Nexstar launches its first subscription streaming service with The Hill Insider, aimed at political junkies
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Set us as preferred Nexstar Media Group’s The Hill, the political web site that started as a free newspaper read in most congressional offices in Washington, is launching a new direct-to-consumer streaming service that will be behind a paywall.Starting Wednesday, Nexstar will offer The HIll Insider, which will carry daily streaming video programs and newsletters.Subscribers will also be able to interact with The Hill’s journalists and analysts, who will take questions live.The service, available for $5.99 a month or $59.99 a year, is the first digital subscription product for the Irving, TX-based Nexstar, the largest owner of television stations in the U.S.
Premium memberships are available for $9.99 a month, or $99.99 a year, which will be ad-free and offer access to live events presented by The Hill.The endeavor is the first subscription streaming service offered by Nexstar.
The Hill already produces a free ad-supported streaming channel distributed on such platforms as Roku.The free version of The Hill is the most viewed political web site in the U.S.with 1.24 billion page views in 2025, a year-to-year increase of 7%, according to Comscore.
The Hill is known for offering brisk, up-to-date reports out of each branch of government in Washington, and is often linked to on other websites.Nexstar, which also owns the cable network NewsNation, acquired The Hill in 2021 from New York-based entrepreneur James Finkelstein for $130 million.NewsNation adapted The Hill brand name for its Washington-based programs, including a Sunday roundtable show with Chris Stirewalt, politics editor for The Hill and NewsNation.Stirewalt and the Washington journalists and commentators seen on NewsNation programs will be featured on The Hill Insider.
The service will also use the resources of Decision Desk HQ, the political media firm that was ...