The Local aims to reinvent TV news in four states, and beyond

Its founders believe they have a solution for the funding side that isn’t based solely on advertising but instead on content contracts with streaming platforms

Posted Tuesday, May 6, 2025 10:00 am

Corey Hutchins | Nieman Lab

Across the country, the kinds of budget cuts that have decimated newspapers over the years are now slicing into local TV news stations. ...

Amid the bleedout, a company has been seeking to reimagine local news in the cord-cutting era of streaming TV. Those behind it are in conversations with potential funders about launching in four states and eventually spreading across the nation.

This isn’t the new initiative founded by Chuck Todd, the former Meet the Press moderator and NBC journalist who is on a reported $2 billion quest to break into local news. Rather, it’s something called The Local, founded by Todd Landfried and Hitesh Patel of N2 Media.

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The Local aims to reinvent TV news in four states, and beyond

Its founders believe they have a solution for the funding side that isn’t based solely on advertising but instead on content contracts with streaming platforms

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