Sky Sports and ITV have reached an agreement in principle which will allow all UK football fans to watch free-to-air coverage of select Carabao Cup and Championship fixtures. The new deal starts in January 2025, commencing with the Carabao Cup semi-finals, running until the end of the 2026/27 season and means ITV will jointly broadcast […]
Narrative Entertainment UK has announced two new FAST channel launches and the expansion of the GREAT! brand into the US market as it marks its third anniversary. Since its launch of the free-to-air entertainment GREAT! network in May 2021, the company reports its has enjoyed huge success, beating many established TV brands in a challenging […]
Football fans in Australia can now access the RealMadrid TV FAST channel. The channel has joined the lineup of Pluto TV FAST channels already on 10 Play and can be streamed via the Live TV With Pluto TV branded area. RealMadrid TV features a wide variety of content around the La Liga club including latest […]
Music TV is having a moment. The entertainment landscape has witnessed a remarkable resurgence of music-based TV in recent years, with FAST (free ad-supported streaming TV) capturing the attention of diverse audiences globally and triggering tremendous growth in the music TV space. The Rise of FAST Channels The rise of FAST Channels has offered TV […]
BBC Studios and Pluto TV have announced four new FAST channels for the EMEA region. In addition to the existing Top Gear FAST channel available on Pluto TV in the Nordics, three new Top Gear FAST channels will launch over the coming months – the first being Top Gear: Classics, showcasing the highest rated Top […]
Moonbug Entertainment, a part of Candle Media, has announced the launch of its first free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channel for apop kids’ show Blippi. The 24/7 channel is available exclusively on Samsung TV Plus in the US, and coming soon to Canada. Families can now watch over 55 hours of Blippi content on Samsung […]
Fans of Steven Bartlett’s The Diary of a CEO have a new way to enjoy their favourite vodcast (video podcast) content as it launches a dedicated 24/7 channel exclusively on Samsung TV Plus. Immediately available in the UK and the Netherlands, the channel will also be rolling out soon in Germany and Austria. The Diary […]
Italian public broadcaster Rai has brought forward the launch date for the first multiplex to broadcast in DVB-T2, targeting August 28th. Specific channels haven’t been finalised, but are likely to include flagships Rai 1 HD, Rai 2 HD, and Rai 3 HD in simulcast. This aims to improve reception in areas struggling with the current […]
A report from FASTMaster – a source of FAST data and analysis in the US created by industry thought leader Gavin Bridge – reveals that not only are there the biggest number of FAST Channels in the US to date, but even though the medium has matured, it is still growing. In addition to presenting […]
An Ofcom investigation has concluded that People’s Forum: The Prime Minister on GB News broke broadcasting due impartiality rules. Given this represents a serious and repeated breach of these rules, Ofcom is now starting the process for consideration of a statutory sanction against GB News. Ofcom received 547 complaints about this live, hour-long current affairs […]