Wire service is a term used to describe news agencies that provide news stories and other information to media outlets. Reuters is a seven-letter wire service founded in 1851 that provides news, financial data, and analytics to media outlets around the world. UPI, or United Press International, is a three-letter wire service founded in 1907 that provides news, photos, and other information to media outlets. POWER is a five-letter wire service founded in 1970 that provides news, sports, and entertainment content to media outlets.