Schibsted bids for Norwegian newspaper group

Schibsted, the Oslo-based media conglomerate, has made a takeover bid for the Norwegian newspaper company Stavanger Aftenblad. The deal comes as Schibsted continues with its controversial move to establish a giant newspaper group, Media Norge. And Schibsted's TV arm, Metronome, has acquired the Swedish TV production company Stockholm-Copenhagen Productions for £4.5m. (Via Forbes.com)