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☆ French protests add to Macron's political gamble as election race heats up
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Matthieu Delaty | Afp | Getty ImagesFrance's election campaign kicked off in earnest Monday following a weekend of violent nationwide protests against the far-right National Rally, or RN, whose record European Parliament gains sparked the snap vote. Protesters gather during an anti far-right rally after French president called legislative elections following far-right parties' significant gains in European Parliament elections, in Paris on June 15, 2024. More likely, however, is a "messy" hung parliament, he said — part of Macron's gamble to discredit RN's legitimacy ahead of the 2027 presidential elections. French stocks gained on Monday, with Goldman Sachs' senior European strategist Sharon Bell saying that the sell-off may have been premature. Protesters gather during an anti-far-right rally after French President Emmanuel Macron called legislative elections following far-right parties' significant gains in European Parliament elections in Paris on June 15, 2024.

Persons: Matthieu Delaty, Jordan Bardella, France's Le, Lou Benoist, Emmanuel Macron's, Mujtaba Rahman, Mujtaba, Goldman Sachs, Sharon Bell, Bell, CNBC's, Emmanuel Macron Organizations: National Rally, Afp, Getty, France's Le Monde, CGT, CNBC, Union, Eurasia, CAC, Generale, Protesters Locations: Lyon, France, Paris, Europe

☆ OpenAI strikes deals with more major news publishers, posing a threat to Google's dominance
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-16 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The ChatGPT maker announced this week it had struck partnerships with two major European media organizations: France's Le Monde and Spain's Prisa Media. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. This is a "threat" to GooglePublishers who've signed agreements with OpenAI say they hope the partnerships will bring new life to their business. By wooing users with a better interface, OpenAI could threaten Google's dominance over online search, Zaman said. OpenAI did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.

Persons: —, OpenAI, Brad Lightcap, Axel Springer, Roger Lynch, Condé Nast, Google Publishers who've, Le Monde, Tauhid Zaman, Zaman, Hugh Martin Organizations: Service, Prisa, Business, Politico, CNN, Fox Corp, Bloomberg, ChatGPT, Yorker, Wired, The New York Times, Microsoft, Google Publishers, Google, Facebook, Media, Yale School of Management, Publishers, Scripps School of Journalism, Ohio University Locations: OpenAI

☆ EU antitrust regulators approve Vivendi, Lagardere deal
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-09 | by ( Foo Yun Chee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BRUSSELS, June 9 (Reuters) - Vivendi (VIV.PA), the French media conglomerate controlled by billionaire Vincent Bollore, on Friday won conditional EU antitrust approval for its acquisition of France's largest publisher Lagardere (LAGA.PA). Vivendi last year announced the deal which would give it control of Lagardere's flagship weekly publications Journal du Dimanche (JDD) and Paris Match. Vivendi said in a statement that it was confident it would finalise those two transactions by the end of October. "The remedies proposed by Vivendi will allow for the preservation of existing competition in those markets, to the benefit of consumers." Reuters reported in April that the remedies were sufficient to help Vivendi gain EU antitrust clearance for the acquisition.

Persons: Vincent Bollore, Margrethe Vestager, Daniel Kretinsky, Yannick Bollore, Foo Yun Chee, Bart Meijer, Sudip Kar, Gupta, Louise Organizations: Vivendi, Paris Match, European Commission, Reuters, Le Monde, TF1, Thomson Locations: BRUSSELS, EU, Czech, Le

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