Whip Media, the leading enterprise software platform and data provider to the world’s largest entertainment organizations, announced on Tuesday it has been selected by VIZIO to help manage and streamline ad revenue reporting for WatchFree+, its free, ad-supported streaming service. VIZIO, one of the largest TV brands in the U.S. with over 17 million active […]
Free Ad-supported Streaming TV (FAST) channels bring the linear television experience to free streaming, creating an opportunity for content owners, producers, and distributors to monetize existing content. Unlike paid-for streaming platforms or cable TV, there is no subscription fee, with revenue derived from ad sales. Combined with low set up costs, global reach, and enhanced […]
Amagi, the global leader in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV, announced today that Mainstream Media AG has launched its first-ever female-centred Free Ad-supported Streaming TV (FAST) channel, Starke Frauen (Strong Women), by using Amagi’s FAST solutions. With this launch, the pay-TV network has added to the momentum of FAST in Germany, boosting […]
Sports and entertainment platform FITE has revealed that viewing hours of its FAST channel, FITE 24/7, have surpassed the million hour milestone in just twelve months since its launch. Built on thousands of hours of premium combat sports events – including the best in boxing, MMA, grappling and pro-wrestling – and other entertainment content, the […]
International producer, distributor and channel operator, Blue Ant Media, has announced the launch of its free, advertising-supported streaming TV (FAST) channel, Love Pets. The new pet-themed channel features heartfelt stories about the animals in our lives, big and small, and the devoted people who care for them. Love Pets debuted on Sling Freestream across the […]
Teleantioquia, Colombia’s first regional channel, has launched Teleantioquia Play, a direct-to-consumer streaming platform developed by TVCoins. TVCoins is a provider of white label, ad-supported video streaming platforms that has positioned itself within Colombia and the Latin American market. By partnering with TVCoins, Teleantioquia entered the streaming market with a quick-to-market solution. Teleantioquia Play is supporting to the company’s […]
Research from entertainment technology specialist TiVo finds that the average number of video services used by consumers has surpassed double-digits for the first time since TiVo started tracking this metric in the Video Trends Report in 2012, up to an average of 11.6 video services from 8.9 a year ago and 9.9 in Q2 2022. […]
Findings released by Global Distributor Blue Ant International at London Screenings point to the significant growth in the UK’s emerging FAST arena over the next four years. Conducted by technology research firm Omdia as a follow-up to its recent global study on FAST, the UK-focused findings reveal that FAST will account for nearly 20 per […]
Music video network Vevo has unveiled a new data science capability to support the creation of more impactful programming and ad products across Vevo’s expanding connected TV (CTV) footprint. Now Internet-enabled, the TV screen is delivering more value to the music industry than ever before, as a result of the vast consumer adoption of smart […]
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, a provider of content to value-conscious consumers, and Asian entertainment network and multi-channel operator, KC Global Media, have announced an agreement for the expansion of the companies’ international reach across free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) and AVoD. The agreement further enhances growth across Asia, featuring a fresh volume of […]