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Dailymotion

Dailymotionis a Frenchonline video sharingplatform owned byVivendi.[2]North American launch partners includedVice Media,Bloomberg,andHearst Digital Media.[3]It is among the earliest known platforms to support HD (720p) resolution video.[4][5]Dailymotion is available worldwide in 183 languages and 43 localised versions featuring local home pages and local content.

Dailymotion
Logo used since 2023
Type of businessSubsidiary
Type of site
Online video platform
Available in149 countries and 183 languages
Founded15 March 2005;19 years ago(2005-03-15)
Headquarters
140Boulevard Malesherbes- 75017Paris
,
France
Country of originFrance
Area servedWorldwide
Founder(s)
  • Benjamin Bejbaum
  • Olivier Poitrey
ChairmanMaxime Saada
CEO
  • CEO of Dailymotion SA: Guillaume Clement
  • CEO of Dailymotion Advertising SAS: Bichoi Bastha
Key peopleBenjamin Bejbaum(co-founder)
Employees450[1]
ParentVivendi
URLdailymotion
AdvertisingContextualandvideo ads
RegistrationOptional (required to upload)
Launched15 March 2005; 19 years ago
Current statusActive
Head office: 140Boulevard MalesherbesinParis

History

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The initial logo of Dailymotion, used from 2005 to 2015

In March 2005,Benjamin Bejbaumand Olivier Poitrey founded the website, pooling €6,000 (US $9,271) from six individuals to start it.[6]In September 2006, Dailymotion raised funds in collaboration withAtlas Venturesand Partech International. They raised €7 million, which was considered to be the most funds raised in 2006 from the French Web 2.0.[citation needed]In 2007 Dailymotion createdASIC,together with other companies in the sector.[7]

Dailymotion supports ahigh-definition videoresolution of 720p since February 2008, making it one of the earliest known HD video platforms.[4][5]

October 2009, the French government invested in Dailymotion through theStrategic Investment Fund.On 25 January 2011,Orangeacquired a 49% stake in Dailymotion for €62 million, valuing the company at €120 million.[8]

On 10 January 2013, Orange bought the remaining 51% for €61 million.[9]On or about 2 May 2013, the French government blockedYahoo!'s acquisition of a majority stake in Dailymotion.[10]

On 25 February 2014, Orange revealed it was in discussions withMicrosoftabout a deal that could see Dailymotion extend into the US market. In an interview with a local television station inBarcelonaStéphane Richard, CEO of Orange, said there was "great hope" an agreement would be reached. Any deal would see Orange retain majority ownership of Dailymotion. Richard said his company was in talks with other potential partners as well with a view to expanding Dailymotion's international appeal, but said discussions with others were more in relation to content.[11]

In 2015,Vivendipurchased an 80% stake in Dailymotion fromOrange S.A.[2]Vivendi increased its ownership to 90% that September.[12]

The website was majorly redesigned in 2017, and the wordmark was recoloured to light blue. In 2019, the wordmark was changed to monochrome.[13][14][15]

In September 2020, Dailymotion partnered with Mi Video, the global video app developed by Xiaomi.[16]The partnership will help Mi Video to increase its engagement with its audience and continue its growth momentum. Access to Dailymotion's global and regional music, entertainment, sports and news catalogues will be provided to Mi Video users.[17]

Bold lowercase wordmark of Dailymotion, used from 2015 to 2023

The logo of Dailymotion was changed in March 2015 to an all-lowercase bold wordmark and in May 2023 to an all-uppercase wordmark.[18][19]Additionally, the icon was changed from a simple lowercase "d" to a2.5Duppercase "D".[20]It was reported from France that Dailymotion added several features as a part of its rebranding, such as polls and video reactions. The availability of these features in other countries is not confirmed.[21][22][23]

The comment section was removed completely around 2018, and the view counter was removed in mid-2021. On June 1 to 2, 2022, thepicture-in-pictureview mode which allowed browsing the site while playing a video in the lower-right corner of the screen was removed.

Global locations

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The head office is located in theImmeuble Horizons 17in the17th arrondissement of Paris.[24]Dailymotion began expanding its physical presence internationally in 2007, when the company opened its office inNew York City.Since then, Dailymotion offices have been opened inLondon(2009),San Francisco(2011),Singapore(2014) andAbidjan(2016).[citation needed]

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In June 2007, Dailymotion was found liable forcopyright infringementby a Paris High Court. The judges held that Dailymotion is a hosting provider, and not a publisher, but that it must be held liable for copyright infringement, as it was aware of the presence of illegal content on its site. Such illegal content may be copyrighted material uploaded to Dailymotion by its users. The judges held that Dailymotion was aware that illegal videos were put online on its site, and that it must therefore be held liable for the acts of copyright infringement, since it deliberately furnished the users with the means to commit the acts of infringement.[25]

Dailymotion has been banned in Kazakhstan since August 2011.[26]

Dailymotion was banned in India in May 2012,[27]but in the following month India unblocked access to video- and file-sharing sites including Dailymotion. TheMadras High Courtchanged its earlier order, explaining that only specific URLs carrying illegally copied content should be blocked, not entire websites.[28]Dailymotion was again banned in India in December 2014, due to Government concerns that the site might be hosting videos pertaining to ISIS propaganda about Indian rule in Kashmir.[29]

In December 2014, Dailymotion was fined €1.3 million. TheParis Court of Appealfound that the site had infringed the copyright of French television stationTF1and news channelLCI.The court ruled that Dailymotion had failed to take action against users illegally posting TF1 content online.[30]

According to Guillaume Clément, Chief Product & Technology Officer, as of 2017 the company employs a combination of human curation and automated tools to ensure copyright holder rights are protected within the destination, and it is able to remove questionable or illegal content within two hours.[31]

Dailymotion has been permanentlyblockedin Russia since January 2017, because theMoscow City Courtruled that the site was repeatedly violating Russia's copyright law by providing access to illegal TV content.[32][33]

See also

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References

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