Dailymotion

Dailymotion is a Paris-based video platform and creator ecosystem where over 300 million monthly visitors watch, upload, and discover content across news, entertainment, sport, and culture. Founded in 2005 and owned by Vivendi — one of Europe's largest media groups — it offers creators and publishers a direct monetisation path independent of U.S.-dominated platforms.

Publishers and creators access a full suite of tools: a customisable embeddable player, content management dashboard, detailed analytics, and direct ad revenue sharing. Live streaming, channel management, playlist tools, and a partner programme are built in, with API access for integrating video delivery into external properties at scale.

Key benefits:

• 300M+ monthly visitors across 183 countries in 35 languages
• Creator monetisation through ad revenue sharing and direct partner programmes
• Customisable embeddable player for publishers integrating video across their sites
• Live streaming with low-latency delivery for events, sport, and news broadcasts
• Content management dashboard with analytics, scheduling, and playlist management
• Subscription and pay-per-view options for premium content monetisation
• GDPR-compliant with EU-hosted infrastructure and full consent management

Dailymotion is headquartered in Paris, France, and owned by Vivendi — a French media conglomerate — meaning governance and data remain under EU jurisdiction and GDPR. Infrastructure is hosted in Europe with no exposure to U.S. data access frameworks. As a French platform, Dailymotion offers video infrastructure independent of U.S. Big Tech.

Founded in 2005 by Benjamin Bejbaum and Olivier Poitrey — Europe's largest independent video platform and a GDPR-native alternative for publishers requiring sovereign video infrastructure.