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Echelon Studios FAST channels on HeroGo TV

Echelon Studios has announced a partnership to add its content to HeroGo TV’s library. HeroGo TV now gains access to Echelon’s collection of a-z FAST channels, including a-z Action, a-z Documentary, a-z Asian Flix and a-z Horror & Cult, plus more. “HeroGo TV has quickly evolved into a popular pipeline of viewing, simplifying access to […]

February 8, 2023

Da Vinci acquires content from Beyond Rights, Boat Rocker Media

Da Vinci, the global, family-first edutainment streamer, has announced a major expansion of its premium programming line-up, with new acquisitions from Beyond Rights – a Banijay Rights company – and Boat Rocker Media. The expanded slate of factual TV shows further strengthens Da Vinci’s commitment to helping millennial and GenZ families learn 21st Century life […]

February 8, 2023

THEMA announce new launches in Spain

THEMA, a Canal+ Group company, has announced multiple launches of its FAST TV-channel – Vive Kanal D Drama – in Spain. In January the channel became available on 2 platforms – Rakuten TV and Orange TV – and more deals are coming soon. At the same time with the Orange TV launch, the channel has […]

February 7, 2023

Guru Studio, Future Today launch True and the Rainbow Kingdom FAST channel

Guru Studio, a leader in children’s entertainment, and Future Today, a specialist in ad-supported streaming, are have announced a partnership to launch a dedicated free advertising-supported linear TV (FAST) channel for the hit series True and the Rainbow Kingdom in the US. The new channel will deliver content from Gurus’ flagship preschool series to a […]

February 7, 2023

Fifth Season strengthens EMEA distribution team

Global film and TV studio Fifth Season (formerly Endeavor Content) has made a raft of appointments and promotions across its expanding EMEA Television Distribution team. Led by the recently promoted President of Television Distribution, Prentiss Fraser, Fifth Season’s Television Distribution team is headquartered in London, with executives located in New York, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, […]

February 6, 2023

Study: Audiences rate streamer ads higher than linear

A global study from Samsung Ads through Verve reveals that ads on ad-funded and free streaming TV (FAST) services are more likely to be watched compared to other services – a finding consistent across the UK, Germany, Australia, and India. The global report, Understanding Advertising Engagement across different viewing platform types, compared key markets in […]

February 2, 2023

ThinkAnalytics FY revenue up 30%

ThinkAnalytics, a provider of cloud-based personalised content discovery, viewer insight, and targeted advertising solutions, reports that it grew “aggressively” in 2022 with revenue growth of 30 per cent year on year. New customer signings worldwide include Bell Canada, BritBox, Crunchyroll, Telus, Sony Pictures, Magyar Telekom, and MBC Group. 2022 highlights include: New live deployments worldwide, […]

February 1, 2023

Roku signs FAST deal with Warner Bros Discovery

Roku and Warner Bros Discovery have agreed a deal to bring Warner Bros branded FAST channels to The Roku Channel. Featuring popular titles including Westworld, The Bachelor, Cake Boss, Say Yes to the Dress, F-Boy Island and more, the channels will arrive on The Roku Channel in the US this spring. On top of new […]

January 31, 2023

Xumo Play launches CraftsyTV

TN Marketing, a Minnesota-based international online media company, has announced the launch of its channel, CraftsyTV, on the free ad-supported TV (FAST) platform Xumo Play. The channel will feature a wide range of instructional tutorials, step-by-step demonstrations, and how-to videos on various creative categories such as knitting, baking, sewing, painting, paper crafts, embroidery, woodworking, crocheting, […]

January 26, 2023

Forecast: FAST channel revenues at $12bn in 2027

Free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channel revenue grew almost 20 times between 2019 and 2022, and is set to triple between 2022 and 2027 to reach $12 billion (€11.9bn) according to research from analyst firm Omdia. FAST channels are increasing rapidly with more than 1,500 channels already available in the US, according to Omdia. “The […]

January 25, 2023By Colin Mann