Monday 14 January 2008

Telegraph.co.uk: Video takes off, podcasts 'don't work well enough'

Video content on Telegraph.co.uk was downloaded 3.4 million times in November by 794,000 unique users in November 2007, according to figures released by the Web site Monday.

The high numbers and apparent success of the downloads has led to a major expansion of video content, while resources are being reallocated away from podcasts.

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Newsquest to shut down Welsh plant

Gannett's British newspaper division Newsquest is closing one of it printing sites.

According to the Guardian's Stephen Brook, Newsquest is shutting down the Newport plant, the company's only Welsh site. It is said this action could lead to 21 jobs cut.

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U.S. and Western European mobile ads to reach $5 billion by 2012

The United States and Western European mobile advertising revenues will reach US$5.08 billion in total by 2012, from an estimated US$106.8 million at the end of 2007, according to the study "U.S. and Western Europe Mobile Advertising Revenue Forecast, 2007-2012," by Local Mobile Search.

The United States is expected to make up US$2.3 billion of the total, while US$2.8 billion will come from Western Europe, the report stated.

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How Much Video? WEF Offers Primer for Newspaper Websites

Video is booming on newspaper websites, but few have figured out how to do it effectively and efficiently. The World Editors Forum has produced a three-part primer on using video to best advantage.

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