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With Yahoo in the rear-view, Dailymotion’s got plenty of new suitors. All of them French.

May 22, 2013 by LiamBoogar

From this side of the Atlantic, you can almost see what could have been a huge win for French startups – Tumblr’s been purchased for $1.1 Billion and, while no one’s sure whether Yahoo! will make a Flickr out of Tumblr, or a Tumblr out of Flickr, the fact remains...

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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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S&P highlights French mobile operator troubles, takes France Telecom down a grade

Apr 24, 2013 by Trista Bridges

Citing concerns about mobile pricing pressure in the French market and an anticipated big drop in France Telecom / Orange’s earnings, S&P has decided to follow Fitch’s lead and cut France Telecom’s debt rating to BBB+, the third lowest investment grade. This cut puts France Telecom somewhere in the middle...

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Orange’s all-in-one communications app Libon launches on Android

Apr 15, 2013 by Trista Bridges

Following its highly successful iOS launch last November which has hit over 1 million downloads and is available in over 100 countries, Libon is launching on Android today. Available to download for free from Google Play, Libon will now offer Android users free calls, smart messaging, and personalized visual voicemail....

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Consumer complaints about mobile services skyrocketing in France

Apr 2, 2013 by Trista Bridges

In 2012, Afutt (the French association for telcoms users) registered a record number of official complaints from subscribers about their mobile service. Although mobile contracts are getting cheaper and cheaper thanks to newbie Free Mobile as well as the incumbents who’ve been playing catch-up, consumers don’t look to any happier with...

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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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Following Bouygues, Orange’s and SFR’s low-cost offers both hit 1 million subscribers

Mar 27, 2013 by Trista Bridges

Although Free threw them for a loop when they launched their mobile offer last year, the three ‘old school’ mobile operators look to finally be adapting to a radically altered space. Last month Bouygues was the first ‘old school’ telco to reach the 1 million subscriber market with their B&You...

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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...

Beach goers in south of England pick up French mobile roaming charges

Mar 11, 2013 by LiamBoogar

Nobody likes roaming charges, but when you travel abroad, they are an unavoidable fact of life. I’ve heard many say they will buy a SIM for each country, or use a service like FrenchConnection.fr to work around it; however, when you are in England and get hit with roaming charges because...

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With Yahoo in the rear-view, Dailymotion’s got plenty of new suitors. All of them French.

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

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

S&P highlights French mobile operator troubles, takes France Telecom down a grade

Orange’s all-in-one communications app Libon launches on Android

Consumer complaints about mobile services skyrocketing in France

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

Following Bouygues, Orange’s and SFR’s low-cost offers both hit 1 million subscribers

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

Beach goers in south of England pick up French mobile roaming charges

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