FAST Channels Streaming Media Mentor & FAST Channel Expert Wed, 27 Sep 2023 19:46:52 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/jamiebranson.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/cropped-jamiebransonlogo-jb.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 FAST Channels 32 32 183434570 What is FAST Channel Streaming? https://jamiebranson.com/what-is-fast-channel-streaming/ https://jamiebranson.com/what-is-fast-channel-streaming/#respond Wed, 12 Apr 2023 12:47:13 +0000 https://streamingbroadcaster.com/?p=7996 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...

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]]> https://jamiebranson.com/what-is-fast-channel-streaming/feed/ 0 7996 View TV Boost – An exciting FAST Channel MCN tripling earnings https://jamiebranson.com/view-tv-boost-fast-channel-mcn/ https://jamiebranson.com/view-tv-boost-fast-channel-mcn/#respond Mon, 30 Jan 2023 08:54:05 +0000 https://fastbroadcaster.com/?p=7887 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...

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]]> https://jamiebranson.com/view-tv-boost-fast-channel-mcn/feed/ 0 7887 Kapang unfreezes FAST distribution with a 7-day launch for OTT FAST channels via existing service providers https://jamiebranson.com/kapang-ott/ https://jamiebranson.com/kapang-ott/#respond Sat, 28 Jan 2023 23:33:37 +0000 https://fastbroadcaster.com/?p=7880 Kapang is a Connected TV Streaming platform developed to appreciate audience demands following cord-cutting trends.

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]]> https://jamiebranson.com/kapang-ott/feed/ 0 7880 Kapang bends the FAST business model to accommodate premium broadcasters https://jamiebranson.com/fast-streaming-tv-premium-broadcasters/ https://jamiebranson.com/fast-streaming-tv-premium-broadcasters/#respond Wed, 04 Jan 2023 14:01:26 +0000 https://fastbroadcaster.com/?p=7864 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.  ...

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]]> https://jamiebranson.com/fast-streaming-tv-premium-broadcasters/feed/ 0 7864 View TV Sports enables Sports Teams & Rights Holders to broadcast & monetize globally https://jamiebranson.com/view-tv-sports-monetizing-sports-on-streaming-tv/ https://jamiebranson.com/view-tv-sports-monetizing-sports-on-streaming-tv/#respond Tue, 27 Dec 2022 13:49:08 +0000 https://fastbroadcaster.com/?p=7845 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...

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]]> https://jamiebranson.com/view-tv-sports-monetizing-sports-on-streaming-tv/feed/ 0 7845 View TV FAST Network Investment Pool https://jamiebranson.com/view-tv-fast-network-investment-pool/ https://jamiebranson.com/view-tv-fast-network-investment-pool/#respond Sat, 12 Nov 2022 22:24:49 +0000 https://fastbroadcaster.com/?p=7837 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...

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]]> https://jamiebranson.com/view-tv-fast-network-investment-pool/feed/ 0 7837 Single series FAST channels – touting the value https://jamiebranson.com/single-series-fast-channels/ https://jamiebranson.com/single-series-fast-channels/#respond Thu, 29 Sep 2022 10:00:00 +0000 https://fastbroadcaster.com/?p=7831 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...

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]]> https://jamiebranson.com/single-series-fast-channels/feed/ 0 7831 Brits set £20 limit on streaming spend https://jamiebranson.com/brits-set-20-limit-on-streaming-spend/ https://jamiebranson.com/brits-set-20-limit-on-streaming-spend/#respond Thu, 22 Sep 2022 13:33:00 +0000 https://fastbroadcaster.com/?p=7778 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...

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]]> https://jamiebranson.com/brits-set-20-limit-on-streaming-spend/feed/ 0 7778 Media Companies Need to Pay More Attention to FAST, Quickly https://jamiebranson.com/pay-more-attention-to-fast-services-quickly/ https://jamiebranson.com/pay-more-attention-to-fast-services-quickly/#respond Wed, 21 Sep 2022 15:01:21 +0000 https://fastbroadcaster.com/?p=7725 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...

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]]> https://jamiebranson.com/pay-more-attention-to-fast-services-quickly/feed/ 0 7725 Banijay Rights Launches FAST https://jamiebranson.com/banijay-rights-launches-first-entertainment-fast-channel/ https://jamiebranson.com/banijay-rights-launches-first-entertainment-fast-channel/#respond Fri, 16 Sep 2022 10:24:58 +0000 https://fastbroadcaster.com/?p=7722 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...

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]]> https://jamiebranson.com/banijay-rights-launches-first-entertainment-fast-channel/feed/ 0 7722 Sparring over Hulu https://jamiebranson.com/comcast-disney-spar-over-hulu/ https://jamiebranson.com/comcast-disney-spar-over-hulu/#respond Fri, 16 Sep 2022 09:51:01 +0000 https://fastbroadcaster.com/?p=7714 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...

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]]> https://jamiebranson.com/comcast-disney-spar-over-hulu/feed/ 0 7714 Tubi launching World Cup FIFA 2022 FAST channel https://jamiebranson.com/tubi-launching-a-2022-fifa-world-cup/ https://jamiebranson.com/tubi-launching-a-2022-fifa-world-cup/#respond Thu, 15 Sep 2022 14:55:44 +0000 https://fastbroadcaster.com/?p=7666 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...

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]]> https://jamiebranson.com/tubi-launching-a-2022-fifa-world-cup/feed/ 0 7666 FAST CHANNELS THRIVE https://jamiebranson.com/fast-channels-thrive-as-viewers/ https://jamiebranson.com/fast-channels-thrive-as-viewers/#respond Thu, 15 Sep 2022 09:53:35 +0000 https://fastbroadcaster.com/?p=7661 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...

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]]> https://jamiebranson.com/fast-channels-thrive-as-viewers/feed/ 0 7661 SVOD and AVOD: the future will end in tiers https://jamiebranson.com/svod-and-avod-the-future-will-end-in-tiers/ https://jamiebranson.com/svod-and-avod-the-future-will-end-in-tiers/#respond Wed, 14 Sep 2022 14:42:28 +0000 https://fastbroadcaster.com/?p=7643 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...

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]]> https://jamiebranson.com/svod-and-avod-the-future-will-end-in-tiers/feed/ 0 7643 TV in the FAST Lane – the new era of operational creativity https://jamiebranson.com/tv-in-the-fast-lane/ https://jamiebranson.com/tv-in-the-fast-lane/#respond Tue, 13 Sep 2022 09:03:00 +0000 https://fastbroadcaster.com/?p=7768 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...

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]]> https://jamiebranson.com/tv-in-the-fast-lane/feed/ 0 7768 ‘SUPERCHARGE STREAMING’ WITH ITVX SERVICE https://jamiebranson.com/itv-prepares-to-supercharge-streaming/ https://jamiebranson.com/itv-prepares-to-supercharge-streaming/#respond Fri, 09 Sep 2022 11:08:32 +0000 https://fastbroadcaster.com/?p=7608 ‘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...

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]]> https://jamiebranson.com/itv-prepares-to-supercharge-streaming/feed/ 0 7608 Red Bee enters FAST market with Red Bee Pulse https://jamiebranson.com/red-bee-enters-fast/ https://jamiebranson.com/red-bee-enters-fast/#respond Fri, 09 Sep 2022 10:42:31 +0000 https://fastbroadcaster.com/?p=7605 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...

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]]> https://jamiebranson.com/red-bee-enters-fast/feed/ 0 7605 BroadcastCDN is a transformation solution for Cable & Satellite broadcasters looking to jump into FAST https://jamiebranson.com/broadcast-cdn/ https://jamiebranson.com/broadcast-cdn/#respond Fri, 09 Sep 2022 04:34:00 +0000 https://fastbroadcaster.com/?p=7613 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,...

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]]> https://jamiebranson.com/broadcast-cdn/feed/ 0 7613 Frequency Launches Bleav’s FAST Channels https://jamiebranson.com/frequency-launches-bleavs-fast-channels-expands-distribution/ https://jamiebranson.com/frequency-launches-bleavs-fast-channels-expands-distribution/#respond Thu, 08 Sep 2022 14:20:37 +0000 https://fastbroadcaster.com/?p=7588 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...

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]]> https://jamiebranson.com/frequency-launches-bleavs-fast-channels-expands-distribution/feed/ 0 7588 FAST services to take market share https://jamiebranson.com/fast-services-to-take-market/ https://jamiebranson.com/fast-services-to-take-market/#respond Tue, 06 Sep 2022 09:57:01 +0000 https://fastbroadcaster.com/?p=7568 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...

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]]> https://jamiebranson.com/fast-services-to-take-market/feed/ 0 7568 In the US, FAST services are booming. In the UK, will they struggle? https://jamiebranson.com/in-the-us-fast-services-are-booming/ https://jamiebranson.com/in-the-us-fast-services-are-booming/#respond Mon, 05 Sep 2022 14:09:09 +0000 https://fastbroadcaster.com/?p=7561 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...

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]]> https://jamiebranson.com/in-the-us-fast-services-are-booming/feed/ 0 7561 INTROUBLE Insight Rebrand https://jamiebranson.com/introuble-insight-rebrand/ https://jamiebranson.com/introuble-insight-rebrand/#respond Sun, 04 Sep 2022 13:39:53 +0000 https://fastbroadcaster.com/?p=7423 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...

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]]> https://jamiebranson.com/introuble-insight-rebrand/feed/ 0 7423 Young people are avoiding the BBC https://jamiebranson.com/young-people-are-avoiding-the-bbc/ https://jamiebranson.com/young-people-are-avoiding-the-bbc/#respond Sun, 04 Sep 2022 12:55:00 +0000 https://fastbroadcaster.com/?p=7500 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...

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]]> https://jamiebranson.com/young-people-are-avoiding-the-bbc/feed/ 0 7500 FAST Channel Monetization is easy…. ish https://jamiebranson.com/fast-channel-monetization/ https://jamiebranson.com/fast-channel-monetization/#respond Thu, 25 Aug 2022 10:07:00 +0000 https://fastbroadcaster.com/?p=7773 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...

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]]> https://jamiebranson.com/fast-channel-monetization/feed/ 0 7773 FAST Usage Was Up 9 Points in the First Five Months of 2022 https://jamiebranson.com/fast-usage-was-up/ https://jamiebranson.com/fast-usage-was-up/#respond Mon, 08 Aug 2022 14:13:00 +0000 https://fastbroadcaster.com/?p=7579 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...

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]]> https://jamiebranson.com/fast-usage-was-up/feed/ 0 7579 WTF is FAST Broadcasting https://jamiebranson.com/wtf-is-fast/ https://jamiebranson.com/wtf-is-fast/#respond Thu, 04 Aug 2022 16:04:00 +0000 https://fastbroadcaster.com/?p=7489 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...

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]]> https://jamiebranson.com/wtf-is-fast/feed/ 0 7489 Kapang announces sustainable FAST business model https://jamiebranson.com/broadcaster-update-3/ https://jamiebranson.com/broadcaster-update-3/#respond Tue, 26 Jul 2022 15:51:07 +0000 https://viewtvgroup.com/?p=7105 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...

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]]> https://jamiebranson.com/broadcaster-update-3/feed/ 0 7105 Discovery Channel’s Shark Week Takes a Marketing Bite https://jamiebranson.com/discovery-channels-shark-week-takes-a-marketing-bite/ https://jamiebranson.com/discovery-channels-shark-week-takes-a-marketing-bite/#respond Mon, 25 Jul 2022 12:18:08 +0000 https://viewtvgroup.com/?p=6811 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...

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]]> https://jamiebranson.com/discovery-channels-shark-week-takes-a-marketing-bite/feed/ 0 6811 AVOD: The rise of ad-funded streaming https://jamiebranson.com/avod-the-rise-of-ad-funded-streaming/ https://jamiebranson.com/avod-the-rise-of-ad-funded-streaming/#respond Wed, 06 Jul 2022 10:22:00 +0000 https://fastbroadcaster.com/?p=7571 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...

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