr’s efficient returns process, setting a new standard for the customer experience throughout the purchase journey. Schibsted, who invested in Ingrid in March 2023 and also has ownership in Turnr, will

Schibsted’s results third quarter 2023

Today, Schibsted released its Q3 2023 results. Financials and analytical info Q3 2023 Results presentation Q3 2023 Interim report Q3 2023 Robust growth in Nordic Marketplaces, and improved News Media profitability. “Despite the challenging macroeconomic environment, I am happy to report that Schibsted has navigated the ‘rough seas’ well in

Schibsted on the importance of AI – Nordic Perspectives on AI conference

Schibsted participated in the Nordic Perspectives on AI conference in Oslo, discussing the important topics of artificial intelligence and its rapid development affecting research, business and society.  “Artificial intelligence and language models are central technologies and tools for all businesses, but for Schibsted they hit the heart of what we

Invitation to the virtual presentation of Schibsted’s Q3 2023 results

Schibsted will release its Q3 2023 results on 25 october 2023. It will not be possible to physically attend the presentation. Programme for the day, 25 October 2023: 07:00 CET Publication of the Q3 results including interim report, presentation and financials and analytical information. 09:00 CET CEO Kristin Skogen Lund

Aftonbladet creates AI hub

Aftonbladet is creating a new focus area combining journalism and artificial intelligence. Seven employees will work full-time in a new AI hub to explore the new technology and what it can do for journalism. The cross-functional group will explore, test and implement AI in Aftonbladet to make work more efficient

Sara Andrén-Johansen new CEO of Nettbil

After a thorough process with highly qualified external and internal candidates, Sara Andrén-Johansen has been appointed as the new CEO of Nettbil. Nettbil is a digital marketplace in Norway for used cars sold from private users to car dealers, through a closed online auction. Schibsted bought the majority of shares

Schibsted Ventures invests in upskilling-company Scrimba

We’ve invested in stock from Scrimba, an interactive code-learning platform with over a million users from all over the world. The story of Scrimba started with a self-developed programming language, and the search for an educational tool to help teach others to use the new language. What existed at the

Godare.se awarded the Swedish SEO-award 2023

In only one year, Aftonbladet’s food site Godare.se has increased its traffic from 250,000 to 1 million visits a month. This week, they were awarded the Swedish SEO Award 2023 in the category of food and recipes. “It’s really nice to get confirmation that we’ve done a good job. I’m

Schibsted’s part in the EU’s decision to secure media freedom in Europe

Today, the European Parliament (EP) agreed on its proposed changes to the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA), published by the EU Commission in September 2022. The EMFA treats media freedom in three different dimensions: freedom from public influence,  freedom from editorial interference by media owners and freedom from social media