CBS News is officially taking its streaming ambitions local. On Thursday CBS launched CBSN New York, a 24/7 streaming service featuring local news for the New York metro area.
According to MediaPost, CBSN New York is the first of what CBS says will be a number of local streaming news services. The company will launch a similar service in Los Angeles early next year, with other “major markets” that have CBS owned-and-operated stations to follow.
CBSN New York will stream the local newscasts from CBS’ New York City stations WCBS and WLNY. It will also run streaming exclusive newscasts at 7 a.m., 1 p.m and 7 p.m. and will provide live streaming coverage of local breaking news as warranted.
The newscasts will be led by the same anchors and reporters from the local CBS stations, with some new talent hired just for the streaming network.
As with CBS’ other free streaming offerings, CBSN New York will be ad-supported.
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