A plug for Sky News Unplugged
Posted on May 13, 2008 - Filed Under Sky, Video, Online Journalism | Leave a Comment
From tomorrow Sky News will air its new online programme Sky News Unplugged.
The show, which promises ‘a sideways look at the week’s news’, will be available only on the channel’s website and through interactive services on TV.
The programme will later be available on demand through the site’s video channel.
Live: first ever online broadcast of a UK newspaper’s editorial conference
Posted on May 13, 2008 - Filed Under Newspapers, Video, regional, Digital video, blogs, Online Journalism, online communities, Journalism | Leave a Comment
The Liverpool Daily Post will later on today become the first newspaper in the UK to broadcast its afternoon editorial conference live on the web.
Journalism.co.uk will be carrying the stream. Watch it here.
Bush gives first online interview to Yahoo
Posted on May 13, 2008 - Filed Under Yahoo, Video, Politics, Online Journalism | Leave a Comment
US President George W. Bush will give his first online interview later today in a collaboration between political website The Politico and Yahoo News.
Bush will be questioned on camera by The Politico’s Mike Allen, who will go behind-the-scenes at the White House and ask questions on a ‘colorful mix of serious policy-related topics, and some […]
Nashua Telegraph experimenting with Qik
Posted on May 12, 2008 - Filed Under Mobile, USA, Video, Newspapers, multimedia experiments | Leave a Comment
The Nashua Telegraph is experimenting with live video from mobile phones on its website using streaming service Qik.
The Telegraph is using the tool to stream footage from N95 handsets to provide behind-the-scenes coverage of its online food show, The Doorbell Gourmet.
Qik’s popularity with publishers seems to be growing - last month the Sacramento Bee used […]
Guardian: Times website seeks Sky News link-up
Posted on May 12, 2008 - Filed Under Sky, times, Editors' pick, Video, Digital video, Newspapers, Online Journalism | Leave a Comment
The Times website wants to carry more video content from Sky News.
Times Online editor-in-chief, Anne Spackman, told MediaGuardian.co.uk that negotiations to make this happen were at an early stage on the newspaper website carrying breaking news videos from Sky.
Any deal is likely to improve the online video offering from the Times.
Despite being one of the first national newspapers to adopt a TV service the Times offering has fallen behind other nationals - in terms of quality - and seems to be due an overhaul.
Read More..>> Full story...YouTube moves into India
Posted on May 9, 2008 - Filed Under International, YouTube, India, Video | Leave a Comment
YouTube has launched a localised version of the video-sharing site for India.
YouTube India will apply ‘an Indian lens’ to filter content from the main site for an Indian audience, according to the site’s blog.
Local content partners have also been signed up to distribute their videos through the site.
RBI’s Flight Global adds video content
Posted on May 7, 2008 - Filed Under B2B, magazines, Video | Leave a Comment
Reed Business Information’s (RBI) aviation title Flight Global has been trialling video content on the site for a couple of months now, editor Michael Targett says in a blog post, but the service is now being officially launched.
The video is hosted by Brightcove and will feature clips from the publication and those submitted by users. […]
Velocix launches free multimedia content delivery systerm
Posted on April 29, 2008 - Filed Under Audio, Broadcasting, launch, Video, Technology, Online Journalism | Leave a Comment
A digital delivery service for sites looking to host video, music or games online has been launched today with the creators claiming its as the first free service of its king.
The Velocix Accelerator delivery service provides can support the same media as current systems costing around £5,000 per year, the firm claims.
“Velocix is committed to […]
Tip of the day from Journalism.co.uk
Posted on April 29, 2008 - Filed Under Top tips for journalists, Standards, Audio, Video | Leave a Comment
Audio-visual: Online news videos/audio recordings/images should complement the story they accompany, not repeat it. Readers will not be happy if you simply ‘double-up’ on content. Tipster: Oliver Luft
Got a tip? Submit it here - we will pay a fiver for the best ones published.
Read More..>> Full story...Innovations in Journalism - a plug in to ease sorting through web images and video from PicLens
Posted on April 28, 2008 - Filed Under file sharing, YouTube, Flickr, Innovations in Journalism, Photography, Digital video, Video, Facebook | Leave a Comment
We give developers the opportunity to tell us journalists why we should sit up and pay attention to the sites and devices they are working on. Today, it’s searching easily though web images and video with PicLens.
1) Who are you and what’s it all about?
Hi, I’m Alec Jeong from Cooliris.
We’ve developed PicLens, a plug-in that […]
