Dailymotion to Deliver Political Programming Straight from the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver

New York (PRWEB) August 25, 2008 -- Dailymotion (http://www.dailymotion.com), one of the fastest growing video web sites in the US and the world's largest independent video entertainment website, will take an active role in covering the 2008 Democratic National Convention.

Each evening, Dailymotion (http://www.dailymotion.com) is programming one half hour of political content in the Big Tent Denver. Dailymotion will showcase a selection of entertaining and enlightening political videos directly from the Public Space of the Big Tent from 9pm to 9:30pm Monday through Wednesday. Dailymotion plans to stream webcam videos produced by participants at the convention in Denver.

Dailymotion's presence at the DNC builds on the Company's heritage as a medium for unrestricted political discourse. Dailymotion features some of the best political content on the Web today, ranging from political analysis, high profile news clips and political comedy.

Dailymotion's convention programming includes videos from partners GOOD, Remix America, JibJab and Dailymotion's Motionmaker program for creative contributors. On Tuesday, August 26th, Dailymotion and partners Barely Political and 23/6 will showcase the best in political comedy.

"Dailymotion's presence in the Big Tent will serve as a catalyst for open, video based political discourse," commented Joy Marcus, general manager of Dailymotion, US. "We're incredibly proud that our extraordinary selection of high-quality, politically-oriented content has been recognized and selected for the Big Tent."

About Dailymotion

A top 50 website worldwide, Dailymotion is the world's largest independent video entertainment website and the second largest video website overall (source: comScore, June 2008). Every day, over 15,000 new videos are uploaded into Dailymotion's global network of localized video entertainment sites. In June 2008, 38.8 million unique users streamed over 855 million videos including curated content from premium and Motionmaker creative contributors (source: comScore, June 2008. Using the most advanced technology for both users and content creators, Dailymotion provides high-quality and HD video in a fast, easy-to-use website that also automatically filters infringing material. Dailymotion's mission is to provide the best possible entertainment experience for users and the best marketing opportunities for advertisers, while respecting content protection. For more information, please visit http://www.dailymotion.com.

Press Contact

Ephraim Cohen

The Fortex Group for Dailymotion

917-215-5413

cohen @ fortexgroup.com

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