Allen Media’s Local Now Adds 2 Vice Media FAST Channels

Allen Media Group’s free streaming service for local news, weather, sports, traffic and entertainment, Local Now, has added two FAST channels from Vice Media Group — Vice News and Vice Fast — bringing more than 200 hours of programming to the Local Now platform.

Vice News, says Allen Media, “brings viewers its unique take on the news with bold, immersive, and fearless storytelling you won’t see anywhere else, 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: “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.”