NEW YORK — A free ad-supported streaming television network distributed to a half-million hotels and more than 2,500 airport screens across North America has partnered with the nation’s No. 1 owner of broadcast TV stations to extend the distribution of its all-news MVPD-distributed network.
Nexstar Media Group reached an agreement with ReachTV that puts NewsNation on the FAST channel platform.
The agreement also brings the sports programming of the Nexstar-controlled CW Network, including ACC College Football and Basketball and LIV Golf, to ReachTV.
Terms of the agreement were not disclosed; ReachTV gained immediate distribution rights to the programming.
“Nexstar always looks for ways to extend the distribution of NewsNation and The CW Network to new audiences,” said Dana Zimmer, Nexstar’s President of Distribution. “This new partnership with ReachTV enables both of these national networks to deliver their exclusive live content to millions of travelers in hotels and airports across the United States, and provides our advertisers with access to new and even larger audiences.”
ReachTV Chief Executive Officer Lynnwood Bibbens commented, “ReachTV is thrilled to expand its live news offerings with NewsNation, and its live sports programming in partnership with The CW, to provide LIV Golf, ACC College Foobtall, and ACC Men’s and Women’s College Basketball. Delivering these exciting and diverse new live sports offerings will help us meet demand from our audience of travelers, and build on our existing NFL rights to air every single NFL game, making ReachTV a new destination for live sports appointment viewing.”
