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Berlin, the Silicon Valley of Europe?
10/09/2012 - TECH 24

Berlin, the Silicon Valley of Europe?

This week's special edition of Tech 24 takes us to Berlin. Despite a reputation for copycats, the German capital has one of the most innovative start-up scenes in Europe. Music sharing service SoundCloud has become a global success, and photo discovery app EyeEm is giving Instagram a run for its money. Through the lens of two very different tech festivals - one grass-roots, one pure geek - we ask whether Berlin is the Silicon Valley of Europe, and indeed whether it should want to be.
Jason Njoku, founder and CEO of iROKO Partners
11/08/2012 - THE BUSINESS INTERVIEW

Jason Njoku, founder and CEO of iROKO Partners

Entrepreneur Jason Njoku's vision is simple - "Bringing Nigerian entertainment to a global audience, via the Internet" - and it's worked. iROKO Partners, the company he founded in 2010, is now the world's number one distributor of Nollywood films. It was Nigeria's fastest-growing internet company last year and Njoku has been earmarked by Forbes as one of the top ten young African millionaires to watch.
Digital Russia
09/04/2012 - TECH 24

Digital Russia

Although Moscow may no longer have the geopolitical influence that it had during the cold war, Russia is increasingly becoming a global tech powerhouse. In this special edition of Tech 24, FRANCE 24's Rebecca Bowring reports from Moscow on the growing prowess of Russian tech firms.
'Buy French'
13/12/2011 - MEDIAWATCH FRANCE

'Buy French'

MEDIAWATCH FRANCE, Tue. 13/12/11: "Buy French" is the slogan of the moment for presidential candidates looking to boost industry. Centrist François Bayrou follows the pack, but forgets to check where his car was made. Meanwhile, far-right leader Marine Le Pen attacks a documentary on her National Front party without even having seen it.
Sarkozy's ruling party sulks after lack of media interest
05/09/2011 - MEDIAWATCH

Sarkozy's ruling party sulks after lack of media interest

MEDIA WATCH FRANCE, Mon. 5/10/11. The ruling UMP party feels snubbed after Dominique Strauss-Kahn and Jacques Chirac steal its party conference's media thunder; it's back to school where French pupils learn their ABC thanks to Twitter; and the spoof coffee ad that asks George Clooney to think fair trade.
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Gerard Depardieu takes the pipi out of himself
02/09/2011 - MEDIA WATCH

Gerard Depardieu takes the pipi out of himself

MEDIA WATCH FRANCE, Fri 2/9/11: live-blogging on the UMP party's summer conference featuring a conspicuously late arrival; a news site rises from the ashes; is Burger King coming back to France or is it just a Whopper?; Gerard Depardieu turns his mile-high wee saga into an ad for his latest film.
Piers Morgan in the #hackgate hotseat
27/07/2011 - MEDIA WATCH

Piers Morgan in the #hackgate hotseat

MEDIAWATCH Wed., 27/07/11: Another former News of the World editor, Piers Morgan, is in the hotseat as further details and allegations linked to the phone-hacking scandal seep out online. Morgan now lives in the US, where he hosts a talk show on CNN.
'A defender of the West' - praise for Breivik sparks a firestorm
27/07/2011 - MEDIAWATCH

'A defender of the West' - praise for Breivik sparks a firestorm

MEDIAWATCH, Wed., 27/07/11: There's embarrassment for the French far-right after a party radical declares support for Norwegian gunman Anders Behring Breivik; a ruling party lawmaker wants tighter controls on rap music; and Johnny v. Serge - a lookalike showdown turns nasty.
Estranged father of alleged Norwegian gunman 'shocked' and living in France
25/07/2011 - MEDIAWATCH

Estranged father of alleged Norwegian gunman 'shocked' and living in France

MEDIAWATCH FRANCE, Mon., 25/07/11: The estranged father of the Norwegian shooting suspect turns up in France while French politicians exploit a backlash against the right-wing; thousands of Jehovah's Witnesses gather north of Paris, "pepped" up by a human rights ruling in their favour; and was it a bird, was it a plane, or was it a UFO? No, it was a meteorite bursting over Brittany.
Happy Birthday Twitter!
23/03/2011 - TECH 24

Happy Birthday Twitter!

This week on Tech 24, hosts Rebecca Bowring and Eric Olander explore the phenomenon that is Twitter. In just five years, the short messaging social network has more than 200 million accounts producing 140 million Tweets a day. Also, a look at the new Firefox 4 Web browser from Mozilla.
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