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Neelie Kroes’ European Leaders Club is bringing sexy back to entrepreneurship in Europe – is that enough?

Mar 22, 2013 by LiamBoogar

Last week, Commissioner Neelie Kroes welcomed nine entrepreneurs to Brussels for the first meeting of the European Leaders Club. Armed with experience and the desire to bring Europe “up to code” with the rising digital economy, the club hopes to bring to light some of the strongest issues in the...

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Deezer may be avoiding the US market, but Spotify is starving French users

Mar 20, 2013 by LiamBoogar

The war between Deezer and Spotify has begun, and it seems there’s no country that’s safe. Spotify announced earlier this week that they would be removing the five-play cap per song for free users in the UK; however, it was Numerama that figured out that, with Spain, Finland, Norway, The Netherlands...

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Tariq Krim explains the move to Jolidrive and its benefits for the tech ecosystem

Mar 12, 2013 by Trista Bridges

Last week Jolicloud took a big leap forward by announcing that Jolicloud is now being relaunched as Jolidrive, a newly redesigned and updated service enabling users to effectively manage their ‘personal cloud’. The new Jolidrive now supports a more extensive range of cloud-based services and, due to their decision to move from a...

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Deezer ups the ante on rival Spotify and launches in 22 new markets

Feb 1, 2013 by Trista Bridges

To say that Deezer has had an active year is an understatement. From raising an eye-popping 100€ million from Warner Music owner Len Blavatink, to beating Spotify on subscriber growth, to launching their App Store to rival Spotify’s App Centre, their achievements over the last year have been seemingly non-stop....

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As France welcomes MIDEM, its music industry still faces big challenges

Jan 29, 2013 by Trista Bridges

This past Saturday saw the kick-off of MIDEM, one of the world’s biggest and best conferences and tradeshows focusing on the music industry. This year’s edition, which will be running through tomorrow,has had a particularly strong emphasis on digital. It’s evident that digital still continues to be both a blessing and curse for...

[European StartUp Scene][Mobile][Music]

Orange offers Deezer-competitor Spotify to under 27 users in Switzerland

Jan 23, 2013 by LiamBoogar

This week Orange & Spotify announced a partnership in which Orange customers in Switzerland with a “Orange Young” plan would receive Spotify premium for free, in addition to unlimited texting & calling as well as a sizeable data plan. Orange Young is Orange’s cell phone plan offered to anyone 27...

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Deezer closes in on Spotify attracting more paid subscribers in 2012

Jan 8, 2013 by LiamBoogar

A recent report by DigitalMusicNews has shown that Deezer‘s paid subscriber rate is growing faster than that of Spotify‘s. Deezer has seen a grwoth of 114% from December 2011 to December 2012, versus Spotify’s 86% growth. This is surprising, given Spotify’s positioning as the #1 paid subscription music service; however, it’s...

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Deezer raises €100M from Warner Music owner Len Blavatnik

Oct 6, 2012 by LiamBoogar

Deezer has finalized a round of €100 million by Russian-American billionaire Len Blavatnik via his investment fund Access Industries, with 75 million euros injected into the company, and 25 million euros to buy out previous shareholders. The announcement, originally reported by Le Figaro, indicates that while French investor Idinvest has maintained...

[European StartUp Scene][French-Startup]

Deezer is looking for €100 million. Any takers?

Feb 23, 2012 by Roxanne Varza

Deezer is a hot topic for the moment – and not just because President Sarkozy released his Deezer music playlist. Turns out music streaming platform is looking for a little love money. €100 million, to be exact. Spotify, is that you? The news broke on Les Echos earlier today that Orange –...

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Neelie Kroes’ European Leaders Club is bringing sexy back to entrepreneurship in Europe – is that enough?

Deezer ups the ante on rival Spotify and launches in 22 new markets

As France welcomes MIDEM, its music industry still faces big challenges

Orange offers Deezer-competitor Spotify to under 27 users in Switzerland

Deezer closes in on Spotify attracting more paid subscribers in 2012

Deezer is looking for €100 million. Any takers?

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