| Date | Title | Description |
| 12.02.2018 | Axel Springer is investing in Magic Leap for some reason | Magic Leap is the gift that keeps on giving. The company has been working for years on augmented reality technologies and raised a gigantic pile of cash on the way. German media company Axel Springer is announcing today that it is investing... |
| 12.02.2018 | Axel Springer backs Magic Leap to bring AR to its content | German publisher Axel Springer, Europe’s largest publisher, has backed Magic Leap, the US augmented reality company that’s raised nearly $2 billion from Google and Alibaba.
The investment was made through the publisher’s investment arm, Axe... |
| 30.06.2017 | First And Only Snippet Tax Deal In Spain Is With Big Supporter Of Snippet Tax In Germany | Two years ago, Techdirt wrote about an industry study of Spain’s “Google tax”, which requires a Web site to pay for sending traffic to publishers when it quotes snippets of their texts. Just as everyone who actually understands the Internet... |
| 19.01.2017 | Why French Search Engine Qwant Thinks It Can Beat Google | If Google is Goliath then Qwant sees itself as David.
The French search engine, recently integrated into a custom edition of Mozilla Firefox, protects the anonymity of 21 million people across 30 countries who use the search engine monthly,... |
| 23.09.2016 | The 10 biggest European tech stories this week | This week, Tech.eu tracked 16 technology M&A transactions, one IPO, and 75 funding deals (totaling €379 million) in Europe, Turkey, and Israel. Here’s an overview of the 10 biggest European tech news items for this week:
1) Dutch food d... |
| 23.09.2016 | The 10 biggest European tech stories this week | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
This week, Tech.eu tracked 16 technology M&A ... |
| 23.09.2016 | These were the 10 biggest European tech stories this week | Happy Friday! This week, Tech.eu tracked 16 technology M&A transactions, one IPO and 75 funding deals (totalling €379 million) in Europe, Turkey and Israel.
Like every week, we listed every single one of them in our free weekly newslett... |
| 04.01.2016 | Israeli Adtech Looks To Scale Up | Dennis Mitzner Contributor
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| 25.12.2015 | Here are 2015's biggest deals in media | NBCUniversal invested in BuzzFeed and Vox, Twitter bought Periscope and Nextdoor became a unicorn
It's hard to believe that social media has grown up. I remember when Facebook first came out when I was in college, and what a big deal it was... |
| 08.12.2015 | Daily funding roundup - December 8, 2015 | One Medical Group bagged $65M; NowThis secured $16.2M; Everwise raised $8M funding
Everwise, a company that helps aspiring professionals define development goals and connect with the right mentors, peer groups and individually curated conte... |
| 08.12.2015 | Socius curates moments into stories | The real-time publishing platform Socius captures and curates content shared on the social web to create unique and engaging stories.
Socius just closed their seed round after 2,5 years of development that includes an accelerated 3 months ... |
| 03.10.2015 | M&A roundup - week ending 10/3/15 | Google bought Jibe Mobile; Axel Spring acquired Business Insider; Microsoft made three purchases
German publishing giant Axel Springer purchased a majority stake in digital business news website Business Insider.
The deal valued Business In... |
| 29.09.2015 | Axel Springer splurges $343M to acquire Business Insider, but Jeff Bezos retains 3% stake | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
After weeks of rumors, German publishing giant Ax... |
| 29.09.2015 | Business Insider buyer Axel Springer just lost its case against Adblock Plus | Digital publishing house Axel Springer, based in Berlin, Germany, is in the news today for spending $343 million to purchase an 88 percent stake in Business Insider, bringing its total ownership to 97 percent (Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Be... |
| 29.09.2015 | Business Insider buyer Axel Springer just lost its case against Adblock Plus | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Digital publishing house Axel Springer, based in ... |
| 29.09.2015 | Axel Springer Acquires Business Insider | Digital publisher Axel Springer SE is to acquire approximately 88% of the shares in New York City-based Business Insider, one of the leading digital sites for business news in the U.S.
The purchase price based on 100% of Business Insider am... |
| 29.09.2015 | Axel Springer Spends $343M To Buy Business Insider | German media giant Axel Springer has announced it’s acquiring online business news publication Business Insider, spending some $343 million to acquire 88 percent of BI’s shares. Axel Springer already had a stake of around nine percent in th... |
| 29.09.2015 | Axel Springer splurges $343M to acquire Business Insider, but Jeff Bezos retains 3% stake | After weeks of rumors, German publishing giant Axel Springer confirmed it has acquired 88 percent in digital media company Business Insider. As Axel Springer already owned 9 percent of the company, this brings its total ownership to 97 perc... |
| 29.09.2015 | Axel Springer spends $343M to buy Business Insider | The company will own a 97% stake in the digital news website, with Bezos Expeditions owning the rest
Despite its relatively young age, digital business news website Business Insider is a company that has been rumored to be up for sale for y... |
| 01.09.2015 | Samsung Preps Apple News Rival In Europe, Inks Axel Springer Deal | Samsung has inked a strategic partnership with European media giant Axel Springer . The pair announced the collaboration in a press release today, ahead of the IFA consumer electronics conference where they will be showing off an early beta... |
| 31.08.2015 | Axel Springer and ProSiebenSat.1 outed as anchor investors in Lakestar’s new €350 million fund | Lakestar, the VC firm started by super investor Klaus Hommels, recently announced its new €350 million fund, Lakestar II. Today, two German media giants, Axel Springer and ProSiebenSat.1 Media, revealed themselves to be ‘anchor investors’ i... |
| 28.08.2015 | Inside Runtastic’s $239M Adidas acquisition | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Austria isn’t synonymous with big-money tech acquisitions, but Runtastic put the country firmly on the global startup map this month wh... |
| 06.08.2015 | Adidas Acquires Runtastic for €220M | Runtastic GmbH, a Pasching, Austria-based provider of mobile apps for measuring sports and fitness data, has been acquired by Adidas Group.
Axel Springer SE is selling its majority stake (50.1%) along with the Runtastic founders and co-shar... |
| 06.08.2015 | Adidas Group buys fitness apps and devices maker Runtastic from Axel Springer for €220 million | Runtastic, the Austrian startup behind a range of fitness applications, a Web portal and related hardware, has been acquired by Adidas Group for €220 million. That gives a healthy profit to German media company Axel Springer, which acquired... |
| 05.08.2015 | Adidas acquires mobile fitness company Runtastic for $239M | Sporting giant Adidas has acquired Runtastic, a European mobile fitness startup known for its GPS fitness-tracking app of the same name, in a deal worth €220 million ($239 million).
Founded out of Austria in 2009, Runtastic has built a soli... |
| 05.08.2015 | Adidas acquires mobile fitness company Runtastic for $239M | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Sporting giant Adidas has acquired Runtastic, a European mobile fitness startup known for its GPS fitness-tracking app of the same name... |
| 29.07.2015 | Axel Springer and ProSiebenSat.1 team up to jointly promote startups and ‘Germany as a digital hub’ | Axel Springer and ProSiebenSat.1, two of Germany's leading media groups, today announced the launch of a joint project to 'promote digital startups' and bring international attention to 'the positioning of Germany as a digital hub'.
The pre... |
| 15.04.2015 | Should Google Be Slapped With Antitrust Action? | After a five-year long investigation, the European Commissioned announced it has sent a Statement of Objections to Google alleging it has abused its dominant position in the markets for general internet search services by favoring its own c... |
| 29.10.2014 | Blendle Grabs $3.8M To Expand Its ‘Spotify For Journalism’ | Dutch startup Blendle, which is applying a Netflix style marketplace model to journalism, allowing web users of its website to buy individual articles from a range of publishers and publications for a few cents a pop, has pulled in a €3 mil... |
| 05.06.2014 | Axel Springer expands digital publishing empire with acquisition of VentureVillage, Gründerszene publisher Vertical Media | German media juggernaut Axel Springer has acquired 90% of the shares of Vertical Media, a Berlin-based digital media company that publishes English-language local startup blog VentureVillage and its big German-speaking sister, Gründerszene.... |
| 06.05.2014 | Axel Springer’s revenue jumps 4.4% to €692.3 million, buys Israeli classifieds site Yad2 for €165 million | Axel Springer, one of Europe’s largest media groups, has seen its revenue jump 4.4 percent to more than 692 million euros in the first quarter of this year. Notably, for the first time, digital activities made up more than half of the media... |
| 17.10.2013 | Project A Ventures Receives €30M Investment from Axel Springer | Project A Ventures, a Berlin, Germany-based company that specializes in funding and establishing start-ups in the fields of internet, mobile and online advertising technologies, raised €30m in funding.
Media group Axel Springer AG made the ... |
| 01.08.2013 | German Publishers Can’t Wean Themselves Off Google News, Despite Winning Copyright Law Change | Germany’s new copyright law comes into force today but several major German publishers haven’t rushed to pull their news snippets from Google News, despite lobbying in favour of tightening the law. On the contrary, they have opted in to car... |
| 26.02.2013 | Old Media, Meet New: European Publisher Axel Springer Acquires Second Screen App TunedIn | TunedIn Media, the German company behind the second screen “social TV’ app TunedIn, has been acquired by European publishing giant Axel Springer. The amount isn’t being disclosed, so it’s unlikely to be a home run for the burgeoning startup... |
| 30.01.2013 | German Proposal For Search Engines To Pay For Displaying Publishers’ Text Snippets Gets Expert Hearing. Google Dubs It “Bad Law” | Google is sounding a warning klaxon about a proposed law change in Germany which aims to strengthen copyright law for press publishers by requiring search engines and online news aggregators to pay a royalty to display snippets of copyright... |
| 27.10.2010 | East And West Unite For Mikhail Gorbachev�s 80th Birthday | Gala concert in London to honour “the man who changed the world”
London, 27th October 2010: A GALA concert to mark the 80th birthday of international elder statesman Mikhail Gorbachev and raise £5 million for children’s charities will be he... |
| 19.03.2010 | Apple iPad? How about a little German innovation instead | While every man and his dog is waiting for their preordered iPad to arrive, some Germans went their own way and yesterday presented a Slate that appears to have, well, better features.
The Neofonie WePad has similar form and function as the... |
| 17.12.2009 | While Twitter gets the press, Germany is now a Facebook stronghold | [Germany] Although its Twitter user numbers have grown by 2.500 per cent this year, Germany is now a Facebook country. Google research tool Ad Planner reveals that 10 million Germans visited Facebook in November. The second placed social ne... |
| 06.11.2009 | Europe's biggest newspaper decides the iPhone browser isn't welcome | So much for the coming mobile nirvana of free mobile content – at least for iPhone users in Germany. Today Europe’s biggest newspaper, BILD-Zeitung, intends to use, in effect, brute force to compel users buy its new iPhone app. The paper ta... |
| - | Project A Ventures, que atua no Brasil, recebe investimento de € 30 milhões | O Axel Springer, grupo de mídia alemão, assinou um investimento de € 30 milhões na Project A Ventures.
A investida, que trabalha com aporte e desenvolvimento de startups de internet, mobile e de tecnologia para publicidade on-line, foi fund... |
| - | Project A Ventures, que atua no Brasil, recebe investimento de € 30 milhões | O Axel Springer, grupo de mídia alemão, assinou um investimento de € 30 milhões na Project A Ventures.
A investida, que trabalha com aporte e desenvolvimento de startups de internet, mobile e de tecnologia para publicidade on-line, foi fund... |
| - | German Media Giant Axel Springer Acquires Business Insider At A Valuation Of $442 Mn | Image Source
Germany-based media house, Axel Springer has announced to acquire a majority (88%) stake in New York-based Business Insider. Springer already holds approximately 9% stake in the company and, after this purchase, will hold a sta... |
| - | Axel Springer купит издание Business Insider за $343 млн | Немецкий издательский дом Axel Springer приобретает интернет-издание Business Insider, говорится в сообщении Axel Springer. 100% Business Insider оценены издательским домом в $442 млн (около 395 млн евро). При этом Axel Springer покупает 88... |
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