BBC unveils plans for new-look News and Sport websites

26.03.08 - 18:45 ... source : BBC New Media

... Category: News; Sport; New Media Date: 26.03.2008 Printable version The BBC's Journalism division has unveiled plans for a new look for its News and Sport websites, with the first phase of the revamp launching next week. The new look will include higher profile promotion of the new embedded video service, extra emphasis around breaking news and live events, wider page designs and more ambitious use of pictures. A second stage launching later on in the year will deliver further improvements to design and functionality. The embedded media player puts the BBC's best video and audio at the heart of story pages and indexes of the News and Sport websites. Users can now watch video within the story rather than in a separate pop-up window. Early indications are extremely encouraging, with at least ten times more people looking at embedded video than when it was only available in a separate player. It also allows users to ...» Next (HTML)