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Central European asset roll-up as Naspers looks to buy Forticom

TechCrunch UK  Feb 08 10

It looks like some major consolidation is about to go down in the Central European Internet market, and in particular Poland. According to local newspaper reports, the largest Internet group in the region, Naspers/MIH Group, is conducting due diligence of assets belonging to DST (Digital Sky Technology)-owned holding Forticom. Naspers/MIH Group and DST already together own the largest Russian online portal Mail.ru. Full story...

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Apple iPad? How about a little German innovation instead

TechCrunch UK  12 hours ago

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.

Skype legend Morten Lund to rock GeeknRolla, April 20, London

TechCrunch UK  12 hours ago

We've just confirmed that Morten Lund, possibly the quintessential European tech entrepreneur/investor - will be keynoting at this year's GeeknRolla in London on April 20.

Breaking: 123people acquired by PagesJaunes Groupe

TechCrunch UK  17 hours ago

According to investir.fi and various other sources, the world's leading people search engine 123people, which strives from Austria and has been incubated by i5invest, is being acquired by the leading french yellow pages company Pages Jaunes.

Learn how to pitch your startup, for free

TechCrunch UK  less than a day ago

TechCrunch Europe and UK Trade and Investment are organising a series of pitch workshops to help startups hone their pitch.

When’s the next bus due? There’s an app for that too

TechCrunch UK  less than a day ago

[UK] You know how it is, you wait for a bus and then three arrive at once. Although NextBuses (iTunes link), a new iPhone app by London-based developer Malcolm Barclay, doesn't quite solve this problem, it does promise to make it easier to know when the next bus is due and even, in some instances, tell you if it's running on time.

Yahoo to exclusively power search, ads for Telefónica España

TechCrunch UK  less than a day ago

Yahoo will power search and related advertising on the 'emocion' portal of Telefónica España, Spain’s largest operator network, the two companies announced this morning.

Wiki-style business directory Brownbook hits 34 million listings

TechCrunch UK  less than a day ago

[UK] Brownbook, the business directory, has integrated seed data for nearly 4 million businesses for several countries to fill up their pages and grow the site's index to 34 million listings.

Videoplaza secures €3.5 million from leading Nordic VCs

TechCrunch UK  less than a day ago

[Sweden] Stockholm-based Videoplaza, the video ad server startup, has secured a €3.5 million funding round from leading Nordic VCs Creandum and Northzone Ventures.

Social games company Nival Network raises $7m from DST, 1C and Sergey Orlovskiy

TechCrunch UK  3 days ago

[Russia] The Moscow-based social games company Nival Network, part of the Nival Group, has raised $7 million in new funding from DST, 1C Company and Nival Group founder & CEO Sergey Orlovskiy, according a report (russian) in the Vedomosti newspaper.

Tellmewhere revamps iPhone app, prepares for US expansion

TechCrunch UK  3 days ago

[France] Social location-based search service Tellmewhere or Dismoioù has released a new version of its iPhone app as part of its quest to conquer the local market.



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