A report from Ampere Analysis shows that the rate of TV commissioning in the US dropped significantly in H2 2022, and continues to remain low in 2023. This downturn is most profound for Scripted content, with Scripted TV commissions in the last three quarters down by 24 per cent year-on-year – with overall volumes even […]

DAZN Group has launched two new FAST channels globally: DAZN Combat and DAZN Women’s Football. DAZN Combat gives fans front row seats to action across boxing and MMA, including live events, highlights, legendary archive fights, documentaries and more. The channel will show live boxing events as well as reruns and documentaries that celebrate the talents […]

Electric Entertainment, the Los Angeles-based production and distribution company, has announced ElectricNOW en Español, the Spanish language version of their linear FAST channel. The channel will arrive on FAST channel platforms in the US on May 1st, followed by other territories where ElectricNOW is currently available. This is the first all-Spanish OTT service from Electric […]

Grove Street FM, a provider of localised content in rural Central Virginia, has signed and released 150 new streaming channels from FAST Channels TV to its growing community of viewers. The channels are streaming at no charge to their viewers in an Ad based model Grove Street FM chief executive officer, Woody G. Watts, commented: […]

Olympusat’s FreeTV on-demand service has expanded its streaming hub with the launch of TheSoul Publishing’s brands including Bright Side, Slick Slime Sam, 5-Minute Crafts, TeenVee,  La La Life, 123 GO! and the Spanish language channel Genial. Each of these free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channels, are now available in FreeTV’s network suite in the US. FreeTV is […]

FAST (free ad-supported television) is often likened to cable TV — they both deliver live and on-demand television to your eyeballs — but there are sharp differences between the two that could see free ad-supported streaming TV services kill cable. Lesser cable channels rarely feature original programming, relying instead on ‘reruns’ of older network shows […]

Free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channels will generate revenues of $6.3 billion (€5.7bn) in 2023 according to research from analyst firm Omdia. With the largest market of FAST channels, 80 per cent of revenue is expected from the US. However Omdia’s exclusive research has revealed that the UK, Canada, and Australia are major growth contenders […]

Amagi, the global leader in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV, has announced the launch of its end-to-end FAST marketplace, Amagi CONNECT, to facilitate the discovery, connection, and monetisation of digital content. Designed to cater to both content owners and FAST platforms, Amagi CONNECT streamlines the process end-to-end, enabling both sides of the […]

Black Americans over-index for using free OTT services compared to the total market, with four in five (80 per cent) using them within the past month, compared to 69 per cent of consumers overall. In fact, usage of free OTT services among Black audiences has grown tremendously from 13 per cent since 2019, according to […]

Rakuten TV, the European streaming platform, has announced the launch of new owned and operated FAST channels. The company has now over 100 O&O channels in Europe, across multiple genres, such as Film, Documentary, Series and Kids. Following the success of its branded Rakuten TV Film channels, with top Hollywood and Local movies, the company […]