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Kate Burns was recently appointed UK MD of video sharing site Dailymotion as the French start-up looks to expand internationally.

We asked the former Google exec about the challenges of monetising user generated content and how she is planning to build up the site's appeal to users and brands.

Video sharing site Dailymotion has launched in the UK with former Google exec Kate Burns at the helm.

The French firm, founded three years ago, bills itself as the largest "independent"  video sharing site and has so far established itself in its home country and the US.

And it will be interesting to see whether Burns, who has previously helped Google, DoubleClick and Altavista build up their UK businesses, can achieve similar success at the expense of her former employers.

French online video site Dailymotion has raised $34m (£16.8m) in funding to expand overseas.

The round was led by AGF Private Equity and Advent Venture Partners, and joined by IC Capital Privé and previous investors Atlas Venture and Partech International, which invested £4.7m last year.