NewsON, the nation's largest streaming aggregator of local news content, today announced their app launch on Samsung Smart TVs. The NewsON app for Samsung Smart TVs offers live, on-demand local newscasts and news clips from more than a dozen local television ownership groups, providing viewers instant access to local news content from nearly 200 local TV stations in over 100 U.S. markets.

“We are excited to introduce NewsON to a new audience across millions of Samsung Smart TVs in the U.S.,” said Ron Stitt, General Manager of NewsON. “As a leading source of trusted local news content on OTT platforms, we are looking forward to expanding this free service to viewers on Samsung’s Smart TVs.”

Samsung TV Plus offers instant access to 200 channels and growing, pre-installed on all 2016-2021 Samsung Smart TVs, and available for download on select Samsung Galaxy devices. The free ad-supported video service gives viewers access to news, sports, and entertainment without needing a subscription, additional device, or credit card.

NewsON recently announced the completion of the relaunch and redesign of its product offering across supported platforms including Roku player, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, and iOS and Android app versions, to include an enhanced user experience with streamlined navigation to live and on demand newscasts. NewsON also announced the addition of a web-based product providing consumers another way to connect with local news wherever they are on NewsON.us.

Over the last 18 months, NewsON has seen explosive viewer growth, as active news cycles continue to drive increasing interest in local news, with NewsON ranking highly among national news brands for engagement across platforms.

About NewsON

NewsON, the nation’s largest streaming service for local news content, provides a nationwide lineup of local news from nearly 200 trusted, credible TV stations, giving consumers access to live and on-demand local newscasts and local news clips from 100+ markets covering more than 70% of the U.S. population. NewsON is free to download with no login required on Samsung Smart TVs, Roku player, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, and iOS and Android, and offers a free, ad-supported app which features instant access to broadcast-quality video. NewsON includes local television newscasts from 14 different station ownership groups, dedicated to serving customers across platforms and harnessing the strength of the local television industry at national scale. NewsON consistently ranks highly for engagement among national news brands in the Roku Channel Store and is recognized for high quality CTV programmatic advertising in Pixalate’s Publisher Trust Index.

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