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The Spanish-language news scene has been enriched with the launch of video bulletins on the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ's Spanish-language service, bbcmundo.com.

From today, Monday 12 October, one-minute video bulletins, The 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 video bulletins delivers 60 seconds of succinct reporting on the essential world news stories from the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ'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 ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ 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@bbc.co.uk.

Acting Head of ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Mundo, 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 video 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 ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ 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 ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ is a key content provider for MSN in Latin America and the rest of the world, and the ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ video 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 ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ 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 ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ content has the purpose of meeting these demands and offering spaces for knowledge, fun and entertainment.”

Notes to Editors

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

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