Local News

"Broadcast Wars" Twin Cities PBS original program — Twin Cities PBS To Air ‘Broadcast Wars’ Doc Covers the rivalries between Minneapolis-St. Paul local broadcasters from the 1960s through the 1980s

As part of an effort to make weather coverage more engaging, CBS owned stations in San Francisco developed an AR/VR platform that shows its meteorologist immersed in the city's famous fog. — CBS Owned Stations Go Virtual To Reinvent News An innovative AR/VR platform developed by KPIX-KPYX in San Francisco has since been rolled out to five stations and the CBS News 24/7 streaming service

LG's News Hub with local news — LG Channels Adds Local Stations to Free Streaming Lineup ‘News Hub’ provides access to coverage from Allen Media Group's Local Now, E.W. Scripps, Fox Television Stations, Sinclair Broadcast Group and more

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Media First Launches ONNJ Streaming Channel

By George Winslow published 3 February 23

On New Jersey offers news, talk, sports, and entertainment

Streaming

CBS News Detroit Aims to Reinvent Local News

By George Winslow published 23 January 23

TV Tech takes a behind-the-scenes look at a notable case study in using technology to reinvent local news coverage

Broadcast Engineering

Nexstar Ends Live Streams of Local Newscasts

By George Winslow published 17 January 23

The move by some Nexstar stations is designed to make their programming more valuable to pay TV operators

Business

CMG Partners with Scripps’ Florida 24 News Network

By George Winslow published 13 January 23

The agreement will expand FL24’s coverage to include content from CMG stations in Jacksonville and Orlando

Streaming

Scripps Selects Journalists For Journalism Journey Initiative’s Inaugural Class

By George Winslow published 12 January 23

The Google-backed initiative seeks to retrain skilled print journalists for work on video-based platforms

People

Weather, Political Races Top 2022 Roster Of VUit Viewer Interest

By Phil Kurz published 5 December 22

Hurricane coverage, for example, spiked streaming viewership for two Florida stations

Streaming

TV Tech Summit: Reinventing Local News in Detroit

By George Winslow published 18 November 22

CBS executives discuss their ambitious plans for CBS News Detroit

Video Production

TiVo: Viewing Drops in Q2 2022 as FAST Channels Grow

By George Winslow published 17 October 22

New TiVo video trends survey highlighted the importance of local content, with 65% considering local news content important, but offered a mixed outlook for broadcast

Business

Allen Media Group Adds 27 Hearst 'Very Local' News Channels to 'Local Now'

By Tom Butts published 27 September 22

AMG's Local Now service now available in more than 225 markets nationwide

NewsON Inks New Licensing Deal With CBS News And Stations, O&Os

By Phil Kurz published 21 September 22

The deal expands the NewsOn streaming offering and covers local news from 13 CBS local stations, including those in New York and Los Angeles

Business

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