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For the past year, the BBC has been trialling video podcasts - or vodcasts as they've become known. You may have downloaded - and hopefully enjoyed - offerings from programmes like Newsnight, Breakfast and the Ten O'Clock News.

As planned, that trial finishes at the end of July, and those services will disappear while the BBC assesses the project. Some may come back later in the year while others may not. We need to be sure that products offer real value for the audience before we launch them back onto the market.

The trial itself has been an interesting process and I think the teams behind the vodcasts have learned a great deal from it. Some offerings have really taken off. Some have been slower to gain a following, although generally, we've had a good response from the audience.

If you used the services, thanks. We hope you enjoyed them and found them useful.

Mark Barlex is the on demand editor of BBC TV News

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