Mark Cuban really got the underlying potential of the deal just announced 2 days ago between Yahoo and Comcast.net, the web site of the N° 2 cable company in the US. Under the deal, Yahoo’s advertising sales unit will be the primary marketing and sales channel for Comcast.net display and video advertising. He calls it […]
For our international friends who may be catching up on the french elections, France’s next president will be elected next sunday by 8pm. The 2 finalists are Nicolas Sarkozy, conservative/liberal and Segolene Royal, socialist/in favor of government assistance on most matters. Most of international observers agree that politically France lives with the memories of its […]
Adrian Johnson was very at ease in Cannes at the MIP TV…but I assure you that he had back to back meetings. In 2003, he co-founded MrFootage, with his old friend from the Berlin days, Swedish former media executive and Strix Television CEO, Johan Sundberg. MrFootage ambitions to create one of the largest independent online […]
I wanted to know more aboutBabelgum, the new venture from Silvio Scaglia and Erik Lumer. They call it “The global internet TV network”. Scaglia is chairman of FastWeb, the second largest wireline telecommunication company in Italy. Previously, he was CEO of Omnitel, now Vodaphone Italy. He is known to be the 746th richest man in […]
After the first round of the local french presidential elections, we are back to a traditional Right/Left opposition (after the right/extreme right in 2002). The specific about France is that these two positions relate to 2 different visions of our french society. I am not sure that it is the case in the US where […]
As founders, Gilles Babinet and I are stepping up Eyeka’s international development in Europe. It is a turning point in our growth and a commitment to create value for our clients, our authors and our shareholders. Three leaders in their respective fields are joining Eyeka. Sadek Chekroun takes over as CEO. Sadek was a key […]
I’ve browsed the blogosphere and the web to read the comments about this acquisition. Here is the synthesis of what i have found so far. 1. High valuation : x10 – revenues are $300 million for a mature company 2. The 2 private equity firms, Hellman & Friedman and JMI Equity, which took DoubleClick private […]
There has been a lot of coverage on the AFP/Google content deal. However, both parties did not reveal much about the deal, which left lot’s of questions in the open. This settlement is part of the content owners effort and actions to defend their copyright. Google is under attack by a number of players. The […]
Corbis is the world challenger in the picture industry posting $251 million in revenue in 2006 with 1 100 employes. It is a private corporation, fully owned by Bill Gates as a private investment. If you read magazines, books and newspapers, look for the photographers’ credit and it’s likely that you’ll find the Corbis brand. […]