AFP selected to help develop fact-checking in Hungary
Agence France-Presse, a global leader in digital investigation, has been selected in an open tender by the European Commission to help in the fight against disinformation in Hungary, which to date has no other recognised organisation in this field.
AFP and Google sign an agreement on neighbouring rights
Agence France-Presse and Google today announced an agreement on the remuneration of neighbouring rights under French law. This follows months of constructive negotiations within the framework set by the French Competition Authority. The wider partnership with AFP will also encompass other projects, including a program dedicated to fact checking, with more details to be shared soon.
As the 100-day countdown to the Olympic Winter Games continues, and in a year the global Corona brand is celebrating its 100th anniversary, Corona Cero is officially set to bring golden moments to the slopes of Milano Cortina 2026. As the first no-alcohol beer sponsor of the Winter Olympics, the brand is revving up its “For Every Golden Moment” global platform to invite consumers to celebrate every golden moment any time, any season. This press release features multimedia. View the full release...
ARD selects AFP as video provider
From January 2022, AFP will become a regular supplier of international video production for the prestigious German public television network ARD, one of Europe’s biggest audio-visual groups known for its daily news broadcast “Tagesschau”, rolling news channel tagesschau24 and website tagesschau.de.
AFP creates multimedia global news management team in reorganisation
Global News Director Phil Chetwynd has announced a reorganisation of AFP’s news management to strengthen coordination between its editorial departments and to create a truly multimedia team at the head of the agency.
AFP reorganises its Paris newsroom into specialised hubs
The aim of this reform is to modernise the agency's structures to better reflect its editorial strategy and to strengthen its coverage of priority themes, foremost among them the future of the planet and the digital world.
Outreach, the AI Revenue Workflow Platform, is amplifying its EMEA presence by hiring Paul Ditchfield as its new General Manager of EMEA. This move strengthens Outreach’s already vast presence in EMEA with offices in London and Prague, and a data center in Ireland. Ditchfield will lead Outreach’s rapidly growing EMEA team, working closely with customers such as SAP, Siemens, and Omniplex, and expanding Outreach’s presence across EMEA. With twenty-five years of experience in enterprise sales, D...
AFP launches a website combating disinformation in Hungary
Agence France-Presse, a global leader in digital investigation, has partnered with local media company and researchers to launch a website on Wednesday combatting disinformation in Hungary.