Rocket Internet’s upcoming IPO looks to be a barnstormer. As reported by Reuters on Wednesday, the flotation on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange next month is already fully subscribed, and the German… Read more »
Netbiscuits, the Germany-based provider of analytics tools for the mobile web, has appointed a new CEO. Daniel Weisbeck, the company’s COO and CMO, is taking over the top spot from Michael… 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 »
The weeks-long, country-wide ban is over, but the taxi association that sparked it will appeal, and Uber is arguably still not legal in Germany. 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 »
You can only flout a ban so far before the authorities are forced to do something. The driver escaped a fine this time but could be on the hook for as… Read more »
The publishers have big issues not only with Google’s proposals for giving greater prominence to results from rival portals — a space in which many of them play these days –… Read more »
It’s not the first ban Uber’s faced in Germany, but it is the first country-wide ban and the stakes are much higher this time — up to €250,000 per infraction, plus… Read more »
There are growing demands for workers to be given the right to enjoy their downtime without being constantly on call, and now this could even become law in Germany. Read more »