Way back in the early 2000s, while broadcasters were still trying to figure out the internet, Louis Gump already knew that mobile would be the Next Big Thing. He devoted roughly a dozen years to getting CNN and the Weather Channel distributed on mobile platforms. Today, as CEO of Atlanta-based New-sOn, the free, advertsing-supported app that streams local TV news, Gump is still spending his career at consumers' fingertips. Less than a year after NewsOn's launch, 167 TV stations in 107 markets reaching more than 80% of the U.S. have signed on to the ven-' ture, which delivers local newscasts live, on-demand and through breaking news alerts regardless of where viewers are.
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