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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 laejoh · · Score: 0, Troll

    Here in Europe (and everywhere else) people from Holland use to say: You ain't much if you ain't Dutch. So that explains why, even if there are more Germans than Dutchmen, there is a Dutch version and not a German one.