Zeam, the driving force behind the industry’s leading live OTT solutions and the innovative hyperlocal streaming platform Zeam, announced that it has acquired NewsON, the nation’s largest aggregator of local news content, from Sinclair.
Zeam’s mission is to keep community-focused journalism accessible, relevant, and celebrated. This investment strengthens the foundation of local broadcast journalism, helping stations remain competitive, grow reach, and monetize more effectively.
With this acquisition, Zeam will feature local coverage in every U.S. measured market with the NewsON stations being integrated into Zeam’s core streaming service. Meanwhile, NewsON will now be called “NewsON. Powered by Zeam” with Zeam powering the livestreams of many of NewsON’s local broadcast station partners. NewsON will continue as a standalone platform backed by Zeam’s industry leading technology, monetization know-how, and forward-thinking vision. Broadcasters gain from the combined strength of Zeam and NewsON, as well, in terms of further monetization opportunities, deeper engagement, and the innovative tools Zeam equips their local broadcast partners with to help them grow and thrive within a streaming landscape.
Zeam currently powers the industry’s most successful OTT solutions, including live local broadcasts on Paramount+, the NFL, Amazon, Apple TV, Roku, Hulu, and fuboTV, plus hundreds of other apps and websites. Perry and his team also launched hyperlocal streaming service, Zeam, in 2024 with its moniker, “Always Local, Always Free.” The platform has established itself as the go-to destination for local content. Zeam currently features streams from hundreds of local stations and has partnerships with such top local broadcast groups as CBS, Gray Media, News Press & Gazette, Morgan Murphy, Tegna and others. John Stamos serves as Chief Innovation Officer of Zeam.
NewsON provides a nationwide selection of local news from 285+ trusted TV stations, giving viewers access to live and on-demand local news.
Jack Perry, CEO of Zeam
With NewsON coming under the Zeam umbrella, we are not only shaping the future of local broadcast journalism, but also reinforcing its essential role in American communities. Through our joint resources we are setting local broadcasters up for a future beyond linear.
Kevin Cotlove, EVP and Chief Digital Officer, Sinclair
NewsON has been an important resource for connecting viewers with trusted local news from across the country. We’re confident that under Zeam’s leadership, the platform will continue to support stations and strengthen the value of local journalism.
