Staffers at NBCUniversal Local’s experimental unit LX News got word Wednesday that they’d be shutting down. Some worry that it bodes darkly for news innovation that will connect with new generations of viewers.
LX News’ Powered by Likes: The Social Media Documentary won “Best Short Documentary” at the 2023 Cannes Shorts Film Festival, it was announced Monday. The 14-minute film by LX News’ storyteller Cody Broadway follows five established content creators and details their experiences managing the risks and rewards — including the potential emotional impact — of earning validation through likes, […]
LX News, the streaming news network of NBCUniversal Local, has introduced a daily program that takes viewers on a cross-country journey of the latest news from NBC local stations. Hosted by Eric Alvarez, the condensed format is akin to the popular NFL RedZone concept, whipping from story to story while providing viewers with context and background – all in a succinct city-focused format. LX News Zone comes from LX News’ mission to explore ideas and experiment with news formats.
LX News’ multiplatform podcast My New Favorite Olympian earned gold in two categories of the inaugural Signal Awards, presented by the organizers of the Webby Awards. The series’ seven-part second season covering the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics won top honors for “Sports Limited Series” and “LGBTQ+ Episode,” the latter for highlighting Timothy LeDuc, a figure skater who became the first publicly […]
LX News, NBCUniversal Local’s TV and streaming network for younger audiences, will deliver comprehensive news, analysis and reporting covering the midterm elections, highlighted by the live LXtion 2022 special on Tuesday, Nov. 8, beginning at 6 p.m. ET and continuing through the night as results are reported and key storylines unfold. The live election-night coverage will be […]
Beginning Nov. 1, LX News – NBCUniversal Local’s TV and streaming network for adults 18-45 – and Telemundo owned stations will present a new English and Spanish-language podcast, My New Favorite Futbolista (Mi Mundialista Favorito), profiling the most-inspiring FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022stars. The eight-part audio and video series, hosted by soccer legend Juan Pablo Ángel and LX News’ Eric Alvarez, is […]
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NBC Bay Area News, NBC Boston News, NBC San Diego News are now accessible through the Roku Channel. LX News, a TV and streaming network from NBCU Local for millennials and Gen Z-ers, makes its Roku Channel debut.
From the creators of the U.K. documentaries Fixing Dad and The Fixing Challenge, Fixing Us debuts for U.S. audiences on Sept. 10.
Today’s launch includes the debut of LX News, a weekday newscast targeted to Gen Z and millennials.
The conventional school of thought teaches that the best way to engage younger viewers is to produce short, snappy, “snackable” content, but the people at LX News must have skipped class that day. The ongoing experiment in programming for millennials and Gen Z from the NBCUniversal Owned Stations took a big leap forward last month with the launch of its first live news programs.
The new show will air live Monday to Friday at 8-10 a.m. and 8-10 p.m. ET via over-the-air TV, cable and OTT/streaming, offering “context” to its targeted audience of millennials and Gen Z-ers.
