Global interest in US elections and Hurricane Gustav sees CNN.com/live shatter streaming records

Media News

New Delhi, September 09, 2008

Just days after CNN.com toppled traffic records with its political coverage, users once again visited the site in record droves for up-to-the-minute coverage of Hurricane Gustav. Following the record-breaking number of total live streams served during its coverage of the U.S. Democratic National Convention, CNN.com/live more than doubled its highest day on record at the height of Hurricane Gustav, serving more than 1.7 million live video streams globally in one day. (Source: Omniture SiteCatalyst, Global)

Overall, CNN.com served an impressive 5.4 million total video streams, both live and on-demand. According to Nielsen Online, VideoCensus, the CNN Digital Network stands as the No. 1 news site for video when ranked by total video streams (Nielsen Online, July 2008).

iReport.com also reached an important milestone, as it topped 100,000 registered iReporters on the user-generated online community, while generating more than 874,000 page views and more than 261,000 unique users (Source: Omniture SiteCatalyst, Global).

CNN.com is the world's No. 1 destination for online and wireless news, garnering the greatest audience share of total minutes among current events and global news sites. Launched in 1995, CNN.com draws from the resources of CNN Worldwide and its many partners to provide consumers with the most enriching, immediate interaction with news anywhere, seamlessly combining articles, videos, images, interactive features and user-generated content. CNN.com’s news video offering – both live and on-demand – is unparalleled on the Web.

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