LOS ANGELES and DENVER, June 10,
2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Byron Allen's Allen Media
Group (AMG) and Frndly TV today announced the broadening
of its distribution partnership. As part of this new distribution
arrangement, AMG's television network The Weather
Channel will extend its current carriage agreement with
Frndly TV, a leading family-friendly virtual multichannel
video program distributor (vMVPD) offering live networks and
on-demand content. Frndly TV customers will continue to
have easy access to the #1 TV News Brand of the Year for eleven
straight years, the #5 Most Trusted Brand in America and Immersive
Mixed Reality (IMR) technology.
In addition, Frndly TV is adding more family-friendly
content to its line-up. Customers will enjoy two new AMG
services: the Emmy-nominated Recipe.TV television network
and the streaming service, Local Now. The pact increases the
Frndly TV line-up of live, linear channel offerings to 18
while keeping the current price structure for its subscribers.
Recipe.TV and Local Now will be available to all
Frndly TV customers before the end of June.
Recipe.TV is America's multiple Emmy-nominated
destination for the best in the culinary world, showcasing
international locations and the world's greatest culinary artists,
superb restaurants, and unique recipes. Local Now delivers
localized content to over 225 markets in the U.S., boasting and
endless supply of local and national news, superstar talent, and
marquee content partners.
"In addition to extending our carriage arrangement for The
Weather Channel, we're thrilled to make two more of our flagship
content platforms -- Recipe.TV, and our streaming service Local Now
-- available to Frndly TV subscribers," said Byron Allen, Founder/Chairman/CEO of Allen Media
Group. "Our multiple Emmy-nominated network Recipe.TV and our
streaming service Local Now offer compelling and vibrant lifestyle
content with an unmatched combination of customized local news and
information, weather, traffic, and sports."
"We are very pleased to add two great channels in Recipe.TV and
Local Now to our lineup," said Michael
McKenna, Chief Programmer Officer of Frndly
TV. "Recipe.TV perfectly fills a programming genre that our
customers were asking us for. And Local Now – with its hyper-local
focus on more than 225 cities across the U.S. – gives us a quality
news and information offering. Both are very welcome, family
friendly additions to our Frndly TV lineup."
About Allen Media Group / Entertainment
Studios
Chairman and CEO Byron
Allen founded Allen Media Group/Entertainment
Studios in 1993. Headquartered in Los Angeles, it has offices in New York, Chicago, Atlanta, and Raleigh. Allen Media Group owns 23
ABC-NBC-CBS-FOX network affiliate broadcast television stations in
19 U.S. markets and twelve 24-hour HD television networks serving
nearly 180 million subscribers: THE WEATHER CHANNEL,
PETS.TV, COMEDY.TV, RECIPE.TV, CARS.TV,
ES.TV, MYDESTINATION.TV, JUSTICE CENTRAL.TV,
THEGRIO.TV, THIS TV, LOCAL NOW TV, and
PATTRN. Allen Media Group will add its thirteenth
network, THE WEATHER CHANNEL EN ESPANOL in 2021.
Allen Media Group also owns LOCAL NOW and
THE GRIO free-streaming AVOD services, powered
by THE WEATHER CHANNEL and content partners, which
delivers real-time, hyper-local news, weather, traffic, sports, and
lifestyle information. Allen Media Group also produces,
distributes, and sells advertising for 67 television programs,
making it one of the largest independent producers/distributors of
first-run syndicated television programming for broadcast
television stations. Allen Media Group International
Television continues to extend its corporate branding and
content around the globe. It currently has active
license agreements and programming in South Africa, The United Arab Emirates, Australia, The Bahamas, Canada and New Zealand. With a
library of over 5,000 hours of owned content across multiple
genres, Allen Media Group provides video content to
broadcast television stations, cable television networks, mobile
devices, multimedia platforms, and the World Wide Web. Our
mission is to provide excellent programming to our viewers, online
users, and Fortune 500 advertising partners.
Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures is a
full-service, theatrical motion picture distribution company
specializing in wide release commercial content. ESMP released
2017's highest-grossing independent movie, the shark
thriller 47 METERS DOWN, which grossed over
$44.3 million. In 2018, ESMP also
released the critically-acclaimed and commercially successful
Western HOSTILES, the historic
mystery-thriller CHAPPAQUIDDICK and the sequel
to 47 METERS DOWN, 47 METERS DOWN:
UNCAGED. The digital distribution unit
of Entertainment Studios Motion
Pictures, Freestyle Digital Media, is a premiere
multi-platform distributor with direct partnerships across all
major cable, digital and streaming platforms. Capitalizing on a
robust infrastructure, proven track record and a veteran sales
team, Freestyle Digital Media is a true home for
independent films.
In 2016, Allen Media Group purchased The
Grio, a highly-rated digital video-centric news community
platform devoted to providing African-Americans with compelling
stories and perspectives currently underrepresented in existing
national news outlets. The Grio features aggregated and
original video packages, news articles and opinion pieces on topics
that include breaking news, politics, health, business and
entertainment. Originally launched in 2009, the platform was then
purchased by NBC News in 2010. The digital platform remains focused
on curating exciting digital content and currently has more than
100 million annual visitors. For more information, visit:
www.entertainmentstudios.com
About Frndly TV
Frndly TV is the first
sub-$10 live, over-the-top television
service build from the ground up with the American family in
mind. Starting at only $5.99/mo., Frndly TV offers top-rated live TV
networks including Hallmark Channel, INSP, UPtv, Game Show Network,
Curiosity Stream, The Weather Channel and others. Frndly TV
delivers positive, uplifting family friendly programming at a
family friendly price. For more information,
visit www.frndlytv.com
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