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CNN.com streams 116 million online videos in May
 
Indiantelevision.com Team

(2 July 2008 6:00 pm)

 

MUMBAI: News broadcaster CNN has announced that in May its site had more than 116 million video streams reaching global users.

Quoting Nielsen Online it says that it continued its top ranking in total minutes for the 11th month in a row. The CNN Digital Network maintained the top spot in May among all US News and Information properties.

 

In May, CNN.com kept its global users informed of the developments surrounding two natural disasters: the cyclone in Myanmar and the earthquake in China.

During the month, Myanmar-related coverage generated more than 12.5 million page views while reporting about the earthquake in China and the millions it affected received 9.9 million page views (Source: Omniture SiteCatalyst, US and International editions combined).

CNN.com's reporting on these tragic events yielded record traffic for its international edition.

On CNN.com video usage is up 250 per cent compared to this time last year.

 
According to Nielsen Online, CNN Digital Network generated 1.3 billion gross usage minutes in May, establishing a powerful lead among other News and Information properties. With access to a variety of multimedia storytelling formats, including articles, video, photo galleries, interactives and user-generated content, more people spent more time on CNN.com than any other news and information site.
 
 
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