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FAST

WildEarth TV on Samsung TV Plus in 4 EU markets

WildEarth TV, the live and interactive wildlife TV channel, has announced its launch on Samsung TV Plus in Italy, Spain, Netherlands and Sweden. The WildEarth TV channel is a 24/7 mix of interactive wildlife content, featuring 8 hours of live programming a day including twice-daily live safaris direct from locations including South Africa’s Djuma Game […]

January 14, 2022

Sky Italia launching Sky Cinema 4K

Sky Cinema 4K, the first channel in Italy entirely dedicated to movies in 4K HDR, will launch on January 28th. Sky Cinema 4K will be available on channel 313, adding to the 11 Sky Cinema branded channels, and will be available at no additional cost to all Sky Cinema customers with Sky Q via satellite […]

January 11, 2022

Cinedigm to acquire DMR

Streaming services specialist Cinedigm has reached an agreement to acquire Digital Media Rights (DMR), a streaming, advertising, and content distribution company. Founded more than a decade ago by media industry veterans Michael Hong and David Chu, DMR focuses on four key streaming businesses. First, the company is a leading global distributor of feature films and […]

January 7, 2022

Canela.TV app on Samsung TV

Canela.TV, the AVoD streaming service for US Hispanics, has announced the launch of its app on Samsung TV. Samsung TV owners in the US can now access a complete library of Spanish-language movies and series with the Canela.TV app on VoD and on linear FAST Channels. Integrated into Samsung’s Smart TV platform, Samsung TV owners […]

January 6, 2022

FilmRise appoints Gagliardi

FilmRise, the New York-based film and TV studio and streaming network, has announced the appointment of Daniel Gagliardi as Vice President, Digital Distribution and Business Development. As Vice President of Digital Distribution and Business Development, Gagliardi will spearhead and manage the growth and performance optimisation of FilmRise AVoD and FAST channels in addition to creating […]

January 5, 2022

Report: Trends that defined the video market in 2021

Streaming video has exploded and more companies are fighting for a piece of the pie; in an end of year report, Interpret examined the most significant developments impacting the video industry. 2021 brought several welcome changes after a 2020 that was great for subscription streaming services but a challenge for much of the rest of […]

December 22, 2021

ODMedia appoints Nagtzaam

International content services and processing company ODMedia has appointed Petrina Nagtzaam as Senior Project Manager and Kids. She will be based in the company’s Dutch office. In this role, Nagtzaam will spearhead many of the digital channels on all platforms such as managing MojiTV and ODMedia’s kids propositions on YouTube and Amazon among others. Nagtzaam […]

December 22, 2021

Polaris debuts on Vizio SmartCast

Polaris, the black-owned television, digital and social media platform, has announced the launch of its first free ad-supported streaming TV channel (FAST), that has debuted on VIZIO’s SmartCast platform. Created by digital media pioneer and legendary journalist, Rahman J. Dukes, Polaris promises to uncover and share stories created by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color […]

December 15, 2021

Pluto TV, Channel 5 add to FAST UK lineup

Pluto TV, the free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service, has extended its content partnership with Channel 5 in a move which will bring three new channels to the streaming service in the UK. In addition, existing Channel 5 programming on Pluto TV – originally available via My5 Crime and My5 GPs – has been repackaged […]

December 14, 2021

VIZIO adds Winter Watchland to WatchFree+

VIZIO is giving the gift of free entertainment for the holidays with Winter Watchland, a collection of over 500 hours of free holiday-themed featured movies, TV shows, recipes, and music on its treaming service, WatchFree+. Winter WatchLand, sponsored by Microsoft, is an all-in-one holiday destination that allows SmartCast users in the US to discover free […]

December 10, 2021