Dailymotion Explained

Dailymotion
Company Type:Subsidiary
Location City:140 Boulevard Malesherbes - 75017 Paris
Ceo:Maxime Saada
Key People:Benjamin Bejbaum (co-founder)
Parent:Vivendi
Chairman:Maxime Saada
Num Employees:450[1]
Location Country:France
Country Of Origin:France
Area Served:Worldwide
Website Type:Online video platform
Advertising:Contextual and video ads
Language:149 countries and 183 languages
Registration:Optional (required to upload)
Launch Date:15 March 2005; 19 years ago
Current Status:Active

Dailymotion is a French online video sharing platform owned by Vivendi.[2] North American launch partners included Vice Media, Bloomberg, and Hearst 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.

History

In March 2005, Benjamin Bejbaum and 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 with Atlas Ventures and Partech International. They raised €7 million, which was considered to be the most funds raised in 2006 from the French Web 2.0. In 2007 Dailymotion created ASIC, together with other companies in the sector.[7]

Dailymotion supports a high-definition video resolution 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 the Strategic Investment Fund. On 25 January 2011, Orange acquired 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 blocked Yahoo!'s acquisition of a majority stake in Dailymotion.[10]

On 25 February 2014, Orange revealed it was in discussions with Microsoft about a deal that could see Dailymotion extend into the US market. In an interview with a local television station in Barcelona Stéphane 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, Vivendi purchased an 80% stake in Dailymotion from Orange S.A. 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]

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 a 2.5D uppercase "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, the picture-in-picture view mode which allowed browsing the site while playing a video in the lower-right corner of the screen was removed.

Global locations

The head office is located in the Immeuble Horizons 17 in the 17th arrondissement of Paris.[24] Dailymotion began expanding its physical presence internationally in 2007, when the company opened its office in New York City. Since then, Dailymotion offices have been opened in London (2009), San Francisco (2011), Singapore (2014) and Abidjan (2016).

Copyright cases and blocking of dailymotion

In June 2007, Dailymotion was found liable for copyright infringement by 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. The Madras High Court changed 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. The Paris Court of Appeal found that the site had infringed the copyright of French television station TF1 and news channel LCI. 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 permanently blocked in Russia since January 2017, because the Moscow City Court ruled that the site was repeatedly violating Russia's copyright law by providing access to illegal TV content.[32] [33]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Smith . Craig . Dailymotion Statistics and User Count (2023) . DMR . 6 January 2024.
  2. News: Vivendi Buys 80% Of France's Dailymotion, Valuing The YouTube Rival At $295M . Lunden . Ingrid . 2015 . TechCrunch . 27 November 2017 . 24 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201024212525/https://techcrunch.com/2015/06/30/vivendi-buys-80-of-frances-dailymotion-valuing-the-youtube-rival-at-295m/ . live.
  3. Web site: Dailymotion launches new platform with BBC News, Vice, Cheddar as partners – Found Remote. Natan. Edelsburg. 14 November 2017. foundremote.com. 27 November 2017. 1 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033509/http://foundremote.com/dailymotion-launches-new-platform-with-bbc-news-vice-cheddar-as-partners/. live.
  4. Web site: DailyMotion Goes High-Def, Unveils New Player . Podcasting News . 15 October 2022 . 18 February 2008 . 15 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221015114804/https://www.podcastingnews.com/content/2008/02/18/high-definition-video-dailymotion/ . live.
  5. Web site: Dailymotion adds HD content, but is the world ready for it? . VentureBeat . 15 October 2022 . 18 February 2008 . 15 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221015114804/https://venturebeat.com/business/dailymotion-adds-hd-content-but-is-the-world-ready-for-it/ . live.
  6. Carvajal, Doreen. "Taking on the Godzilla of video-sharing sites . " The New York Times. Friday 21 March 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  7. Web site: Beky . Ariane . 2007-12-03 . Dailymotion, PriceMinister, Google & co. créent l'ASIC . 2022-09-23 . Clubic.com . fr . 23 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220923204101/https://www.clubic.com/actualite-87360-dailymotion-priceminister-google-creent-asic.html . live.
  8. Web site: Confirmed: Orange acquires 49% of DailyMotion for €59 million, rest to follow. Roxanne. Varza. TechCrunch. 25 January 2011. 25 June 2017. 23 February 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120223212756/http://techcrunch.com/2011/01/25/confirmed-orange-acquires-49-of-dailymotion-for-e59-million-rest-to-follow/. live.
  9. News: Orange Acquired Dailymotion For $168 Million By Buying Out Remaining 51% Stake. Romain. Dillet. 22 February 2013. 26 February 2014. TechCrunch. 26 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140226133005/http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/22/orange-acquired-dailymotion-for-168-million-by-buying-out-the-remaining-51-stake/. live.
  10. Web site: France blocks Yahoo bid for video site . CNN . Photo: . 2 May 2013 . 31 March 2014 . Alanna . Petroff . https://web.archive.org/web/20140331183045/http://money.cnn.com/2013/05/02/news/companies/france-yahoo-dailymotion/ . 31 March 2014 . live.
  11. News: Microsoft and Orange in alliance talks over Dailymotion . 26 February 2014 . International Technology . https://web.archive.org/web/20140306032123/http://www.internationaltechnology.com/index.php/sid/220229229/scat/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/ht/Microsoft-and-Orange-in-alliance-talks-over-Dailymotion . 6 March 2014 . dead.
  12. Web site: Vivendi raises its stake in Dailymotion. Dailymotion Press. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105016/http://press.dailymotion.com/?p=1307. 5 September 2015. 16 April 2016.
  13. Web site: What's New . Dailymotion . 15 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171018091030/http://www.dailymotion.com/about/whats-new . 2017-10-18 . dead.
  14. Web site: Dailymotion - Explore and watch videos online . 16 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190901235930/https://www.dailymotion.com/ . 2019-09-01.
  15. Web site: Dailymotion videos - dailymotion . 16 May 2023 . https://archive.today/20191130174442/https://www.dailymotion.com/dailymotion . 2019-11-30 . 2019-11-30.
  16. Web site: 2020-09-02. Dailymotion to launch on Xiaomi's Mi Video app. Stuart. Thomson. 2020-12-15. Digital TV Europe. en-GB. 19 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220519083743/https://www.digitaltveurope.com/2020/09/02/dailymotion-to-launch-on-xiaomis-mi-video-app/. live.
  17. Web site: 2 September 2020. Dailymotion and Xiaomi Partner for a Global Content Distribution Deal. 9 September 2020. Martechseries. 27 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200927231707/https://martechseries.com/sales-marketing/b2b-commerce/dailymotion-xiaomi-partner-global-content-distribution-deal/. live.
  18. https://web.archive.org/web/20150312000641/http://www.dailymotion.com/us Before change (2015-03-12)
  19. Web site: Le nouveau Dailymotion propose à ses utilisateurs de changer de feed . about.dailymotion.com . 15 May 2023 . 2023-05-11 . fr.
  20. Web site: Dailymotion change de braquet . CB News . 15 May 2023 . fr . 2023-05-11.
  21. Web site: Le nouveau Dailymotion à la conquête des jeunes et des créateurs de contenus . 100media.themedialeader.fr . 16 May 2023 . fr . 2023-05-12 . Avec React, les utilisateurs peuvent déposer un commentaire vidéo en mode selfie pour rejoindre la conversation et partager son point de vue. Avec Sondage, Dailymotion offre une fonctionnalité de vote sur tous les sujets du moment pour partager ses avis et découvrir ceux des autres utilisateurs..
  22. Web site: Dailymotion - Change ton feed . Packshotmag . Buzzman . 16 May 2023 . fr-FR . 2023-05-12 . React, un commentaire vidéo en mode selfie pour rejoindre la conversation et partager son point de vue.
  23. Web site: Dailymotion se rouvre aux créateurs pour se relancer . Les Echos . 16 May 2023 . fr . 11 May 2023.
  24. Giusti, Nathalie. "Inauguration du 140 boulevard Malesherbes" (Archive). Le Nouvel Observateur. 27 July 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2014. "Hier soir s'est tenue l'inauguration de l'immeuble Horizons 17, au 140 boulevard Malesherbes. L'immeuble, entièrement rénové par CBRE Investors et en cours de commercialisation, comporte 6 000 m² au total, dont 5 000 m² de bureaux, le tout réparti sur 10 étages et 3 sous-sols." Web site: Alt URL . 24 July 2020 . 24 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200724200208/https://www.nouvelobs.com/marche-immobilier/20091028.OBS2808/inauguration-du-140-boulevard-malesherbes.html . bot: unknown .
  25. Web site: DailyMotion: a hosting provider liable for copyright infringement. Brad. Spitz. 18 July 2007. Juriscom.net. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160603112939/http://juriscom.net/2007/07/dailymotion-a-hosting-provider-liable-for-copyright-infringement/. 3 June 2016. 13 September 2015.
  26. Web site: 11 August 2011 . Сокращенное решение Сарыаркинского районного суда города Астаны от 8 августа 2011 года № 2-4780/2011 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029212556/http://online.zakon.kz/Document/?doc_id=31044482 . 29 October 2013 . 27 November 2012 . zakon.kz.
  27. Web site: TNN . 18 May 2012 . Video sharing sites blocked on court order . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130520065728/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-18/chennai/31764563_1_isps-internet-service-providers-websites . 20 May 2013 . 7 September 2012 . The Times of India.
  28. Web site: 22 June 2012 . India unblocks The Pirate Bay and other sharing sites . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140409191740/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18551471 . 9 April 2014 . 7 September 2012 . BBC News.
  29. Web site: Jeff Stone . 31 December 2014 . Vimeo, DailyMotion, Pastebin Among Sites Blocked in India For 'Anti-India' Content from ISIS . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200729021241/https://www.ibtimes.com/vimeo-dailymotion-pastebin-among-sites-blocked-india-anti-india-content-isis-1770814 . 29 July 2020 . 24 July 2020 . International Business Times.
  30. Web site: Report a copyright infringement, Dailymotion.com. live. Dailymotion.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20210316173923/https://faq.dailymotion.com/hc/en-us/articles/203657336-Report-a-copyright-infringement . 16 March 2021.
  31. News: Dailymotion Relaunches in the U.S., Emphasizes Premium Video – Streaming Media Magazine . Dreier . Troy . 31 October 2017 . Streaming Media Magazine . 27 November 2017 . 1 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043335/http://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/News/Online-Video-News/Dailymotion-Relaunches-in-the-U.S.-Emphasizes-Premium-Video-121447.aspx . live.
  32. News: Russia bans Dailymotion . 27 January 2017 . Broadband TV News . 14 February 2018 . 14 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180214073610/https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2017/01/27/russia-bans-dailymotion/ . live.
  33. Web site: Kozlov . Vladmir . 26 January 2017 . Russia Blocks Vivendi's DailyMotion, Citing Copyright Breach . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20191221003849/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/russia-blocks-vivendis-dailymotion-citing-copyright-breach-968844 . 21 December 2019 . 21 December 2019 . The Hollywood Reporter.

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