TechCrunch Joins Daily News Video Trend With “Crunch Report”

TechCrunch, which reports on the biggest stories in the technology and startup communities, is adding its name to the list of outlets with their own daily news program. The AOL-owned publication has launched the Crunch Report, a short, pithy, and easily digestible daily news program.

New episodes of Crunch Report will debut each weekday between 4 and 5 PM PST. The short, informative segments will feature a “fast, funny, and informative” take on the day’s tech news, as noted in a press release. “Crunch Report features the most important news for our audience ” said Sarah Lane, Executive Producer of Video at  TechCrunch and host of Crunch Report, in the release. “It’s a combination of what the editors at TechCrunch are covering and the news cycle overall. Sometimes the day’s stories are obvious, sometimes as we’re building the lineup, a theme will emerge.”

Here, courtesy of Crunch Report‘s dedicated home page, is a brief series trailer hosted by Lane:

Crunch Report is one part of AOL’s commitment to serialized news video. The online platform also recently launched Rise, a program that provides a quick update for its viewers each morning. In addition, a weekly program on the AOL-owned Huffington Post brings a satirical spin to the news.

Other companies that have recently gotten in on the trend of daily news web series include MSNBC and The Young Turks. Crunch Report is a more category-specific roundup, but it looks like it will be a nice complement to TechCrunch’s well-known slate of editorial content.