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Allen Media's Local Now Adds 2 FAST Channels From Vice

08/12/2023

Local Now, Allen Media Group's free streaming service, said it made a deal with Vice Media Group to add two Vice free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channels to Local Now.
LINK: https://www.nexttv.com/news/allen-medias-local-now-adds-two-fast-chann...
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