Allen Media’s Local Now Adds Gannett’s USA Today Channels

The Allen Media Group digital platform Local Now — a free-streaming service for local news, weather, sports, traffic and entertainment — is partnering with Gannett Co., allowing Local Now viewers to stream the USA Today and USA Today Sports channels.

The two channels bring Local Now viewers programming that features award-winning editorial documentaries and news from trusted journalists and lifestyle experts from USA Today and more than 200 of Gannett’s local publications and franchise series produced by USA Today Studios — Gannett’s video production and development group.

The USA Today channel offers popular series such as Problem Solved, Humankind and Entertain This! The USA Today Sports channel offers premium sports and news content including Sports Seriously – a weekly series that brings together the reporting and insight from USA Today Sports and USA Today Sports Media Group.

“The USA Today brand and channels are an excellent addition to our free-streaming service Local Now,” said Byron Allen, founder/chairman/CEO of Allen Media Group. “Local Now and USA Today both have a very strong commitment to delivering the best in news, sports, and entertainment to our consumers.”

“Our partnership with Local Now delivers our essential news and sports coverage, and entertaining lifestyle series to audiences that are seeking out information from sources they know and trust,” said Caroline Harris, Gannett vice president of partnerships. “We’re excited to be part of a lineup of high-quality channels on Local Now.”