DAZN, the sports streaming platform, has announced a multi-faceted, long-term strategic partnership with LIV Golf, the global golf league featuring a blend of individual and team competition. Through the partnership, DAZN has also secured the exclusive broadcast rights for LIV Golf in Austria, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Portugal and Switzerland, strengthening LIV Golf’s […]
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Comcast NBCUniversal have agreed on what they describe as a new groundbreaking partnership for the new digital era, taking advantage of the opportunities offered by the rapidly developing media landscape and the expertise of the global media and technology company. The agreement includes not only the media rights on […]
DirecTV for Businesscontinues to expand in-room entertainment options in hotels and institutions through its Advanced Entertainment Platform that launched in June 2024 by integrating the Tubi app, Fox Corporation’s Free Ad-Supported TV (FAST) platform. With this addition, Advanced Entertainment Platform customers gain seamless access to a vast selection of movies, TV shows, and Tubi originals. […]
International production studio, rights business and channel operator, Blue Ant Media, has expanded its ongoing partnership with Samsung TV Plus with the launch of Love Pets in the US and Canada. Love Pets, which features stories about the animals and pets, is the latest offering from Blue Ant Media’s portfolio of streaming brands to join […]
The Digital Poverty Alliance (DPA) – a UK-based charity dedicated to addressing the digital divide and combating digital exclusion across vulnerable communities – is calling on the government to give long-term protection to the UK’s free-to-air terrestrial TV service, as research finds strong support (73 per cent) for retaining it and low awareness that its […]
Gracenote, the content data business unit of Nielsen, has released a report providing data and insights on the changing state of free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) for distribution platforms and advertisers seeking to monetise consumer engagement with FAST programming. The report delves into the number of active FAST channels in key markets, the amount of […]
The Great! Mystery channel, the home of whodunnits, is set to go live on Samsung TV Plus. The FAST channel from Narrative Entertainment is already available on Freeview (61), LG, Rakuten, Plex andā Netgem. Airing mystery shows and monthly premieres of high-stakes crime movies, this channel targets armchair detectives. Popular movie franchises such as Aurora […]
Insight TV, a specialist in non-scripted entertainment and free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST), has marked its 10th anniversary with a major expansion into Southeast Asia (SEA). Partnering with Samsung TV Plus, it has launched three FAST channels – InFast, InTravel and InWild, in Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines. This launch brings InTravel to Asia for […]
AIK Football has announced a deal to bring a dedicated FAST channel to Pluto TV. The Pluto TV AIK channel will showcase match highlights, interviews, behind-the-scenes content and training sessions from the Swedish football club, as well as AIK’s own sports show Studio AIK. Following the recent partnership with Borussia Dortmund in Germany, the deal […]
The BBC has confirmed a deal to broadcast Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland men’s international football matches in the run-up to the FIFA Men’s World Cup 2026. Rhodri Talfan Davies, Director of BBC Nations, commented: “I’m absolutely delighted that fans across Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will now be able to enjoy live, free-to-air coverage […]