CNN Finally Goes with Flash Video

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CNN was one of the big sites that hadn’t switched over to Flash video yet. For me, it was the only site that I checked on a regular basis that hadn’t, so whenever I was in Firefox, I couldn’t watch the video. I just noticed thanks to Twitter that they rolled out the new site and all the video is in Flash. They had a beta of the new site running for a long time, so this may not be news, but not having to worry about browser issues when I’m going through CNN was a great feeling.

Update: Webkitchen has a blog entry up now. Thanks dude!
I’m off to Granite Peak for a backpacking trip, so I’ll see you guys on Sunday night!

[tags]CNN, Flash Video[/tags]

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  • http://polygeek.com polyGeek

    Shitty news but happy days.

    This is one of those examples of being early into a market actually became a detraction. News sites were some of the first websites to embrace video. They did it at a time that Flash video was either not an option or wasn’t highly regarded. Once they locked into a workflow and infrastructure it became prohibitive to switch platforms.

    I remember when hurricane Katrina hit I didn’t have cable TV – still don’t. The only site that I could get decent coverage from was FoxNews.com. Those where desperate times for many of us to resort to that news outlet. :-)

  • http://webkitchen.be Serge Jespers

    No probs :-)
    Have fun backpacking!

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  • http://www.fekke.com/blog/ David Fekke

    Now if we can just get Apple to support Flash and Flash video on the iPhone.

  • http://torytom.com Tom

    About time CNN adopted flash on their site – it’d be nice to see it elsewhere like Reuters and the BBC too.