Re: [Foundation-l] New Business Partnership with Orange

Hi All, I am spreading the news around (I just posted to the internal list) about a new announcement going out in a couple hours. For the past few months I have been working on a deal with Orange (France Telecom) on a new kind of multi-platform (web, mobile, IPTV) partnership for the Wikimedia Foundation.  This partnership will extend co-branding opportunities and have Wikipedia's knowledge brought to some new audiences. It will also allow for us to experiment with new technologies to improve the functionality and delivery of our content. Furthermore, this is an additional revenue stream to build on our most important revenue stream - our successful fundraising campaigns. This partnership will start in four European territories: France, UK, Poland and Spain. I already notified the chapter reps in Poland, UK, and France (3 of the 4 territories where we have chapters).  They've had a couple days to process the info and prepare for any media questions they may come their way. Here is the announcement that will go out soon: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/Orange_and_Wikimedia_ann… Also, here is the Q&A that should address some of the basic questions about this partnership. http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/Orange_and_Wikimedia_ann… Feel free to contact me or the list if you have any questions. --Kul Head of Business Development _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l