YouNews™ allows the audience to become “virtual reporters” by easily uploading video and photo stories in categories such as local weather, news, and events to their local media website. These can easily be broadcast on-air, while YouNews back-end tools allow for monitoring and tracking of video, as well as the insertion of targeted local and national video ads.

YouNews differs from “open video” systems in that each video goes through content moderation prior to going live. Therefore, questions of copyright and appropriateness are mitigated before a video ever reaches the local media outlet website. Additionally, YouNews seamlessly integrates into the local website, allowing for a locally branded video experience. Both features are attractive to advertisers who are wary of the lack of transparency and moderation on most user-generated video websites.

More than 80 local Broadcast Interactive Media television and radio partners have launched the market-exclusive YouNews portal, including groups such as Belo Television, West Virginia Media, Fisher Communications, Granite Broadcasting, and McGraw-Hill Broadcasting.

Current or Upcoming YouNews National Contest
2010 YouNews National Contest Calendar

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For more information, contact Broadcast Interactive Media.