Reuters Insider is a video platform owned by

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that enables the integration of video content into news and research workflows of financial professionals and individual investors. It was initially launched by

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on May 11, 2010, as a website which allowed visitors to watch on-demand videos relating to the financial industry free-of-charge. The website was described as "

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for traders" and consisted of video content created by Thomson Reuters' own reporters, as well as the company's roughly 150 partners. Thomson Reuters spent about $100 million to develop the website and targeted its site and content to financial professionals, while Thomson Reuters primary competitor,

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, had begun to focus more on targeting the average consumer by purchasing business magazine ''

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''. The website was part of an overall $1 billion plan by the company to update its technology to make financial information accessible to more users.

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