Altice USA’s News 12 Joins NewsOn’s Streaming Lineup

By Jon Lafayette
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Sinclair-owned service adds news from the New York region

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Sinclair's NewsOn platform (Image credit: NewsON)

Sinclair Broadcast Group’s streaming news service NewsOn said it has reached a deal to add Altice USA’s News 12 New York to its lineup.

News 12 offers hyper-local coverage of The Bronx, Brooklyn, Connecticut, the Hudson Valley, Long Island and Westchester.

“The addition of News 12 New York comes at an exciting time for us as we continue to expand our local station partnerships while enhancing our product offering,” said Ron Stitt, general manager of NewsOn. “This station creates a positive impact for our viewers across the country interested in New York City local news.”

NewsOn said it now gets local news content from 294 stations in 167 markets owned by 16 stations groups. 

“We’re excited to kick off our partnership with NewsOn by offering viewers around the country even more ways to access our local news content on News 12,” said Jon Steinberg, president, news & advertising, Altice USA. “We’re proud to join our industry partners in this collaboration of sharing local news on a national scale and bring our award-winning content to new viewers.”

NewsOn recently updated its apps for Roku, Amazon Fire, Apple TV and iOS and Android devices.■

Jon Lafayette
Jon Lafayette

Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.