The annual cost of a TV licence will rise to £180 (€207) from April 1st as required by the 2022 Licence Fee Settlement, in line with inflation. The increase follows the methodology of calculating the licence fee in line with the consumer price index (CPI) until the end of the BBC Charter Period. The licene […]
NBCUniversal Local’s Telemundo Station Group has announced Telemundo Puerto Rico – a FAST channel featuring Telemundo Puerto Rico / WKAQ’s original entertainment and news programming – is available now in the mainland US on The Roku Channel, with additional streaming services and connected TV platforms to be announced soon. “WKAQ has a tremendous legacy serving […]
WildBrain, a specialist in kids’ and family entertainment, and The Pokémon Company International, are expanding the reach of their single-IP Pokémon channel through new launches around the world on a number of FAST platforms. WildBrain has launched three new Pokémon channels this year in the US on LG Channels, The Roku Channel and Vizio WatchFree+, […]
BritAsia TV, the home of British Asian culture, has launched on the streaming TV service Channelbox, available on Freeview channel 271. BritAsia TV is a prominent British media network dedicated to promoting British Asian culture, music, entertainment, lifestyle and community programming. The channel provides a platform for British Asian artists, musicians, actors and content creators to showcase their […]
Spanglish Movies in partnership with FAST Channels TV, has announced the development and upcoming launch of two new political FAST channels for US Hispanic audiences ahead of the 2026 elections: New America CTV Channel and The Trump CTV Channel. These channels will offer distinct liberal and conservative perspectives, giving Latino viewers differentiated spaces to access […]
Manhattan TV, the British TV device specialist, has announced that the Aero 4K TV Streamer with Freely – the free streaming platform backed by the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and 5 – will launch in February. Users can connect Aero to their broadband network over Wi-Fi, with no aerial or satellite dish required, to gain […]
Letson Corp, the creative force behind massive digital projects with over a billion views, has announced its collaboration with FAST Channels TV to introduce their latest venture, a FAST (Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV) channel named Historias de Corazón (Heart Stories), to audiences worldwide. Historias de Corazón is the newest addition to the FAST channel landscape, […]
Research from Roku, the streaming specialist, and Horizon Futures Group shows FAST is reshaping how viewers engage with content in a new, cable-like experience and what this means for advertisers. The study, based on Roku’s proprietary viewership data spanning 90 million households alongside surveys of 1,500 streamers, shows that adoption of FAST has increased dramatically […]
Despite the increasing popularity of streaming in Italy, the number of unique users for SVoD services decreased by 1.3 per cent in September 2025 compared to the previous year, totalling 15.7 million. Data from the Italian Communications Regulatory Authority (AgCom) for the first nine months of 2025 reveals that Netflix remains the leader with 8.3 […]
ITV and PREM Rugby have agreed an extension to their free-to-air broadcast partnership, with a new two year deal. The deal means that ITV will continue to broadcast seven live matches per season, including the Gallagher PREM Rugby Final, across its free-to-air channels. Deepening its rugby portfolio, ITV Sport already broadcasts the Guinness Men’s Six […]