There are several affiliate platforms, as you'd expect.
The best known in France Zanox and Tradedoubler are certainly. These platforms allow webmasters access to programs of merchants or advertisers and have characteristics that may differ from one another.
Here is a listing of the largest commented platforms affiliation.
Tradedoubler:
The platform Tradedoubler affiliate was born in Sweden (Stockholm) in 1999. It is present in 19 national markets, including France. Tradedoubler is also present in the Japanese market.
Some figures on the network Tradedoubler (2009): 32 billion impressions per month, 379 million unique visitors per month, 10 million leads generated per month. Tradedoubler has over 600 employees, 1,700 advertisers and publishers sites 128 000.
Examples of advertisers from Tradedoubler (past or present): Sofinco Mediatis, 3suisses, Dell, Apple Store, RueDuCommerce, SFR, Expedia ...
Zanox (ex-First Coffee):
Launched in 2000 under the name First Coffee-, the affiliation platform is 100% French was over in 2006 by a German group called Zanox, affiliate network.
Some figures on the network Zanox (2009): Over 2,000 advertisers, 350 employees, more than one million sales partners in 190 countries. A "local support" is offered in over 30 countries.
Examples of advertisers at Zanox (past or present): La Redoute, Vertbaudet, Orange Mobile, Interflora, Voyages sncf, Cofidis ..
Affiliate payment: The minimum amount to trigger the payout is 25 euros.
Commission Junction:
The platform has existed since 1998, Commission Junction is a ValueClick company. It's basically an American platform for several years now has a global reach and has received numerous awards. She arrived in France in 2005.
Some figures on the network Commission Junction (2009): If you have any figures on Commission Junction.
Examples of Advertisers at Commission Junction (past or present): Meetic, Lastminute, Accorhotels, Symantec, Emirates ...
Affilinet (ex CibleClick):
Affilinet part of the group "AdLINK Group" as well as the famous Sedo leader in domain names. This is a European platform that is particularly well established in Germany.
Some figures on the network Affilinet (2009): Over 450 000 members, more than 1500 programs.
Examples of advertisers in Affilinet (past or present): Opodo, Galeries Lafayette ...
Affiliate payment: Monthly payment of fees from 100 Euros.
Effiliation:
The platform Effiliation was launched in 1999 and is not a "simple" platform of affiliation. She has a whole range of services around the creation of traffic.
Some figures on the network Effiliation (2009): 45000 sites and webmasters, 40 million hits monthly, 1 billion monthly views.
Examples of advertisers in Effiliation (2009): Lapeyre, M6, Post, Price Minister, Microsoft, M & Ms, Cetelem ...
NetAffiliation:
NetAffiliation belongs to C2B and was launched in 2004. NetAffiliation is particularly strong in France and opened on other European countries: Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany, Poland and Benlux. Today is the 3rd French platform.
Some figures on the network NetAffiliation (2009): More than 55 000 members and over 850 programs.
Examples of advertisers in NetAffiliation (past or present): e-tf1, 3 Swiss Nestle, Oxbow ...
Affiliate payment: Payment within 30 days from 50 euros in prize money.
Public Ideas:
Public-Ideas is a platform affiliation launched in 2005.
Some figures on the network of Public Ideas (2009): 350 advertisers and over 15,000 affiliates (after selection), set up fee offered (selective admission).
Examples of advertisers on Public Ideas (past or present): 3 Suisses, Kelkoo, New Frontier, Monabanq ...
Affiliate payment: Payment within 30 days from 100 euros in prize money.