News Syndication
Distribute your content to MSN, Yahoo, Google News, Apple News, Flipboard, and other news platforms. VideoNest supports both video feeds (MRSS) and article feeds (RSS) depending on the platform.
See the integration overviews for MSN, Yahoo News, and Google News.
Two feed types for news platforms
News platforms can receive two types of feeds from VideoNest, depending on the content you are distributing:
- Video feeds (MRSS) — for distributing video content. VideoNest outputs a publisher-grade MRSS feed formatted to each platform's specifications. Supported platforms: MSN Video, Yahoo Video.
- Article feeds (RSS) — for distributing written articles and article-associated content. VideoNest outputs a standard RSS feed. Supported platforms: Google News, Apple News, Yahoo News, MSN articles, Flipboard, and other news aggregators that accept RSS.
Many publishers use both — an MRSS feed to distribute video to MSN Video and Yahoo Video, and an Article RSS feed to distribute to Google News, Apple News, and Flipboard.
Creating a video feed for news platforms
Go to Media → Feeds → Create Feed → Video, then select your platform (MSN or Yahoo). Choose Automated mode to populate the feed from your library using filters, or Custom to manually assign individual videos. When using Automated mode, useful filters for news video include:
- Duration — news platforms typically prefer videos in the 30 second–10 minute range
- Publish date window — news audiences prioritize recent content; consider limiting to the past 7–30 days
- Orientation — landscape (16:9) is standard for news video
See the MSN Feed and Yahoo Feed pages for platform-specific metadata requirements.
Creating an article feed for news platforms
Go to Media → Feeds → Create Feed → Article, then select your platform (Google News, Apple News, Yahoo, Flipboard, or others). Article feeds output RSS — not MRSS — and are designed for article and news content distribution.
See the Google News and Apple News pages for platform-specific setup details.
Submitting your feed URL
After saving any feed, your feed URL appears on the feed detail page in Media → Feeds. Submit this URL to the news platform through their publisher intake process. VideoNest does not manage the submission — that step happens directly with the platform.
MSN, Google News, and similar premium news partners review publisher applications before accepting a feed. Keep metadata clean, titles accurate, and content relevant to be approved and maintained in the program.
When using Automated mode, use playlist or date-window filters to ensure only your best-performing or most current content goes into the news feed. News audiences expect timely, high-quality content.