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YouTube Goes International

Posted by Zonk on from the kitty-washing-machine-en-espanol dept.

Bizzeh writes "YouTube has announced that they plan to go international. The video site, owned by Google, has launched nine country-specific versions across Brazil, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain and the UK. The BBC reports: 'YouTube is now stressing its credentials as a platform not just for user-generated content but also for professional broadcaster and advertisers. The company says it has more than 1,000 global partners, with more than 150 deals signed in Europe since March. [Chad Hurley, YouTube co-founder] said: "We respect copyright and we want to create new revenue streams to create opportunities. "We have been working with rights holders to help them leverage new audiences."'"

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  1. Re:No German version? by Timesprout · · Score: 5, Funny

    The Germans will take over the Polish and French versions.

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  2. WHAT. THE. FUCK?! Where's Australia? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Why the hell do totally nothing wog countries like Brazil and Poland get versions and an important country like Australia is snubbed? Fucking political correctness bollocks!

  3. Re:No German version? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    They probably decided it would be too expensive to dub every clip into German.

  4. Re:No German version? by Nuskrad · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yes, but, Germany is a nation of industrious, hard working people. The Netherlands is a nation of stoners. Who's going to be watching more YouTube clips? :D