Tag: France
France’s TF1 & M6 ‘Ready To Make Further Concessions
French broadcasters TF1 and M6 are ready to make further concessions to try to secure a regulatory green light for their planned merger, according...
France-Based Developers Team Up With Hagens Berman In Apple’s App Fees...
The same law firm that recently secured a $100 million settlement against Apple regarding its anticompetitive App Store policies is now representing France-based iOS...
On Case C-377/20, Servizio Elettrico Nazionale (I): overarching framework or case-specific...
By: Pablo Ibañez Colomo (Chillin' Competition)
The Court of Justice delivered its judgment in Servizio Elettrico Nazionale last week (see here for the French version). Because the questions asked...
French Watchdog Goes After US AI Company Clearview
The head of France's data privacy said on Wednesday she was considering triggering the process of fining US-based Clearview AI, a facial recognition company...
France Fines Deliveroo Over Gig Worker Status
A French court has fined a pair of former Deliveroo executives for abusing the freelance status of the British food delivery platform’s workers, in...
France’s Francois Pinault Partners to Buy Deezer for $1.1B
French billionaire Francois Pinault and other founders of Paris-based blank-check firm I2PO are buying music-streaming platform Deezer for €1.075 billion ($1.16 billion) and plan...
French Watchdog Raids Orange Headquarters
Orange's headquarters were raided on March 10 by the French antitrust watchdog, business magazine Capital reported on Tuesday, notably over suspicions of an abuse of...
French Court Upholds Google Ad Fine
A French court of appeals upheld a 150 million euro fine levied against Alphabet’s Google for abusing its power over the treatment of advertisers,...
France’s TF1 To Sell TFX Channel To Secure Merger
France’s TF1 and M6 and Altice Media have begun exclusive negotiations for the sale of two key entertainment channels owned by the broadcasters to...
US Dating App Bumble Buys French Rival Fruitz
Bumble on Monday announced it’s acquiring Fruitz, a French dating app, marking its first-ever acquisition, reported The New York Post.
Founded in 2017, Fruitz “encourages open...
