13-01-2023, 03:20 AM
Nexstar’s local stations have stopped live streaming of local newscasts from Thursday. The reason: pressure from cable companies. The catch-up of the shows won’t be available until two hours after the original live broadcast, and the live stream section of their websites will offer delayed telecasts of all shows, but breaking news will retain live streaming.
![[Image: image.png]](https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/750379768309874748/1063270615081037914/image.png)
Some larger stations with full-flown streaming offerings, like KTLA (KTLA+) and WFLA (WFLA Now) are exempted (for now) from this corporate mandate. Scott Jones’ insider website FTVLive had broken the news last month.
www.ftvlive.com
A similar situation had been attempted by Nexstar. They attempted to make the live streams of its local stations exclusive to participating subscribers of local cable companies in late 2020; the stations which took the trial were the WBRE/WYOU duopoly in Scranton and WTNH in New Haven. This experiment was unsuccessful, resulting in protests from site users and out-of-market locals, and lasted less than two months before lifting the paywall.
Some larger stations with full-flown streaming offerings, like KTLA (KTLA+) and WFLA (WFLA Now) are exempted (for now) from this corporate mandate. Scott Jones’ insider website FTVLive had broken the news last month.
www.ftvlive.com
A similar situation had been attempted by Nexstar. They attempted to make the live streams of its local stations exclusive to participating subscribers of local cable companies in late 2020; the stations which took the trial were the WBRE/WYOU duopoly in Scranton and WTNH in New Haven. This experiment was unsuccessful, resulting in protests from site users and out-of-market locals, and lasted less than two months before lifting the paywall.