Listen to your news with Newsbeat on iOS, Android

Tribune Digital Ventures has announced the launch of Newsbeat, its mobile news app which provides audio versions of almost 7,000 stories each day, collected from hundreds of newspapers and websites. The platform mixes human voice-overs with text-to-speech technology to create a personalized news feed for each user, depending on their interests.

Newsbeat users can highlight their favorite publications or topics, and can prioritize certain news sections at the top of their feed. While listening to news audio, users can rewind to listen to items they’ve missed, or skip stories they aren’t interested in.

Newsbeat has been designed with commuters in mind, supporting Bluetooth connectivity in cars, and offering the inclusion of traffic and weather reports so commuters know what’s ahead on their way to or from work.

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