|
|
|
Weekly News Digest
 |
January 29, 2007 — In addition to this week's NewsBreaks article and the monthly NewsLink Spotlight, Information Today, Inc. (ITI) offers Weekly News Digests that feature recent product news and company announcements. Watch for additional coverage to appear in the next print issue of Information Today. For other up-to-the-minute news, check out ITI’s Twitter account: @ITINewsBreaks.
CLICK HERE to view more Weekly News Digest items.
|
Congressional Quarterly Acquires FedNet’s Video Services
Congressional Quarterly, Inc. (CQ; www.cq.com) has agreed to acquire FedNet's reCap, reClip, and ALERT services, which allow users to search, replay, and post video content of congressional activity within moments of a floor debate. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The companies said that, as part of the long-term strategic partnership arrangement, FedNet (www.fednet.net) will continue to capture and process the video to make it available and searchable on the Web.reCap lets users search the full text of a floor debate and quickly link to a video of a debate. reClip gives users the ability to post that video to their Web sites. The reCap ALERT service allows users to be notified whenever a specific word or phrase is mentioned on the floor of either chamber and to instantly receive a video of the comment. CQ keeps its readers updated in print and online on a weekly, daily, and real-time basis. CQ's product line includes: CQ Weekly, CQ Today, CQ.com, CQ Homeland Security, CQ Budget Tracker, CQ HealthBeat, CQ Green Sheets, CQPolitics.com, PoliticalMoneyLine.com, Governing magazine, and a line of books and directories under the CQ Press imprint. CQ is owned by the Times Publishing Co. of St. Petersburg, Fla., publisher of the St. Petersburg Times and other publications. For more than 10 years,FedNet has been a provider of Washington-based, real-time, and archival multimedia information. FedNet claims to be the first credentialed Internet news service on Capitol Hill. Source: Congressional Quarterly, Inc.
Send correspondence concerning the Weekly News Digest to NewsBreaks Editor
Brandi Scardilli
|
