MSN Introduces Ad-Supported Video Service

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NEW YORK Microsoft’s MSN yesterday unveiled the beta version of a free, ad-supported broadband video service.

The service, called MSN Video, will deliver personalized, exclusive and on-demand news, sports, music and entertainment programming from sources like NBC News and MSNBC.com. It will roll out to high-speed Internet users nationwide this winter, though a date has not been specified.

For advertisers, the service will offer 15-second video ads for every five to six minutes of content.



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