In the latest move by a major group owner to leverage content from its large station base, Gray TV is launching a national streaming network to be based out of Omaha.
Job listings on Gray’s website indicate the new service will be called “Local News Live” and will be distributed on Gray TV’s news websites and apps in more than 100 markets. The service will utilize content from Gray’s newsrooms across the country.
“Local News Live highlights and showcases local news of a national interest from areas often overlooked by other national news outlets. We provide a voice from communities spanning the U.S., from Maine to Hawaii and from Alaska to Florida,” the listings state.
Jobs are posted for an executive producer, three producers, and an unknown number of hosts.
Nexstar and Sinclair Broadcast Group, which TVNewsCheck says are the top two group owners, are also working to utilize content from their dozens of newsrooms across the nation but are choosing different paths.
Nexstar has assembled a Chicago news operation that appears to be similar to those used by networks and cable news channels. It will launch “News Nation” as a three-hour prime time program on WGN America on Aug. 31.
Meanwhile, Sinclair is planning to launch a new national morning show in early 2021 that will air on Sinclair CW and MyNetworkTV stations.