The agreement, struck in September after a blackout, pulls some of Disney’s streaming services into the linear bundle.
Atmosphere, a CTV FAST platform tailored exclusively for businesses, is debuting Chive Trivia, a new channel designed to test patrons’ knowledge through quizzes and allow them to compete against everybody […]
Stations’ Streaming News Strategies Are Literally Evolving By The Minute
Constant data allows stations to iterate on the fly on their streaming and FAST channels, executives from CBS News & Stations, Fox Television Stations and Gray Television told a NewsTECHForum audience last week.
Local News Has An Edge On CTV And FAST
Recent research shows news outperforms all other categories in the FAST ecosystem, yet another reason for local broadcasters to leverage their content there and on as many CTV platforms as they can.
The addition of Vice News and Vice Fast brings more than 200 hours of programming to the Local Now platform.
Baker Gemma Stafford, whose show on YouTube has 2.7 million followers, is taking her rolling pin to connected TV with plans to launch a FAST channel, the Bold Baking Network, in the first quarter of 2024.
Exclusives
Fubo is bringing AI-powered streaming music audio-only channels to its virtual MVPD service with the help of partner Super Hi-Fi. Fubo on Tuesday announced the launch of 10 fully branded free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channel radio stations, collectively dubbed “Fubo Radio,” on its sports-centric live TV streaming platform in the U.S.
Allen Media Group’s free streaming service for local news, weather, sports, traffic, and entertainment in America – Local Now – said today it’s adding the Time FAST channel. The Time FAST channel, powered by Time’s premium digital […]
Cox Media Group (CMG) today announced that its newly launched local streaming channel Neighborhood TV will be available on Xumo Play beginning Dec. 1. Neighborhood TV (NTV), which formally launched in August 2023, is a free […]
The latest entrée from the public TV pantry is now available to stream on Freevee, Plex and Roku.
FAST channels are streaming’s shiny new object, but in reality, TV stations have been in the FAST business for a very long time. Now, as then, the quality of content makes all the difference.
Amagi, a global provider of cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV (CTV), announced that TV Aparecida, a religious TV channel in Brazil, has launched its first free ad-supported […]
Edgio, a platform provider offering a “developer-friendly, globally scaled edge network,” announced a partnership with Wurl, a provider of data-driven solutions for connected TV (CTV), to offer global FAST syndication […]
Cineverse Corp., a global streaming technology and entertainment company with one of the world’s largest portfolios of streaming channels and content libraries and, www.amagi.com – a global provider of cloud-based […]
A handful of streaming channels dominate a significant amount of viewing, according to Omdia research.
NBTV Channels’ video entertainment network Golf Nation is set to officially debut its FAST golf-lifestyle channel on Vizio smart TVs. Millions of Vizio users will be the first to stream […]
Executives from NBCUniversal Local, Disney Advertising Sales Local, E.W. Scripps, Tegna and Ticker News shared their insights and experiences in maximizing streaming revenue and the most promising pathways to growth at a TV2025 session. Despite the expected election year bonanza, there are challenges. Among them: the lack of consensus about what currency should be used for transactions.
Platforms do a better job of delivering the right content than some other categories, panelists say.
TV5Monde and OTTera, a provider of OTT applications and FAST channel solutions, unveiled a partnership to launch two FAST channels on Tarfeeh TV in the MENA region (Middle East and Northern Africa). The […]
Tennis Channel’s free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channel T2 is now available to Amazon Freevee viewers, and on sports-first live TV streaming platform Fubo in its base Pro channel plan, […]
With access to Lionsgate’s expansive library of titles, the FAST channel will be available on Samsung TV Plus starting on Oct. 11. By the end of the month, Ebony TV will become available on The Roku Channel, Tubi and Amazon Freevee.
A new study suggests that streaming television is starting to look a lot like old-fashioned television, with viewers flipping apps (instead of channels) and watching commercials. The study, The State of Modern TV Viewership, conducted by Vevo and Publicis Media, found that more than 50% of millennial and Gen X viewers watch free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels monthly, with 89% of viewers saying they think FAST delivers great value.
Amagi, a global provider of cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV, today announced a strategic alliance with TAG Video Systems, a provider of software-based, IP-native monitoring solutions. “This […]
Tennis Channel and the Carvana Professional Pickleball Association (PPA Tour) have formed a commercial joint venture to further build pickleball – America’s fastest growing sport – in this country and […]
OTTera, a provider of FAST linear and OTT application solutions, has launched multiple FAST (free ad-supported television) channels for ZEE Entertainment, including its first Hindi FAST channel. This will mark a strategic collaboration […]
Unveiled at IBC in Amsterdam, it promises “better FAST content visibility, consumption and monetization.”
The Allen Media Group digital platform Local Now – the free-streaming service for local news and entertainment – announced today the addition of Washington Post Television to its channel line-up. Washington Post Television provides breaking […]
International producer, distributor and channel operator, Blue Ant Media, is partnering with leading content data platform, IRIS.TV, to enable video-level contextual advertising across the company’s portfolio of global free-streaming channels. […]
The internet-connected device pairs with a TV antenna and sends a live TV signal to smart devices allowing users to watch and record live broadcast TV anywhere in their homes.
OTTera, a provider of FAST channel playout and OTT application solutions, and TCL, a global consumer electronics brand and a display technology innovator, announce the extension of their partnership to […]
Starting today, new free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) linear content offerings featuring fan-favorite programming across Telemundo Enterprises and the NBCUniversal Global Distribution library are available on Google TV and Android […]
Amagi, a global provider of cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV, in collaboration with 24i, a video streaming user experience expert, today announced that U.K. telecoms, media and […]
Fox Weather, Fox News Media’s free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) weather service, has further expanded its distribution to reach Samsung TV Plus users and Cox subscribers. President Sharri Berg said: […]
NBCUniversal and Roku are expanding their streaming relationship, adding to the roster of classic and nostalgia TV titles available on the Roku Channel. The NBCU Global Distribution Studio library is backing a number of new channels launching today, including dedicated ones for Murder, She Wrote, Little House on the Prairie, Saved By The Bell and Bad Girls Club. The Universal Crime channel offers a rotation including Columbo, Kojak and The Rockford Files, while Teen NBC packages the likes of Punky Brewster, Major Dad and Hang Time.
