Channel Master has added over-the-top (OTT) video news brand Newsy to its platform, available as a live, linear TV channel to DVR+ owners.





The service provides a cable-like traditional TV experience to cord-cutters who desire live TV, local channels and a DVR in addition to on-demand services. The DVR+ is subscription-free and allows customers to pause and record live TV, as well as access streaming services and live Internet channels.Newsy is a popular digital news service with millennial audiences, providing up-to-the-minute and trending news coverage in brief curated segments covering world and national news, culture, technology, science, politics and more. Newsy is a wholly owned subsidiary of The EW Scripps Company.“The Channel Master OTT platform is unique in that it allows our partners to create a branded live linear TV channel that appears in a traditional grid guide alongside over-the-air network channels such as ABC and CBS,” said Joe Bingochea, EVP of product development at Channel Master . “Newsy's live feed is rich with relevant content presented in an exciting, modern format, a perfect fit for our cord-cutter customers and we're very excited to launch the channel today.”“Launching Newsy on Channel Master further expands our brand to a growing audience of viewers who prefer alternative TV solutions,” said Blake Sabatinelli, general manager of Newsy . “Channel Master has a great base of customers and we're excited to introduce them to our fresh take on TV news, adding the much-needed perspective viewers don't get from old-school news brands.”