Chromecast comes to South Korea and Australia, now in 24 countries
Cue up that Daft Punk song
Google’s quest to bring Chromecast everywhere continued with an expansion to Australia, Japan, South Korea, Switzerland, Belgium and Portugal in May of…
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Netflix begins fresh European push with France launch
This month will see Netflix roll out in many more European countries, and France is the first. It’s also announced a partnership with French ISP Bouygues Telecom.
Netflix app pops up in European app stores ahead of official launch
Apps for Netflix’s video service have popped up in app stores in Germany, France and Belgium, suggesting that the service’s launch in those countries is imminent.
Netflix announces expansion to Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium and Luxembourg
Netflix is making its worst-kept secret official: It’s expanding to Germany, France and four adjacent countries later this year.
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Apple sites nearly blocked in Belgium over warranty spat, reports suggest
A Belgian magistrate has mulled blocking Apple(s aapl)’s websites there, according to local reports on Tuesday, as spotted by Tech.eu. This was…
Did Google pay Belgian newspapers a $6M copyright fee? Sure looks like it
Google and Belgian news publishers announced a deal that will put an end to their copyright dispute. Google says it is not paying the papers for content — so then why is money changing hands?
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Buying another classified site, Axel Springer sees digital filling print gap
German publisher Axel Springer is buying heavily in to European classified sites to court digital and international growth. Snapping up Belgian property service Immoweb, it says the move will make up for a weakening print ad sector.
GoPress digital kiosk bundles Belgian newspapers, magazines
Belgian newspaper publishers are the latest to hope a joint digital news kiosk can prove profitable.
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Mobile Lowdown 8-31-11: Amazon Tablet; China iOS; Apple/Wikileaks; FilmOn
A look at some of the big stories in mobile today:
» Amazon could have two sizes of tablet in mind for a launch: a seven-inch mod…
In Belgium, Google Ponders A $215,000 Fine Over Street View
Federal regulators in the U.S. are over it, but Google’s Street View privacy gaffe continues to produce headaches in the Europe. The long jo…
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Mobile Interactive Group Buys Golden Bytes To Extend Marketing Footprint
Another chapter in the continuing consolidation mobile service agencies, and the growth of one agency in particular, the Mobile Interactive…
Publishers’ iPad Subs’ Grumbles Earn Apple Antitrust Attention
What is Apple’s preferred big idea for iPad news and magazine subscriptions? We don’t know – a possible newsstand announcement may have been…
Jinni Raises $5 Million For Its Video ‘Discovery Engine’
Jinni, a website which offers visitors movie and TV show recommendations, has raised $5 million in a new funding round led by two strategic…
Social Media Analytics Tracker Attentio Wins
The price of knowing what people are saying about your brand or company right now is high right now. Which would explain why Brussels-based…
Startups Specle, BraveNewTalent.com Get New Financing
A couple of small deals to prove that funding still goes on despite the crunch: Belgian ad creation software developer Specle has won fundin…
Belgian Carrier Belgacom Takes 40 Percent Stake In Tunz
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Live-Streaming TV Platform Zattoo Stops Belgian Service
In a bid to keep costs down and concentrate on its core markets, US/Swiss-based live TV-streaming platform Zattoo has stopped its Belgian s…
Happenr Raises
Oxynade, the startup which recently launched events database Happenr, has raised a
Belgian ISP Escapes Copyright Fine For P2P File Sharing
A Belgian ISP has escaped paying a
Belgacom Buys SMS Parking Payments Provider Mobile-For
Belgian network operator Belgacom has bought SMS parking payments provider Mobile-for. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The two year ol…
Belgian Newspapers Continue To Bite Hand That Feeds Them
Fresh from winning a European court case forcing Google (NSDQ: GOOG) News to stop exercpting their articles, Belgian news publishers have lo…
Belgian Newspapers To Google: Pay Us $77M For Indexing Our News
Put it that way, it does sound absurd, though of course a very small amount for Google: the Belgian newspapers’ association Copiepresse is a…
Drupal Forms Commercial Wing To Sell Extra Services To Publishers
Dries Buytaert, the Belgian developer behind the Drupal open-source content management system, is launching a start-up to take parts of the…
Netlog's Growth Fueled By University Students' Efforts
Wall Street Journal talks with Netlog, one of Europe’s broadest and best-populated social networks by virtue of its availability in 13 diffe…
Belgian Publisher Rossel Buys Rendez-Vous Dating Site
Belgian publishing group Rossel has bought dating site Rendez-vous for an undisclosed amount. The site was launched a whole 10 years ago by…
UK, Europe Now Lead Plateauing US Web 2.0 Investment
Web 2.0 investment has peaked in the US and is now being led by Europe and Israel, according to research by Dow Jones (NYSE: DJ) VentureOne…
