MSNBC.com will begin offering video podcasts this week of two of its news series, Meet the Press and NBC Nightly News.

Viewers can access the latest episode of Nightly News each weekday starting at 10 p.m. EST at podcasts.msnbc.com, MediaWeek reports. Each week's Meet the Press episode will be available for download starting at 10 p.m. EST that Sunday.

The shows can also be downloaded to a PC via iTunes, and the podcasts can be viewed on a portable media device such as the iPod or Microsoft's Zune. Both shows were previously available in audio format. The video podcasts will be in addition to The Early Nightly, a daily video blog produced by Nightly News anchor Brian Williams.

Both new video podcasts are free and can be accessed at www.podcasts.msnbc.com.