Release Note Q2 2024

The new Content defaults section simplifies the upload process by allowing you to preset default values on the Dailymotion Studio, saving you time and effort.

• Save time: Set recurring values once, they will automatically apply to next uploads
• More control: New videos can automatically be set as private, preventing accidental public release
• Consistency: Preset tags, titles, descriptions, categories to maintain consistent metadata across your content 

See how to manage your content defaults.

SSAI allows you to monetize your live content using your own ad server by dynamically inserting targeted ads into the live stream.

• Improved viewing experience: Prevents buffering during ad breaks
• Increased monetization: Prevents ad blockers from blocking ad content

Learn how to configure SSAI for live streams.

For Partners using the live stream feature, we are pleased to announce that it is now possible to stream live events using the SRT protocol, offering overall better performances than RTMP:

• Low latency - Delivers nearly real-time live events
• Reliability - Adapts to network fluctuations, ensuring uninterrupted live streams without  buffering
• Easy to implement - Compatible with most popular and professional encoders
• Open source - Free access and ongoing improvements from a large community of developers

Learn how to stream with SRT.

Hashtags can now be added directly in the video description in your Dailymotion Studio.

Hashtags are clickable and searchable on all Dailymotion's platforms, allowing users to connect with your content when looking for specific topics or trends, increasing content visibility and user engagement.

Learn how to create and manage hashtags.

We are introducing new analytics dedicated to our Creators, providing you with enhanced insights into your content performance and your audience growth on Dailymotion.

This includes 4 new dashboards:

• Overview: Provides a summary of your content performance, audience insights and widgets showcasing top-performing videos
• Performance: Offers a detailed view of your content performance on Dailymotion
• Followers: Gives deeper insights into your audience
• Engagement: Tracks the number of ratings received, and soon of Reacts

Learn more about Creator Analytics.

If you can't find videos to illustrate your articles, our AI-driven "Contextual Embed" feature will!

Based on your article's URL, title and text content, the Dailymotion Player finds the most suitable videos. All you need to do is activating the feature and embed an empty Player.

You'll get extra ad opportunities on articles for which you didn't think you could find a suitable video.

Learn how to activate the Contextual Embed feature from the Dailymotion Studio or via the API.

Our Player now displays video thumbnails as soon as the Player starts loading. This improvement aims at enhancing the user experience and the way they perceive the loading time, resulting in an overall better viewing experience on web.

This update has been deployed on Dailymotion.com as well as on all embedded Players on web.

The Accessibility Conformance Report for our Player is now available!

It details Dailymotion Player's compliance with WCAG accessibility standards, highlighting the features that provide a more accessible viewing experience and showing remaining areas of improvement.

Read the full Accessibility Conformance Report and see how to improve content accessibility as a publisher.

Dailymotion has been re-certified by the Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG) for the 4th year in a row in 2 significant programs:

• Brand Safety Certified
• Certified Against Fraud

And certified in 1 new program:

• TAG TrustNet which builds trust and transparency with standardized advertising campaign metrics

An external audit is conducted for each certification, enabling Dailymotion to reaffirm its commitment to brand-safety, fraud prevention and transparency within the advertising industry. 

Learn more about Dailymotion's commitment on brand safety.

The "Unrestricted stream URL" option is an addition to our existing stream URL feature: you can now choose if your stream URLs can be accessible without any time or IP restrictions.

Learn how to generate unrestricted stream URLs.

You can now connect your Google Analytics to your native apps Player data.

Follow the integration guide for Android and iOS, and the one for your Dailymotion Players embedded on web.

We are now providing autogenerated transcripts for a majority of the videos published on Dailymotion.com. Users can easily access transcripts by expanding the video description and activating the dedicated button.

Transcripts are automatically generated during the upload and don't require any additional steps for the uploader.

Learn more about autogenerated transcripts.

Stay connected with your favorite creators and other users by checking the new notification tab in your Dailymotion mobile app. You'll be notified when the accounts you follow publish new videos or when you get new subscribers.

This feature will evolve over time to include more notifications (i.e. for comments and content ratings).

See how to access & manage in-app notifications.