Government objects to takeover, seeks 50-50 partner for France's YouTube competitor. By George Szalai Yahoo! Headquarters Sunnyvale CA Exterior - H 2013 PARIS — Yahoo has abandoned its plan to acquire ...

Parent company Orange will hold onto the video-sharing site. By Rhonda Richford Yahoo! Headquarters Sunnyvale CA Exterior - H 2013 PARIS – After singing the blues following a failed Yahoo deal in May, ...

Yahoo, looking to boost its online video footprint, wanted to sink $200 million into Dailymotion, the popular French video service, for a majority stake. That deal, after some time on the rocks, now ...

SAN FRANCISCO, April 30 (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc has abandoned an effort to acquire a majority stake in online video website Dailymotion due to objections by the French government, according to media ...

French minister didn't want a U.S. company taking a controlling stake in the video-sharing site, according to published reports. Steven Musil is a senior news editor at CNET News. He's been hooked on ...