Local TV Takes News to Web in Fight for Cord Cutters
LOS ANGELES — Local TV stations are plugging one of the last major holes
in mobile video: streaming their news to phones and tablets. The move
presents yet another challenge to cable and satellite providers, which
are grappling with the widespread online availability of content.
This fall, 112 U.S. stations will begin streaming live newscasts through
an app called NewsOn, one of several planned "over-the-top" offerings
delivered online without a pay TV subscription.
And Verizon Digital Media Services, which offers technology that enables
streaming on a wide variety of screens, is in talks with owners of more
than 300 affiliates that want to supply programing directly to consumers
over the Internet, Ralf Jacob, chief revenue officer, told Reuters.
Stations could use the technology to stream news or other local
programing.
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2015/07/14/arts/14reuters-television-broadcasters-insight.html
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