Leaked documents from the Italian presidency of the Council of the European Union show that member states want net neutrality “principles” and “objectives” rather than the strict rules agreed to by… Read more »
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. Read more »
It’s nice of Vodafone to give customers a free Netflix subscription, but the promotion highlights the absurdity of running a 3GB-per-hour service on a plan that only offers 3GB a month. Read more »
Europe’s digital chief is already claiming that “newly disadvantaged U.S. startups” should move across the Atlantic — but a similar net neutrality disaster could still happen in the EU, if key… Read more »
It may be technically fascinating, but — nine months into writing about the hyper-volatile crypto-currency — I’ve completely lost track of why we need or want Bitcoin. Read more »
France’s telecoms regulator has been given the go-ahead to investigate the quiet war going on between ISPs and internet backbone providers, where users of services such as YouTube and Netflix risk… Read more »
A newly-launched startup called Foundd is taking the algorithmic approach, while its Berlin neighbour Tweek.tv is going for the social angle. But why has no winner emerged in this space already? Read more »