Nordic Media Giant Merges Tech Operations to Take on Google

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Nordic media group Schibsted ASA is combining technological development at its biggest newspapers, including the Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet and the Norwegian daily Aftenposten, to claw back revenue from technology giants such as Google and Facebook.

The Oslo-based company, which runs newspapers and online classified websites in 30 countries, will form one unified technology team for its different titles and websites to develop new products, according to a statement made public Wednesday.