Global FAST (free ad-supported streaming TV) revenues for TV series and movies will reach $18 billion (€16.4bn) in 2028, triple from $6 billion in 2022, according to the Global FAST Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. The US will contribute 55 per cent to the 2028 total; down from 67 per cent in […]

Samsung Electronics and FAST channels brand Love TV Channels have unveiled Love The Planet, the latest channel to join Samsung TV Plus in Europe. The new channel, localised for the key markets of the UK, France, Germany, Italy and Spain, will spread awareness on environmental issues via curated TV streaming content. Love The Planet created […]

More than 2,200 FAST channels are active across platforms such as Plex, Pluto TV, Rakuten TV, Rlaxx TV, Samsung TV Plus and Xumo in the EU5 countries (Germany, Spain, France, Italy and UK). According to the AVoD/FAST Market Report by Médiamétrie and NPA Conseil, half of these channels are exclusive to each domestic market. In […]

Video Solutions, the media company that owns and operates wedotv AVoD and FAST channels, has completed a multi-platform launch in Italy for its wedo movies and wedo big stories FAST channels and direct-to-consumer platform wedotv. These launches mark the first time the company has expanded outside its initial launch territories of Germany, Austria, Switzerland and […]

Samsung TV Plus users in Germany now have free access to live sports content from the top European football leagues, as well as exclusively produced shows for the UEFA Champions League, with the launch of the sports channel, DAZN FAST+. Launched across Europe in 2019, Samsung TV Plus now has more than 1,000 channels in […]

Cinedigm, a streaming and entertainment company, has announced that RetroCrush, the company’s anime channel, has launched on Samsung TV Plus’ line-up of linear channels. RetroCrush allows viewers to experience the golden age of anime with fan favourites and deep cuts across the classic anime TV and movie spectrum, including more than 190 series and 60 […]

Samsung TV Plus, the streaming service available on Samsung Smart TVs, continues to expand its lineup of extensive entertainment options for all audience demographics, free of charge, with two new channels from FAST Channels TV; HITS Mexicanos and Danger TV, will offer viewers the opportunity to listen to their favourite music and be on the […]

Rovr Pets has launched on Samsung TV Plus in the US. It marks the third FAST channel from Hearst Media Production Group (HMPG), an independent producer and distributor of original programming. Rovr Pets features hundreds of hours of pet-themed series produced by HMPG including Dr. Chris Pet Vet, Best Friends FurEver, Ready Set Pet, Tails […]