Agence France-Presse: Videonews soon also in German

The globally active and renowned news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) will also offer its online video news service in German in future. Up to 50 articles per month are already available in English via the agency's portal. According to research by the industry journal Werben & Verkaufen, some of the content will also be available in German from 2007. The product range includes edited news films, interviews and magazine articles as well as unedited raw material. With this step, AFP is responding to the increasing demand for such products. The US news channel CNN is also planning a licensed product for German-language online portals. Until now, Reuters has been the sole provider of online video news in German.