FreeCast has announced a partnership with DISH Network, a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation, to offer its aggregated streaming software on AirTV 2 and AirTV Anywhere devices to serve FreeCast’s commercial customers with a network-attached broadcast tuner for blending streaming and over-the-air channels. FreeCast’s software will work seamlessly with these devices. AirTV 2 and […]
FreeCast has announced the return of Chris Savine to an executive role with the company. Savine will serve as Chief Operations Officer and Head of Finance. Savine has held the role of CFO with a number of significant firms including Capital Cities/ABC (now part of The Walt Disney Company), Netscape, AOL Time Warner, RR Donnelley, […]
At CES, FreeCast announced its vision for a next-gen streaming media ecosystem and a revenue strategy to accompany it. The media industry has been struggling with declining pay-TV revenues, says FreeCast, but the direct-to-consumer streaming products designed to replace them have not been profitable. Likewise, consumers have become increasingly frustrated by a fragmented experience and […]
FreeCast has signed an agreement with antenna manufacturer Antennas Direct, pairing the companies’ products into a complete solution for cord-cutters. Under the agreement, Antennas Direct will bundle FreeCast’s service with its antennas, marketing the two products as complementary parts of the post-cable TV puzzle. FreeCast’s product is an aggregated streaming service, which unifies online video […]
FreeCast has sined distribution agreement with antenna-maker Mohu. This deal will see Mohu bundle FreeCast’s aggregated streaming service with the company’s antennas, giving consumers everything they need to cut the cord and access free TV service in a single package. The FreeCast service brings streaming video services together into a single app: FAST channels, AVoD, […]
FreeCast is revealing more details about its plans to merge local broadcast channels with over-the-top streaming services, after showing off its technology at the National Association of Broadcasters’ Show earlier this year. The company will begin selling SiliconDust’s popular HD HomeRun box under its FreeCast Home label, while also making the FreeCast app available to […]
African Movie Channel has announced a partnership with FreeCast to bring its FAST channel Nolly Africa HD to the free streaming service. FNolly Africa HD features 24-hours of Nollywood movies and series, with African Movie Channel’s originals from its original productions division, and carefully curated English-language content. The free ad-supported channel also includes red-carpet coverage […]
FreeCast has announced a new executive hire, bringing on Gary Engel as Chief Marketing Officer. Engel has extensive experience, particularly in the television industry, where he’s served at senior levels at several major media companies. Before becoming FreeCast’s CMO, Engel served as a Director for Warner Bros Discovery, where he oversaw the launch of Discovery+ […]
FreeCast is announcing major changes coming to SelectTV. With its next major update scheduled for September 1st, the service is being made free to access, while the SelectTV brand is being retired in favour of the company’s namesake: FreeCast. The new FreeCast service will continue to serve as a single hub for streaming content from free, […]
FreeCast has revealed that is it working on a content provider side app-free streaming platform. The company said it aims to create an aggregation point for content from multiple providers, in a manner similar to Roku or Apple TV, but without the need for new hardware or depending on an app-based model. The platform will […]