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. The channel carries live coverage of breaking news events throughout the day on several

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and smart TV platforms.

Operation

The programming is often handled by a single digital journalist who simultaneously narrates live coverage and operates a video switcher, leveraging resources, on-air talent and raw material from the

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and its local news affiliates. The digital journalists work out of Fox's

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( WOFL), presenting an estimated 100 hours a week of live coverage.

History

The service originated as ''Fox 10 News Now,'' a webcast that had been run by

in 2014. It gained a large following on

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in 2016 when it carried former president

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's rallies and other live events uninterrupted and in their entirety. In 2020, the channel transitioned and rebranded to a national product called ''News Now from Fox''. Later that year amid the

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, the channel rebranded to "CoronavirusNow," dedicating itself to coverage of the pandemic. Later that year, it took on its current name and format.

References

External links

* {{Fox (company) Fox News Fox Corporation subsidiaries English-language television stations in the United States 24-hour television news channels in the United States Internet television channels Television channels and stations established in 2020