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Our new video experience

Posted: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 3:40 PM by Daily Nightly Editor

The new Nightly News Web site makes every video crisper than it's ever been. But if you're not seeing the videos -- you may need to download the latest Adobe Flash player. Click here or http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/ for more on how to do that.

Update -- the Netcast is available on this site. (Click on "Previously in the menu bar to the left). For more on that, click here.

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Is the netcast still available?

Phillip (Sent Monday, January 07, 2008 10:25 PM)

Where is the WEBCAST!! I just want to watch what everyone else watches on TV!! I am overseas and want to see the newscast like I was able to on Friday.  Where is the link!!!

shana murray, bahrain (Sent Tuesday, January 08, 2008 1:42 AM)

Agreed, where is the webcast? Thats the reason i watch on the net, to keep myself connected to America even though i live in Germany now. Just one link will be fine thank you.

Tom Ryan, Bochum, Germany (Sent Tuesday, January 08, 2008 10:54 AM)

Please tell me where to find the webcast

Pam (Sent Tuesday, January 08, 2008 12:27 PM)

I work and live in Germany and would very much like to keep on watching the regular webcast which is my link to the news in the US. If there is a link, please help me find it. If not, I would really appreciate if you could reconsider your decision of taking it off the net.

Best regards,

Daniel Daugherty

Daniel Daugherty, Heidelberg, Germany (Sent Tuesday, January 08, 2008 1:16 PM)

We agree - clicking on each individual story is too much work for the return.

Eric and Carolyn, Geneva Switzerland (Sent Tuesday, January 08, 2008 2:01 PM)

I have adobe 9 .. and it works on CNN, CBS, ABC .. but not here. I get NOTHING on your site. Nada. Yes java scripting is enabled. Can you please at least give us a choice about which media player to use?  Because as it is now, I cannot watch any video on MSNBC at all. Practically speaking, that means I'm going to the sites of the other networks. I'd much prefer to stay here.....

lynn g., minneapolis, mn (Sent Tuesday, January 08, 2008 3:41 PM)

Please go back to the old site, this one does not even have a webcast

ken cunningham, london uk (Sent Tuesday, January 08, 2008 5:04 PM)

How do we turn the audio OFF??  I can hear it even if I go to another web site.  Help!

Sarah Johnson, New York, NY (Sent Tuesday, January 08, 2008 7:12 PM)

I am Canadian living in Hong Kong now.  I get my world news every night through your webcast.  Last night, I thought I was never going to watch to NBC Nightly News in whole again.  I tried again today.  I was relieved that after following your clear instructions, I can still stay connected to the rest of the world.

Judy, Hong Kong (Sent Wednesday, January 09, 2008 5:04 AM)

I agree. I live in Europe and want to watch the whole NBC News with Brian Williams, not clips made just for the Net.

Warsaw, Poland (Sent Wednesday, January 09, 2008 5:30 AM)

Why can't we watch Nightly News from  the weekend?

Germany (Sent Wednesday, January 09, 2008 5:39 AM)

Viewers are asking for the webcast link and the answer is...???

Malcom Thomas, Cobourg,Canada (Sent Wednesday, January 09, 2008 7:31 AM)

We are so disappointed in the new site too. We watch the netcast every night and are now looking for another site to bring us our news.  

Kim Schiffbauer (Sent Wednesday, January 09, 2008 11:23 AM)

Congratulations on a colossal failure. This site will note load ANY video in Win2K, XP, OR Vista. The various items just SIT there, no playing nothing. Latest Flash is installed, reinstalled, re-re-installed. You have managed to completely DESTROY what used to be a decent news site.

John Coonfield Logansport IN (Sent Wednesday, January 09, 2008 3:55 PM)

Firefox needs to be supported.

John , OKC, OK (Sent Wednesday, January 09, 2008 5:22 PM)

How do I turn on the closed captioning for the web video content?  I need it to understand the words.

Chris Kielich (Sent Wednesday, January 09, 2008 5:24 PM)

Again, looking for the webcast. I like the new site. it's professional and spiffy, but I'd really like to be able to watch the news that everyone else sees first, then click on more videos when I have time. The extra videos will be really useful to me, especially during the election season.

Michelle McLane (Sent Wednesday, January 09, 2008 6:03 PM)

Who is the bonehead in charge of this 'new feature' and the one who didn't include a simple link to it? What a terrible oversight and SO frustrating. There needs to be a simple and easily-found link somewhere at msnbc.com just to watch the Brian Williams Newscast. No more scavenger hunts, please. Come one, a little more user-friendly, please!

Gary (Sent Wednesday, January 09, 2008 6:26 PM)

No video on your site.  
Selecting a subject causes a jump to the next subject listed instead of the one selected.
None of the options shown on the left hand side of the main screen can be activated.
Needs a lot more work until ready for prime time.

Jordan Kaplan Northbrook, Illinois (Sent Wednesday, January 09, 2008 7:15 PM)

Similar to the post above, I have everything installed correctly, but the new player only plays about one of every 5 stories that I try.  I enjoy watching the webcast as I get ready for work each morning, but will have to look elsewhere if this doesn't improve.

Greg Chalfant, New Haven, CT (Sent Wednesday, January 09, 2008 7:37 PM)

Please just stream the entire newscast!  Msnbc as well...

Steve Ta (Sent Wednesday, January 09, 2008 9:31 PM)

I would prefer if your organizing of news items was related to the news - like, US News, International, Politics.  The groupings and interface don't help me locate current (released today) news items of interest to me.

Webcast?  There used to be a webcast?  I dont' own a TV - I would like to see the webcast the folks from Germany mentioned.

Greg, Mountain View, CA (Sent Thursday, January 10, 2008 2:07 AM)

How does one feedback to MSNBC re: their caucaus coverage?

Stan Simon (Sent Thursday, January 10, 2008 3:14 AM)

Guys, it seems like you change your homepage every other week and I havta keep hunting for where the "netcast" is. Someone have too much time on their hands over there? I'd hate to resort to YouTube or something just to find it. Btw, how come no weekend nightly news (or holiday ones even) are available on the netcast?

Ken Poughkeepsie NY (Sent Thursday, January 10, 2008 3:24 AM)

Much too heavy, even on a well equipped PC. Bad performance under Firefox--a safer browser than IE. Too much "stuff" and not enough substance--I do like to read to exercise my mind.

Video should be an option and not be forced on you when you go to the site. Since the site is too heavy with "stuff," if I surf to another site or continue to listen to music, the video and sound plays when its ready, not when I am ready. Also, with the start up of video like that, I have to take the site off my lunchtime round of news--I can't have video playing in the office.

Gee... did you run this site though a human factors summary or did you let the "inmates run the asylum" and try to do "something neat."

Scott Barman, Rockville MD (Sent Thursday, January 10, 2008 1:46 PM)

Brian,
You have reported on the families of Iraq war casualties several times.  Have you considered a report on the children of WWII and Korean war casualties?  My father (John William Lausberg) was a bombardier during WWII and the Korean war and was shot down over Korea.  My family had many other tragedies during the ensuing years (see Long Island, NY papers of the early fifties for Lausberg) but my brother (s school math teacher, retired) and myself (a PhD chemist, retired) seem to have been successful.

Richard Wells (Sent Thursday, January 10, 2008 2:24 PM)

This new site is a waste.  I can't find the daily netcast.  The audio is horrible.  Some background music that I can't turn off.  Please test and fix your site before hand.  Even some user-group review would have helped.

Luiz Sant'Anna, Madrid, Spain (Sent Thursday, January 10, 2008 7:13 PM)

I would prefer the previous version. This one is nothing but a headache. Please return it to your patrons before you lose them to another network.

David Fisher Jamestown, ND (Sent Thursday, January 10, 2008 10:28 PM)

I have loaded Adobe 9 and there are still major bugs in your site programming. Can you fix the site so that the stories actually play in a sequence and not stop after each story? I too would also like to view the netcast if I don't have time to do anything else at the moment.

Chris, Crestline, CA (Sent Thursday, January 10, 2008 11:21 PM)

Ditto to the other comments. I can't find the webcast!

Kim Weber (Sent Friday, January 11, 2008 7:45 AM)

It's hit or miss for me. Sometimes I will be able to view a video, but usually not. I have Adobe 9, java scripting, etc etc.

Becky Zoole, Saint Louis, MO (Sent Friday, January 11, 2008 12:30 PM)

Please go back to the old way. The old saying if it's not broke don't fix it. I really enjoy Brian and NCB and on the web,however if I have to go through changes to view the video I will have to go to another net work.

Vanessa Winters (Sent Friday, January 11, 2008 10:42 PM)

Does this work for everybody in IE?

The video player comes up for me with no problem in Firefox, but it's not loading in IE.

Dan (Sent Friday, January 11, 2008 11:25 PM)

Is the webcast gone or just hidden?

Craig, Salt Lake City (Sent Saturday, January 12, 2008 5:15 PM)

Thanks for adding weekend broadcasts to your Web offering. One question, though. Saturday's Webcast skips news stories and goes right to In Deph segment. Is that a glitch? Or must I do something to see complete 30-minute show? Right now I'm just letting the player start when I reach your home page.

Mark Nave, Stuart, FL (Sent Sunday, January 13, 2008 10:50 AM)

WHAT "Previously in the menu bar to the left)?

Ken Faber (Sent Sunday, January 13, 2008 2:23 PM)

I agree with everyone else!  Please go back to the normal webcast, one link (that can be found easily) for each day of the week.

William Cole (Sent Monday, January 14, 2008 4:16 AM)

Hello -
I wrote about a week ago and asked if you would please clear the "Press ESC to Exit Full Screen Message" after it sits there for a second or two.  It is still there, annoying as ever.  Would you please clear it?  Thank you

Ron K, Mission Viejo, CA (Sent Monday, January 14, 2008 9:06 PM)

January 14th Newscast + The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is being obscured by the politicans and everyone who is trying to clarify what they are trying to say about it.

As a woman who was the first radio newsreporter in a major city in the deep south, I understand what Senator Hillary Rodam Clinton means about Dr. Martin Luther King paving the way for African Americans and females to make our way in our society.

I was not treated equally by male news editors and news reporters in the early 1970's.  When I took jobs after I earned my degree, the news editors did not see me as a reporter with 10 years experience as a newsreporter. They saw me as a white woman working in a good ol' boy's world.

Senator Clinton is not only facing opposition accross party lines and racial lines, she is also facing opposition from the same women who got in my face and told me I had no right to have the same rights in a court of law as a man does...during the Equal Rights Law Era.

Molly Franklin (Sent Monday, January 14, 2008 9:31 PM)

January 14th Newscast + The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is being obscured by the politicans and everyone who is trying to clarify what they are trying to say about it.

As a woman who was the first radio newsreporter in a major city in the deep south, I understand what Senator Hillary Rodam Clinton means about Dr. Martin Luther King paving the way for African Americans and females to make our way in our society.

I was not treated equally by male news editors and news reporters in the early 1970's.  When I took jobs after I earned my degree, the news editors did not see me as a reporter with 10 years experience as a newsreporter. They saw me as a white woman working in a good ol' boy's world.

Senator Clinton is not only facing opposition accross party lines and racial lines, she is also facing opposition from the same women who got in my face and told me I had no right to have the same rights in a court of law as a man does...during the Equal Rights Law Era.

Molly Franklin (Sent Monday, January 14, 2008 9:31 PM)

I agree with everyone else here ... the old site was better, the video quality was better and I could just simple watch the newcast -- front to back -- without spending so much time trying to find ... well everything.  Please, dump the hype and the 'Flash' and go back to functional ... Please!

Lauren (Sent Tuesday, January 15, 2008 1:42 AM)

When are you going to get rid of that annoying "Press ESC to exit Full Screen" message that sits there during the entire broadcast? This is the third time I've written this message!

Ron-K, Mission Viejo, CA (Sent Tuesday, January 15, 2008 9:38 PM)

The only thing that runs smoothly here are the darn ads!  The news videos are jumpy like hell.  This does not depend on my network speed, because the gray pre-load bar runs way ahead of the green playtime bar.  What's up?  Why did they not use windows media format?

Mike, San Diego, CA (Sent Wednesday, January 16, 2008 12:49 AM)

You've still screwed up the netcast and your instructions on how to get there.  There is no menubar on the left.

JDT

J.D. Thorn (Sent Thursday, January 17, 2008 4:03 AM)

I agree.  Want a webcast, incl weekends.  Cut down on gimicky flash and video, and always have text option.

John Doe, Seattle, Wash. (Sent Friday, January 18, 2008 3:24 PM)

I used to enjoy the netcasts every night here at my job, but have not seen one since your new website format. Can't find how or where to bring it up. What a bummer. Very disappointed.

Bob - Harrisburg, PA (Sent Saturday, January 19, 2008 5:02 AM)

OK! What is the deal with this player?  Sometimes it works fine, but most of the time it stops mid-sentence.  It keeps pausing and freezing, then resumes...I know it is the broadcast because the COMMERCIALS work just FINE!  PLEASE, PLEASE fix this...it is very annoying!

shana murray, Bahrain (Sent Wednesday, January 23, 2008 9:15 AM)

  I had come to rely on your nightly news to keep informed.  I thought it was fabulous that you provided this excellent service.
  Please bring back the newscast.  

Samuel Chorneau (Sent Monday, February 04, 2008 9:16 PM)

For those who can't get the video to play check your security software. Mine (kaspersky) has something called anti-banner. This prevented a banner displaying which therefore prevented the ad, then the video from playing. Good luck!

Scott, Melbourne, Australia (Sent Friday, February 08, 2008 7:13 AM)



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