Boston Globe Media, NESN Launching News Show

Boston Globe Media Partners has announced it would expand into television news with “Boston Globe Today,” a weekday show it will produce with New England Sports Network.

The half-hour program will debut this spring, providing in-depth analysis from Boston Globe Media journalists covering the region’s biggest news stories, including politics, business, sports, and entertainment.

Anchored by veteran TV host Segun Oduolowu, the show will air Monday through Friday at 5 p.m. on NESN, and also will be available on BostonGlobe.com, the Globe’s mobile app, and the NESN 360 app.

Segun Oduolowu

The Boston Globe’s newsroom is the largest in New England, and BostonGlobe.com is one of the most successful regional news sites in the country, with more than 240,000 paid subscribers. As print circulation has declined across the newspaper industry, Boston Globe Media has branched out with STAT, an online biotech and health care news site, a Globe Rhode Island news team, and a live events business. Boston.com, which went online in 1995 as the Globe first Internet platform, continues as a free news site.

Television is the logical next step to expand the company’s reach, according to Linda Henry, chief executive officer of Boston Globe Media.

In a memo to employees, she said, “This project has been in the works for over a year and is an important strategic investment for the Globe’s future — one that supports our goal of continuously improving how we serve our subscribers.”

The network is available in 4 million homes throughout New England, and it’s interested in diversifying beyond sports programming, which includes Red Sox and Bruins games. Moreover, NESN is majority owned by Fenway Sports Group, whose principal owner, John Henry, also owns Boston Globe Media.

“NESN is excited to partner with The Boston Globe to deliver compelling news coverage to our viewers across our television and digital properties,” said Sean McGrail, NESN’s CEO.