AMG’s Local Now Adds Two Vice Media Group FAST Channels

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 ATLANTA—Allen Media Group’s leading free streaming service Local Now has announced a deal with Vice Media Group that will add two Vice FAST channels to the Local Now free-streaming platform. 

As part of the agreement, Local Now viewers can now stream Vice News and Vice FAST, bringing more than 200 hours of programming to the Local Now platform.

Vice NEWS brings viewers its unique take on the news with bold, immersive, and fearless storytelling, while Vice FAST tells stories to spark curiosity and challenge assumptions through series covering culture, entertainment, food, tech and sports.

“We are excited to add the Vice News and Vice FAST channels to Local Now,” said Byron Allen, founder/chairman/CEO of Allen Media Group. “With the addition of these Vice Media Group channels, Local Now viewers now have even more award-winning news, culture, food, sports and entertainment content.”

Bea Hegedus, Vice Distribution’s executive managing director added that “We are delighted to partner with Byron Allen and his team at Local Now to bring our exceptional storytelling and youth-focused, award-winning content to their swiftly expanding platform and rapidly growing audiences. Their vision for local news, sports and entertainment strongly aligns with Vice’s mission to inform, define culture and always be at the forefront of cultural change.”

Local Now provides localized news, weather, sports, traffic, and entertainment, produced by various leading news organizations, in more than 225 markets across the U.S. It offers more than 450 free streaming channels, including a Local Now channel in every DMA in the country, as well as more than 19,000 movies, TV shows, and documentaries. The Local Now app is available on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Xfinity, Vizio, Samsung, Android and IOS devices. (www.LocalNow.com)

George Winslow

George Winslow is the senior content producer for TV Tech. He has written about the television, media and technology industries for nearly 30 years for such publications as Broadcasting & Cable, Multichannel News and TV Tech. Over the years, he has edited a number of magazines, including Multichannel News International and World Screen, and moderated panels at such major industry events as NAB and MIP TV. He has published two books and dozens of encyclopedia articles on such subjects as the media, New York City history and economics.