FAST Channels are what make FAST work, curatng content by time of day and and wrapping it up in a brand can make or break a viewer connection. FAST channels are not the same as on-demand streaming services, such as Netflix, Hulu, or Amazon Prime Video. On-demand streaming services allow you to choose what to watch from a vast catalog of content, and you can pause, rewind, or skip ahead as you wish. FAST channels, on the other hand, provide a lean-back experience that mimics the feeling of watching traditional TV. You can browse through different channels and watch whatever is on without having to make a decision.
How FAST Channel Streaming Can Improve Your Online Video Experience Online video streaming has become increasingly popular in recent years, and with the introduction of FAST Channel streaming, viewers can now enjoy an even better experience. FAST Channel streaming is…
View TV Boost is a new service launched by View TV, providing a YouTube-style MCN for FAST channels without changing their FAST channel playout provider. Boost from View TV instantly lists any compliant channel on Kapang in the UK and…
Kapang opens platform to OTT FAST channels - FAST Broadcaster. Kapang is a platform developed to appreciate audience demands following cord-cutting trends. Kapang delivers broadcast television channels & niche audience channels across 14 genres. Although Kapang is dedicated to providing…
Free ad-funded Streaming Television, commonly known as FAST, has evolved over the past few years, with platforms such as Pluto and Redbox generating millions of dollars in ad revenues, monetising archived content, and generating much-needed cash from their video libraries. …
View TV Sports - View TV knows Live Sports Streaming is the holy grail in proving that Streaming is the Future of TV. Streaming Live Sports delivered as FAST Ad-funded, Service Subscription, or Pay-per-view [PPV] Services allows any sports team…
View TV has created a network that allows investors and Fast Channel to achieve their own objectives whilst minimising risk and providing a sustainable revenue model for exponential growth. For Connected TV and FAST Channels to grow, they need to…
Single series FAST channels - touting the value. The ad-supported streaming space is heating up, along with the available content on those platforms. At NATPE’s Streaming Plus event, executives from Vizio, Filmrise and Tastemade dished on how AVOD and free ad-supported…
Brits set £20 limit on streaming spend - A new report has found that streaming is dominating the UK TV landscape, but that Brits have a hard cap when it comes to paying for SVOD services. According to The Trade…
Media Companies need to pay more attention to FAST, quickly. Free ad-supported streaming TV services will only become more attractive promotional channels as consumers minimize entertainment expenses amid inflationary pressures. Brands can no longer afford to allow FAST services to…
Banijay Rights launches FAST with its first general entertainment FAST channel. Banijay Rights is ramping up its FAST channel offering with the launch of the distributor’s debut dedicated general entertainment channel Horizons: Powered by Banijay. Horizons will host the likes of…
Sparring over Hulu - Comcast would be interested in acquiring Hulu if Disney decides to sell the streaming platform, according to Comcast CEO Brian Roberts. It’s an assertion which suggests Comcast is not about to make it easy for Disney to buy out…
Tubi launching World Cup FIFA 2022 FAST channel. Tubi — the free and ad-supported streaming service owned by Fox — today announced that it’s fired up a “FIFA World Cup FAST Channel.” If the name wasn’t clear enough (despite being a…
FAST CHANNELS THRIVE AS VIEWERS LOOK FOR ‘LEAN BACK’ VIEWING. The success of FAST channels proves that viewers still enjoy a ‘lean back’ viewing experience in the streaming age. That was one of the conclusions of an IBC2022 Conference session…
Nothing sits still for long, and after years of experimentation, fine-tuning and increased competition - not to mention plenty of speculation and denial - the prospect of ads on subscriptionplatforms is finally looking like a reality. While most companies are…
TV in the FAST Lane - the new era of operational creativity. In the face of unprecedented competition, media companies must find ways to innovate — but the cost of delivering content in an era of multiplying platforms is eating…
‘SUPERCHARGE STREAMING’ WITH ITVX SERVICE says Deep Bagchee, Chief Product Officer at ITV. He will detail the broadcaster’s plans for innovative new streaming service ITVX during his IBC Conference session today With several leading global services recently discussing the possibility…
Red Bee enters FAST market with Red Bee Pulse - Red Bee Media, the media services provider, has announced the addition of Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV (FAST) services to its Red Bee Pulse product. Red Bee’s scalable OTT virtual channel…
BroadcastCDN part of the View TV Group has launched a Cable & Satellite broadcaster transformation package to take existing and traditional broadcasters into FAST markets at scale to generate sustainable revenues. Broadcast CDN carries the service from your origin premises,…
Frequency Launches Bleav's FAST Channels - As the 2022 NFL Regular Season kicks off, Frequency, the top cloud-based video SaaS platform powering linear channels for content providers across the globe, and sports and entertainment omnichannel production company Bleav, launched Bleav’s free ad-supported streaming…
FAST services to take market share. Barclays’ Kannan Venkateshwar says as free ad-supported TV proliferates, even old content will compete with newer SVOD titles. Free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) services are all the rage as content providers and distributors look for…
Free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) services benefit from a lack of U.S. viewer access to free linear TV, partly because of a national amnesia about the presence of over-the-air broadcast. Tens of millions are already using FASTs, generating billions in…
Senior Digital Director Daniel Lannon Led and Completed the Rebrand of the Acquired Xtreme Sports Social Media Channels to INTROUBLE to fit with Company Branding. JUNE 27, 2022 (Amsterdam, June 24th, 2022) Insight TV, the leading millennial-focused global channel operator and…
Broadcaster Roger Bolton has suggested the BBC is "spooked" by the decline in young audiences to traditional radio. Bolton, 76, was speaking after being dropped as host of Radio 4's Feedback after 23 years. "If you were running Radio 4, you must…
Free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) services are growing rapidly. Today, hundreds of FAST channels exist, and a recent report from VIP+ found that the average large FAST studio took home $23.2 million in ad revenue by the end of the…
FAST Usage Was Up 9 Points in the First Five Months of 2022. The percentage of U.S. TV watchers who say they use a free, ad-supported TV streaming service rose to 55%, according to Hub Entertainment Research. The percentage of…
The taxonomy of streaming video services is expanding. Historically, the market was split between ad-supported services offering videos for people to watch on-demand, otherwise known as AVOD services such as YouTube, and subscription-based services offering videos for people to watch…
Kapang is Connected TV platform delivering more than 400 FAST & subscription channel services to viewers in the UK and USA using an internally developed private content distribution network (CDN), BroadcastCDN, to provide broadcast-grade encoding, delivery & monetization from an…
In its first year under the Warner Bros. Discovery umbrella, Discovery’s Shark Week is diving into the deep end with a host of new marketing partners. The American Red Cross, the MLB, MeUndies and Sugarfina have all signed on to participate…
As consumers tighten their belts, ad funded models are becoming a more enticing prospect for streamers. Netflix’s announcement in April that it has hit an apparent subscriber wall sent out shockwaves, prompting many to question how attractive and profitable the…
