News Summary:
On January 26, Amedia's purchase of KildeGruppen, which includes newspapers such as Hamar Arbeiderblad, Stangeavisa, and Lokalavisa Trysil Engerdal, received no objections from the Competition Authority, with Amedia expressing satisfaction and a desire to further develop the companies. Previously, on January 18, Amedia Product and Technology (APT) established a new leadership group. On January 13, Magne Storedal took over as editor-in-chief at Lyngdals Avis, having previously served as acting editor-in-chief at Nordlys. This followed news from January 12 that Gunnar Stavrum asked Amedia to find his successor as responsible editor and daily leader of Nettavisen, though he will continue in his role as political editor, noting the transition comes after one of the newspaper's strongest years. Earlier, on January 8, Marte Ingul, Group Director for Society and Communication at Amedia, was appointed temporary State Secretary for Karianne Tung in the Ministry of Digitalization and Administration until August 1, 2026, for which she was granted leave from her Amedia position.