Video Solutions, the media company that owns and operates AVoD platform wedotv and FAST Channel wedo movies, has reported a 115 per cent increase year over year in active users. According Video Solutions’ Co-CEOs and founders Chris Sharp and Philipp Rotermund, this success has positioned the company well for international expansion in 2023. In September […]
Echelon Studios continues its free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) rollout, adding several new FAST channels to the TCL Channel’s free streaming platform. The TCL Channel is a streaming service available on TCL TVs, which are powered by Roku and Google smart TV systems. TCL viewers will now have access to Echelon’s a-z library, featuring original […]
TV industry bodies the Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement (CIMM), the 4A’s and the TVB are launching a joint study focused on developing an action plan for supporting the evolution of local TV measurement in the US market. The initiative will involve an extensive programme of research, consultation, and engagement with the industry, helping to […]
Free global streaming media platform, Plex, has announced the launch of three new FAST channels from PBS Distribution, a provider of public television programmes around the world, and one new FAST channel from The WNET Group, home of New York’s, THIRTEEN – America’s flagship public television station. The new lineup, which includes PBS Antiques Roadshow,Julia […]
Television producer WTFN Entertainment has launched Radar MCN – a new division to support its digital content network. Headquartered in Melbourne and also with an office in the UK, the business will bring together a network of owned channels with millions of subscribers across YouTube, Facebook and Snap, as well as a series of global […]
Free Ad-supported Streaming TV (FAST) has captured the imagination of the entertainment industry in recent years, firmly establishing itself as a disrupter in the online streaming market. Not too long ago, viewers were doing anything they could to get away from ads. With a strong focus on subscription video, ads were seen as a vestige […]
Amagi, the global leader in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV, has released its latest report on the state of the free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) space which confirms that year-on-year growth in FAST continues to outpace industry predictions. The sixth edition of its Quarterly Global FAST Report reveals that growth in Q3 […]
SPI International, a Canal+ company, and the content and platform aggregator ScreenHits TV have agreed a new distribution deal for SPI’s FAST channel Filmstream, which broadcasts world cinema gems and independent feature films from around the world. The channel is now live via the ScreenHits TV app in the UK, the US, Germany, Colombia, Mexico […]
Amagi, a global leader in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV, has announced that IndiaCast Media Distribution Pvt. Ltd., the multi-platform content asset monetisation entity jointly owned by TV18 and Viacom18, has partnered with it to launch Desi Play TV, a free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channel in HD on Sling in the […]
Cinedigm has signed an exclusive agreement with Cirque du Soleil to bring nearly 30 hours of live show performances, documentaries, and acrobatic content to AVoD, FAST and TVoD platforms across the US. Beginning in March, Cinedigm will feature blocks of Cirque du Soleil content on its flagship streaming service Cineverse along with Dove Channel, Docurama, […]