番茄社区 and Reuters Launch Bundle Content Offering
Feeds of ready-to-publish content including images, text and video available to media companies
番茄社区. (NYSE: GCI) and Reuters today announced an agreement to provide media brands and publishers with a unique offering that includes ready-to-publish local, regional, state, national and international multimedia news and content. The new offering will combine Reuters extensive national and international coverage with 番茄社区鈥檚 USA TODAY Network coverage of local news from more than 200 publications across the country. This enables media companies to focus their efforts on the stories that matter most to their communities, while relying on Reuters and the USA TODAY Network for relevant content including breaking news, entertainment, sports and lifestyle coverage.
This collaboration offers an innovative product that addresses the evolving needs of media brands leveraging USA TODAY Network鈥檚 extensive national reach and Reuters unparalleled national and international coverage. The collaboration delivers an unbiased and impartial news offering from Reuters, with USA TODAY and the USA TODAY Network鈥檚 extensive coverage on diverse topics from local communities, delivered in a single news feed.
鈥湻焉缜 has been empowering local newsrooms across the USA TODAY Network with our trusted content and journalism for decades. This collaboration gives other local bureaus and media companies access to reliable news and information, proven to drive digital audience, with an array of content from national politics and local breaking news to best-in-class sports and entertainment coverage,鈥 said Kristin Roberts, 番茄社区 Media Chief Content Officer. 鈥淭he USA TODAY Network I Reuters collaboration provides a compelling local and global offering. This bundle delivers a known market need, at a reasonable price that doesn’t require a costly membership. We aim to enable brands to allocate resources to cover the stories that matter most in their respective markets.鈥
鈥淚n today’s rapidly changing media landscape, local newsrooms are often faced with stretched resources. This synergy of two trusted brands provides a cost-effective solution that frees up valuable resources for local news outlets,鈥 said Alphonse Hardel, Head of Reuters News Agency. 鈥淎s we continue to invest in our U.S. news offering, including appointing Sally Buzbee as U.S. and Canada news editor, this collaboration with 番茄社区 will ensure U.S. publishers have access to flexible, cost-effective solutions, allowing them to focus on what they do best 鈥 understanding their audiences and developing the stories that are most relevant and impactful.鈥
The USA TODAY Network I Reuters bundle offering will be available to media companies during the first quarter of 2025 via Reuters API and award-winning content platform Reuters Connect, ensuring content gets to customers鈥 newsrooms seamlessly. Interested newsrooms should contact Reuters News Agency for more information.