#18

"Today's 5 stories in 90 seconds" global news brief

News · low saturation · 7-day half-life

Profit score58.0
Estimated RPM band
$3.8–$8.6 / 1K views

Daily-cadence format; AI narration + licensed wire footage; short per-episode half-life but the format is evergreen.

Score components

  • View velocity0.55
  • Saturation inverse0.82
  • CPM proxy0.14
  • AI generability0.85
  • Longevity0.32
  • Cross-platform portability0.90
  • news-recap
  • current-events
  • commentary

Production cheat sheet

News Recap · 60s recommended

Script structure

Hook
Lead with the single biggest "Today's 5 stories in 90 seconds" global news brief headline in one sentence.
Body
Three more items, each ~10 seconds, ordered by consequence descending.
Payoff
One sentence framing the next 24–48h to watch.

Visual sources

  • Licensed wire footage (fair-use commentary)
  • AI-generated: map + timeline overlays
  • Stock: capital / government-building b-roll

Voice tone

Wire-service neutral, fast cadence. ElevenLabs 'Adam' at stability 0.5 / similarity 0.7.

Cross-platform

Publishable unchanged on TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Instagram Reels.

Saturation context

Very low saturation; clean opportunity for a new voice.