SoFAST has announced that is has successfully completed its first round of funding.In a press statement, the company said: “As an aggregator of FAST (Free Ad-supported Streaming Television) channels, this fundraising will allow us to grow our business development and technical support activities, around the world, allowing us to get closer to our customers, provide […]
Castify.ai, an omnichannel content distribution and monetisation platform that allows video content owners to create their own branded OTT applications & FAST channels across multiple smart TV and streaming platforms, has seen a year over year rise of 170 per cent in viewership with an increase of 230 per cent in average time spent on […]
In 2021, the Latino-American advertising market attracted investments of $14.22 billion (€13.35bn), according to Dataxis. Although the figure meant a recovery of 34.5 per cent compared to the fateful 2020, it was slightly below the 2019 record. The digital format replaced television as the leading advertising vehicle for the first time. The amount of spending […]
FAST Channels TV has announced a new agreement with TCL Channel, part of TCL Electronics, which is one of the dominant players in the global TV industry and a leading consumer electronics company, bringing more than 170 free ad-supported television (FAST) linear channels to TCL TVs. TCL Channel’s streaming service offers a wide selection of […]
Pluto TV, a Paramount company and FAST service, has announced a partnership with Têtu, the LGBTQ+ media brand in France and in the French-speaking world. The companies said that the partnership, which brings the Têtu brand to streaming for the first time, reflects their “shared mission to foster diversity and inclusion through the power of […]
Amagi, a global leader in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV, has announced its partnership with Banijay Rights, the global distribution arm of world-leading independent TV producer Banijay, to drive its Free Ad-supported Streaming TV (FAST) strategy worldwide. Amagi has facilitated channel creation, distribution and monetisation for Banijay Rights on key FAST platforms […]
Entertainment metadata and content IDs specialist Gracenote has launched Gracenote Streaming Channels Data aimed at enabling content discovery platforms better to connect consumers to programming on free ad-supported TV (FAST) channels as well as linear channels on virtual MVPD (vMVPD) services. By integrating this new solution, Gracenote says that content aggregators can now more effectively […]
Crackle Plus, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment company, and one of the largest operators of streaming advertising-supported video-on-demand (AVOD) streaming services, has announced an agreement to launch five FAST channels on Local Now, Allen Media Group’s free streaming platform for local news and entertainment in America. Crackle Plus FAST channels include Crackle, Crackle […]
FAST Channels TV latest partnership brings more movies and TV shows to HeroGo TV’s huge selection of titles, including over 200 free ad-supported television (FAST) channels and over 1,000 VoD assets, that will entertain and educate viewers of all ages. The new channel line-up includes World Poker Tour, Law & Crime, batteryPOP Kids, Must See […]
Pluto TV, a Paramount-owned AVoD platform, has expanded to the Nordics – launching in Sweden, Denmark and Norway. The service has unveiled a programming line-up that features more than 70 unique and locally curated channels now live in each country. Pluto TV is launching in the Nordics through a transformational partnership with Nordic Entertainment Group […]