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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. capitalists by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    White man always oppressing black man.

  2. down with mind control by Jah+Shaka · · Score: -1, Troll

    you tube suckes and google is big brother - controlling what we see is the last straw... now google knows what we are looking for, can guide us to the answers it thinks are best, and will be able to reprogram our minds subliminally...

  3. 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.

  4. mod 0p by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Formed his own been sittin6 here