Technology Report: Bouygues could turn from predator to prey in French telecoms war

	Click to View in Browser 03/17/2014 Bouygues could turn from predator to prey in French telecoms war PARIS (Reuters) - French conglomerate Bouygues, having lost out in a takeover battle for Vivendi's telecoms business SFR, risks becoming prey rather than predator in a domestic mobile market with scope for more consolidation. New online platform wants to take on YouTube (Reuters) - Wonder PL, a new video platform for lifestyle content that launched on March 13, is taking direct aim at YouTube and Vimeo while hoping to capitalize on the soaring popularity of online video. Bain and Advent in exclusive talks to buy card payment firm Nets STOCKHOLM/LONDON (Reuters) - Private equity firms Advent International and Bain Capital have entered exclusive talks to buy Danish card payment services company Nets Holding for more than 2 billion euros ($2.8 billion), two people familiar with the matter said on Monday. As email threats multiply, funds pick up Proofpoint NEW YORK (Reuters) - The last time email could be called a sexy business, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg was celebrating his tenth birthday. Yet Proofpoint Inc, a $1.6 billion market cap email security company, is catching the eye of fund managers by gaining share in a market that many investors have left for dead. Vodafone agrees $10 billion deal for Spain's Ono LONDON (Reuters) - Vodafone has agreed to buy Spain's largest cable operator Ono for 7.2 billion euros ($10 billion), the latest hefty deal in a European telecoms sector starting to rebuild as the region recovers from a recession. Twitter CEO Costolo to make first China visit SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Twitter Inc CEO Dick Costolo will meet Shanghai government officials, academics and students in his first visit to China, signaling Twitter's interest in cracking a lucrative but thorny market with 600 million Internet users. China's central bank mulls Alibaba, Tencent payment curbs - state media BEIJING (Reuters) - China's central bank is considering regulations that would significantly limit the use of third-party payment systems, including the payment arms of Alibaba Holding Group and Tencent Holdings Ltd. U.S. authorities probe TeliaSonera's Uzbek licence deal STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - U.S. authorities are investigating TeliaSonera's purchase of a 3G license in Uzbekistan in 2007, the Swedish telecoms operator said, a deal that has forced the firm to replace top management and most of its board. Apps aid fashionistas in tracking down desired clothing, shoes TORONTO (Reuters) - Fashionistas envious of clothing, shoes and accessories worn by strangers or seen on websites can turn to new apps for hassle-free shopping to find, and buy or rent, similar items. Hon Hai sets up think-tank to begin search for eventual CEO successor: report TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd, the world's largest contract assembler of electronic goods, has established a think-tank to seek out a future successor for chairman and chief executive officer Terry Gou, Taiwan's Economic Daily News reported on Monday. Related Video Nature's death knell: How a frog's love song is a bat's dinner bell Scientists seek vaccine for deadly East Coast Fever Mediafile A daily digest of breaking business news, coverage of the US economy, major corporate news and the financial markets. Register Today   The latest Reuters articles on M&A, IPOs, private equity, hedge funds and regulatory updates delivered to your inbox each day. Register Today   » MORE NEWSLETTERS - 3 Times Square New York, NY 10036 USA © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters Ensure delivery of Reuters Newsmails, add mail@nl.reuters.com to your address book. Details Subscribe to other Reuters newsletters. Unsubscribe from this newsletter. Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Forward to a friend