- Play Rapport
Infobox Website
name = Play Rapport
caption = The Play Rapport interface
url = [http://playrapport.se/ playrapport.se]
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language = Swedish
registration = no
owner =Sveriges Television
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launch date = 2008
current status = active
revenue =Play Rapport is a Swedish web based video news service created by
Sveriges Television (SVT). The name comes fromSVT Play , which is the general brand for video-on-demand services from SVT, and "Rapport", which is SVT's main news programme.SVT announced the launch of the service and that longtime news anchor
Claes Elfsberg would be its primary presenter in January 2008. [cite news|url=http://www.dagensmedia.se/mallar/dagensmedia_mall.asp?version=141594|title=Claes Elfsberg återvänder till Rapport|date=January 3, 2008|publisher=Dagens Media] [cite news|url=http://www.expressen.se/noje/tvsajten/1.989296/svt-s-nya-playboy|title=SVT:s nya "playboy"|date=January 4, 2008|publisher=Expressen] The service had its official launch May 5, 2008 inKungsträdgården [cite news|url=http://webfinanser.com/nyheter/?id=36332|title=Play Rapport – din nyhetskanal på webben|date=May 5, 2008|publisher=Webfinanser] after a few weeks of public beta testing. [cite news|url=http://www.resume.se/nyheter/2008/04/23/rapport-tjuvstartar-pa-nat/index.xml|title=Rapport tjuvstartar på nätet|date=April 23, 2008|publisher=Resume] The service was reported to have had 40,000 visitors during its first day. [cite news|url=http://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=2374&a=767549|title=Många ville kolla Play Rapport|date=May 7, 2008|publisher=Dagens Nyheter] SVT originally though that they would be the first to launch such a service in Sweden, but TV4 managed to develop and launchNyhetskanalen.se a few weeks before Play Rapport.The service consists of various video clips and is initially updated between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m. on Weekdays, and between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Weekends. [cite web|url=http://svt.se/svt/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=91226&a=1115732|title=Vad är Play Rapport?|publisher=svt.se|accessdate=2008-06-04] The "broadcast" starts immidiately after the webpage has loaded with a news summary. It is then possible to watch all stories in the playlist as a regular newscast, and to choose the stories one wants to see. It is also possible to search for older news stories and watch regional news. All videos can be
embedded onto external web pages and blogs. The site can play video in fullscreen, in the regular interface and in a "mini player". In July 2008, SVT presented adesktop widget with news headlines for Play Rapport. [cite news|url=http://svt.se/svt/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=22620&a=1186975|title=Play Rapport blir enklare att använda|date=July 2, 2008|publisher=SVT Rapport]The videos are encoded with
Flash Video and the navigation is made inAdobe Flash . The concept was developed by the web agency Doberman whom had previously designed the SVT website,svt.se . [cite news|url=http://capdesign.idg.se/2.990/1.159868|title=Här är SVTs nya webbsatsning|date=May 6, 2008|publisher=Cap&Design]References
External links
* [http://playrapport.se/ Play Rapport]
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