Given a world of interactive options, how much longer will viewers tune into their local newscast for weather?
November 30, 2009
Weather is an enormous driver of traffic to local news. However, a small but vocal group of industry watchers say viewers, with a world of sophisticated weather content at their fingertips, are increasingly unwilling to sit through the bulk of their late newscast—and its multiple teases—to find out if they need to bring an umbrella to work the next day.
Given a world of interactive options, how much longer will viewers tune into their local newscast for weather?