DailyMotion — the European YouTube — grabs $25M

DailyMotion, the online video company in Europe that resembles YouTube, announced that it brought in a $25 million round of capital led by French Sovereign Fund, a firm nearly half-owned by the French government, and designed to take minority stakes in promising French companies.

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DailyMotion raises $22.1 million for French user-generated video site

DailyMotion raises $22.1 million for French user-generated video site

French video site DailyMotion raised $22.1 million in a new round of funding.

The site has 60 million unique visitors, many of them in France. It mixes both user-generated videos with professional content such as independent films. Cedric Tornay, chief executive of DailyMotion, told paidContent that… Continue Reading

Popular video site Dailymotion gets new CEO, looks for cash

Popular video site Dailymotion gets new CEO, looks for cash

French video-sharing site Dailymotion, which has long fancied itself as a leading competitor to YouTube outside of the U.S. market, is reportedly seeking more cash even after raising $34 million two years ago. It is still losing money, according to PaidContent and the Stratégies newsletter.

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BrightRoll takes online video advertising high-definition

BrightRoll takes online video advertising high-definition

BrightRoll, a company that provides high volume, targeted and branded video advertising has created the first high-definition ad network. Utilizing the widespread availability of broadband connections and HD-compatible LCD monitors on computers, the company expect this to be a quickly growing market. However, with major… Continue Reading

Video site Dailymotion raises $34M to grab lead in Europe

Video site Dailymotion raises $34M to grab lead in Europe

Dailymotion, a Paris, France-based video-sharing site that’s a distant competitor to YouTube, has raised $34 million in funding, according to the Wall Street Journal.

The site, like many others, lets you share personal videos privately with friends or publicly with anyone. Like its competitors, people can… Continue Reading