Amuse Animation, a digital-first animation studio, has announced the launch of Car City Adventures, a fully localised 24/7 linear FAST channel on Samsung TV Plus. Now available in eight languages across ten countries, Amuse partnered with Xumo Enterprise, the business-to-business arm of Xumo that provides FAST solutions to the industry, on the development, creation, and […]

Autentic, a specialist in documentaries and factual series, has announced the US launch of its three international FAST channels – Autentic Travel, Autentic History, and Adventure Earth. These channels are available immediately  on Sling TV’s FAST service, Sling Freestream, as well as streaming platforms VIDAA and Anoki, with further launches planned in the coming months. […]

Bolt+ has announced a tie up with Cineflix Rights, a UK independent television content distributor, which sees its Real Disaster, Crime & Justice and Property & Reno FAST channels gaining an audience interaction feature on Bolt+ in the US. Whilst watching, viewers can now chat with others, engage with advertising to be rewarded and make […]

NetRange, an ACCESS company, a specialist in Smart TV solutions, has announced a partnership with OKAST, a provider of premium FAST (Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV) channels. This collaboration enriches NetRange’s Smart TV offering by adding OKAST’s portfolio of FAST channels that aim to resonate with local audiences’ values and cultures. For OKAST, this widens its […]

Quintus Studios, the factual content distributor and channel owner, has announced that Little Dot Studios, the digital content studio and media network, has acquired 40 hours of factual content for its digital channels. The agreement sees a wide range of factual content from the Quintus Studios catalogue including three seasons of Mega Transports (6 x 60’ each), […]

For years, top executives at Netflix have considered launching a FAST service. That stands for free ad-supported television, a new model that allows streaming services to reel non-subscribers in. Instead of paying, they get a basic collection of on-site content and pay for them by watching ads instead. Now Netflix is looking to launch its […]

Fred Media, the Australian independent content distributor, has launched its first FAST channel in Europe. Available on the LG Channels platform in seven territories, including the UK, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden, the Life Down Under channel features lifestyle, documentary and factual content originating from and telling stories about life in Australia. All titles are […]

Insight TV, the millennial-focused channel operator and content producer is set to expand distribution across the US, with the introduction of four FAST channels, InTravel, InFast, InTrouble and InWonder on Anoki TV’s LiveTVx, further boosting Insight TV’s reach across North American. The use of Anoki’s personalised generative AI content discovery feature, will enable audiences in […]

Is Hollywood reinventing a ‘Bundling 2.0’ of the best content to watch? Hub Intel says US consumers are savvier than ever in navigating TV and movie sources to get what they want. But it’s not easy. Multiple streaming services are still needed to replicate the ‘all-in-one’ of cable TV days of yore, and viewers increasingly […]

Banijay Rights, the distribution arm of Banijay Entertainment, has unveiled a dedicated Mr Bean: The Animated Series FAST channel. Marking the 30th FAST channel in Banijay Rights’ portfolio, the 24/7 channel – simply called Mr Bean – offers the first three seasons of Mr Bean: The Animated Series. Produced by Tiger Aspect Kids & Family […]