In June 2007, Dailymotion was found liable for copyright infringement by a Paris High Court. ĭailymotion also has been blocked in China and North Korea. In 2017, Dailymotion was blocked in Russia for repeated violations of Russian copyright law. ĭailymotion has been banned in Kazakhstan since August 2011.
On December 31, 2014, however, Dailymotion was again unblocked in India. Dailymotion was again banned in India in December 2014, due to Government concerns that the site might be hosting videos pertaining to ISIS propaganda. The Madras High Court changed its earlier order, explaining that only specific URLs carrying illegally copied content should be blocked, not entire websites. ĭailymotion is available in 44 countries and areas including: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, and the United States.ĭailymotion was banned in India in May 2012, but in the following month India unblocked access to video- and file-sharing sites including Dailymotion. In 2017, Dailymotion expanded its US presence with the announcement of several key executive appointments, including the addition of Mel Behassa as SVP of Advertising (New York), Claudia Page, VP and Head of Partner Products (New York), and Shana Eddy-Grouf as interim Head of US Content (Los Angeles). Since then, Dailymotion offices have been opened in London (2009), San Francisco (2011), Singapore (2014) and Abidjan (2016). Dailymotion began expanding its physical presence internationally in 2007, when the company opened its office in New York City. Previously the company was headquartered in the 18th arrondissement. The 10-story building has 6,000 square metres (65,000 sq ft) of space, with 5,000 square metres (54,000 sq ft) occupied by offices. The head office is located in the Immeuble Horizons 17 in the 17th arrondissement of Paris. Access to Dailymotion's global and regional music, entertainment, sports and news catalogues will be provided to Mi Video users. The partnership will help Mi Video to increase its engagement with its audience and continue its growth momentum. In September 2020, Dailymotion partnered with Mi Video, the global video app developed by Xiaomi.
Vivendi increased its ownership to 90% that September. In 2015, Vivendi purchased an 80% stake in Dailymotion from Orange S.A. 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. Any deal would see Orange retain majority ownership of Dailymotion. 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. On 25 February 2014, Orange revealed it was in discussions with Microsoft about a deal that could see Dailymotion extend into the US market. On or about, the French government blocked Yahoo's acquisition of a majority stake in Dailymotion. On 10 January 2013, Orange bought the remaining 51% for €61 million. On 25 January 2011, Orange acquired a 49% stake in Dailymotion for €62 million, valuing the company at €120 million. In October 2009, the French government invested in Dailymotion through the Strategic Investment Fund. They raised €7 million, which was considered to be the most funds raised in 2006 from the French Web 2.0. In September 2006, Dailymotion raised funds in collaboration with Atlas Ventures and Partech International. In March 2005, Benjamin Bejbaum and Olivier Poitrey founded the website, pooling €6,000 (US$9,271) from six individuals to start it.
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