Dailymotion Expands Distribution with Android TV
Following Global Relaunch, Vivendi-Owned Video Platform Brings High-Profile Publisher Partnerships to Google’s Smart TV Product
PARIS—December 5, 2017—Dailymotion, the leading destination for video discovery and exploration, has expanded its distribution to Google™’s smart TV platform, Android TV™.
Dailymotion on Android TV allows users to discover the web’s best video content based on their expressed interests and curated feed of trending topics and channels. The arrival of Dailymotion on Android TV follows a major global relaunch of the heritage video platform that prioritizes discovery and personalization as core to the user experience.
As part of the relaunch, Dailymotion has partnered with established publishers and media platforms to bring the web’s best content together in a single destination. Global launch partners include Universal Music Group, Condé Nast Entertainment, Hearst Magazines Digital Media, Bloomberg Media, Group Nine Media, BBC News, VICE, Red Bull, Refinery29, Mic, Billboard/The Hollywood Reporter, Cheddar, Fuse Media, Genius, FOX Deportes and more.
“Dailymotion’s mission is to bring people closer to the storytellers and publishers they love, empowering them to discover the web’s best video content within a single destination,” said Guillaume Clément, Chief Product & Technology Officer at Dailymotion. “Our Android TV experience is yet another means for our community to discover fresh, new content every day, anyway they choose.”
Key features of Dailymotion on Android TV include:
- A focus on must-see video content across four main verticals: news, sports, music, and entertainment. Enjoy premium content from the world’s top storytellers and publishers, including live events such as concerts, sports competitions, breaking news and more.
- Continuous watching: Enjoy a seamless experience across all screens. Add a video to your Watch Later list on your phone, fire up your TV app later on and head to the Library to enjoy the video on your TV.
- A revamped user interface that prioritizes content discovery and personalized recommendations. Leveraging the latest features of Android Oreo, your recommendations are accessible as soon as you start your TV. The more content you explore, the more Dailymotion learns about your unique tastes and interests.
The Dailymotion Android TV app is now available in the Google Play™ store. Dailymotion is also available on the web (dailymotion.com), iOS, Apple TV (Apple Store) and Xbox One.
About Dailymotion:
Dailymotion is the video platform for discovering the events and ideas that keep the world surprising and diverse on four main topics: news, sports, music, and entertainment, as well as comedy skits, political debates, fashion shows, gaming live-streams and more. Launched in 2005, Dailymotion commands a global audience of 300 million entertainment-seekers who frequent the site and its dedicated mobile experience to surface the most relevant professional video content based on their unique tastes and interests. Dailymotion is owned by Vivendi, a Paris-based multinational media company. For more information, visit www.dailymotion.com.
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CONTACT:
Katie Perry
Marketing & Communications, North America
Dailymotion
k.perry@dailymotion.com