Dailymotion is a Frenchonline video sharing platform owned byCanal+. Prior to 2024, it was owned byVivendi.[3] North American launch partners includedVice Media,Bloomberg, andHearst Digital Media.[4] Dailymotion was among the first platforms to support HD (720p) resolution video.[5][6] It is available worldwide in 183 languages and 43 localised versions featuring local home pages and content. It has more than 300 million monthly users.[7]
The initial logo of Dailymotion, used from 2005 to 2015
In March 2005,Benjamin Bejbaum and Olivier Poitrey founded the website, pooling €6,000 (US $9,271) from six individuals to do so.[8] In September 2006, Dailymotion raised funds in collaboration withAtlas Ventures and Partech International. In 2007, it createdASIC, together with other companies in the sector.[9]
Dailymotion supports ahigh-definition video resolution of 720p since February 2008, making it one of the earliest known HD video platforms.[5][6]
In October 2009, the French government invested in Dailymotion through theStrategic Investment Fund. On 25 January 2011,Orange acquired a 49% stake in Dailymotion for €62 million, valuing the company at €120 million.[10]
On 10 January 2013, Orange bought the remaining 51% for €61 million.[11] In early May 2013, the French government blockedYahoo!'s acquisition of a majority stake in Dailymotion.[12]
On 25 February 2014, Orange revealed it was in discussions withMicrosoft about a deal that could see Dailymotion extend into the US market. In an interview with a local television station inBarcelona, Spain,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.[13]
In 2015,Vivendi purchased an 80% stake in Dailymotion from Orange,[3] increasing it to 90% that September.[14]
In September 2020, Dailymotion partnered with Mi Video, the global video app developed by the Chinese electronics companyXiaomi,[15] granting Mi Video users access to Dailymotion's global and regional music, entertainment, sports, and news catalogues.[16]
Bold lowercase wordmark of Dailymotion, used from 2015 to 2023
Dailymotion's logo was changed in March 2015 to an all-lowercase bold wordmark.[23] The website was extensively redesigned in 2017, and thewordmark was recoloured to light blue. In 2019, the wordmark was changed to monochrome.[24][25][26] In May 2023 the wordmark was changed back to uppercase.[27] Additionally, the icon was changed from a simple lowercase "d" to a2.5D uppercase "D".[28]
In June 2007, Dailymotion was found liable forcopyright 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 uploaded to its site, and that it must therefore be held liable for acts of copyright infringement, since it deliberately furnished the users with the means to commit those acts.[29]
Dailymotion has been banned in Kazakhstan since August 2011.[30]
The website wasblocked in India in May 2012,[31] but this decision was reversed the following month. TheMadras High Court changed its earlier order, explaining that only specific URLs carrying illegally copied content should be blocked, not entire websites.[32] Dailymotion was again banned in India in December 2014, due to government concerns that the site might be hosting videos pertaining toISIS propaganda aboutIndian rule in Kashmir.[33]
In December 2014, Dailymotion was fined €1.3 million. TheParis Court of Appeal found that the site had infringed the copyright of French television stationTF1 and the news channelLCI, ruling that Dailymotion had failed to take action against users illegally posting TF1 content online.[34][35][36][37]
According to Guillaume Clément, Dailymotion's chief product and 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.[38]
Dailymotion has been permanently blocked in Russia since January 2017, since theMoscow City Court ruled that the site was repeatedly violating Russia's copyright law by providing access to illegal TV content.[39][40]
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