Selected items of interest to the media community
• Print News Media Go Live With Video Programming
February 08, 2012
The New York Times’ Brian Stelter has reported on traditional print media companies’ entry into live video media. Websites such as Politico and The Huffington Post are also planning on live video production.
The race is on at places that, until recently, did not think they could be or would be in the live video business. The Internet and a fleet of devices like the iPad have made it possible for, say, The Wall Street Journal to compete with CNBC and CNN for viewers’ time.
The Journal already produces about four hours of live programming each weekday, with plans for more hours this year. Other newspapers, like The Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times, are preparing their own live programs as well. Last week, the Web site of The New York Times started running a morning business newscast, which joined its existing taped daily show, TimesCast.
You can read the article at The New York Times website here.