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TrafficLand partners with the Weather Channel to provide live traffic video

Live traffic video integrator TrafficLand is to provide live video from its network of public traffic cameras to the Weather Channel’s new Local Now service. Local Now, launched in January on Sling TV, offers real-time, local updates on weather, traffic and news content to streaming content services. Under the agreement, Local Now can show live TrafficLand network video from over 250 US and Canadian markets, providing ground level video verification from up to six locations in each market. The Local
March 29, 2016 Read time: 1 min
Live traffic video integrator 1964 TrafficLand is to provide live video from its network of public traffic cameras to the Weather Channel’s new Local Now service.  Local Now, launched in January on Sling TV, offers real-time, local updates on weather, traffic and news content to streaming content services.

Under the agreement, Local Now can show live TrafficLand network video from over 250 US and Canadian markets, providing ground level video verification from up to six locations in each market.

The Local Now service also features localised severe weather content, produced in one-minute segments by the Weather Channel, which are automatically delivered and updated during a severe weather event.

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