Nexstar Digital Launches The Hill TV Streaming Channel on Plex
August 10 2022 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
The Hill brings its trusted, credible, and
non-partisan political coverage to the growing OTT marketplace
The Hill, America’s premier source for political and policy
news, has launched a streaming channel, marking its first foray
into OTT (Over The Top). The Hill is part of Nexstar Digital, the
digital business of Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST), the
largest local broadcaster in the U.S. with 200 owned or partner
stations in 116 U.S. markets. The launch of The Hill TV builds upon
The Hill’s success as an essential, agenda-setting read for
lawmakers, policymakers and influential digital consumers from
Capitol Hill to Main Street.
The Hill TV programming line-up includes:
- Signature shows including Rising, The Hill’s
groundbreaking morning program
- Extended exclusives and interviews with lawmakers,
policy influencers, and business leaders about hot-button issues
and pending legislation
- Summits and policy roundtables from The Hill’s 70+
thought leadership events per year, convening expert voices on the
biggest challenges facing our country
- Thematic series such as Changing America, which uniquely
explores timely topics including respect, sustainability,
resilience, and well-being
- Local political programs, including highlights from
Sunday talk shows produced by Nexstar stations in top markets
“The Hill’s objective is to bring free, trusted, and non-biased
information about politics and policy to more Americans,” explained
Jason Jedlinski, General Manager of The Hill. “In a time of
increasing polarization and diminishing trust in media, we’re proud
to provide a clear alternative for news and information to viewers,
and a powerful opportunity to advertisers.”
The Hill TV recently debuted on global streaming platform Plex.
Viewers can watch The Hill TV by downloading the Plex app here or
watch now in a web browser here. With over 50,000 free titles,
movies, live TV shows, sports and music available to stream in over
180 countries, Plex is the most comprehensive entertainment
platform available today. Additional distribution partners will be
announced in the coming months.
“Our mission is to have the best free-to-watch live TV channel
lineup available today with content and brands that appeal to large
and diverse audiences,” said Shawn Eldridge, Vice President,
Strategic Alliances and Content at Plex. “By adding a partner like
Nexstar Digital with The Hill TV live channel, and its unmatched
reputation for delivering premium unbiased news and content, we’re
one step closer to achieving our goal.”
Nexstar Digital operates 125 websites and 239 mobile apps and
collectively its digital assets are a Top 10 U.S. digital news and
information property. The Hill TV is the centerpiece of Nexstar
Digital’s political news portfolio and delivers highly engaged and
valuable OTT viewers.
Learn more at www.nexstardigital.com, www.thehill.com and
www.plex.tv.
About The Hill
Established in 1994, The Hill is the country’s definitive
digital source for non-partisan political news and information. The
Hill’s properties include TheHill.com, reaching an average monthly
audience of 31M in Q1 2022 as reported by Comscore; The Hill TV,
the largest independent video platform within the Beltway; The
Hill’s print edition, one of the most influential sources for law
and policy makers; K Street Studios, creating breakthrough branded
content offerings; and The Hill Events, which hosted 70 events last
year, featuring 92 Members of Congress and 88 industry leaders in
meaningful policy discussions.
About Plex
Available in over 180 countries, Plex is solving the streaming
media chaos making it quick and easy to find and play any movie or
TV show being streamed online, acting as one window into ALL
streaming services, including those you subscribe to. It's also the
first, and only, streaming platform to offer access to free
entertainment - including over 50,000 free titles, movies, and TV
shows on-demand, as well as hundreds of free-to-stream live TV
channels. Plex has partnered with some of the biggest names in
entertainment, including A+E, AMC, Crackle, Crown Media Family
Networks, Lionsgate, Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM), Paramount, Sinclair
Broadcast Group and Sony Pictures Television. Plex is also the only
streaming service that lets users integrate their own personal
media collections with a continuously growing library of free
third-party entertainment spanning virtually all genres, interests,
and languages. The company is independently owned, backed by
Intercap and Kleiner Perkins. For more visit https://plex.tv,
follow @plex on Twitter, or find us on Facebook and Instagram.
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The Hill: Dennis Cook SVP, Sales Marketing Nexstar
Digital 972/373-8800 or dcook@nexstardigital.com Investors:
Joseph Jaffoni or Jennifer Neuman JCIR 212/835-8500 or
nxst@jcir.com Plex Media: Plex@craftedpr.com
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