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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."'"

2 of 78 comments (clear)

  1. International, huh? by $pearhead · · Score: 1, Redundant
    FTA

    Each site is translated into local languages and has country-specific video rankings and comments.
    Wouldn't national instead of international be more correct, then?
  2. Re:What, no YuTube for China? by macraig · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Kinda my point in asking the question....