What is Dailymotion ?
Follow news or entertainment videos and distribute a video catalogue. Check rights to footage, music and people filmed before publishing.
What is Dailymotion ?
Dailymotion is a video discovery and distribution platform. Accounts and channels collect content that visitors find through feeds or search.
What makes it different
The service centres on video discovery; a coherent channel helps visitors understand its focus.
A practical first step
Watch several channels in your field before preparing a video with a clear title and context.
Decision signals
- Typical visibility
- Public videos according to publishing settings
- Main discovery route
- Feeds, search, channels and recommendations
- Publishing effort
- Regular
- Best suited to
- Video publishers and viewers
These signals describe possible uses and are not a rating.
Before choosing Dailymotion
Your goal
Follow news or entertainment videos and distribute a video catalogue.
Your pace
Video, channel, playlist, comment. Regular.
Your privacy
Check visible information in the video and the channel’s publishing settings.
Compare Dailymotion with Vimeo
Dailymotion is for publishing and discovering videos; Vimeo offers presentation, embedding and review tools for particular projects.
Question to ask : What level of control over distribution and embedding does your project need?
Common questions about Dailymotion
What is Dailymotion ?
Dailymotion is a video discovery and distribution platform. Accounts and channels collect content that visitors find through feeds or search.
What is a good first step?
Watch several channels in your field before preparing a video with a clear title and context.
Important consideration
Check rights to footage, music and people filmed before publishing.
Sources and verification
Features and settings can change. This profile separates facts from official documentation and editorial advice.