An analysis of technological as well as economic progress in the face of regulation sheds new light on the driving forces behind innovation, or the limits of policies.…
The world leader in remote meetings, Zoom is now proposing nothing less than to revolutionize the working day with its AI assistant. Zoom held its major annual conference…
The European Parliament today held a briefing on the hearings of future European Commissioners. In view of the timetable, the future Commission looks unlikely to be up and…
Following TikTok’s decision to boycott Merlin, the independents’ representative, as part of new licensing negotiations, Impala calls on the platform to reason, and UPFI urges public authorities to…
The Prime Minister barely scratched the surface of culture in his speech to MPs, even though many issues are at stake for public broadcasting, cinema, copyright, etc.. Michel…
With growth well ahead of the market, Pure Storage continues to conquer the French and European markets. California-based external storage technology and services provider Pure Storage is continuing…
California is home to the tech mammoths of Silicon Valley, who are currently betting big on artificial intelligence. Yesterday, the state’s governor refused to sign a law framing…
The Motion Picture Association confirms its technological turn. After Netflix, Amazon Prime and Amazon-owned MGM Studios are joining the very powerful Hollywood representative, whose influence is inescapable in…
The head of UMG has elaborated on his vision of the music industry for the coming years, centered on streaming, fans and technology. At Universal Music Group’s (UMG)…
New European Commission: no major cultural or digital posts for France If the draft European Commission presented today by Ursula von der Leyen is confirmed by the European…
Thierry Breton slams the door on the European Commission a few weeks before the end of his mandate. He accuses Ursula von der Leyen of being behind the…
In a response to major press publishers in France, Open AI says it has no need to negotiate with the French press, and assures that it respects publishers’…
With his report on European competitiveness, Mario Draghi makes a crude and honest assessment of the EU’s current economic situation: things are going badly. As a convinced Europhile,…
In a technical and legal study published a few days ago, two researchers conclude that the use of copyright protected works to train generative AI models must be…
Subscribed to losses since its inception, DAZN is currently backed by its shareholder. However, the platform is struggling to attract subscribers with its offerings and is looking to…
The creative sector is coordinating its efforts and demands as part of the discussions surrounding the implementing acts for the new European AI Act, with a view to…
The first meeting of the European Parliament’s CULT Committee was an opportunity to sweep up a series of subjects relevant to the creative industries at the start of…
In a complicated political context, with no new COM or additional funding, France Télévisions is making its case for next season. President Delphine Ernotte is not ruling out…
As Competition Commissioner for ten years, Margrethe Vestager will have left her mark for her honesty and decisiveness, but also for her ability to over-interpret the rules, which…
Article 323-3-2 of the French Penal Code allows administrators of platforms on which illegal things are happening to be sent to prison. Problem: European law, since the e-commerce…
The European Parliament’s Committee on Culture and Education will hold the very first meeting of its new mandate next week. On its agenda are conversations with the heads…
In this first half of 2024, the US music market is recording slight growth. The subscription streaming market accounts for 84% of revenues. The US market is losing…
Numeum notes the uncertainties born of the dissolution and subsequent lack of a majority. While digital players have retained most of their allies in the National Assembly, they…
Mark Zuckerberg said he regretted that Meta had bowed to pressure from the US government by agreeing to censor content on the grounds that it was disinformation or…
In France, the creative sector has always been reluctant to talk, and a fortiori to ask anything, of the elected representatives of the Rassemblement national. But the considerable…
The European Commission has sent member states its work program for the distribution of Creative Europe program funds in 2025. We publish it here. The long-awaited « Work…
The European Commission’s handling of the cultural sector is currently split between DG Connect and DG Education, Youth and Culture (DG EAC). The question of a complete transfer…