Tag: France
France Fines Google $267M For Abusing Dominant Position In Ads
On Monday, June 7, France’s competition regulator fined Google €220 million (US$268 million) for abusing its market power in the online advertising industry, reported Bloomberg.
The...
French Antitrust Regulator To Decide On Google Ads On June 7
France's antitrust authority will issue a decision following an investigation into Google's advertising business on June 7, a spokesman for the watchdog announced on...
French Broadcasters Merge to Compete With US Netflix
France's two biggest private broadcasters are closing ranks to fend off the meteoric rise of US streaming platforms, hoping the desire for a national...
EU Approves French Support Measures For Fisheries
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, three French schemes worth €100 million (US$121.12 million) in total, to support the fisheries...
French Veolia In $15.5B Deal To Create Waste-Management Giant
France’s Veolia reached a $15.5 billion deal to acquire Suez, creating a water and waste-management giant that aims to soak up a global surge...
French Regulator Is Examining Sale Of Bertelsmann’s Stake In M6
France’s antitrust watchdog is closely examining the sale of Bertelsmann’s controlling stake in French broadcasting group M6, said the head of the French watchdog body on...
French Watchdog Starts Privacy Probe Into Apple Ads
The French data protection authority is investigating Apple's advertising tools in response to a complaint from a lobbyist group claiming Apple doesn't operate a...
French Lobby Hits Apple With Antitrust Complaint Over Personalized Ads
France Digitale, a French start-up lobby group, filed a complaint against Apple with the nation’s privacy regulator, arguing that the iPhone maker’s iOS 14...
Aviva Sells French Business To Macif’s Aéma Groupe For $3.9B
Aviva has agreed the sale of its operations in France for €3.2 billion (US$3.89 billion) to Macif’s Aéma Groupe, as part of the British...
France Fines Google €1.1M Over Hotel Rankings Practices
Google Ireland and Google France have agreed to pay a €1.1 million (US$1.34 million) fine after a probe found that Google’s hotel rankings could...
