Fox Weather Adds YouTube TV, Amazon News, Roku, fubo, Xumo Distribution

By Jon Lafayette
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Fox stations to simulcast programming on digital channels

Fox Weather
Fox Weather will air over Fox Stations' digital channels (Image credit: Fox Weather)

Fox Weather, the free ad-supported weather service, has added distribution via YouTube TV, Amazon News and The Roku Channel, and will launch on fuboTV and Xumo later this month.

Fox Television stations will also be airing the full linear service on digital channels broadcast by Fox Television Stations in 17 markets.

Select simulcast hours will air on Fox Television Stations’ duopoly stations. 

Also: Fox Weather Generates More Than 1 Million Downloads

“Following our successful launch this past fall, we are excited to significantly expand our distribution footprint and deliver Fox Weather’s innovative coverage to millions of viewers on many of television’s most popular streaming services and devices,” said Sharri Berg, president of Fox Weather. ■

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.