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@ SxSW Interactive: Early Thoughts; It’s Like SxSW Music… But For Startups - 1 Comment
Posted By Joseph Weisenthal - Sat 08 Mar 2008 08:26 AM PST

It dawned on me pretty soon after looking at the schedule for this year’s SxSW Interactive conference that that it would be a mistake to try staying rested. So it…

Babelgum Suffers Second Senior Exit; CTO Leaves Over ‘Vision And Style’ - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Fri 07 Dec 2007 11:31 AM PST

Well-financed European P2P TV platform Babelgum is seeking a new CTO after the departure of its second senior member in two months. We have confirmed with Babelgum in Milan that…

Ad Industry Roundup: IAB Guidelines; Publicis; Starcom; Blinkx; Time Warner - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Thu 11 Oct 2007 07:50 AM PST

-- IAB Issues Reports On Rich Media And Video Game Ads: The Interactive Advertising Bureau its issued its “final guidelines” for ad impression measurement of rich media and a white…

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AOL Embarks On 18-Month European Ad Grab, Starting In Italy - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Thu 13 Sep 2007 03:53 PM PST

AOL (NYSE: TWX) has begun an 18-month European expansion program to solidify its transition to advertising-supported content, with the launch today of AOL.it, an Italian portal. The sale of AOL…

Sony Unveils PS3 Digital TV Tuner/PVR; Works With PSP Handheld - 2 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Thu 23 Aug 2007 03:53 AM PST

Sony will release a digital terrestrial TV tuner and PVR for the Playstation 3 in Europe early in 2008, SCEE announced at the Leipzeig Games Conference. PlayTV will combine two…

Tiscali To Acquire Pipex’s Broadband Business For $420 Million - Confirmed - 1 Comment
Posted By Robert Andrews - Fri 13 Jul 2007 04:32 AM PST

Updated: The buyout was confirmed. Tiscali will also get Pipex’s 480,000 voice customers. Tiscali expects “significant synergies and efficiencies” of around £150 ($300) million. The company, which in March boasted…

Corrected: Euro Soccer Leagues Encourages Members To Join YouTube Suit; Objects To Localized Sites - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Thu 28 Jun 2007 05:00 AM PST

Correction: The Association of European Professional Football Leagues (EPFL) announced its support of the would-be class action against YouTube and Google; it did not join the suit but encouraged its…

Berlusconi/De Mol Consortium Reels In Remaining Endemol Stake - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Tue 19 Jun 2007 07:51 AM PST

The consortium which last month acquired 75 percent of European TV producer Endemol from Telefonica for EUR 3.6 billion is now buying up the remaining stake. Endemol co-founder John de…

YouTube Launches Nine Country Sites; UK, Brazil, Japan Included - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Tue 19 Jun 2007 02:22 AM PST

At a Paris press conference, YouTube unveiled localized versions for Brazil, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Holland, Poland, Spain and the UK (Germany is missing). Initially, the sites get translated homepages,…

Joost Rival Babelgum Opens Doors To P2P TV Viewers - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Fri 08 Jun 2007 06:09 AM PST

Updated: Rafat adds: I am interviewing Scaglia on Monday morning, and will have more on Babelgum and his own views on online video. Ireland-based P2P TV network Babelgum has opened…

European Newspapers ‘Optimistic’ About Print And Digital - 2 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Tue 10 Apr 2007 06:18 AM PST

A wide-ranging AP article surveying the European newspaper landscape finds editors “optimistic” about both the web and the survival of print. The gist: while US newspapers self-flagellate in pursuit of…

Swisscom Offers $4.87 Billion For Italian Telco Fastweb - 0 Comments
Posted By Robert Andrews - Mon 12 Mar 2007 06:18 AM PST

Switzerland’s state telco Swisscom is bidding 3.7 billion euro ($4.87 billion) for Italy’s second-place broadband provider Fastweb, a 19 percent premium to pre-takeover-rumor prices. The Italian firm, which has offered…

FastWeb Founder Launching Video Site; Self-Funded At $13.2 Million - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Sun 04 Mar 2007 08:56 PM PST

Silvio Scaglia, the founder of Italian triple-play telecom firm FastWeb, and former CEO of Omnitel (now Vodafone Italy) is launching a new venture, an online video service called Babelgum. Scaglia…

Italy’s Dada Acquires 30 Percent Stake In Blog Publisher Blogo.it For $950K - 0 Comments
Posted By Rafat Ali - Mon 26 Feb 2007 09:29 AM PST

Dada, the Italian mobile (and online) content firm, which own U.S. mobile social networking service Upoc), has bought 30 percent stake in local Italian blog network Blogo.it (and its parent…

News Corp. Succession Story Makes Rounds (Again); Company Says James Murdoch Staying At BSkyB - 0 Comments
Posted By Staci D. Kramer - Mon 22 Jan 2007 04:56 PM PST

A bit of a ruckus going on about Rupert Murdoch’s succession plans for News Corp. following a UK newspaper report that his son James was leaving his CEO post at…

Italian High Court: Downloading Not Illegal If Not Intended For Profit - 0 Comments
Posted By David Kaplan - Mon 22 Jan 2007 03:17 PM PST

It isn’t a crime to download music, movies or software if the user doesn’t gain financially, the Italian Supreme Court ruled earlier this month. Nevertheless, analysts are unsure whether the…