Rhode Island PBS announced today that it is now live streaming on Local Now – Allen Media Group's leading free streaming service for local news and entertainment in America. Local Now’s audience will now have access to inspiring and educational content from locally-produced Rhode Island PBS shows, along with PBS favorites – including PBS NEWSHOUR, FRONTLINE, and ANTIQUES ROADSHOW.
Participating PBS stations like Rhode Island PBS will make Local Now available to audiences in more than 300 markets and cities across the country, with the full launch completed by the end of this year. The partnership represents the continued commitment from PBS to making quality and award-winning content accessible to all Americans on as many digital platforms as possible.
"This is an historic agreement – we are thrilled that Local Now is the first non-PBS owned and operated streaming platform to offer PBS's award-winning programming from stations serving more than 300 U.S. cities and markets. The addition of local PBS stations is a major achievement for Local Now and cements our position as the leader of free-streaming local news and entertainment in America," said Byron Allen, founder/chairman/CEO of Allen Media Group, parent company of Local Now. "Viewers of all ages know and love PBS and soon they will be able to stream this amazing content for free, anytime on our free-streaming service Local Now."
“We are very pleased to be part of this partnership between Local Now and PBS,” said David W. Piccerelli, president of Rhode Island PBS. “It is a partnership that enables us to expand our digital footprint and further elevates our commitment to being Rhode Island's most accessible learning resource. We can continue to meet audiences where they are and present them with quality, locally produced programs that best represent them and our community.”
Late last year, Allen Media Group announced its partnership with PBS, which launched the new PBSDigital Studios FAST channel on Local Now. The FAST channel offers original series and short-form content that explores science, arts, culture, and more.
Local Now provides localized news, weather, sports, traffic, and entertainment, produced by various leading news organizations. It offers more than 450 free-streaming channels, including a Local Now channel in every DMA in the country, as well as more than 18,000 movies, TV shows, and documentaries. The Local Now app is available on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Xfinity, Vizio, Samsung, Android, and IOS devices.
ABOUT RHODE ISLAND PBS
WSBE Rhode Island PBS is operated by the Rhode Island PBS Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. WSBE Rhode Island PBS is a viewer-supported member of the PBS network of public broadcasting stations, and uses the power of noncommercial media to educate, engage, enrich, inspire, and entertain viewers of all ages in Rhode Island, southeastern Massachusetts, and eastern Connecticut since 1967. WSBE-DT delivers content on two channels: Rhode Island PBS (digital 36.1), and Learn (digital 36.2). For more information about programs and education services at WSBE, visit ripbs.org.
ABOUT PBS
PBS, with more than 330 member stations, offers all Americans the opportunity to explore new ideas and new worlds through television and digital content. Each month, PBS reaches over 120 million people through television and 26 million people online, inviting them to experience the worlds of science, history, nature and public affairs; to hear diverse viewpoints; and to take front row seats to world-class drama and performances. PBS's broad array of programs has been consistently honored by the industry's most coveted award competitions. Teachers of children from pre-K through 12th grade turn to PBS for digital content and services that help bring classroom lessons to life. Decades of research confirms that PBS's premier children's media service, PBS KIDS, helps children build critical literacy, math and social-emotional skills, enabling them to find success in school and life. Delivered through member stations, PBS KIDS offers high-quality educational content on TV – including a 24/7 channel, online at pbskids.org, via an array of mobile apps and in communities across America. More information about PBS is available at www.pbs.org, one of the leading dot-org websites on the internet, or by following PBS on Twitter, Facebook or through our apps for mobile and connected devices. Specific program information and updates for press are available at pbs.org/pressroom or by following PBS Communications on Twitter.
ABOUT LOCAL NOW
The Allen Media Group digital platform Local Now is the leading free streaming service for local news and entertainment in America, delivering localized content to over 225 markets in the U.S. and boasting an endless supply of movies and TV shows from Hollywood's biggest studios. It offers hundreds of live channels that feature an extensive roster of superstar talent and marquee content partners. Local Now's state-of-the-art streaming platform also delivers original local news, weather, and information, customized by market, so viewers can easily stay connected to what matters to them most. Local Now is available on nearly all platforms across OTT on connected TV, Mobile, and Web. For more information, please visit localnow.com.
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