Youku
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| The world is watching | |
| Video portal | |
| operator | Victor Koo |
| editorial staff | Victor Koo |
| Registration | Yes |
| On-line | 2006 |
| http://www.youku.com/ | |
Youku ( Chinese 优 酷 , Pinyin yóukù - "excellent and cool") is a video portal based in Beijing in the People's Republic of China .
history
Youku was created by Victor Koo, the former President of Sohu , the beta version was officially launched in June 2006 and released in December 2006. In 2007, the company received $ 25 million in venture capital funding. Youku.com ranks first in the Chinese video portal sector. In 2008 Youku teamed up with Myspace in China.
According to the CNIC , the portal had 384 million users at the beginning of 2010 .
In mid-2012, Youku and Tudou merged to form Youku Tudou Inc. According to Alexa Internet , Before the merger, Youku was ranked 11th among the most visited sites in China. Tudou was in 14th place prior to the merger.
properties
Youku allows users to upload videos regardless of their length. Youku has partnered with a number of television broadcasters, film and television production companies in China who regularly upload media content to the website. With the exception of the “Investor Relations” section, the website is completely in Chinese. Youku Tudou can be reached with mobile devices.
Copyright infringement
Due to the lax enforcement of copyright law in China, unlicensed copyrighted material such as films and music videos are shown in full length; Copies of videos from other video sharing sites are also abundant.
Recently, however, a number of copyrighted materials have been blocked in certain regions of the world.
Web links
- Information about Youku at Business Week
Individual evidence
- ↑ golem.de : China: With World of Warcraft against censorship . February 12, 2010
- ↑ China's Youku to Buy Chief Rival Tudou . The Wall Street Journal . March 12, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- ↑ Russell Flannery: Land Of The Large: Youku, Tudou Merger Latest In China's Web Consolidation , forbes.com . March 12, 2012. Accessed February 6, 2019.