• Mediaweek, Wednesday, September 16, 2009 9:57 PM

Today, The Wall Street Journal is unveiling The News Hub, a live video series, which will be streamed every weekday at 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. It will run across the company's digital network, including WSJ.com, Barrons.com, Marketwatch.com, Dow Jones Newswires and AllThingsD.com.

The morning edition of the video series is being hosted by Journal economic reporter Kelly Evans and focuses on the day's key economic news. The afternoon edition is hosted by Dow Jones Newswires columnist Simon Constable and WSJ.com staffer Kelsey Hubbard and covers business news.

The Journal is competing for online eyeballs with CNBC and several other fledgling live series. For example, last February, sibling Fox Business Network introduced a one-hour daily Web series. Dow Jones executives say they are betting on their company's journalistic reputation to help the new series stand out.

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