French regulators wanted to check Netflix’s recommendation algorithms for any possible U.S. bias — but the company’s Chief Product Officer actually believes that algorithms can help democratize culture. Read more »
Android TV devices will be available for sale in the U.S. in the next few months, but in France, they may also come in the form of pay TV set-top boxes… Read more »
Netflix has teamed up with European pay TV operators to add its app to their set-top boxes, and could make further inroads with this approach in the U.S. as well. 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 »
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. Read more »
Iliad owns Free Mobile, an upstart carrier overturning France’s mobile industry. Now it wants to do the same in the U.S. with T-Mobile’s help, though it will have to get through… Read more »
The two companies have been working together since last year, and the takeover should help Red Hat pitch its OpenStack distribution as being easy to deploy. Read more »
Iliad’s Free Mobile isn’t just acquiring mobile subscribers in droves. It’s looking to acquire entire mobile carriers. According to a report in Le Parisien, Iliad is in talks to buy Bouygues… Read more »