News website development with apps, ePaper and AI SEO
One platform for your newsroom: a fast website, a mobile-first CMS, agency auto-import, an ePaper and Android and iOS apps, built around Google News and Discover guidelines.
Our news website development service gives newspapers, TV and video channels, and digital-first publishers a complete publishing platform. A fast reader website, a newsroom CMS, Android and iOS apps, an ePaper and an ads manager all run on one backend, so a story published once reaches the web, the apps and push notifications together.
It is the same kind of platform we built and run for The Hawk (thehawk.in), an English news site, and Dainik Hawk (dainikhawk.com), a Hindi news site. That work includes a Next.js website delivered from Cloudflare's global edge network, a mobile-first newsroom CMS, automatic imports of news-agency stories with SEO headlines, tags and meta descriptions drafted by AI, a digital ePaper edition, plus Android and iOS apps, all on one backend.
Every build is planned for search from day one, with news sitemaps, structured data, large images and fast Core Web Vitals. You can subscribe and launch quickly under your masthead, license the source code for your own servers, or have us build a custom platform for a larger newsroom.
Everything you need to run it
Reader website
A Next.js news site rendered at the edge so pages load quickly worldwide, with homepage sections, category, tag and author pages, search, live blogs, video pages and ad slots placed to protect Core Web Vitals.
Newsroom CMS
A mobile-first admin where reporters, editors and admins publish from any device. Roles, approval steps, scheduled posts, breaking-news flags, a media library and SEO fields keep the desk moving at the speed news demands.
Android and iOS apps
News app development is part of the package: apps under your masthead with personalized feeds, bookmarks, offline reading, dark mode and push notifications for breaking stories, fed by the same backend as the website.
ePaper
Our ePaper software turns your print edition into a digital replica. Upload the page PDFs and readers can flip, zoom, clip and share articles, browse past editions by date and, if you choose, subscribe for access.
Who it's for
Newspapers
For print publishers, newspaper website development means the web edition, ePaper and apps should come from the same desk without doubling the work. We connect print and digital so editions, city pages and breaking updates flow from one CMS.
- Digital ePaper with clip and share
- City and edition sections
- Agency stories imported automatically
- Print and web from one desk
TV and video channels
Broadcasters want every clip to work as a searchable story and every breaking update to reach phones fast. We pair video pages and live coverage with push alerts and the structured data that helps clips get found.
- YouTube videos published automatically
- Live TV and live blog pages
- VideoObject schema on every clip
- Breaking news push alerts
Digital publishers
Digital-first teams run lean and depend on search and social traffic. Automation handles agency imports and SEO metadata so a small desk can publish more, while the ads manager and contributor portal help the site earn and grow.
- AI headlines, tags and meta descriptions
- Discover-ready large images
- AdSense and direct ad slots
- Contributor portal with approvals
Features that do the heavy lifting
News CMS with roles
This news CMS gives reporters, sub-editors, editors and admins their own permissions. Drafts move through review and approval, every edit is logged, and editors can schedule, update or unpublish stories from a phone.
Agency feed auto-import
Connect news agency RSS feeds or APIs and import stories into the right categories automatically, with rules for bylines, images and whether each story goes live directly or waits for an editor.
AI SEO assistant
AI drafts SEO headlines, tags, slugs, excerpts and meta descriptions for every story, agency imports included. Editors review the suggestions, so optimization becomes part of publishing rather than a separate task.
Google News and Discover readiness
We set up a news sitemap, NewsArticle structured data, clear bylines and dates, images at least 1,200 pixels wide with the max-image-preview:large setting, and fast Core Web Vitals, the technical base of Google News SEO.
Ads manager
Run Google AdSense and direct campaigns from one place. Define slots by page type, position and device, schedule sponsor banners, and lazy-load ads so they earn without slowing the page.
Live blogs
Cover elections, matches and breaking events with timestamped updates that refresh for readers automatically and carry LiveBlogPosting structured data for search engines.
Video and YouTube integration
New videos from your YouTube channel appear on the site automatically, can be attached to related stories, and get their own search-friendly pages with VideoObject markup.
Multi-language publishing
Publish in English, Hindi and other languages with proper Unicode fonts, language-specific URLs and hreflang tags, either from one CMS or as separate editions.
Contributor portal
Stringers, columnists and freelance reporters submit stories, photos and videos through their own portal. Editors review and approve each submission, and trusted contributors can be allowed to publish directly.
WordPress migration without losing SEO
Moving from WordPress? We transfer posts, authors, categories, tags and media, keep URLs unchanged wherever possible and add 301 redirects for any that change, protecting the rankings you have already earned.
Powering The Hawk & Dainik Hawk
An English and a Hindi news brand run their website, newsroom, ePaper and app feed on this platform β with agency news auto-published and SEO written by AI.
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Business benefits
Faster publishing
Agency imports, AI metadata and a CMS that works on a phone let a small desk publish more stories in less time, so breaking news reaches readers while it is still breaking.
Built for search traffic
Technical SEO for Google News and Discover is part of the platform rather than a plugin added later, so every story starts with the signals search engines look for in news content.
Ad revenue without slow pages
AdSense, direct sponsors and app audiences sit on one platform, and lazy-loaded ad slots keep pages quick, so readers keep scrolling and every page view has more chances to earn.
One backend to maintain
The website, apps, ePaper and CMS share one backend and one content database, so you maintain a single system instead of juggling several vendors and plugins that break with each update.
Simple monthly pricing
Pick a plan, see a live demo first, and upgrade any time.
Website
A fast, SEO-ready news website with a newsroom CMS.
- News website and admin
- AI SEO and Google News setup
- Ads manager
- Hosting and security included
Website + Apps Most popular
Your website plus Android and iOS apps under your brand.
- Everything in Website
- Android and iOS apps
- Push notifications
- Agency auto-feeds
- ePaper module
Media Group
For multiple brands, languages and editions.
- Unlimited brands and editions
- Paywall and subscriptions
- Live TV and video hub
- Dedicated support team
Prices in INR per month, exclusive of taxes. One-time setup applies. International pricing on request.
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News Portal & App: FAQ
How much does news website development cost?
It depends on scope and how you buy. Launching on our ready platform, by monthly subscription or one-time license, costs less upfront than a fresh build. A fully custom news platform with a website, CMS and apps typically falls between $15,000 and $80,000 or more, driven by the number of apps and languages, ePaper needs, agency integrations, archive migration and design work. A free consultation about your newsroom's needs ends with a fixed, written quote.
Will my news website be ready for Google News and Discover?
We build every news site around Google's technical guidelines for news: a news sitemap, NewsArticle structured data, clear bylines and dates, author and policy pages, large images with max-image-preview:large, and fast Core Web Vitals. Google alone decides what appears in Google News and Discover, so no developer can promise placement, but these foundations give your stories a fair chance of being picked up.
Can you migrate our news site from WordPress without losing SEO?
Yes. We export posts, pages, authors, categories, tags and media, keep URL structures where possible and map every changed URL to a 301 redirect. Canonical tags, sitemaps and structured data are in place before switchover, and we watch Google Search Console after launch to catch crawl errors early. A careful WordPress migration like this protects the rankings and backlinks you have built.
Can the CMS auto-publish stories from news agency feeds?
Yes. The CMS imports stories from any agency that provides RSS, XML or API feeds. You decide the category mapping, byline format and image handling, and whether each feed publishes automatically or sends stories to an editor first. AI then suggests SEO headlines, tags and meta descriptions, which is how a small desk keeps a site updated around the clock.
Do you build news websites in Hindi and other languages?
Yes. We handle Hindi news website development and other languages with proper Unicode fonts, language-specific URLs, hreflang tags and search that understands the script. You can run several languages from one CMS or launch separate editions, and the apps and ePaper follow the same setup. We already run news sites in both languages: The Hawk in English and Dainik Hawk in Hindi.
How long does a news portal with apps take to launch?
Expect four to eight weeks for a news portal on our ready platform, including design changes, agency feed setup, data migration and app store review. Custom news portal development usually takes three to six months. Large archives, several languages or a print ePaper workflow can add time, and we confirm the schedule in the detailed proposal we send within 48 hours of your consultation.
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