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NewsON Builds Momentum for Groundbreaking Nationwide Local News Service on Mobile and Connected TV Devices
ATLANTA, GA, January 19, 2016 – NewsON, a venture dedicated to providing local news nationwide, today announced that Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) has joined the NewsON group with approximately 30 Sinclair-owned television stations participating in the NewsON service, thereby expanding NewsOn’s reach to almost 80% of the country.. Sinclair Broadcast Group is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the U.S. and also produces a wide range of award-winning local news content in communities across the country.
NewsON Market Expansion Comes Days After Launch of Groundbreaking New Service
ATLANTA, GA – NewsON, a venture dedicated to providing local news nationwide, today announced that Local 10 WPLG-TV, the ABC affiliate in Miami-Fort Lauderdale owned by Berkshire Hathaway, is now participating in the NewsON app. This announcement comes just days after the successful launch of NewsON, on November 4.
NewsON is the first-of-its-kind service that provides consumers access to live and on-demand local newscasts and local news clips on mobile and connected TV devices. The free, ad-supported app features flexible navigation that encourages discovery, offering instant access to broadcast quality video. It also enables users to search by market via an interactive map and for curated content linking coverage of breaking news events from multiple stations.
Available on iOS and Android Smartphones and Tablets, and Roku Devices
ATLANTA, GA – NewsON, a venture dedicated to providing local news nationwide, today announced the launch of the NewsON app, a groundbreaking new service that provides consumers access to live and on-demand local newscasts and local news clips. The free, ad-supported app features flexible navigation that encourages discovery, offering instant access to broadcast quality video. It also enables users to search by market via an interactive map and for curated content linking coverage of breaking news events from multiple stations. NewsON is available beginning today for Apple iPhone and iPad, Android phone and tablet, and on the Roku platform across Roku players and Roku TVs.
For network affiliates, TV’s evolution into an on-demand medium has been mostly bad news, costing them viewers with no real financial upside. At some point, station groups are going to have to figure out how to make their way in an on-demand word — and urging viewers to record shows on their DVRs isn’t it.
TV News Check -Â Let’s face it: TV is becoming an on-demand medium.
I know this because CBS told me so. Last week, while watching CBS This Morning, the network posted this crawl across the bottom of the screen, apparently hoping to catch folks heading off for work: SET YOUR DVR TO RECORD CBS THIS MORNING.
While the growth of digital may be disrupting broadcasters, many are finding ways to compete by leverage their scale and  boosting their relevance with original offerings.
TV News Check – After nearly two decades of trying to figure out how digital media works — specifically when it comes to making money from it — broadcasters could be on the brink of something big if they broaden the scope of their offerings, an industry leader said Thursday.
“If we change the way we go to market now … we should see our revenue double, triple, quadruple,†Roger Keating, Hearst Television’s SVP of digital media said. “We have been fighting the battle of the Internet for the first 20 years. Finally the Internet has come around to embrace the amazing value of video and content.â€
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