Feb 25

Dailymotion Majority Shareholder Confirms Talks With Microsoft On A Possible Deal

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Dailymotion Majority Shareholder Confirms Talks With Microsoft On A Possible Deal

There are a lot of online video streaming sites but no one comes close to YouTube, which Google picked up for almost a billion dollars back in 2006. Since then, YouTube has grown to be the behemoth it is today, and even though Dailymotion and Vimeo are some of the better known competitors, YouTube is in a league of its own. Last year there were rumors floating about that Yahoo was interested in taking up a stake in Dailymotion, but apparently talks fell through. Last week it was rumored that Microsoft is mulling over the exact same possibility, and now French telco Orange’s CEO Stephane Richard has told The Wall Street Journal that talks with Microsoft are indeed a go, though not necessarily for a stake alone. Orange has a majority stake in the video streaming website.

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    Feb 21

    Microsoft Interested In Purchasing A Stake In DailyMotion [Rumor]

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    Microsoft Interested In Purchasing A Stake In DailyMotion [Rumor]Back in 2006, Google announced that they had acquired YouTube for a little over a billion dollars. Given YouTube’s popularity, safe to say that Google has pretty much the monopoly when it comes to online video watching. Of course there are alternatives such as DailyMotion and Vimeo, and if the rumors are to be believed, it seems that Microsoft could be interested in purchasing some stake in DailyMotion. In fact it was back in 2013 that we had heard the rumors that Yahoo themselves had purchased a 75% stake in DailyMotion, so we have no wonder how much of a stake Microsoft will be able to get.

    This is according to the folks at Reuters who then cited a report from Le Journal du Dimanche in France who revealed that Orange, DailyMotion’s owner, is in talks with Microsoft over a potential stake in the company. This is actually accurate to a certain degree because Orange’s CEO, Stephane Richard, did state that the company was close to signing a partnership in the US, although he did not state which company DailyMotion would be signing a deal with. However his suggestions that it was a “major player” in the digital economy, some have speculated that he could be talking about Microsoft. Given Google’s dominance with YouTube, it is not surprising to think that Microsoft would want a stake in the digital video market as well.

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    May 27

    Yahoo’s Hulu Bid Said To Be Between $600M To $800M

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    Yahoo’s rumored bid for Hulu is expected to range between $600 million and $800 million.

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    May 26

    Yahoo Buying A Share In Hulu [Rumor]

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    Rumor has it that Yahoo has submitted an offer to buy a stake in video streaming site Hulu. The value of this offer is not yet known.

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    Apr 30

    France Allegedly Opposed To YouTube Buying Dailymotion Controlling Share

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    France Allegedly Opposed To YouTube Buying Dailymotion Controlling Share

    Last month it was reported that Yahoo was in talks to buy a controlling share in Dailymotion, making it the first expensive acquisition under current CEO Marissa Mayer. This popular video website is said to be worth around $300 million and Yahoo was rumored to be interested in purchasing a 75% share, with an option to completely acquire it in the future. It currently has a minority share in the website. Both Yahoo and Dailymotion had refrained from commenting on this deal, though according to a new report, the deal’s off because the French government is opposed to it.

    France has a minority share in France Telecom-Orange which owns this website. Apparently the French Minister of Industrial Renewal is opposed to the idea of a U.S. technology giant taking up such a big share in Dailymotion. French Telecom is reportedly still looking for a partner based in America who will be very helpful in establishing a strong user base for Dailymotion in the country. Only a few days ago Yahoo unveiled its Saturday Night Live deal, which brings some of the best comedy routines and skits. The company has certainly been fighting the perception that hasn’t been too innovative lately. Its hard to believe that, particularly when Yahoo is working so hard to get itself back on track.

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    Mar 19

    Yahoo May Buy Controlling Stake In Dailymotion

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    Yahoo May Buy Controlling Stake In Dailymotion

    According to latest reports Yahoo is in talks to purchase a controlling stake in video website Dailymotion. The information has been received from people familiar with the matter. If this is true, it would be the first acquisition that Yahoo makes under the leadership of Marissa Mayer, who took the reigns as CEO after coming over from Google. Yahoo is reportedly going to purchase a 75% stake in Dailymotion, a site supposedly worth around $300 million. Though the deal hasn’t been finalized yet, Yahoo might be able to purchase the entire site in the future. Naturally, both Yahoo and Dailymotion have not commented on the status, or even existence, of this deal. (more…)

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