New CNN.com Goes All Out On Video

CNN.com is gearing up for a big relaunch on Monday, and has added many an online video project, in addition to featuring video content front and center above the fold in its new layout.

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iReport section: iReport will be better integrated into the site, with more hands-on curation, including vetting and commentary by CNN producers.

Facebook partnership: CNN.com has been at the forefront of online social TV through its partnership with Facebook for the Obama Inauguration and the Michael Jackson memorial live streams. However, such functionality has been doled out sparingly to only the biggest collective events. Now CNN.com is trying to create such an centerpiece of its own, with a planned live Oprah’s Book Club interactive web event on Nov. 9 at 9 p.m. ET. The 90-minute event will include questions submitted through Facebook Connect and iReport for author Uwem Akpan regarding his new short story compilation Say You’re One of Them.

New web series: In the vein of its Freshman Year series about freshman congressmen, CNN.com has put together two more first-person documentaries. Americans in Afghanistan
is about two American non-profit workers in Afghanistan, and The Handsome Furs Tour Asia features the indie rock band of the same name using a couple of Flip cams while traveling the world.

Trivia game: CNN Challenge will be a news trivia game hosted by Larry King, Wolf Blitzer, Anderson Cooper and Robin Meade about the top stories of the week.

Outside videos: The site will syndicate the popular TED Talks series, videos from the mind-bending interdisciplinary conference, accompanied by follow-up interviews with speakers and additional reporting and commentary.

Also today, MSNBC told Beet.TV it has adjusted its embeddable player to be included on Facebook.

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