Media Scrape

The first global information network using Web technology to deliver free, all-video broadcast news clips, has launched at www.MediaScrape.com. From the Media network Weblog:

MediaScrape says it's the first Internet TV News Network to digitize analogue TV broadcasts in a format that is 100 percent high quality video, on-demand, translated on location, interactive, free, searchable and archived. "This is a breakthrough in news information as MediaScrape delivers all foreign clips from the Americas, Africa, Europe, Middle East, and Asia Pacific in their original format and language, providing a virtual platform for multi perspectives on single issues and unbiased top world and regional stories," said Tyler N Cavell, Founder and Chief Operating Officer of MediaScrape.

Updated every 30 minutes, 24-hours a day, MediaScrape gives users full control on the way they receive their news. The play-all function enables viewers to watch 10-12 minutes of top world and regional story clips; play an hour and a half loop of daily news video clips; or use on-demand, where clips are drilled down by region and country. "Because MediaScrape will be fully sponsored by advertisements we are able to offer its Internet video services free of charge to the public," said Cavell. "MediaScrape strives to improve information flow between people, catering to the young cyber population, immigrant populations as well as the Bloomberg generation interested in live foreign investment breaking news, interactivity and global trade...