Police in New Mexico say a failed Republican candidate for the state legislature is the mastermind behind a string of shootings targeting Democrats. ABC News’ Andrew Dymburt has more.
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Streaming news isn’t new, but it’s become increasingly popular in the last few years. In fact, 85 percent of US households subscribe to at least one streaming service.
Streaming allows viewers to watch news in the format they prefer. For example, some networks offer reruns of broadcast programming and documentaries. Users can also choose to block topics or express their opinions.
Streaming has the potential to disrupt the old TV news model. For decades, news on TV has been a profitable business. However, the competition for broadcast news was fierce. Streaming has the potential to cut into broadcast’s market share.
Streaming makes video news ubiquitous. It’s available anywhere. Moreover, it’s time-sensitive, meaning that it arrives when it’s most relevant to the viewer.
Streaming news has been compared to cable, but the two are actually very different. Unlike cable, streaming allows viewers to watch news on demand.
Streaming also has the advantage of making archived content more accessible. Previously, broadcast networks only had a limited number of hours to devote to news each day. But streaming makes it possible to archive as much or as little of an event as a network desires.
Streaming is likely to attract new overtly political news operations. For example, Fox News has already begun offering several cable channels. And One America News is likely to join the mix.
While the major news networks have high hopes for streaming, they’ve avoided over-hyping it. Instead, they’ve invested hundreds of millions of dollars in the streaming business.
