BLOX Content Management System gives news and media organizations more digital publishing tools to create content, attract users, and grow their bottom lines. Why settle for less? Learn more

Solutions for College Media
Equip your college newsroom with the tools & services the pros use
Connect with your audience anytime, anywhere with our
The content, engagement, and revenue platform for the next generation

Extend your reach
Engage your audience across the entire digital spectrum—web, mobile, apps, OTT, podcasts, social media, email, distributed platforms—with our complete content management ecosystem.

Your site, your way
With our built-in drag-and-drop designer, it's simple to change the look and functionality of your website, mobile site, and even your native app—no programming required. Staffers with coding skills have the flexibility to make deeper changes to your site's underlying script and CSS.
And our article design tools make it easy to create beautiful, engaging articles—complete with videos, photos, multimedia galleries, and more.

Focus on journalism, not maintenance
Some vendors shackle you with systems that are rigid and hard to manage. Our cutting-edge cloud-based solutions free you from the headache of maintaining complicated hardware and software, so you can concentrate on what matters: creating great content, and deepening your connection to your campus community.

Future-proof your newsroom
Because your newsroom changes by the semester, we offer FREE training, support, and documentation to help your new staffers get up-to-speed fast.
And with more than 1,700 newspaper, broadcast, magazine, web-native, and college media sites, experience with TownNews gives students a extra edge when they hit the job market.
![[The one-stop platform for creating, distributing, and monetizing your multimedia content.]](libraries/flex/components/site/resources/images/2018_rd/college_screenshots2.jpg)
![[Logo: Daily Collegian]](libraries/flex/components/site/resources/images/logo_daily_collegian.png)
"TownNews aggressively keeps pace with changes while providing a framework that allows us to concentrate on the presentation of the news online—not the more hairy technical requirements."
— Rick Simpson | Technical support, Collegian, Inc. (Penn State)
Powerful, integrated digital solutions for college media
The personalized mobile news experience your visitors crave. Learn more
Unlock your data's hidden potential to ignite revenue and audience growth. Learn more
Create a 24/7 TV-like experience for your audience on Apple TV, Roku, and Amazon Fire TV. Learn more
Build your optimal workflow and deliver video to web, mobile, social, OTT, and over the air with the Field59 video management system (VMS) from TownNews. Learn more
iQ Audience+ gives you powerful new tools to lift your membership rolls and preserve advertising revenue, while boosting audience engagement. Learn more
Grow your audience, expand your coverage and boost revenue with top-quality multimedia content from the TownNews Content Exchange. Learn more
The TownNews iQ DMP program unites industry-leading content and data platforms to help news and media sites turn data into dollars. Learn more
Programmatic advertising made easy. Learn more
Boost engagement with behavioral targeting. Learn more
With BLOX Total CMS, your content will flow seamlessly to your web and mobile sites, print publications and Live e-Edition, increasing your efficiency and saving you money. Learn more
Deliver a mobile-friendly multimedia e-Edition that will keep your readers coming back for more. Learn more
Choose the access control model that's right for your business: All-Access, metering, paywall, Google Consumer Surveys, and more. Learn more
With BLOX Business Directory, you can create a high traffic guide to local businesses that advertisers will flock to. Learn more
Launch a turnkey digital coupon site that drives engagement, and thrills advertisers. Learn more
BLOX Classifieds bundles everything you need to build and operate a high-performance classified advertising marketplace. Learn more
BLOX Ad-Owl streamlines the creation, processing and scheduling of web, print and mobile classified ads. Learn more
With BLOX Email Reach you can keep your readers informed and coming back with daily headlines, breaking news alerts, coupons, daily deals and more. Learn more
The BLOX Real Estate vertical realty marketplace helps you leverage the strength of your brand and audience to match property buyers and sellers in your area. Learn more
Professional services
An expert, turnkey digital ad ops team at your fingertips. Learn more
Our FREE Email Optimization Service will help you drive revenue and engagement with automated, high-impact email newsletters. Learn more
![[Logo: Purdue Exponent]](libraries/flex/components/site/resources/images/purdue_exponent.png)
"Our experience with TownNews has exceeded our expectations in almost every area. The ease of use and maintenance is something that every college paper wants and TownNews offers."
— Pat Kuhnle | Publisher, The Exponent (Purdue University)
Customer success stories
For News9.com and Newson6.com—two television stations covering Tulsa and Oklahoma City—nearly every news story includes video. "We served 1.4 … Learn more
"In the fall of 2019, we made the business decision to go digital in a big way," said Bill Patterson, Publisher for the Denton Record-Chronicl… Learn more
More and more consumers are cutting the cord and turning to over-the-top (OTT) channels on ROKU, Amazon Fire TV, and Apple TV. "There was an u… Learn more
News & announcements
At the close of an eventful calendar year, bring a more personal dimension to related content with a “Fave 5.” Debuting last year on Lee Enter… Learn more
Local news organizations are always on the lookout for unique data-driven storytelling to help them capture new readers and drive increased au… Learn more
National political coverage is a big driver of pageviews and social media engagement for local media organizations, but it can be difficult an… Learn more
TownNews introduces NewsGigs to connect journalism professionals with open local media opportunities
TownNews, in partnership with Moonlighting, has kicked off a new site—NewsGigs—that helps media professionals promote themselves and search fo… Learn more
![[Logo: Tulsa World]](libraries/flex/components/site/resources/images/2018_rd/logo_tulsa_world.png)
"Having our interns familiar with TownNews and BLOX CMS is a tremendous advantage for us."
— Susan Ellerbach | Managing editor, Tulsa World
Local media's trusted partner
TownNews equips you with the digital services and guidance to transform your business model and flourish in the digital age. Our tools and expertise in digital, video, print, OTT, and advertising enable forward-thinking media organizations to efficiently engage their audiences, increase security, and grow revenue.
Fueled by a passion for local media and a 30-year proven track record of success, more than 2,000 organizations have benefited from the integrated platform we’ve built.
Let us show you how your organization can be next.

Schedule a FREE demo
Set up an online demo to see how our solutions can help you make money and grow your audience.

Call us at 800-293-9576
Talk to a TownNews rep who can answer your questions. We'd love to hear from you.

Discover our solutions
Learn about our full range of digital publishing solutions for local media organizations.