by Ekrem Duman | Aug 11, 2026 | Media, Telecom & Advertising, Startup
⚡ TL;DRJCDecaux is the world’s largest ‘out-of-home’ advertising company — the billboards, bus shelters and airport screens we see in public spaces — with around €4 billion in revenue. Its genius was a simple idea: give cities street furniture like...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 11, 2026 | Media, Telecom & Advertising, Startup
⚡ TL;DRIliad, through its Free brand, is the great disruptor of French telecoms — the company that smashed the cosy mobile market in 2012 with a €2-a-month plan, forcing prices down for everyone. Founded by self-made billionaire Xavier Niel, it grew from a French...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 11, 2026 | Media, Telecom & Advertising, Startup
⚡ TL;DRVivendi was one of France’s great media conglomerates — spanning pay-TV (Canal+), advertising (Havas), publishing (through Lagardère) and music — until, in December 2024, it dramatically broke itself apart. Controlled by billionaire Vincent Bolloré,...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 11, 2026 | Media, Telecom & Advertising, Startup
⚡ TL;DRPublicis is a French advertising and marketing giant that became the largest advertising company in the world in 2024, with nearly €14 billion in net revenue. Founded in 1926, it transformed itself from a traditional ad agency into a data-and-technology...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 11, 2026 | Media, Telecom & Advertising, Startup
⚡ TL;DROrange is France’s telecoms incumbent and one of Europe’s largest operators, with around €40 billion in revenue, built from the former state monopoly France Télécom. It runs the mobile and fibre networks that connect France and much of Europe, and...
