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Apple, Google, Amazon & Netflix in France’s radar with new smartphone/tablet tax

May 13, 2013 by LiamBoogar

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François Hollande will receive a report today resulting from nine months of studying how the digital economy can contribute to cultural funding in France. This report will detail a plan to add a tax on smartphones and tablets, a tax which will go to pay for art & culture in...

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Drawing conclusions from the Yahoo-Dailymotion affair – what does it all mean?

May 6, 2013 by LiamBoogar

What a week. I thought most certainly that François Hollande’s announcement of 10 pro-business measures for France would have made international news, but of course, like the great ugly PR machine that France is, they managed to put the spotlight on something else during that very same week – Yahoo walking away...

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The irony of the French government’s intervention in the Yahoo! – Dailymotion deal…

Apr 29, 2013 by LiamBoogar

Last week, my cofounder wrote about how the French government’s may potentially be slowing the deal for Yahoo to acquire 75% of Dailymotion (currently 100% owned by Orange). This morning, Les Echos confirmed that the government is indeed looking for alternative solutions, and, essentially, refuses to let foreign companies buy a...

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Did the French government put the breaks on the Dailymotion – Yahoo deal?

Apr 25, 2013 by Trista Bridges

As was widely reported last month, Yahoo had supposedly been in ongoing talks with Orange to take a majority stake of 75% in Dailymotion, the 31st ranked site globally. However, now comes the news from Le Monde that the talks have abruptly come to an end. It’s well-known that Orange...

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Spideo brings their video recommendation iPad app to France: who wants my Movie Data?

Apr 5, 2013 by LiamBoogar

After launching in the US last month, French startup Spideo launched it’s video recommendation iPad app in France today. Founded by Gabriel Mandelbaum. Thibault d’Orso, and Paul de Monchy, the team has been working in video recommendation since 2010, powering video recommendations for the online video catalogs of such publishers...

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Orange plans to combat Piracy by making shows available to its users. It’s about freakin’ time.

Apr 1, 2013 by LiamBoogar

A while back I read a great piece by MG Siegler about how he was being forced to pirate the television show Game of Thrones because HBO wasn’t making the content available to viewers until very recently. Because the TV industry was trying to maximize the value of its content...

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Yahoo reportedly in discussions with Orange to buy big stake in Dailymotion

Mar 20, 2013 by Trista Bridges

Yahoo is reportedly in talks with Orange to buy what could potentially be a big stake in Dailymotion. According to sources familiar with the discussions, Dailymotion may be valued at as much as $300 million and Yahoo could ultimately buy up to 75% of the French online video site This...

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Currently raising a round of funding, Fleex’s video Language-learning startup rolls out a premium service

Mar 19, 2013 by LiamBoogar

After wrapping up LeCamping, EduTech startup Fleex has launched a premium version of its video language-learning service. Taking advantage of the international tendency for TV viewers to watch US TV Shows in VO (Original Language), Fleex hopes to help users learn English by providing dual subtitles – 1st language and English....

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As the European Digital Landscape heats up, ComScore says France will remain a major market to consider

Mar 15, 2013 by LiamBoogar

Comscore just released their France Digital Future in Focus report, in which they outline (in French) the state of the digital landscape, what’s rising, what’s falling, and where you should be. The report, which currently has a corresponding UK and US edition, shares some pretty interesting facts about the European...

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