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FAST FAQs: Launching an online TV streaming service

Launching your own streaming platform can feel like navigating uncharted territory. Between content acquisition, monetisation, marketing, and the technical setup, it’s easy to feel like there’s a lot to figure out. FAST Channels TV has worked with dozens of content owners to launch successful FAST platforms. In this guide, the company answers the questions it […]

September 18, 2025

Tubi launches Productubity for discreet streaming

Tubi, Fox Corporation’s AVoD service, has announced the launch of Productubity, a new Chrome extension designed to help users stream smarter, and sneakier, while on the clock. Productubity lets streamers toggle from Tubi to a fictitious work screen with a single click, to keep the content on screen from being detected by their boss and […]

September 18, 2025

World of Love Island FAST channel on Prime Video US

Zoo 55, Part of ITV Studios is launching a new World of Love Island FAST channel for US audiences on Prime Video. A curated schedule of full episodes from the Love Island UK seasons 3 and 5 and Love Island Australia seasons 1 and 2, totalling 300+ hours, will run on the FAST channel accessible […]

September 18, 2025

Street Cars 101 Media joins FAST Channels TV

Street Cars 101 Media, the powerhouse behind Street Cars 101 TV and the Street Car Talk Podcast, has announced its official entry into the Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV (FAST) market through a new partnership with FAST Channels TV. With this launch, Street Cars 101 TV and the Street Car Talk Podcast will now reach a […]

September 16, 2025

MPs to quiz BBC on licence fee

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the UK House of Commons is to hold an Evidence Session with senior BBC representatives, including its Director General Tim Davie. The session on September 15th will examine the BBC’s collection of the Licence Fee in 2024/25, as well as assess the organisation’s overall financial management. As a result […]

September 15, 2025By Colin Mann

Eultelsat distributes SoFast’s Baywatch TV in MENA

Eutelsat and SoFast, a player in the creation, playout and monetisation of FAST and linear channels, have partnered to distribute the channel Baywatch TV, subtitled in Arabic. The iconic channel, based on the cult Baywatch series, will be available to audiences across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) from the region’s leading 7/8° West […]

September 12, 2025

Cooper appointed Channel 4 Chair

UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has announced that Geoff Cooper has been appointed as the next Chair of public service broadcaster Channel 4. He will join the broadcaster’s Board on October 1st, succeeding the interim Chair Dawn Airey CBE. Cooper, currently Chair of AO World plc, has over 30 years’ Board experience across a range of […]

September 10, 2025By Colin Mann

Babeleye extends partnership with Eutelsat

Babeleye, a specialist in content metadata solutions, has announced the extension of its strategic partnership with satellite operator Eutelsat. This renewed collaboration further solidifies Babeleye’s role as metadata provider for Sat.tv, Eutelsat’s FTA satellite television service across Europe, Africa and the Middle East. The Sat.tv service, designed to offer a user-friendly satellite TV experience to […]

September 10, 2025

CarbonTV partners with FAST Channels TV to launch No Limits channel

CarbonTV, the distribution network for No Limits, has announced its collaboration with FAST Channels TV to introduce their latest venture, a FAST (Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV) channel, to audiences worldwide. No Limits is the newest addition to the FAST channel lineup. Join host Brian Spicer, along with a passionate crew of experts, as they pursue […]

September 9, 2025

Unified Streaming powers ITV’s FAST channels

ITV, the British media and broadcasting company, is now using Unified Virtual Channel from Unified Streaming to stream its FAST channels. Unified Virtual Channel is a software-only solution that turns existing VoD assets, aka catalogue or archive content, into new live, linear streams. Mimicking the feel and familiarity of traditional broadcast television, the tech enables […]

September 9, 2025