For Boxee users who want to keep up with the news, 1cast’s new application provides a simple real-time solution.  1Cast is a content aggregator of news & entertainment sources around the globe like BBC, Reuters, Agence France Press, Al Jazeera and CBC.  At 1Cast.com they package news from all of these sources into different categories and let users search for specific topics, creating personalized newscasts that are updated as new stories come in.

With 1cast’s new Boxee application you can quickly peruse the day’s most popular headlines and watch suggested stories from a variety of different sites.  You can also browse by network, watching the latest stories from organizations like Bloomberg, MarketWatch or CNBC one after another.

We’re happy to see more news content in Boxee, and encouraged by 1Cast’s approach of tailoring news to its users.  Here’s a look at the application.