CNN Launches Video Podcast Suite

ATLANTA, June 22: CNN has
made its first foray into the world of video podcasting, delivering six
programs on CNN.com and on iTunes.

“Podcasting
draws a whole new audience than CNN’s television viewers and, perhaps,
surprisingly, somewhat younger than even users of CNN.com,” said David Payne,
the senior VP and general manager of CNN.com.

Among the
programs offered in the first suite of six are: All Access—Backstage
Pass, a behind the
scenes look at news production, In Case You Missed it, a fast-paced summation of top news
stories, and The Grist, a humorous take on odd newsbytes.

The
announcement follows the June 2005 launch of free video on CNN.com and the
December rollout of CNN Pipeline, an on-demand video broadband service.