YouTube launches Canadian siteNov 7, 2007, ET
TORONTO – The U.S.-based video-sharing Web site YouTube on Tuesday
launched a local Canadian site with dedicated channels with content
from the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. and Sony BMG Canada.
Chad Hurley, CEO and Youtube co-founder, said in a statement that the YouTube.ca site aims to spotlight home-grown Canadian content via a local interface. "Our goal is to satisfy the unique needs of the local users and to further strengthen Canada's vibrant YouTube community," he said. YouTube also signed content deals with a number of Canadian partners, including the CBC, the Canadian Football League, Dose.ca (a Web site owned and operated by domestic broadcaster CanWest Global Communications) and Sony BMG Canada. YouTube launches Canadian siteNov 7, 2007, ET
TORONTO – The U.S.-based video-sharing Web site YouTube on Tuesday launched a local Canadian site with dedicated channels with content from the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. and Sony BMG Canada.
Chad Hurley, CEO and Youtube co-founder, said in a statement that the YouTube.ca site aims to spotlight home-grown Canadian content via a local interface. "Our goal is to satisfy the unique needs of the local users and to further strengthen Canada's vibrant YouTube community," he said. YouTube also signed content deals with a number of Canadian partners, including the CBC, the Canadian Football League, Dose.ca (a Web site owned and operated by domestic broadcaster CanWest Global Communications) and Sony BMG Canada.
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