STIRR Continues to Expand Content Offerings, Adding Locally Produced News Specials to STIRR City
July 01 2021 - 2:56PM
Business Wire
STIRR City Baltimore to Stream Regional
Specials July 1 & 8
STIRR, a free, ad-supported OTT streaming service owned by
Sinclair Broadcast Group (Nasdaq: SBGI), has expanded the content
offerings on its STIRR City channels to include locally-produced
news specials, beginning with Baltimore is Dying, a regional
documentary, and Your Voice, Your Future Town Hall: City in Crisis,
both produced by Sinclair Broadcast Group’s FOX45 in Baltimore, to
stream on STIRR City Baltimore on July 1 and 8.
With more than 7 million app downloads, STIRR, offers 100+ free,
ad-supported TV channels with access to some of the most popular
local news, entertainment, and digital-first channels, including
STIRR City, which is localized in 73 markets across the country
where Sinclair produces news. STIRR City delivers over 100,000
hours of leading, live, local news each year.
Drawing from local broadcast stations’ unique brands and
programming, STIRR City offers regionally relevant content
authentic to the market, including live, local news on the STIRR
City channel as well as the stations’ top-rated syndication hits.
In Baltimore, STIRR City offers Judge Judy, Family Feud, Jeopardy
and Wheel of Fortune on demand.
Each STIRR City OTT channel is individually programmed by
daypart, with curated local content, unlike traditional streaming
platforms.
STIRR City Baltimore, which includes FOX45’s ten hours of daily
(M-F) live, local newscasts, will stream two locally produced news
specials on July 1 and July 8. Produced by the station’s Emmy®
Award winning news team, Baltimore is Dying and Your Voice, Your
Future Town Hall: City in Crisis will stream on STIRR City
Baltimore immediately following FOX45 News:
6pm ET
FOX45 News at 6PM
6:30pm ET
Baltimore is Dying (30-minute
documentary)
7pm ET
Your Voice, Your Future Town Hall: City in
Crisis (60-minute town hall, hosted by FOX45 Anchor Mary
Bubala)
In Baltimore is Dying, the FOX45 News team explores the city’s
violent crime crisis and introduces viewers to the people on the
front lines who are watching their neighbors, family members and
children fall victim to the violence. In Your Voice, Your Future
Town Hall: City in Crisis, FOX45 News, dedicated to giving a voice
to the voiceless, provides a forum for Baltimore’s Fells Point
residents to discuss the community’s safety problems and potential
solutions.
The STIRR app is available on Roku TV, Fire TV, Samsung Smart
TV, Apple TV as well as iOS and Android devices or at
www.STIRR.com.
ABOUT STIRR
STIRR is a free ad-supported streaming service featuring a mix
of live local news, TV shows, movies, sports and lifestyle
programming. STIRR streams 100,000+ hours of live local news, 100+
free TV channels and 8,000+ hours of free on-demand movies and TV
shows. The STIRR app is available on, Roku TV, Fire TV, Samsung
Smart TV, Apple TV as well as iOS and Android devices or at
www.STIRR.com. Based in Los Angeles, STIRR is a first of its kind
local OTT service created, owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast
Group.
About Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.
Sinclair is a diversified media company and leading provider of
local sports and news. The Company owns and/or operates 21 regional
sports network brands; owns, operates and/or provides services to
185 television stations in 86 markets; is a leading local news
provider in the country; owns multiple national networks; and has
TV stations affiliated with all the major broadcast networks.
Sinclair's content is delivered via multiple platforms, including
over-the-air, multi-channel video program distributors, and digital
platforms. The Company regularly uses its website as a key source
of Company information, which can be accessed at www.sbgi.net.
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Bellucci jessica@belluccimedia.com
Michael Padovano sinclair@5wpr.com
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