Watchup Streaming-News Firm Adds Meredith, Scripps

Variety: Watchup, a Tribune Media-backed startup with a service that personalized newscasts to Internet-video devices, has expanded its reach to about 80% of the local markets in the U.S. through deals with Meredith, E.W. Scripps and three other TV broadcast groups. The partnerships give Watchup users access to video from an additional 51 local media outlets, including local stations in Atlanta, Cleveland, Denver, Detroit, Kansas City, Tampa, Phoenix, Baltimore and Tampa.