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18 new channels for Echelon Studios from FAST Channels TV

Echelon Studios, an independent production, distribution, and licensing company, is expanding its impressive content catalogue with the launch of 18 additional channels from FAST Channels TV. Following the successful launch of several Free Ad-supported Streaming TV (FAST) channels under the ‘a-z’ brand in 2020, Echelon Studios is now adding to its diverse library, with a […]

October 17, 2022

Amagi strengthens presence in Northeast Asia

Amagi, the global leader in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV, has bolstered its presence in Northeast Asia, with a sales and customer support team in South Korea, to serve customers in the region. The company has also signed a partnership with Digibase, a Seoul-based provider of professional media services for live video […]

October 13, 2022

France: 2.9m additional pay-TV subs by 2026

French pay-TV channels are projecting to attract 2.9 million additional subscribers by the end of 2026 to reach between 24 and 25 million subscribing homes, according to French thematic channels association, ACCeS.In 2021, the 114 thematic channels operating in the French metropolitan market registered 22 million subscribing homes, a 6.5 per cent yearly growth, according […]

October 12, 2022From Pascale Paoli-Lebailly in Paris

Daro, Corbi, Enlighten Content partner on MyTime Movie Network

Daro Film Distribution (Monaco), Corbi (Spain) and Enlighten Content (US) have teamed up to launch MyTime Movie Network, a FAST channel for women. The channel offers global audiences thousands of hours of content— from thrillers, romantic films, cheerful holiday movies as well as sports documentaries, female-led series and top model reality programmes. Conceptualised during the […]

October 12, 2022

Get into the spirit this season with FAST Channels TV lineup

FAST Channels TV offers an impressive collection of horror content, from unexplained stories and independent slashers to cult classics – just in time for Halloween. With more than 20 new linear channels in the process of being added to the current FAST Channels TV line-up, there are a number of listings that promise a fright […]

October 11, 2022

Sony KAL Hindi launches on Xumo in US

Sony Pictures Networks (SPN), in association with Sony Pictures Television (SPT), has announced that Sony KAL Hindi, its free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channel, has launched on Xumo in the US. This comes on the heels of Sony KAL Hindi’s debut on TCL Channel in the U.S. and Canada in August. SPN’s general entertainment destination […]

October 10, 2022

Playground TV Channel on LG Channels in Europe

The Playground TV Channel is now availble on LG Channels across Europe. “We are happy to announce that we are today premiering Playground TV channel on LG Channels across LG TVs in Europe ”, said Daniel Nordberg, CEO & Founder of Playground TV. “LGs innovation and readiness to adopt free advertising-based streaming television, FAST [free […]

September 29, 2022

Red Bee, Nowtilus, Equativ launch High View FAST channels on LG Smart TV

Red Bee Media, Nowtilus and Equativ (formerly Smart) have announced the launch of their jointly created Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV (FAST) offering. The product combines technology and expertise from the three companies to create a B2B solution for implementing and managing FAST channels. High View, a Germany-and-Austria-based independent media company, is the debut customer, distributing […]

September 29, 2022

SPI International, Outdoor Sport Channel distribution deal

SPI International, a Canal+ company, has signed a linear and on-demand multiyear distribution partnership deal with Outdoor Sport Channel, international outdoor sports television company. The deal enables SPI to distribute the channel in multiple formats – linear, FAST, or VOD – under the SPI portfolio via all of its international offices.“The top-quality programming selection of […]

September 26, 2022

Report: UK home ent market set for £5.5bn boost

A report, The Evolution of Home Entertainment Report 2020 – 2025, from trade bodies the British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) and DEGI: Digital Entertainment Group International, predicts UK category growth of £5.5 billion (€6.3bn) by 2025, a rise of 114 per cent on the pre-pandemic predictions as well as forecast transactional cumulative consumer spend […]

September 22, 2022