Law&Crime Finds Home on Philo

The Law&Crime channel will appear on national TV streaming service Philo’s lineup as part of an agreement announced Tuesday between the two parties.

The service, which provides live gavel-to-gavel coverage of trials throughout the country, will be offered a part of Philo’s 50+ channel package, which retails at $20 per month, according to network officials.

“Philo is focused on building a better television experience for subscribers to watch the channels and programming they love at an affordable price,” said Mike Keyserling, Philo COO and head of content acquisition in a statement. “We’re excited to bring Law&Crime Network’s informative live trial coverage and original programming to our subscribers who already love this genre, as crime-based shows often top our most popular programming.”

Added Law & Crime CEO Dan Abrams: ”Philo really understands how distinct and compelling our live programming and network is and we admire how Philo has so quickly become a major disruptor in the space. We are thrilled to be launching on this platform.”

R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.