On Monday, the New York Times launched a daily video on its website, not only summarising the big news stories of the day, but making it clear that it is now a multichannel platform, with several senior editors taking part in the daily news show.

For the video webcast, called TimesCast, senior editors look at the top stories the Times is following. It features scenes from meetings of the paper’s editors discussing the events, and a Q&A with editors and reporters explaining the story backgrounds, as well as adverts for external companies.

Colleagues who have worked with me in video production will find the concept familiar.