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Independent video sharing site Dailymotion and Skype announced a partnership today that will put a Dailymotion channel on Skype and provide access to video content from the site.

Skype user's will be able to share video content from Dailymotion's new video Mood Channels. User will be able to discuss user-generated content along with professional videos and other shared video files. Video clips can be included in a Skype mood message or a users profile.

The partnership between Dailymotion and Skype 3.5 for Windows provides users with content chosen by Dailymotion's programming team. The content is categorized by different moods from Dailymotion's Mood Channels. The contents for these channels is selected from submissions received in the MotionMaker program, which rewards contributors to the community.

"With this partnership, two of the largest online global communities have come together to create a new experience in video sharing," said Benjamin Bejbaum, CEO and cofounder of Dailymotion.

"From now on, Skype users will have access to more than 3 million videos, including premium content and exclusive artwork from our MotionMakers. Skype users will discover that creativity is one of our core values."

"Dailymotion is pleased to partner with Skype. Through this agreement, MotionMaker creators will have access to the entire Skype community of over 220 million users," said Dailymotion's US General Manager, Joy Marcus.