What is news? From late breaking updates on the troubles in Japan
to the latest tech gadgets, the definition of important news is like
that of beauty – it’s in the eye of the beholder. With tens of thousands
of news stories every day from thousands of sources, sorting through
the noise to find news that is of personal interest to you the reader
has always been a tedious task – until now
Mobiles Republic brings the cure to “infobesity”
Its smart apps and services are largely available on smartphones
and tablets, and take best advantage of the proprietary TagNav©
semantic technology, that can create a personalized stream of
news tailored to the preferences of the individual reader.
With more than 150 000 topics available in 5 languages,
and 10’000 daily news articles, licensed from the main press
agencies and news providers across the globe, Mobiles Republic
has built one of the most powerful solutions for delivering
personalized news.
Its monetisation ecosystem capitalizes on the semantic engine,
offering contextualized affiliation links in partnership with
merchants such as Booking.com, Gameloft, Betclic, etc.
The company is obsessed by its achievements and quality.
Thanks to its team and dedicated partners,
it has successfully launched its smart news reader,
News Republic in October 2010 and has achieved:
- Top 20 best rated News app on Android Market worldwide
- N° 1 in France, N° 1 in US, Top 4 in Italy and Top 10 in UK
on Apple AppStore
- Top 3 on Android Market News & Magazines section worldwide
Strong relationships with content providers and manufacturers
The company has managed to:
- License news from more than 150 major news providers such as
Reuters, Associated Press, ITN, Grupo Vocento , AFP,
Gizmodo, Lagardère, etc.
- Distribute its apps through major manufacturers such Sony Ericsson,
Samsung, LG, Archos, etc.
Management
Gilles Raymond
Chief Executive Officer
- CEO & Founder of In-Fusio until 2005.
- Worldwide launch of the first mobile On Device Portal in 2001.
- 25 million mobile unique users of In -Fusio technology in 42 countries.
– Technology launched by Vodafone, Orange, Telefonica, China Mobile,
and embedded in 50 millions handsets with Samsung, SEMC, LG, Motorola phones.
Thierry Vazzoler
Chief Technical Officer
- CTO of the company. Prior to Mobiles Republic
- IT Project Manager at Cdiscount.com N°1 ecommerce website in France from 2002 to 2008.
- He was in charge of the Front Office development. He led platform restructuring project
to respond to high traffic increase managing up to 1 million visitors and 50 000 orders per day.
David Finch
Business Development Director
- 12 years of international sales and account management experience in mobile
content and internet solutions
- Launched mobile On Device Portal and mobile TV service guide applications
with Orange Group, Telecom Italia, Wind, Sony Ericsson while at Roundbox and Mobilescope.
- Developed mobile games business with Vodafone, O2, T -Mobile and
Orange in the UK, as well as Israel and South African accounts at In-Fusio
- In the internet space directed client services for Magus, a London-based internet
solutions company serving more than 40 diverse international blue-chip clients
Jérôme Le Feuvre
Chief Marketing Office
- 12 years of marketing experience in mobile services, specifically in mobile multimedia
for several operators and services providers: Orange France, Mobilcom Germany,
Dutchtone Netherlands – Advisor to Mobiles Republic for communication and marketing
- Head of mobile entertainment services at Orange in France in charge of over €60m
yearly revenue, from 2005 to 2008
- Developed innovative digital distribution models and offers for games and music,
and implemented On Device Portals on over five million handsets
Todd McKellar
Vice President North America
- Over 10 years of sales and business development experience in mobile content, location based services, and mobile advertising, with deep relationships at Tier 1 mobile operators and handset manufacturers worldwide.
- Contributed to the development and successful launch of a market leading mobile UI replacement platform at HipLogic, closing content and distribution deals with The Carphone Warehouse, Amazon, Groupon, LivingSocial, and Associated Press, among others.
- North American Head of Informa Telecoms & Media Research Services from 2002 to 2006, responsible for a 300% increase in annual revenues.