Schibsted

The Digital Transformation of a Nordic Media Giant

Ole J. Mjøs

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Routledge
22 May 2025

Media studies; Media, information & communication industries

Series: Global Media Giants

This is the first book of its kind to examine Schibsted, one of the largest traditional media and newspaper companies in the Nordic region, which is today considered a regional and international digital media pioneer.

The book examines the rise and role of Schibsted - an early mover and proactive media company in terms of technology adoption, digitization, and online expansion - in its home region, along with its major international ventures. The book focuses on its position in the Nordic digital media landscape, one of the world’s most digitally mature media markets and most digitally networked region, which is today influenced by fierce competition from expanding global internet giants and platform infrastructure. Drawing on a wealth of sources, including original interviews with senior Schibsted executives, which allow unprecedented insight into the company, the book also details its digital expansion internationally, and particularly its pioneering role as originator of the world’s largest online classified advertising company.

This book will be of interest to students and scholars of global media and communication studies, particularly those specializing in international communication and media industries in a global context.

By: Ole J. Mjøs
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
ISBN: 9781032574516
ISBN 10: 1032574518
Series: Global Media Giants
Pages: 154
Publication Date: 22 May 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

List of Interviewees 1. Introduction 2. The formation of the modern Schibsted and pioneering the digital and international expansion: 1989-2000 3. The emergence of the digital and international Schibsted: 2000-2009 4. Streamlining, new digital business models, and international expansion: 2009-2014 5. In the face of global platformization: The ecosystem strategy: 2014-2017 6. The world’s largest online classified company, the Schibsted Universe, and the splitting of the company: 2018-2025 7. Concluding remarks – The Regional Perspective References Index

Ole J. Mjøs is Professor in Media Studies at the Department of Information Science and Media Studies, University of Bergen, Norway. He specializes in the fields of international communication and global media. He is the author of An Introduction to Global Media for the Twenty-First Century (2023), Music, Social Media and Global Mobility (2012) and Media Globalization and the Discovery Channel Networks (2010), and is co-author of The Media Welfare State: Nordic Media in the Digital Era (2014). He has been a Visiting Scholar at the Center for Global Communication Studies, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, USA, and visiting researcher at the Centre for Mobilities Research, Lancaster University, UK.