NewsON launches local news app


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Michelle Clancy

| 06 November 2015





NewsON has launched a mobile and Roku app that provides consumers access to live and on-demand local newscasts and local news clips.


The free, ad-supported app, available via Apple devices, Android and Roku, lets search content by market via an interactive map - and returns results for curated content linking coverage of breaking news events from multiple stations.

NewsON features video content from 118 stations in 90 markets, covering approximately 75% of the United States. At launch, participating stations include those owned by members of NewsON's owner group as well as stations from Graham Media Group and TEGNA.

"NewsON expands the reach and relevance of local broadcast news, and delivers a uniquely valuable experience for viewers," said Louis Gump, CEO of NewsON. "NewsON offers the most comprehensive collection of local news video available today for mobile and connected TV viewers, and we expect the number of participating stations to grow between now and the end of the year. The vast collection of news content, coupled with a powerful interface, gives NewsON the potential to be an iconic app that quickly becomes a consumer favourite."