FRANKFURT: German media giant Axel Springer and Korean electronics group Samsung said on Tuesday they are joining forces in a mobile media partnership. The two companies said they would collaborate in producing digital media exclusively for Samsung customers, beginning with a news platform in Germany and Poland that will be rolled out in other European markets next year. Alex Springer, which publishes the mass-circulation daily Bild, describes itself as Europe’s leading digital publisher and says it makes more than half of group revenues and nearly three quarters of profit from its digital activities.