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The World in One Minute: bbcmundo.com launches video bulletins – El Mundo en 1 Minuto: Nuevo resumen de noticias en video de bbcmundo.com

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The Spanish-language news scene has been enriched with the launch of bulletins on the ’s Spanish-language service, bbcmundo.com.  From today, Monday 12 October, one-minute  bulletins bbcmundo.comThe World in One Minute, will keep Spanish-speaking users up to date with the global news agenda.

At 14.00 GMT, from Monday to Friday, the dynamic bulletins delivers 60 seconds of succinct reporting on the essential world news stories from the ’s unparalleled newsgathering network across the world.

The bulletins on bbcmundo.com are also available for download on mobile phones via the bbcmundo.com WAP site bbcmundo.com/movil.  Users of bbcmundo.com can subscribe to email alerts which flag the availability of bulletins the moment they are released.  In reply to the text message, “boletin“, sent to +44 76 24 88 24 88, the sends mobile phone users a link – which can be bookmarked – and takes users straight to the bulletin. The email address to subscribe to an email alert is: en1minuto@bbcmundo.com.

Acting Head of , Hilary Bishop, says: “We have developed this product for news consumers who want quick and easy access to the main stories. In this fast-moving world there is a hunger for concise news, news on the go, and we think this bulletin will become part of people’s daily routine because they can watch it on the web or on the phone. And as you’d expect from the  brand, this is a quality product.”

The World in One Minute is also available on MSN sites in Latin America, strategic online partner of bbcmundo.com.

Luis Alberto Gonzalez, Executive Producer of the Spanish-language MSN sites in South America, says: ”We have high expectations on the interest that The World in One Minute will raise among users. The is a key content provider for MSN in Latin America and the rest of the world, and the products are already highly popular with our users who demand relevant information, easily accessible and fast. We think that the new product will definitively make a positive impact on these three factors.

“Over the last three years, we have been working very closely with the in the search for wider and better coverage, as well as on a variety of services and formats to help position MSN as a leading online provider in the region for news and entertainment from the best well-known content providers in the world.  MSN users in Latin America are always looking for products that will keep them informed about events in their countries and the world, as well as connecting with their communities, friends etc. The mix of Microsoft technological tools and content has the purpose of meeting these demands and offering spaces for knowledge, fun and entertainment.”

For more information please contact:

World Service International Publicity

+44(0)207 557 2944; wspublicity@bbc.co.uk

Notes to Editors

Mundo is World Service’s multimedia service for the Spanish-speaking world, offering news programmes for breaking-news coverage, analysis, interactive debates, forums, and on-demand access to the latest news bulletins in audio and bbcmundo.com receives a million unique users in the average week.

World Service is an international multimedia broadcaster delivering 32 language and regional services. It uses multiple platforms to reach its weekly audience of 188 million globally, including shortwave, AM, FM, digital satellite and cable channels.  It has around 2,000 partner radio stations which take content, and numerous partnerships supplying content to mobile phones and other wireless handheld devices. Its news sites include audio and content and offer opportunities to join the global debate. For more information, visit bbcworldservice.com.


A partir de hoy, lunes 12 de octubre, los usuarios de tendrán las principales noticias del día en un resumen informativo de un minuto en .

De lunes a viernes, y  a partir de las 14.00 GMT (09.00 a.m. hora del este de EE.UU.), los resúmenes en entregarán en 60 segundos una cobertura sucinta y esencial de la actualidad mundial.

El resumen estará disponible en bbcmundo.com y también podrá descargarse en teléfonos celulares desde el sitio WAP (bbcmundo.com/movil).

Los usuarios también podrán incluirlo en los favoritos de su celular enviando un texto con la palabra “boletin” al +447624882488.

Si, además, desean recibirlo en su propia casilla de correo electrónico, podrán suscribirse escribiendo a en1minuto@bbc.co.uk

La Directora Encargada de , Hilary Bishop, afirma: “En 1 Minuto ha sido desarrollado pensando en ese público ávido de noticias que quiere un acceso fácil y rápido a las principales noticias del día. En este mundo de hoy, cuando los eventos cambian tan rápidamente, existe un apetito por noticias concisas y precisas, noticias para llevar consigo. Pensamos que este resumen puede convertirse en parte de la rutina diaria de la gente, bien sea por internet o a través de dispositivos móviles, con la marca y la calidad que el público espera de la ”.

En 1 Minuto también está disponible en los sitios de MSN en Latinoamérica, que son socios estratégicos de en la región.

Luis Alberto González, Director Ejecutivo de los portales de MSN en América del Sur dice: “Tenemos muchas expectativas en el interés que pueda despertar En 1 Minuto en nuestra comunidad de usuarios. es un proveedor clave de MSN en Latinoamérica y el mundo, y los nuevos productos en de ya han tenido gran éxito. Por lo general, los usuarios esperan información relevante, sucinta y accesible. Estamos seguros que este nuevo formato impacta en estas tres variables”.

González agrega que “los usuarios de MSN en la región buscan productos que les permitan estar al tanto de lo que ocurre en su país y en el mundo. La combinación de las herramientas tecnológicas de Microsoft y los contenidos de buscan dar una respuesta a esta necesidad y brindar espacios de conocimiento y diversión”.

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