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Local TV Stations Go Mobile
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In the past two months, News Over Wireless inked 22 new partnerships with local TV stations across the U.S., enabling greater exposure of station content on mobile handsets.
Each affiliate will offer news, video, weather and additional local content through a premium mobile solution—My Local TV. News Over Wireless ensures that each station’s solution is customized to meet the needs and interests of local viewers.
“We are extremely pleased with the rate at which TV stations across the nation are adopting our mobile solutions,” said Sam Matheny, News Over Wireless general manager. “Our partners recognize the intrinsic value viewers receive from mobile access to their relevant, timely content.”
News Over Wireless currently supports a network of mobile solutions providing coverage across 85 percent of the country. The company was also the first to launch a mobile video channel for local TV stations.
“While mobile is still considered to be an emerging media form, the caliber of stations we are working with clearly validates the potential the TV industry already sees in wireless,” said Matheny. “First and foremost, we help stations keep on-the-go viewers connected with vital news. We also uniquely help them drive multiple revenue streams from subscription and advertising. Our wireless Web, Java, video and SMS services are the best and most comprehensive in the industry and easily integrate into current platforms.”
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About News Over Wireless
News Over Wireless offers custom applications and services enabling local television broadcasters to deliver news and information to mobile phone users across the nation. Station partners focus on the local news they know best, while News Over Wireless ensures it reaches viewers with industry-leading technology and platforms.
The company’s service suite is available both on-deck with carriers across the United States as a premium application and as an off-deck portal.
News Over Wireless partner stations reach over 80 percent of the television households, and carrier relationships touch 74 percent of mobile subscribers.
For more information, visit www.newsoverwireless.com.
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San Diego’s most watched television station, KFMB-TV (Midwest Television, Inc.), is one of the most recent stations to partner with News Over Wireless. WINK-TV (Fort Myers Broadcasting Company), Southwest Florida’s news leader, launched its mobile solution, WINK News Now, on August 17.
With the addition of these new stations News Over Wireless now has agreements with 25 station groups, including Allbritton Communications Company; Capitol Broadcasting Company; CBS Television Stations; Cedar Rapids Television Company; Clear Channel Broadcasting, Inc.; Dispatch Broadcast Group; Draper Communications; Fisher Communications; Fort Myers Broadcasting Company; Gannett Broadcasting; Gazette Communications; Gray Television; Heritage Broadcasting; Hoak Media Corporation; Hubbard Broadcasting; KHQ, Inc.; Lincoln Financial Media; LIN Television Corporation; Max Media; Media General, Inc.; Midwest Television, Inc.; Noe Corporation; Schurz Communications; Sunbelt Communications Company and Weigel Broadcasting Company.
Thanks to NMG’s Connie Freeman for this capcom story.
