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VUit: Weather Drives Out-Of-Market Viewers To Local Streaming Newscasts

By George Winslow last updated

New end of year data from VUit offers new data on the content that drives streaming audiences to local newscasts and the most successful streaming newscasts on its platform

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CBS Plans to Build a Full-Scale News Operation at WWJ-TV in Detroit

By George Winslow published

At launch in 2022 will offer 137 hours of news per week on streaming and 40 hours of news to be simulcast on CBS 62

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Blackbird, TownNews Expand to 80 U.S. TV Stations

By George Winslow published

The cloud-based Blackbird editing platform is now used in stations spanning 35 states

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CBS TV Stations Launches EPIC Community Journalism Effort

By George Winslow published

The station group plans to hire Executive Producers of Impacting Communities (EPIC) in 13 markets to develop grassroots contacts and content

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Hearst Television

Hearst Television Launches "Very Local" Connected TV Channels

By George Winslow published

The free OTT/CTV offering features local news from Hearst Television news operations as well as news and information content from Hearst magazines

Report for America

Report for America Opens Newsroom Applications

By George Winslow published

The program recruits diverse journalists and helps fund salaries in local newsrooms

NewsON

NewsON Debuts Redesigned App

By George Winslow published

Upgrade improves user experience and simplifies navigation to local newscasts from 275+ stations

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Broadcasters Not Getting Fair Compensation from Google, Facebook, Study Finds

By Michael Balderston published

BIA study finds that broadcasters are losing out on around $2 billion annually

Amazon Fire TV news app

Amazon Fire TV Now Offering 88 Local News Stations

By Michael Balderston published

Amazon had an initial goal of hitting 90 stations in 2021

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Amazon Fire TV Adds Local News Stations

By Michael Balderston published

Local stations in 12 cities now available, expected to expand to 90 in 2021

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