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The Warner Bros booth at San Diego Comic Con in 2018. (Photo by Gage Skidmore)

Warner Bros Discovery (Wbd) has inked a distribution deal with the parent company of the free TV app Local Now to offer nearly two dozen of its content streams through the platform.

Starting this week, streamers with the Local Now app on their phones, tablets and smart TVs will have access to news and sports-filled channels like “CNN Originals,” “CNN Headlines” and “Bleacher Report,” along with more than a dozen lifestyle and entertainment channels like “Paws & Claws” and “Sweet Escapes.”

The deal marks the latest distribution agreement with Wbd for its free, ad-supported streaming TV (Fast) channels, which are also available on competing apps like Plex, Paramount Global’s Pluto TV and Fox-owned Tubi.

In addition to English-language streams, Local Now will also offer eight Wbd-owned Spanish-language channels, including “CNÑ Xpress,” “TuWarner” and “Crimen de Wbtv,...

The new selections include 11 channels from Warner Bros. Discovery, increasing the variety of channels available on Philo even further.

Philo is a handy live TV streaming service, one that comes with more options than it might seem at first glance. For $28 per month, the service delivers 18 of The Streamable’s top cable channels, but one of the hidden strengths of the service is the amount of free ad-supported streaming TV (Fast) channels viewers get alongside those cable networks. Philo is building that strength even more this week and has announced that it is welcoming 14 new Fast channels to its lineup.

Key Details: Cooking channels, networks dedicated to sports like tennis and pickleball, and more are now available on Philo. The channels are available to paid and free Philo customers. Philo now offers more than 100 Fast channels in total. 7-Day Free Trial $28+ / month philo.com

Philo’s new streaming channel selection features selections in numerous genres.

It took nearly 20 years to make "The Conjuring," a "based on a true story" film about the supposed hauntings of the Perron family in Harrisville, Rhode Island. For over 14 years, producer Tony DeRosa-Grund went from studio to studio trying to make the film happen, but it wasn't until writers Chad and Carey W. Hayes updated the script and shifted the perspective from the Perron family to paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren that there was movement on the picture. The duo interviewed Lorraine Warren to ensure authenticity, and the new script sparked a massive bidding war. The Hayes brothers had cracked the code — the secret of what would become a massive franchise lay with the Warrens.

Before the era of televised paranormal investigators like Zak Bagans of "Ghost Adventures" or "Kindred Spirits" stars Amy Bruni and Adam Berry, there were Ed and Lorraine Warren. Ed was a professed demonologist, while...

It was back in June of last year that we learned HBO Max had pulled the plug on the Ridley Scott-produced sci-fi series “Raised by Wolves,” cancelling the show after just two seasons. The series was subsequently pulled from HBO Max entirely, with promised plans to license the series (and others) to third-party free ad-supported streaming television (Fast) channels.

Making good on that promise, Bloody Disgusting has learned that “Raised by Wolves” has now found a new home at The Roku Channel, alongside HBO Max’s “Westworld.”

“Raised by Wolves” is now available for streaming on The Roku Channel as part of this week’s launch of 14 Warner Bros. branded linear channels, which include…

WB TV All Together: With stories that feel like home and characters who feel like family, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. Programming includes Head of Class, Better With You, Eight is Enough and more.

One of the biggest free streaming services on the market is adding to its selection of linear free ad-supported TV (Fast) channels. The Roku Channel has announced it will be bringing on 14 new channel selections from Warner Bros. Discovery.

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Some of the content on these channels will be quite familiar to viewers, especially if they also have an HBO Max subscription. Series like “Westworld,” “Cake Boss” and “F-Boy Island,” as well as blockbuster movies will be available to Roku Channel customers now, along with thousands more hours of free streaming courtesy of Wbd.

The new additions to Roku Channel from Wbd include:

WB TV All Together: With stories that feel like home and characters who feel like family, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. Programming includes “Head of Class,” “Better With You,” “Eight is Enough” and more.

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Many of the shows that have been dropped from HBO Max streaming are now on the 13 new WB-themed Roku channels, the streaming hardware and software maker announced on Tuesday. WB TV Watchlist will now be home to sci-series “Westworld” and “Raised by Wolves” as well as “La Femme Nikita.”

HBO Max revealed in December that they would be licensing shows including “Westworld” to third-party Fast services. Roku has its own Fast service, the Roku Channel, and hosts third-party channels through a channel store.

There’s enough WB content for 13 Roku channels, some of which are dedicated to family programming, true crime, pets, reality TV series, and do-it-yourself.

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WB TV All Together: Programming includes family-friendly TV hits “Head of Class,” “Better With You,” and “Eight is Enough.”

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Warner Bros Discovery has finally nailed down plans to go the Fast route. Last year — in between an intense bout of cancellations and titles being pulled from their streaming home on HBO Max — the company announced plans to explore a free ad-supported television option (Fast). During the company's third-quarter earnings call, Warner Bros. Discovery chief David Zaslav made a point of saying that there's "a huge amount of content that's not even on [HBO Max/Discovery+] that's sitting with us that hasn't been put to monetize in the marketplace." In the spirit of cashing in, a new plan has been enacted. Over the next few months, 14 Warner Bros. branded Fast channels will arrive on Roku and Tubi.

Have you been longing to return to the days of cable television, with free TV shows being regularly interrupted by ads? Don't bother answering, because it's happening either way! The new Warner Bros Fast channels will feature popular titles including "Westworld,...

For two decades Don Wildman has been one of TV’s most trustworthy and adventurous historians. He’s taken viewers places never before seen on TV and uncovered some of the greatest history lost to the world. His insatiable thirst for the truth has always given his shows an heir of authenticity that is unmatched. Many have welcomed him into their homes through shows like History Channel’s Cities of the Underworld and his numerous Travel Channel shows including Mysteries At The Museum, Off Limits, Weird Travels, Beyond The Unknown, and Monumental Mysteries.

Now, Don is on a new adventure. This time, of the paranormal variety with his new show, Buried Worlds with Don Wildman. On Buried Worlds, Don steps out of his comfort zone and into some of the most sinister and darkest locales across the globe. From voodoo in New Orleans and Haiti to vampires in Bulgaria and Hungary,...

Matthew Butler has been named general manager of Travel Channel, the Discovery network announced on Monday.

Butler steps in for Jane Latman, who was recently named president of Hgtv. In the new role, he will oversee the development, production, scheduling and overall operations for Travel Channel, and will be charged with leading the strategic growth of the audience and the brand.

He will report to Henry Schleiff, group president of Investigation Discovery, Travel Channel, Destination America and American Heroes Channel.

Also Read: Jane Latman to Replace Allison Page as Hgtv President

“Given the terrific success of Travel’s recent repositioning, coupled with Matt’s long-term impact on the brand, we didn’t have far to go in search of our new Gm,” said Kathleen Finch, chief lifestyle brands officer for Discovery. “I’m delighted to have Matt continue the vision he and Jane Latman created together for Travel, opening the...

Discovery veteran Matthew Butler has been named general manager of Travel Channel, effective immediately. The announcement was made by Kathleen Finch, Chief Lifestyle Brands Officer, and Henry Schleiff, Group President, Investigation Discovery, Travel Channel, Destination America and American Heroes Channel.

His appointment follows the move of Jane Latman to head of Hgtv, which was announced last week.

“Given the terrific success of Travel’s recent repositioning, coupled with Matt’s long-term impact on the brand, we didn’t have far to go in search of our new Gm,” said Finch. “I’m delighted to have Matt continue the vision he and Jane Latman created together for Travel, opening the brand to explore more mystery and adventure, while remaining keenly focused on creating content that our loyal viewers will love.”

Schleiff, to whom Butler will now report, said Butler is taking the helm at the Travel Channel “at a time of great momentum and strength.

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Megan Fox's Legends of the Lost series questions the Trojan War, digs up Stonehenge and looks for female Vikings.

There is a lot of history buried under our feet, and self-described “seeker,” actress Megan Fox will dig through the ruins to get to the bottom of it in Travel Channel’s new series, Legends of the Lost with Megan Fox.

The actress who was possessed by a demon in Jennifer’s Body, has been expanding on her abilities since she appeared on Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry. She told comedian Chelsea Handler the spirit of Handler’s aborted child was communicating to her through her beloved dog and opened Conan O'Brien's sacral chakra on Conan. Now she will re-examine some of the world’s most enduring legends and lore," according to the press statement. In four hour-long episodes, Fox will meet with experts and archaeologists,...

Part of the fraternity of devilishly interesting world travelers who get their own TV shows, Mysteries of the Museum host Don Wildman has the plum job of unearthing relics from the world’s greatest institutions to reveal incredible secrets and backstories from the past. Historical yarns are unspooled and reexamined by Wildman who examines each artifact on this long-running series to illuminate the hidden treasures that are found in the midst of sensational crimes and bizarre encounters. Wildman’s voice-over narration and own investigatory work nets archival footage, interviews and often times are accompanied by well-produced re-creations. Intrigue and wonder? Don has […]

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All3Media’s Optomen Productions has launched Optomen Entertainment, a Los Angeles-based entertainment division, and has hired veteran format creator and former Armoza Formats executive Elwin De Groot (The Four) as Svp of Entertainment.

De Groot will report directly to President Maria Silver, working alongside Ricky Kelehar, Senior Vice President of Development. Both Kelehar and De Groot will relocate to Los Angeles to focus on the new label, with Kelehar continuing to work closely with the Optomen development team based in New York.

In his new role, De Groot will be charged with creating and developing original formats for broadcast networks and Ott channels. The move signifies Optomen’s commitment to prioritize entertainment formats and game shows for domestic production and global distribution.

Previously, De Groot served as Senior Creative Director at Armoza Formats where he developed and produced original and third party content, creating and co-creating over 13 international formats airing in over 30 countries.

This week on Mysteries at the Museum, Don Wildman heads to Romania where vampire folklore is deeply embedded in the local culture. Legends and stories about vampires might go back as far as the Mayans and Ancient Greeks, but the ones most familiar to us are those stemming from Europe and in particular Transylvania in Romania. The lofty castles perched high on mountain side and dark forest full of mystery are fruitful ground for folktales and terrifying tales of the creatures of the night that drink human blood. Wildman tries to get to the bottom of the many stories and uncover...read more...

A version of this article originally appeared on EW.com.

Thanksgiving has arrived and with it comes bingeing of all kinds — but mainly food, shopping and TV. We’ve rounded up all the movie and TV show marathons airing over the long holiday weekend so you can watch your favorite while digesting on the couch.

There’s something for everyone to enjoy, whether you’re a Parks and Recreation fan and just want to spend time with your favorite Pawnee residents or a horror fan looking for a scare-fest like those on IFC and Syfy. Perhaps you’d prefer to...

Mysteries at the Museum’s Don Wildman looks into the mysteries of Pompeii, the invention of the telephone and President Hoover’s efforts to save Belgium during World War I. Pompeii in Italy is a large Roman town that was the victim of Mount Vesuvius erupting in 79 Ad, covering the unfortunate town and many of its inhabitants in volcanic ash. This action left hollow casts of the people in the positions they died in, a discincerting sight but the town’s burial also gives us an unpresedneted look at Roman life. Scottish born immigrant Alexander Graham Bell was granted a United States patent for a...read more...

This episode of Mysteries at the Museum, Don Wildman looks at the case of the priest who became known as the Scarlet Pimpernel of the Vatican during WWII. Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty was an Irish Roman Catholic priest who at the time of WWII was based in the Vatican, Rome. O’Flaherty was instrumental in saving thousands of allied troops and jews throughout the course of the war. At the start of the war he searched Pow camps to finds soldiers who had been reported missing in action, he then broadcast they had been found over the Vatican’s radio station. However, by 1943 Italy...read more...

Tonight on Mysteries at the Museum – the story of how Cousteau changed diving forever and why fish sometimes rain from the sky. Host Don Wildman looks at the work of diving pioneer Jacques-Yves Cousteau. He had been inspired by the earlier work of Captain Yves Le Prieur, who had made real progress in making autonomous diving a reality. One big flaw of his system was that the air flowed all the time, meaning that the diving time limited. However, during WWII the Germans invented a demand regulator for engines and Cousteau realised he could adapt this for his Aqua-Lung,...read more...

Tonight on Mysteries at the Museum – the New Jersey Man-eater shark, a heist designed to net a rare diamond and Nixon meets Elvis. Host Don Wildman examines the case of the Jersey Shore shark attacks in 1916, that left four people dead and one injured. Said to have inspired the movie Jaws, the attacks happened along the coast from Matawan down to Beach Haven. Most of the victims bled to death either on the way to hospital or in the water – with one having his legs bitten off! The resulting media frenzy caused shark panic with hundreds of sharks being...read more...

Travel Channel announces the first of a new 13-episode batch of its Mysteries at the Museum TV show will premiere Friday, July 1, 2016 at 9:00pm Et/Pt. From the wording of the announcement, it seems these episodes are a continuation of the 10th season, but no season number is specified. In April, Travel Channel renewed Mysteries at the Museum for an 11th season, so color us a wee bit mystified.

Mysteries at the Museum TV series host Don Wildman says, “We’re digging deep into history and pulling out the fun, exciting and fascinating tales that will satisfy our viewers’ curiosity about some of the world’s hidden treasures. There are so many museums, galleries, local archives and collections, each with numerous artifacts and stories to tell – we’ve barely scratched the surface! We reveal the coolest stories from around the world.”

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*Updated with new film and TV show listings.* Happy October, everyone! Our favorite month is finally upon us, which means everyone is getting into the Halloween spirit, especially when it comes to upcoming TV programming over the next 31 days. Trying to keep track of everything that’s playing throughout October can be a hellish affair, so once again Daily Dead is here to help make sure you know about everything Halloween-related hitting cable and network airwaves over the coming weeks.

* All Updated & Additional Listings Are In Bold (all times listed are Et/Pt)*

Thursday, October 1st

9:00am – Halloween Crazier (Travel Channel)

10:00am – Halloween Craziest (Travel Channel)

4:00pm – Firestarter (AMC)

6:00pm – The Last Exorcism (Syfy)

6:30pm – Pet Sematary (AMC)

8:00pm – My Babysitter’s a Vampire (Disney)

8:30pm – Stephen King’s Thinner (AMC)

10:00pm – Dominion Season 3 Finale (Syfy)

10:30 pm – Cujo (AMC)

Friday,...

Travel Channel said today it has renewed eight series for 2015. They include a third season of BBQ Crawl, a second season of Big Time Rv, Season 3 of Bikinis & Boardwalks, Season 11 of Ghost Adventures, Season 6 of Hotel Impossible, Season 3 of Mysteries At The Monument, and Season 4 of Trip Flip and Xtreme Waterparks. The network also set premiere dates for series Bizarre Foods, Man Finds Food, Mysteries At The Museum and The Dead Files. Bizarre Foods’ Season 8 will…...

Travel Channel announced the renewal of four series for the first quarter of ’14. The channel, available in over 94 million U.S. cable homes and owned and operated by Scripps Networks Interactive, renewed Season 6 of Bizarre Foods America with Andrew Zimmern; the second season of Dangerous Grounds with Todd Carmichael; Season 4 of Hotel Impossible with Anthony Melchiorri; and Season 6 of Mysteries At The Museum hosted by Don Wildman. This is in addition to the previously announced renewals of season three of Toy Hunter with Jordan Hembrough; and season three of Trip Flip with Bert Kreischer. The Network has also greenlit productions of 13 half-hour episodes of the new original series Chow Masters, produced by Paperny Entertainment; and the return of the successful second annual multi-platform programming event, The Trip: 2014, a one-hour special produced by High Noon, featuring Samantha Brown, Anthony Melchiorri, Adam Richman and Don Wildman. Click over for the complete list...