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YouTube's new TV Channels confirm its dominance over Dailymotion
YouTube has launched several TV channels in France, based on content specifically developed and curated for the new channels. The new channels will be focused on various subjects, including news, health, comedy, cooking, celebrities/gossip, etc., which to develop, YouTube will lean on newly established partnerships with Endemol France, Groupe Aufeminin, Euronews, Capa Prod and Lagardère Active. In addition to France, new channels are […]
Game Connection announces upcoming conference program
Game Connection has unveiled a jam-packed, impressive conference program for Game Connection Europe, taking place November 28 – 30 at Paris’ Porte de Versailles. As discussed previously, for the first time, the program will include marketing focused sessions as well as production and business operational aspects of game creation and distribution. The Game Connection team […]
Giftiz Incentivizes Games to create Active Gamers
Two of the biggest and most daunting challenges in the games sector are enticing gamers to try new games and getting them to be highly engaged within the game (i.e. longer and more frequent game play). It goes without saying that, as a first step, the game itself must be fun and engaging, but this […]
Ifeelgoods partners with leading e-gifters InComm
Ifeelgoods, a leading digital promotions platform and specialist in Facebook credits, has announced that they are entering into an exclusive partnership with InComm, a global leader in e-gifts and prepaid products. As Ifeelgoods aim is to enable marketers to engage with and convert audiences through fulfilment of gift rewards via Facebook (ie Facebook credits), iTunes, Amazon […]
European Comission announces new cloud computing strategy
As discussed previously, the European Commission has been actively working the last several months on formulating a strategy for “Unleashing the potential of cloud computing in Europe”. They’ve now announced their strategy, which centers on ambitious objectives and several actions that they’re hoping will be game changers for Europe. Firstly, they’ve set a pretty ambitious […]
Lengow awarded 'International' prize at E-Commerce Paris 2012
Last week Paris welcomed one of the biggest and most successful e-commerce tradeshows / conferences, E-Commerce Paris 2012. In addition to holding 350 workshops and training sessions, hosting 500 exhibitors, and welcoming over 30k visitors, the organizers of this mega event also make time to honor those firms in e-commerce deemed to be leaders and […]
Online advertising still going strong, France well-positioned
Clipperton Finance, a leading corporate finance firm focusing on tech and media, recently published a whitepaper evaluating the trends and opportunities in the online advertising space. According to Clipperton, online advertising is still going strong, demonstrating robust growth (CAGR 02 – 11 of 24%) which is expected to continue for the foreseeable future. Not surprisingly, […]
OOGarden soon to be sprouting up across Europe
OOGarden.com, leading online retailer in France of garden and home products, recently announced closing a 2 million round of funding with SOFIMAC Partners, bringing them to a total of 4.1 million [FR] in funding raised this year (earlier this year they raised 2,1 million from Aquasource). These level of funds is nothing to sneeze at, particularly in […]
1st Appsterdam meeting in Paris set for Sept 27th
If you want to make movies, go to Hollywood. If you want to make musicals, go to Broadway. If you want to make apps, go to Appsterdam. Mike Lee Mayor and founder of Appsterdam Founded to provide ‘app makers’ with the ‘best place in the world to settle down’, Appsterdam is on a mission to create […]
Game Connection Europe 2012 announces reduced rates for French startups!
Game Connection has just announced that, for the first time, they will offer French startups reduced rate pricing for this year’s instalment of Game Connection Europe. As noted by Pierre Carde, the founder of Game Connection, providing these special rates as well as other initiatives such as “Selected Projects“, reinforces Game Connection’s commitment to supporting France’s games sector more […]