{{short description|Video streaming site}} {{Use British English|date=February 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Infobox website | name = Dailymotion | logo = Dailymotion logo 2023.svg | logo_caption = Logo used as of 11 May 2023 | logo_class = skin-invert | company_type = Subsidiary | foundation = {{start date and age|2005|3|15|df=y}} | location_city = 50 Rue Camille Desmoulins – 92130 Issy les Moulineaux | CEO = {{Plainlist| * CEO of Dailymotion SA: Guillaume Clement * CEO of Dailymotion Advertising SAS: Bichoi Bastha }} | key_people = Benjamin Bejbaum (co-founder) | parent = Canal+ | founder = {{unbulleted list|Benjamin Bejbaum|Olivier Poitrey}} | chairman = Maxime Saada | num_employees = 450<ref>{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Craig |url=https://expandedramblings.com/index.php/dailymotion-facts-statistics/ |title=Dailymotion Statistics and User Count (2023) |website=DMR |date=8 March 2018 |access-date=6 January 2024}}</ref> | location_country = France | url = {{URL|dailymotion.com}} | ipv6 = No | country_of_origin = France | area_served = Worldwide | website_type = Online video platform | advertising = Contextual and video ads | num_users = 300 million<ref>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2017/digital/news/dailymotion-relaunch-vivendi-premium-content-1202027520/ |title=Dailymotion Plans Major Relaunch, Focused on Premium Content and Sidelining User Videos |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=10 April 2017 |work=Variety |access-date=27 November 2017}}</ref> | language = 149 countries and 183 languages | registration = mandatory | launch_date = 15 March 2005 | current_status = Active }} [[File:Boulevard Malesherbes, 140.jpg|thumb|Head office: 140 Boulevard Malesherbes in Paris, France]]
'''Dailymotion''' is a French online video sharing platform owned by Canal+. Prior to 2024, it was owned by Vivendi.<ref name="295M">{{cite news |url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/06/30/vivendi-buys-80-of-frances-dailymotion-valuing-the-youtube-rival-at-295m/ | title=Vivendi Buys 80% of France's Dailymotion, Valuing the YouTube Rival At $295M | last=Lunden | first=Ingrid | date=2015 | work=TechCrunch | access-date=27 November 2017 | archive-date=24 October 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024212525/https://techcrunch.com/2015/06/30/vivendi-buys-80-of-frances-dailymotion-valuing-the-youtube-rival-at-295m/ | url-status=live}}</ref> North American launch partners included Vice Media, Bloomberg, and Hearst Digital Media.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://foundremote.com/dailymotion-launches-new-platform-with-bbc-news-vice-cheddar-as-partners/|title=Dailymotion launches new platform with BBC News, Vice, Cheddar as partners – Found Remote|first=Natan|last=Edelsburg|date=14 November 2017|website=foundremote.com|access-date=27 November 2017|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033509/http://foundremote.com/dailymotion-launches-new-platform-with-bbc-news-vice-cheddar-as-partners/|url-status=live}}</ref> Dailymotion was among the first platforms to support HD (720p) resolution video.<ref name="HD720-1">{{cite web | title=DailyMotion Goes High-Def, Unveils New Player | url=https://www.podcastingnews.com/content/2008/02/18/high-definition-video-dailymotion/ | website=Podcasting News | access-date=15 October 2022 | date=18 February 2008 | archive-date=15 October 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015114804/https://www.podcastingnews.com/content/2008/02/18/high-definition-video-dailymotion/ | url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="HD720-2">{{cite web |title=Dailymotion adds HD content, but is the world ready for it? | url=https://venturebeat.com/business/dailymotion-adds-hd-content-but-is-the-world-ready-for-it/ | website=VentureBeat | access-date=15 October 2022 | date=18 February 2008 | archive-date=15 October 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015114804/https://venturebeat.com/business/dailymotion-adds-hd-content-but-is-the-world-ready-for-it/ | url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/2017/digital/news/dailymotion-relaunch-vivendi-premium-content-1202027520/ |title=Dailymotion Plans Major Relaunch, Focused on Premium Content and Sidelining User Videos |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=10 April 2017 |work=Variety |access-date=27 November 2017}}</ref>
==History== {{Update|section|date=March 2026}} thumb|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.<ref>Carvajal, Doreen. "[https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/21/business/worldbusiness/21iht-motion24.html Taking on the Godzilla of video-sharing sites] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625113039/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/21/business/worldbusiness/21iht-motion24.html | date=25 June 2017}}. " ''The New York Times''. Friday 21 March 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2011.</ref> In September 2006, Dailymotion raised funds in collaboration with Atlas Ventures and Partech International. In 2007, it created ASIC, together with other companies in the sector.<ref>{{Cite web | last=Beky | first=Ariane | date=3 December 2007 | title=Dailymotion, PriceMinister, Google & co. créent l'ASIC | url=https://www.clubic.com/actualite-87360-dailymotion-priceminister-google-creent-asic.html | access-date=23 September 2022 | website=Clubic.com | language=fr |trans-title=Dailymotion, PriceMinister, Google & Co. create ASIC | archive-date=23 September 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220923204101/https://www.clubic.com/actualite-87360-dailymotion-priceminister-google-creent-asic.html | url-status=live}}</ref>
Dailymotion supports a high-definition video resolution of 720p since February 2008, making it one of the earliest known HD video platforms.<ref name="HD720-1" /><ref name="HD720-2" />
In 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2011/01/25/confirmed-orange-acquires-49-of-dailymotion-for-e59-million-rest-to-follow/|title=Confirmed: Orange acquires 49% of DailyMotion for €59 million, rest to follow|first=Roxanne|last=Varza|website=TechCrunch|date=25 January 2011|access-date=25 June 2017|archive-date=23 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223212756/http://techcrunch.com/2011/01/25/confirmed-orange-acquires-49-of-dailymotion-for-e59-million-rest-to-follow/|url-status=live}}</ref>
On 10 January 2013, Orange bought the remaining 51% for €61 million.<ref name="OranheBuysRemainingDailymotionstake">{{cite news|title=Orange Acquired Dailymotion for $168 Million by Buying Out Remaining 51% Stake|url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/02/22/orange-acquired-dailymotion-for-168-million-by-buying-out-the-remaining-51-stake/|first=Romain|last=Dillet|date=22 February 2013|access-date=26 February 2014|website=TechCrunch|archive-date=26 February 2014|archive-url=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/|url-status=live}}</ref> In early May 2013, the French government blocked Yahoo!'s acquisition of a majority stake in Dailymotion.<ref name="C4Wauto-2870274">{{cite web | url=https://money.cnn.com/2013/05/02/news/companies/france-yahoo-dailymotion/ | title=France blocks Yahoo bid for video site | publisher=CNN | others=Photo: {{ill|Chip Somodevilla | qid=Q113383405}} | date=2 May 2013 | access-date=31 March 2014 | first=Alanna | last=Petroff | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331183045/http://money.cnn.com/2013/05/02/news/companies/france-yahoo-dailymotion/ | archive-date=31 March 2014 | url-status=live}}</ref>
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, 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.<ref name="DailymotionMicrosoftTalks">{{cite news | title=Microsoft and Orange in alliance talks over Dailymotion | url=https://www.internationaltechnology.com/index.php/sid/220229229/scat/3a8a80d6f705f8cc/ht/Microsoft-and-Orange-in-alliance-talks-over-Dailymotion | access-date=26 February 2014 |publisher=International Technology | archive-url=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 | archive-date=6 March 2014 | url-status=dead}}</ref>
In 2015, Vivendi purchased an 80% stake in Dailymotion from Orange,<ref name="295M" /> increasing it to 90% that September.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://press.dailymotion.com/?p=1307|title=Vivendi raises its stake in Dailymotion|website=Dailymotion Press|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905105016/http://press.dailymotion.com/?p=1307|archive-date=5 September 2015|access-date=16 April 2016}}</ref>
In September 2020, Dailymotion partnered with Mi Video, the global video app developed by the Chinese electronics company Xiaomi,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2 September 2020|title=Dailymotion to launch on Xiaomi's Mi Video app|url=https://www.digitaltveurope.com/2020/09/02/dailymotion-to-launch-on-xiaomis-mi-video-app/|first=Stuart|last=Thomson|access-date=15 December 2020|website=Digital TV Europe|archive-date=19 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519083743/https://www.digitaltveurope.com/2020/09/02/dailymotion-to-launch-on-xiaomis-mi-video-app/|url-status=live}}</ref> granting Mi Video users access to Dailymotion's global and regional music, entertainment, sports, and news catalogues.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dailymotion and Xiaomi Partner for a Global Content Distribution Deal |url=https://about.dailymotion.com/en/press/corporate/dailymotion-and-xiaomi-partner-for-a-global-content-distribution-deal/ |access-date=29 March 2026 |website=about.dailymotion.com}}</ref>
thumb|Bold lowercase wordmark of Dailymotion, used from 2015 to 2023
===Global locations=== Dailymotion's head office is located in the ''Immeuble Horizons 17'' in the 17th arrondissement of Paris.<ref name="NouvelHQ">Giusti, Nathalie. "[https://www.nouvelobs.com/marche-immobilier/20091028.OBS2808/inauguration-du-140-boulevard-malesherbes.html Inauguration du 140 boulevard Malesherbes]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140525201207/http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/immobilier/marche-immobilier/20091028.OBS2808/inauguration-du-140-boulevard-malesherbes.html 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." {{Cite web |url=https://www.nouvelobs.com/marche-immobilier/20091028.OBS2808/inauguration-du-140-boulevard-malesherbes.html |title=Inauguration du 140 boulevard Malesherbes |date=27 June 2012 |access-date=24 July 2020 |archive-date=24 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724200208/https://www.nouvelobs.com/marche-immobilier/20091028.OBS2808/inauguration-du-140-boulevard-malesherbes.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The company began expanding its physical presence internationally in 2007, when it opened an office in New York City. Since then, new offices have been opened in London (2009), San Francisco (2011), Singapore (2014), and Abidjan (2016).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dailymotion Limited overview – Find and update company information – GOV.UK |url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/06677140 |access-date=24 April 2025 |website=Gov.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Dailymotion NYC Office: Careers, Perks + Culture {{!}} Built in NYC |url=https://www.builtinnyc.com/company/dailymotion |access-date=24 April 2025 |website=www.builtinnyc.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Check Out the Luxurious Rooftop Offices of "The French YouTube": Dailymotion |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/dailymotion-offices-2010-4 |access-date=24 April 2025 |website=Business Insider}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2 June 2016 |title=Dailymotion s'installe en Afrique |url=https://www.cbnews.fr/digital/image-dailymotion-s-installe-afrique-17996 |access-date=24 April 2025 |website=CB News |language=fr |trans-title=Dailymotion sets up in Africa}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Story – Dailymotion About |url=https://about.dailymotion.com/en/our-story/ |access-date=27 April 2025 |website=about.dailymotion.com}}</ref>
===Logo=== Dailymotion's logo was changed in March 2015 to an all-lowercase bold wordmark.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150312000641/http://www.dailymotion.com/us Before change (2015-03-12)]; [https://web.archive.org/web/20150313011620/http://www.dailymotion.com/us after change (2015-03-13)]</ref> The website was extensively redesigned in 2017, and the wordmark was recoloured to light blue. In 2019, the wordmark was changed to monochrome.<ref>{{cite web |title=What's New |url=https://www.dailymotion.com/about/whats-new |website=Dailymotion |access-date=15 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018091030/http://www.dailymotion.com/about/whats-new |archive-date=18 October 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Dailymotion – Explore and watch videos online |url=https://www.dailymotion.com/ |access-date=16 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901235930/https://www.dailymotion.com/ |archive-date=1 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Dailymotion videos – dailymotion |url=https://www.dailymotion.com/dailymotion |access-date=16 May 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20191130174442/https://www.dailymotion.com/dailymotion |archive-date=30 November 2019 |date=30 November 2019}}</ref> In May 2023 the wordmark was changed back to uppercase.<ref>{{cite web |title=Le nouveau Dailymotion propose à ses utilisateurs de changer de feed |url=https://about.dailymotion.com/fr/presse/nouveau-dailymotion-change-ton-feed/ |website=about.dailymotion.com |access-date=15 May 2023 |date=11 May 2023 |language=fr |trans-title=The new Dailymotion offers its users the option to change their feed}}</ref> Additionally, the icon was changed from a simple lowercase "d" to a 2.5D uppercase "D".<ref>{{cite web |title=Dailymotion change de braquet |url=https://www.cbnews.fr/medias/image-dailymotion-change-braquet-76554 |website=CB News |access-date=15 May 2023 |language=fr |trans-title=Dailymotion changes gear |date=11 May 2023}}</ref>
==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 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://juriscom.net/2007/07/dailymotion-a-hosting-provider-liable-for-copyright-infringement/|title=DailyMotion: a hosting provider liable for copyright infringement|first=Brad|last=Spitz|date=18 July 2007|work=Juriscom.net|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160603112939/http://juriscom.net/2007/07/dailymotion-a-hosting-provider-liable-for-copyright-infringement/|archive-date=3 June 2016|access-date=13 September 2015}}</ref>
Dailymotion has been banned in Kazakhstan since August 2011.<ref>{{cite web |date=11 August 2011 |title=Сокращенное решение Сарыаркинского районного суда города Астаны от 8 августа 2011 года № 2-4780/2011 |url=https://online.zakon.kz/Document/?doc_id=31044482 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029212556/http://online.zakon.kz/Document/?doc_id=31044482 |archive-date=29 October 2013 |access-date=27 November 2012 |publisher=zakon.kz |language=ru |trans-title=Abridged decision of the Saryarka District Court of Astana dated August 8, 2011 No. 2-4780/2011}}</ref>
The website was blocked in India in May 2012,<ref>{{cite web |author=TNN |date=18 May 2012 |title=Video sharing sites blocked on court order |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Video-sharing-sites-blocked-on-court-order/articleshow/13234623.cms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520065728/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-18/chennai/31764563_1_isps-internet-service-providers-websites |archive-date=20 May 2013 |access-date=7 September 2012 |work=The Times of India}}</ref> but this decision was reversed the following month. The Madras High Court changed its earlier order, explaining that only specific URLs carrying illegally copied content should be blocked, not entire websites.<ref>{{cite web |date=22 June 2012 |title=India unblocks The Pirate Bay and other sharing sites |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18551471 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409191740/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18551471 |archive-date=9 April 2014 |access-date=7 September 2012 |work=BBC News}}</ref> 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.<ref name="ibtimes.com">{{Cite news |last=Stone |first=Jeff |date=31 December 2014 |title=Vimeo, DailyMotion, Pastebin Among Sites Blocked in India for 'Anti-India' Content from ISIS |url=https://www.ibtimes.com/vimeo-dailymotion-pastebin-among-sites-blocked-india-anti-india-content-isis-1770814 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231202613/https://www.ibtimes.com/vimeo-dailymotion-pastebin-among-sites-blocked-india-anti-india-content-isis-1770814 |archive-date=31 December 2014 |access-date=16 April 2025 |work=International Business Times}}</ref>
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 the news channel LCI, ruling that Dailymotion had failed to take action against users illegally posting TF1 content online.<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 December 2014 |title=France: DailyMotion Pays Damages for Late Removal of Infringing Materials |url=https://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/blog/2014/12/france-dailymotion-pays-damages-late-removal-infringing-materials/ |access-date=23 April 2025 |website=Stanford CIS}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Jasserand |first=Catherine |date=28 September 2012 |title=France – Dailymotion heavily fined for the late removal of infringing content |url=https://copyrightblog.kluweriplaw.com/2012/09/28/france-dailymotion-heavily-fined-for-the-late-removal-of-infringing-content/ |access-date=23 April 2025 |website=Kluwer Copyright Blog}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Legalis {{!}} L'actualité du droit des nouvelles technologies {{!}} Tribunal de grande instance de Paris 3ème chambre, 4ème section Jugement du 13 septembre 2012 |url=https://www.legalis.net/jurisprudences/tribunal-de-grande-instance-de-paris-3eme-chambre-4eme-section-jugement-du-13-septembre-2012/ |access-date=23 April 2025 |language=fr |trans-title=Legalis {{!}} News on new technology law {{!}} Paris High Court, 3rd Chamber, 4th Section, Judgment of 13 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The full decision of the court |url=http://static.pcinpact.com/medias/ardailymotion021214.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150425151929/http://static.pcinpact.com/medias/ardailymotion021214.pdf |archive-date=25 April 2015 |access-date=23 April 2025 |language=fr }}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/News/Online-Video-News/Dailymotion-Relaunches-in-the-U.S.-Emphasizes-Premium-Video-121447.aspx | title=Dailymotion Relaunches in the U.S., Emphasizes Premium Video – Streaming Media Magazine | last=Dreier | first=Troy | date=31 October 2017 | work=Streaming Media Magazine | access-date=27 November 2017 | archive-date=1 December 2017 | archive-url=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 | url-status=live}}</ref>
Dailymotion has been permanently blocked in Russia since January 2017, since the Moscow City Court ruled that the site was repeatedly violating Russia's copyright law by providing access to illegal TV content.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2017/01/27/russia-bans-dailymotion/ | title=Russia bans Dailymotion | date=27 January 2017 | work=Broadband TV News | access-date=14 February 2018 | archive-date=14 February 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180214073610/https://www.broadbandtvnews.com/2017/01/27/russia-bans-dailymotion/ | url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Kozlov |first1=Vladmir |date=26 January 2017 |title=Russia Blocks Vivendi's DailyMotion, Citing Copyright Breach |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/russia-blocks-vivendis-dailymotion-citing-copyright-breach-968844 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221003849/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/russia-blocks-vivendis-dailymotion-citing-copyright-breach-968844 |archive-date=21 December 2019 |access-date=21 December 2019 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}</ref>
==See also== * Comparison of video hosting services
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{Official website|dailymotion.com}}
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