NewsON Expands With Local News Browser

NewsON, the national service providing local news via app, today launched its video browser, bringing viewers another way to watch and search for local news video clips.

For the first time on the web, viewers can now access NewsON’s local news video clips from across the country in one convenient location at NewsON.us. This website provides a complementary experience to the NewsON streaming app with top trending and high-profile clips highlighted for instant access. In addition to finding curated videos arranged in categories such as weather, elections 2016, and education, consumers also have access to download the full NewsON streaming app from the web.

“We’re excited to roll out the NewsON browser experience because it creates a fresh way for people to watch many of the best local news videos from TV stations across the country,” said Louis Gump, CEO of NewsON. “Now anyone with an internet connection and a web browser can access these video clips on any device. This launch is another step toward NewsON’s vision to provide access to nationwide local news content to all consumers regardless of platform. Additionally, it enables NewsON and our station partners to explore innovative ways to connect audiences with the communities they care about via local news.”

NewsON provides consumers with access to live and on-demand local newscasts as well as local news clips on mobile and connected TV devices. It features video content from 142 stations in 100 markets covering 48 of the top 50 markets and 81% of the U.S. population.

The free, ad-supported app features navigation that offers instant access to broadcast-quality video. It also lets users search by market via an interactive map and for curated content linking coverage of breaking news events from multiple stations.

The NewsON app is available for Apple iPhone and iPad, Android phone and tablet, and on the Roku platform on Roku players and Roku TVs. Download NewsON from iTunes, Google Playand Roku Channel Store.