To mark its 20th anniversary, Euronews is getting a fresh look with a complete reworking and redesign of its presentation.
The new look will help spotlight live coverage and breaking news. The on-screen readability of the channel’s programmes will also be improved through repeated colour codes which create visual indicators for viewers.
Also, an innovative world clock will now be displayed.
Euronews is taking advantage of the change to add a revolving clock showing the time in 65 of the world’s largest cities. The world clock, present on all of Euronews’ signals, is a global first for a news channel.
The Rendezvous programme, the cultural calendar of must-see events selected by Euronews, will also update its on-air look in order to be more lively and readable.
Also, among the first in the news industry, the Twitter accounts of Euronews journalists and correspondents will display on-air, as they speak. This is more than just passive promotion: it aims to create a real link between the audience and the “faces” of Euronews so that viewers can keep track of the news as the Euronews journalists experience it.
The new design is in the development stage and will be launched at the end of 2014 .
Euronews is the first European media to become available on Google Glass, in partnership with the start-up Watchup. The beta version of the app will be launched on Google Glass on 19 October 2013. On the Watchup app, Euronews will be presented as part of a very selective line-up of international media.
The first Google Glass devices will be available to the public in the U.S. in 2014.
Euronews also joins Flipboard, the top social magazine in the world as a partner. Euronews publishes its news feeds in 10 languages on Flipboard, to the millions of readers of the world’s first social magazine.Flipboard allows people to create their own intuitively designed magazine which aggregates news and other content from major media sources and social networks.
The Euronews sections are presented under seven headings: “Top Stories”, “News”, “Business”, “Sci-Tech”, “Culture”, “Europe” and “No Comment”.
Euronews is available in 10 languages on Flipboard: Arabic, English, French, German, Italian, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Ukrainian.
Euronews continues to develop its “Euronews” and “Euronews Express” apps for mobile devices, smartphones and tablets and has just announced two new agreements signed with BlackBerry and Nokia.
The “Euronews” app:
In addition to offering videos with the latest international, business, culture and science news, the app allows viewers to watch Euronews live and see magazines from the editorial team on demand.
The app also gives users an enhanced experience: news quizzes, a viewer comments feature, an interactive world map showing the opinions of other users around the world.
The “Euronews Express” app:
Euronews Express gives fast access to world news, even when network connections are limited, thanks to an ultra-light mix of images and texts, and the option to view the content offline.
The “Euronews” and “Euronews Express” are now available on BlackBerry smartphones equipped with the BB10 operating system, all over the world, in 13 languages.
Connected to BBM, the Euronews app makes it possible to instantly share articles, taking advantage of the viral force of the famous social messaging platform.
Euronews is now developing its apps “Euronews” and “EuronewsExpress” for phones by Nokia. The partnership with Nokia illustrates Euronews’ strategy of offering users “the right content, in the right place, at the right time”.
The service will be available in 13 languages when the apps are launched in early December for users around the world.
The Euronews app will be available on all Nokia smartphones of the Lumia line equipped with the Windows Phone 8 system.
Euronews Network, a new multi-service business line designed for media professionals, offers Euronews’ know-how to client members.
In 20 years, Euronews has built up one of the biggest networks for news media, with nearly half a million subscribers, 13 language editions and 400 journalists from 30 countries.
Euronews has become a genuine news hub and multimedia platform that innovates in numerous fields: the news brand with the strongest presence on smart TVs around the world, premium partner of YouTube and a certified MCN expert on the world’s No. 1 social network for video sharing, a major player on the internet, and more.
Lastly, Euronews has signed an agreement with Storyful, the top video news agency for social media. Members of Euronews Network will have access to the most reliable source for images coming from citizen-journalists.