TV viewership in Italy remained relatively stable in H1 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. While overall daily viewership remained slightly above 8.55 million, prime-time audiences increased marginally by 0.5 per cent to 20.12 million, according to Italy’s Communications Regulatory Authority. However, compared to 2020, both daily and prime-time viewership declined significantly, by […]
At MIPCOM 2024, Maria Rua Aguete, Head of Media and Entertainment at Omdia, highlighted Brazil’s rapid rise in the free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) market. Brazil is projected to triple its FAST revenue from $119 million (€110m) in 2024 to $303 million by 2029, and the country is set to become the third-largest FAST market […]
Samsung, for the first time, has released user data on its FAST service Samsung TV Plus, claiming it now has 88 million monthly active users, and is the number one app on Samsung TVs in the US. Samsung is the best-selling TV brand in the US, and Samsung TV Plus is installed on every device. […]
Kantar, the marketing data and analytics company, has released its latest Entertainment on Demand (EoD) data on the UK’s streaming market. Kantar’s EoD study in Great Britain uncovers the behaviours within the VoD market between July to September 2024. Emmys and high-profile partnerships propel Disney+ Off the back of a hugely successful Emmy awards season, […]
Amagi, has released the 13th Amagi Global FAST Report, which reveals significant growth in sports content in the free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) ecosystem. The report highlights a 150 per cent increase in global sports channel viewership on FAST compared to an overall viewership growth of 40 per cent, showcasing the increasing demand for sports […]
CNN en Español has launched CNN Xpress, a new FAST channel offers US Hispanic audiences a new way to engage with CNN en Español’s content from around the world. CNN Xpress, available through Prime Video and Amazon Freevee, provide the latest news content tailored for Latino audiences through a curated playlist of short-form content featuring […]
Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV (FAST) has emerged as a game-changing opportunity for content owners to monetise their libraries while reaching a global audience. But what does it take to launch your own FAST channel? Here, FAST Channels TV addresses key questions about creating and managing a FAST channel, providing valuable insights for content owners eager […]
TV5Monde and Samsung have signed an agreement for the launch of two FAST channels on Samsung TV Plus, Samsung’s AVoD service. TV5Monde Voyage is available immediately in France and TV5Monde Info will be available from December on the Samsung TV Plus service in both France and Italy. TV5Monde Voyage offers travel and lifestyle content with a […]
FilmRise, the US-based film and television studio and streaming network, has announced it will be launching a suite of new FAST channels to their roster of channel offerings. This includes the first-ever FAST channel solely dedicated to iconic detective Sherlock Holmes. The announcement was made at MIPCOM by Danny Fisher, CEO of FilmRise. Alongside The […]
In response to UK commercial PSB ITV’s recent job advert for a Head of Generative AI Innovation, whose role will include using technology to help create ‘shows, films and digital-first content’, Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) General Secretary Ellie Peers said: “We were shocked to hear that ITV are intending to bring in an […]