
Yahoo! has had to give up its attempt to acquire a controlling stake in France Telecom’s video portal Dailymotion after the government intervened, according to local media reports.
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Yahoo! has had to give up its attempt to acquire a controlling stake in France Telecom’s video portal Dailymotion after the government intervened, according to local media reports.
Dailymotion has added Al Jazeera, Russia Today, the Telegraph Media Group and VICE as dedicated channels on its video portal.

The Paris Commercial Court has ruled that French private broadcaster TF1 and LCI were right in their complaints that online video portal Dailymotion has been using their content without consent.
France Telecom’s Orange is taking full control of the online video portal Dailymotion by acquiring the 51% it didn’t own, reports Les Echos.

Video sharing website Dailymotion has launched a new commercial model for publishers who distribute its player on their websites.
Video file sharing site Dailymotion and news agency Reuters have signed an agreement that will see Dailymotion distribute live and on-demand video news content from Reuters.

Online aggregator of live TV news channels Livestation has signed a deal with Dailymotion for the integration of the multi channel service on the video site. The announcement comes at a crucial time as the demand for live news coverage has grown dramatically over the recent past in connection with the turmoil in Tunisia and [...]
Orange has begun exclusive negotiations with Dailymotion, taking a 49% share in the ‘French YouTube’ at a cost of €58.8 million, which could ultimately lead to complete ownership.
The most recent non-proprietary video compression standard, High-Efficiency Video Codec (HEVC), also known as H.265, was placed into final draft for ratification in January 2013 and is expected to become the video standard of choice for the next decade. … [Read More...]
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