Which Google video service was shut down in 2012 and migrated content to YouTube? Google Video was shut down and its remaining content was migrated to YouTube.
Google launched the service on January 25, 2005, first as a way to search television transcripts and later as a video-hosting platform. It accepted user uploads and also carried professional material, trailers, educational talks, and other searchable clips.
Google’s 2006 acquisition of YouTube changed the company’s video strategy. New uploads to Google Video ended in 2009, but previously hosted videos remained available. Google initially planned to remove them in 2011, then changed course after user feedback and arranged automatic migration to YouTube.
The shutdown occurred on August 20, 2012. Migrated videos were private by default, allowing their owners to choose whether to make them public. Google Video should not be confused with Google’s continuing video-search function, which later became associated with Google Videos.