Allen Media’s Local Now Adds ‘USA Today’ Channels In Deal With Gannett

By Jon Lafayette
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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USA Today and USA Today Sports join lineup

USA Today Network
(Image credit: Allen Media Group)

Allen Media Group’s Local Now free streaming service said it made a deal with Gannett to add the USA Today and USA Today Sports channels to the Local Now lineup.

“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.”

The USA Today channel offers series such as Problem Solved, Humankind and Entertain This!

The USA Today Sports channel offers sports and news content including the weekly series Sports Seriously.

“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, VP of Partnerships at Gannett. “We’re excited to be part of a line-up of high-quality channels on Local Now.”

Jon Lafayette
Jon Lafayette

Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.