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Local Public sets growth goals as stations build streaming strategies

Current · Julian Wyllie · last updated

The developers of the video streaming platform are adding features and gearing up to expand to more stations.

The developers behind Local Public, a video streaming platform for public TV stations, plan to have at least 30 stations using the platform by the end of the summer.

Local Public, launched by Seattle’s Cascade PBS in early 2024 and in a pilot phase since last summer, aims to appeal to stations by giving them more ways to customize offerings than PBS’ video app. Stations can also use data from their Local Public apps to make more informed decisions about what viewers watch and want to see more of.

 

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