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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

Fremantle launching 25 FAST channels on Pluto TV

Fremantle has signed a global deal with Pluto TV to distribute 25 FAST channels across 13 countries, with each channel being specifically curated for individual markets.  The expansion of Fremantle’s partnership with Pluto TV will see 24 of the company’s most popular FAST channels premiere in the UK, the US, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Spain, […]

June 18, 2024

That’s TV 2 channel on Freeview

A new Freeview TV channel, That’s TV 2, launches on January 3rd celebrating 35 years since Australian soap Home and Away first launched in the UK. That’s TV 2 will be the new sister channel to That’s TV, offering a raft of classic TV shows to Freeview viewers including the very first season of Home […]

January 2, 2024

Virgin TV adds 14 FAST channels

Virgin Media O2 has added a range of new themed channels to its TV line up at at no extra cost. TV favourites including Deal or No Deal USA, Fear Factor and Baywatch are now available to Virgin Media TV customers via dedicated streaming channels. The new channels are based around a single programme or […]

August 1, 2023By Nik Roseveare

India: HITS channel on Airtel Digital TV

Airtel Digital TV has announced the arrival of its new channel, Airtel HITS HD. Featuring a selection of some of the most popular, iconic, and award-winning Hollywood television content from the 60s to the early 2000s, the channel aims to take viewers in India on a trip down memory lane. HITS will launch on Airtel […]

May 19, 2022

Pam & Tommy premieres Feb 2 on Disney+

Disney has announced that original limited series, Pam & Tommy, will premiere on February 2nd in the UK with the first three episodes (of eight) available under the Star banner on the Disney+ streaming platform. The biographical drama depicts the 1995 marriage between Baywatch star Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee, drummer in the band Mötley […]

December 20, 2021By Nik Roseveare

Redbox signs content deal with Fremantle

Redbox, the US entertainment company, has signed a content deal with Fremantle to further accelerate its free streaming service. The deal adds Free Ad Supported Television (FAST) channels which will make their debut on December 1st. They include BUZZR, The Price Is Right: The Barker Era and the Baywatch channel. “Our partnership with Fremantle will […]

November 1, 2021

India: HITS launches on JIO

HITS, one of Asia’s top English networks that brings the best of Hollywood and UK TV shows from the past several decades, will now be available to Jio users in India. HITS will be introduced as a value-added linear service on JioTV for mobile users as well as JioTV+ for JioFiber users. Jio users can […]

November 27, 2020