Founders Launch BeatNews to Monitor Municipal Data
The new SaaS platform helps broadcast newsrooms track government reports using artificial intelligence.
Updated on Oct. 27, 2026 in Startups
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Shreyan Daulat and Renil Gupta have launched BeatNews, a software-as-a-service platform designed to scrape municipal agency activities. The tool is currently being used by broadcast newsrooms in Austin and Los Angeles to monitor government data.
Why it matters
The platform addresses significant time and staffing constraints faced by assignment editors and reporters as industry consolidation reduces headcount. By automating the monitoring of public sources, the software aims to streamline news gathering across growing geographic footprints.
The founders consulted over 50 journalists during product development to address the challenge of monitoring 200-page government documents. The software helps reporters manage the 20-30 pages typically assigned to individual beats.
The players
Shreyan Daulat
Shreyan Daulat is a co-founder of the news-scraping SaaS tool BeatNews.
Renil Gupta
Renil Gupta is a co-founder of the news-scraping SaaS tool BeatNews.
KXAN-TV
KXAN-TV is a broadcast station based in Austin, Texas, that currently utilizes the BeatNews platform.
KCAL-TV and KCBS-TV
KCAL-TV and KCBS-TV are broadcast television stations operating in the Los Angeles market that have implemented BeatNews.
Texas A&M Forest Service
The Texas A&M Forest Service is a state agency that provides real-time fire tracking data integrated into the BeatNews platform.
The details
BeatNews integrates a real-time fire tracker from the Texas A&M Forest Service alongside live data feeds for accident reports and local traffic. Following initial feedback from radio and newspaper professionals, the developers pivoted the product focus specifically toward the needs of broadcast television stations.
Timeline
July 2027 is the anticipated graduation date for the company founders.
Market Landscape
The emergence of BeatNews follows the broader industry trend of adopting AI-powered newsroom automation tools to replace manual document monitoring. It positions itself against legacy reporting methods as media organizations consolidate resources to cover wider beats.
Local television viewers may experience more comprehensive coverage of municipal government and emergency services as newsrooms automate their data gathering. The platform allows reporters to focus on in-depth storytelling rather than manual document review.
The takeaway
The founders intend to expand the software to sports departments and potentially Spanish-language news organizations. Future growth remains contingent on demand and the successful integration of the platform across more U.S. newsrooms.
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Source note: This article includes information reported by Radio & Television Business Report.
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