 Local Now logo | |
| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| Broadcast area | United States |
| Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Programming | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Picture format | 1080p (HDTV) |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | Allen Media Group |
| Parent | Weather Group Television, LLC |
| Sister channels | |
| History | |
| Launched | January 25, 2016 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| Official service |
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| Service(s) | Frndly TV, FuboTV, Sling TV, Xumo, YouTube TV |
Local Now (stylized as "local now") is an American over-the-top internet television service owned by The Weather Group, LLC, a subsidiary of Entertainment Studios.[1][2] A spinoff of The Weather Channel, Local Now primarily provides a cyclic playlist of weather, news, sports, entertainment and lifestyle segments, incorporating localized content through feeds geared to a user-specified area.
Originally developed as a hybrid TV Everywhere service intended for subscribers of virtual multichannel video programming distributors (vMVPD), after it was acquired by Entertainment Studios in 2018, Local Now converted to a free-to-access model and has since expanded into a hybrid advertiser-supported streaming service, adding advertising video on demand (AVOD) content through digital linear channels and a selection of VOD programming supplied by Entertainment Studios, and various news providers and independent content distributors.
Local Now's programming is streamed live on the network's website; through apps for Amazon Fire TV, Android, iOS, and Roku devices; and linear pay television via Dish Network (as an app on internet-connected Hopper set-top boxes), YouTube TV, FuboTV and Sling TV. The service is operated from The Weather Channel's corporate headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia by a skeleton crew of three staff members.[citation needed]