Samsung Electronics has announced a slate of new Samsung TV Plus channels in Europe, bringing audiences of the FAST streaming service even more regional content from a range of European broadcasters. These new partnerships between Samsung TV Plus and European broadcasters, including ZDF, ITV Studios, Viasat World, and Newen, further demonstrates the growth and improved […]
MotorTrend Group, a Warner Bros Discovery company, has announced the launch of its first Spanish-language FAST TV channel, MotorTrend VELOZ TV. There will be 12 series to start on the 24/7 channel, including Shorty’s Dream Shop, with the first majority Latino cast from MotorTrend, as well as popular programmes including Bitchin’ Rides, Inside West Coast […]
FITE has announced that its FAST channel, FITE 24/7, achieved a record 7.3 million visits during Q3. Built on 1000s of hours of combat sports events – including boxing, MMA, grappling and pro-wrestling – and other entertainment content, the channel serves round the clock action via 19 international platform affiliates and on the FITE app […]
MAVTV – the media platform for passion-fueled motorsports, powersports and automotive programming – has announced that its streaming channel, MAVTV Select, is now available on Xumo Play, the US FAST service. “Xumo Play viewers can now immerse themselves in MAVTV’s thrilling content, enabling enthusiasts to discover stories both on and off the track and further […]
Despite continued economic caution among marketers, ad view growth on premium video remained healthy in both the US and Europe in the first half of 2023, with 6 per cent and 15 per cent growth respectively, according to FreeWheel’s latest Video Marketplace Report. There continues to be significant regional differences in viewing habits. Large screen […]
Samsung TV Plus and ZDF Studios are expanding their existing partnership and will build 20 European FAST Channels together in the future. The start is made by the launch of two new channels in Germany. The two new channels, available now on Samsung TV Plus, are Bares für Rares (Cash or Trash) and ZDF kocht! […]
Insight TV, the millennial-focused global channel operator and content producer has announced InTravel, with channel partners, SYD Films, Jungle Creations, Steller, WTM, Travel Video Awards (TVAs) and Schiphol Media. Insight TV says its latest FAST channel “is a travel hub that converges award-winning TV shows, masterful storytellers, and visionary filmmakers, creating spectacles, journeys, and adventures […]
The European TV market is in a state of flux, with traditional pay-TV and advertising losing ground to streaming services, according to the XXI edition of the annual Turning Digital report from Rome-based ITMedia Consulting. The report recorded a slowdown in the growth of the TV market in Europe in 2022, after the rise in […]
BBC Studios – creator, producer and distributor of British content globally – has announced a deal with Amazon Freevee in the US, who will exclusively premiere five new, editorially-curated premium FAST channels to audiences across the nation. Beginning October 17th, FAST channels showcasing over 1,000 hours of popular titles including The Catherine Tate Show, Misfits, […]
Rakuten TV, the European streaming platforms in Europe, has partnered with Okast Channels to distribute and monetise new European-based FAST channels. Convinced by the portfolio of channels proposed by Okast, Rakuten TV will distribute a selection of FAST channels in different European territories. Okast Channels enables content owners to create, launch, and distribute FAST channel […]