2002-12-28 Le Canard Enchaine
"Matuvu* a Tuvalu"
In Metro of Paris, you could see everywhere
sticker "www.lepen.tv".
At internet site of Front National, the photo
of great man, taken 20 years, are shown with
slogan of "man of action, fervent patriot".
But extention.tv show home of lepenist is
on Tuvalu, 24km2 tinny island at Pacific
Ocean.
Tuvalu made a fortune, selling internet address
.tv, with an advice from American multinational
company, Versign. With a population of 10,000,
Tuvalu becomes 189 member states of United
Nations from September 2000.
This country is now paradise of judicial
and money seekers, including fervent patriot.
*Matuvu; advertising vehicle in France
<from zdnet news, 2000-9-7>
Mr. Ionatana, Prime Minster of Tuvalu was
very happy because Tuvalu became official
member of U.N., paying participating fee
of 30,000$.
In year 1991, when domain names were allocated
to each country,Tuvalu received domain name
of .tv fortunately.
California based Dot TV promised to pay 50
million dollar during 10 years, for user
right of domain.tv.
CEO of Dot TV, Lou Kerner said he paid already
17 million dollar to Tuvalu, and main users
of .tv are real estate company, retail traders
and banks. Yearly budget of Tuvalu is about
15 million $.
MATUVU A TUVALU
DIFFICILE d'echapper dans le metro aux autocollants
www.lepen.tv apposes par les militants du
Front national pour faire la publicite du
site Internet de leur grand homme. En page
d'accueil, l'internaute trouvera une photo
du conducator, prise il y a vingt ans, et
cette male affirmation: "Un homme d'action,
un patriote fervent "... Mais un patriote
qui n'hesite pas a delocauser son site hors
de la mere patrie.
En effet, l'extension .tv, utilisee dans
l'adresse Internet, montre que le site lepeniste
est base a Tuvalu, un minuscule flot de 24
km carre, assez loin de Saint-Cloud comme
de La Trinite-sur-Mer, puisqu'il est perdu
dans le Pacifique Sud. Un iot qui a fait
fortune grace a Internet apres qu'une multinationale
americaine, Verisign, se fut avisee que le
sigle distinctif du pays, .tv, pouvait etre
revendu tres cher a des firmes interessees.
Depuis septembre 2000, Tuvalu, avec ses 10
000 habitants, est devenu le plus petit des
189 pays admis a l'ONU... et un paradis juridique
et fiscal tres convoite, y compris par les
ápatriotes fervents â.
MATUVU, the advertising vehicle : 15,8 sq.m.
permanent advertising area
a discreet body valorizing the poster great
visibility of the posters
which are very close to the window up to
10 posters per face,
30 advertisers in total a variable time display
for each poster
lighting of the posters through the night
all managed by an " on-board "
computer system competitively priced