KABC, KGO, WABC, KTRK, WLS, WPVI, WTVD and KFSN will release a streaming newscast on their own venues.
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Disney to release ABC O&O's 24/7 local streaming news channels
- Thread starter Y2kTheNewOldies
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KABC, KGO, WABC, KTRK, WLS, WPVI, WTVD and KFSN will release a streaming newscast on their own venues.
CBS has put its O&O stations on co-owned Pluto TV. Pluto TV is the CBS owned internet streaming FREE television service owned by CBS. Anyone with a new TV that's hooked up to the internet can get Pluto. But it's targeted to folks who have cut their cable subscription.
On Pluto, you can see the local CBS news channels for WCBS NYC, KCBS LA, WBBM Chicago, KPIX San Francisco, plus Dallas, Philadelphia, Boston, Minneapolis, Denver, Sacramento and Pittsburgh. They re-run some of their weekday newscasts when they are not live. But on weekends, its mostly the streaming CBSN news service. I guess they don't want to keep repeating the same newscasts all day on weekends.
It would be good to see the ABC O&O news channels on Pluto as well. Pluto does run NBC News Now and ABC News streaming service, as well as some other news channels like Newsy and the CBC. But since Pluto is CBS-owned, maybe they won't put every ABC O&O station on Pluto. We'll see.
On Pluto, you can see the local CBS news channels for WCBS NYC, KCBS LA, WBBM Chicago, KPIX San Francisco, plus Dallas, Philadelphia, Boston, Minneapolis, Denver, Sacramento and Pittsburgh. They re-run some of their weekday newscasts when they are not live. But on weekends, its mostly the streaming CBSN news service. I guess they don't want to keep repeating the same newscasts all day on weekends.
It would be good to see the ABC O&O news channels on Pluto as well. Pluto does run NBC News Now and ABC News streaming service, as well as some other news channels like Newsy and the CBC. But since Pluto is CBS-owned, maybe they won't put every ABC O&O station on Pluto. We'll see.
Or just work out on an agreement with Pluto TV to put the ABC O&Os and even the NBC O&O streams on there.
...or in ABC's case, just the add the streams on the ABC News apps and website. On the apps, it does offer a link to WABC's news stream in the live section, but none of the other O&Os, at least not yet. Heck, even the ABC app could add a "Locals" section (a la FoxNow) to the present those streams there.
If you notice now, all of the Big Four network O&O groups are truly ramping up their streaming efforts over the past couple of years. Besides Tubi (except on the Apple TV version), Fox has a section on their FoxNow apps where you could stream local newscasts from their O&Os, regardless of location, and the LiveNow channel is also there along with Fox's other streaming networks (Soul, Weather, Food).
If you notice now, all of the Big Four network O&O groups are truly ramping up their streaming efforts over the past couple of years. Besides Tubi (except on the Apple TV version), Fox has a section on their FoxNow apps where you could stream local newscasts from their O&Os, regardless of location, and the LiveNow channel is also there along with Fox's other streaming networks (Soul, Weather, Food).
And in the case of Peacock the NBC O&O's are going to appear on their app soon.
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