ITV Granada IOM has passed the 1 million views for videos on Manx Tube. Managing Director of Manx Tube, Ray Lister commented, “This is a considerable milestone for us as we are now more popular for local video than You Tube! People love to know what’s going on and you can’t beat seeing it! I think it’s changed the way people now get their Manx news. The great thing about Manxtube is that anyone can post a video and we are finding that within just a few days over 1,000 people have watched them. We are clocking up many thousands of visits a day and this figure is growing fast!” Manx Tube was created by Ray Lister two years ago as a small idea but has grown to be the place to watch local video content. Paul Moulton, who supplies Manx news to Granada though his company PMC-TV said, “We started using Manx Tube to bring viewers a longer, more detailed version of a story broadcast on Granada Reports. But soon we found there was a great demand for other items that would not usually make the show. We now try to upload a story a day and within minutes hundreds of people have watched it. Its been a fantastic outlet for local news reports. Getting over a 1 million views in just over a year is amazing, and now we can post HD video’s its proving even more popular!" www.manxtube.com is free to watch and upload your videos to, Ray Lister says, "It is an ideal way to connect with our local community and as it grows this becomes more and more effective. We have recently upgraded the website to play High Definition content which is activated by the HD button on the video player. Users can opt for standard or high definition depending on their internet speed. We are receiving traffic from a worldwide audience due to the famous TT races and our Manx friends and relations overseas. Over the course of this year we want to develop and improve the site and are now offering cost effective advertising space to local businesses as we feel this is a great way to target your marketplace. With our recently created Twitter page people can follow us and receive the latest Manx news, sport and entertainment videos in HD" ITV Granada has it's own dedicated channel on Manx Tube so reports, past and present, can be viewed at the click of a mouse. Ends