42244 0 3 econsultancy_xml <p>Launched in 2005, <a href="http://www.dailymotion.com/gb">Dailymotion</a> claims to be the world's largest 'independent' video site. It is currently ranked in Alexa as the 50th most visited website worldwide, with 37m unique visitors in July. </p> <p>The majority of its audience (52%) is from France, with 10% from the US and just 4% from the UK. It currently has sites in 14 different countries. </p> <p>Like YouTube, Dailymotion allows users to watch other people's videos or upload their own to the site. It has a fair amount of copyrighted content up on the site, though it has so far avoided the legal troubles associated with other sites. </p> <p> <strong>Related stories:</strong> <br /> <a href="/blog/1680-advertisers-face-video-balancing-act">Advertisers face video balancing act</a> </p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph>Launched in 2005, <Link URL="http://www.dailymotion.com/gb" Window="Self">Dailymotion</Link> claims to be the world's largest 'independent' video site. It is currently ranked in Alexa as the 50th most visited website worldwide, with 37m unique visitors in July. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>The majority of its audience (52%) is from France, with 10% from the US and just 4% from the UK. It currently has sites in 14 different countries. </Paragraph> <Paragraph>Like YouTube, Dailymotion allows users to watch other people's videos or upload their own to the site. It has a fair amount of copyrighted content up on the site, though it has so far avoided the legal troubles associated with other sites. </Paragraph> <Paragraph> <Emphasis>Related stories:</Emphasis> <LineBreak /> <Link URL="/blog/1680-advertisers-face-video-balancing-act" Window="Self">Advertisers face video balancing act</Link> </Paragraph> </FormattedContent> 2007-09-04T10:37:00+01:00 0 1 econsultancy_xml <p> <strong> <img alt="" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1255/1319220771_e06982454d_t.jpg" /> French online video site Dailymotion has raised $34m (£16.8m) in funding to expand overseas.</strong> </p> <p>The round was led by AGF Private Equity and Advent Venture Partners, and joined by IC Capital Privé and previous investors Atlas Venture and Partech International, which invested £4.7m last year. </p> <FormattedContent xmlns="http://www.e-consultancy.com/schema/formattedContent/"> <Paragraph> <Emphasis> <Image Align="Left" Source="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1255/1319220771_e06982454d_t.jpg"> </Image> French online video site Dailymotion has raised $34m (£16.8m) in funding to expand overseas.</Emphasis> </Paragraph> <Paragraph>The round was led by AGF Private Equity and Advent Venture Partners, and joined by IC Capital Privé and previous investors Atlas Venture and Partech International, which invested £4.7m last year. </Paragraph> </FormattedContent> false 1698 364146 Dailymotion raises £16.8m in funding false 2007-09-04T11:16:00+01:00 dailymotion-raises-16-8m-in-funding 2009-04-28T22:57:26+01:00 2009-04-28T22:57:26+01:00 160