Mid Hudson News

What Mid Hudson News does

Mid Hudson News is an independent, privately held digital news publication that provides comprehensive local news coverage across seven counties of New York's Hudson Valley and Catskill regions: Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester. Operated under NY Newswire LLC and headquartered in Poughkeepsie, New York, the publication has been in continuous operation for over 25 years under founder Hank Gross and a staff of veteran regional journalists. It claims a readership of over 400,000 visitors per month and positions itself as a primary news source from which other regional outlets draw their reporting.

The publication is built on a WordPress-based content management system with standard web publishing infrastructure, integrated social sharing, an embedded weather service powered by OpenWeatherMap, and an audio extension through the Mid Hudson Daily News Podcast distributed via Pippa. Editorial coverage is structured into county-level news sections plus dedicated verticals including business, community, education, healthcare, sports, arts and entertainment, opinion, and obituaries, with individual memorial pages. Distribution spans the website, Facebook, X (Twitter), email newsletter, and the podcast, supporting a multi-channel audience engagement model.

The business operates a direct-to-consumer advertising model, selling ad placements and offering graphic design and article writing services for additional fees, with volume discounts for regular advertisers on multi-year contracts. The go-to-market motion is organic and locally oriented, targeting Hudson Valley and Catskill SMB advertisers and residents, with no disclosed enterprise advertising relationships, no app, and no e-commerce storefront beyond the advertising sales function. Revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Mid Hudson News

Legal name

NY Newswire LLC

Website

https://midhudsonnews.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Mid Hudson News is an independent digital news publication serving seven counties of New York's Hudson Valley and Catskill regions, operated by NY Newswire LLC since 2000. It delivers local news, county-specific coverage, a podcast, and advertising services to roughly 400,000 monthly visitors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital News Publication

NAICS

Newspaper Publishers (513110)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711)

akta.pro primary industry

Local & Regional Newspapers (Print & Digital) (MPAJADAB)

Keywords

• Local news
• Regional journalism
• Digital news publication
• Community news
• Online news media

Headquarters

HQ city

Middletown

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Advertising Revenue: The publication generates revenue through advertising, offering various ad formats to businesses, organizations, and advertisers targeting the Hudson Valley and Catskill region. The site mentions discounts for regular advertisers and offers graphic design and article writing services for additional fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Mid Hudson News is a regional digital news publication that produces and distributes local news, community, business, sports, obituaries, and weather content across seven counties in New York's Hudson Valley and Catskill regions. Its content is delivered through its WordPress-based website, social media channels, a daily podcast, and an email newsletter, with monetization primarily through advertising sold to local businesses and organizations.

Product overview

Mid Hudson News is a regional news publication operating as a single unified website that provides comprehensive local news coverage across New York's Hudson Valley and Catskill regions. The platform is built around its core news website (https://midhudsonnews.com/) which serves as the primary product, supplemented by county-specific news sections for Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester counties. Additional offerings include a podcast distributed through Pippa, weather services powered by OpenWeatherMap, an obituaries section, and advertising services for local businesses. The publication claims a monthly readership of over 400,000 visitors and has been serving the region for over 25 years.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mid Hudson Daily News Podcast: Podcast covering Hudson Valley news

Products and services

• Mid Hudson News Website A regional digital news publication serving New York's Hudson Valley and Catskill regions for over 25 years, offering comprehensive local news coverage across multiple counties, community topics, and specialized content categories for residents of the seven-county area.
• County News Sections Specialized news coverage for individual counties including Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester, each with dedicated category pages and local reporting for Hudson Valley residents.
• Mid Hudson Daily News Podcast Daily news podcast distributed through Pippa, providing audio news content for listeners in the Hudson Valley region.
• Weather Service Local weather information integrated into the website, providing current conditions and forecasts for multiple Hudson Valley locations sourced from OpenWeatherMap.
• Obituaries Section Dedicated obituaries section featuring memorial information for community members with individual obituary pages.
• Advertising Services Advertising platform offering various ad formats and discounts for regular advertisers, serving a readership of over 400,000 visitors per month, with additional paid graphic design and article writing services.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Patch.com: National hyperlocal digital news network operating thousands of community sites. Comparable in digital-first hyperlocal news model and local SMB advertising focus, but operates at significantly greater scale and geographic breadth across the Hudson Valley and nationally.

Direct peers

• Hudson Valley Press: Regional weekly newspaper serving the Hudson Valley with community-focused coverage. Comparable hyperlocal regional news model targeting overlapping readership and SMB advertisers in the same geographic footprint.
• River Reporter: Weekly newspaper covering Sullivan County and the upper Delaware River region of New York/Pennsylvania. Direct regional peer in the Catskills portion of Mid Hudson News' coverage area with similar small-team hyperlocal reporting.
• Lohud (The Journal News): Gannett-owned daily covering Westchester, Rockland, and Putnam counties in the Lower Hudson Valley. Direct peer for the southern portion of Mid Hudson News' coverage area, competing for the same advertisers and readers in Westchester/Rockland/Putnam.
• Shawangunk Journal: Community newspaper serving the Shawangunk Valley in Ulster County, NY. Direct hyperlocal peer competing for the same Ulster County readership and local advertisers within Mid Hudson News' broader seven-county footprint.
• Mountain Eagle: Community newspaper serving Sullivan County and the Catskills region of New York. Direct regional peer covering a portion of Mid Hudson News' territory with similar small-town local news and SMB advertising model.
• Daily Freeman: Daily newspaper based in Kingston, NY covering Ulster County and the greater Hudson Valley. Direct regional competitor with overlapping coverage of local government, schools, and community news in the same Hudson Valley footprint.
• Times Herald-Record: Gannett-owned daily newspaper serving Orange, Ulster, and Sullivan counties in the Hudson Valley/Catskills. Direct competitor in several of Mid Hudson News' primary coverage counties with similar hyperlocal reporting and SMB advertising focus.
• Poughkeepsie Journal: Gannett-owned daily newspaper headquartered in Poughkeepsie, NY covering Dutchess County and surrounding Hudson Valley. Direct competitor in Mid Hudson News' core Dutchess County market with overlapping local government, crime, and community coverage.
• NEWS12 Hudson Valley: Regional cable news channel covering the Hudson Valley with rolling local news, weather, and traffic. Competes for the same local audience and advertisers across many of Mid Hudson News' seven counties, though via broadcast/streaming rather than digital.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/midhudsonnews
• Facebookfacebook.com/midhudsonnews
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/midhudsonnews-com

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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