E.W. Scripps is expanding its OTT national news network Newsy to linear TV. Beginning Oct. 1, the network will expand to over-the-air distribution.
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With the planned expansion, Newsy, which is already available on most major streaming services and on connected TV devices like Roku, Samsung TV Plus, Amazon Fire TV and Pluto TV, will considerably expand its footprint. Through the move, Scripps looks to reach even more cord-cutters and cord-never households.
“Amid an increasingly polarized and divided national climate, Newsy will seize upon this opportunity to serve more Americans seeking quality objective journalism,” Scripps Networks president Lisa Knutson said in a statement.
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