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Xumo, PubMatic expand programmatic advertising

Xumo, a streaming platform joint venture between Comcast and Charter, and PubMatic, an independent technology company delivering a digital advertising supply chain, have announced a partnership to make Xumo’s inventory programmatically available to advertisers via PubMatic. With this collaboration, advertisers can unlock reach and targeting capabilities across Xumo properties, strengthened by PubMatic’s supply path optimisation […]

November 22, 2024

Cox integrates Xumo FAST Channels; Sky to follow

Xumo Enterprise, the B2B arm of the Xumo joint venture between Comcast and Charter Communications, has partnered with Cox Communications to integrate free ad-supported TV (FAST) channels into its linear guide to offer customers in the US more programming, at no additional cost. Cox follows Xfinity as the latest MVPD to integrate Xumo-powered FAST channels […]

September 5, 2024

Car City Adventures FAST channel on Samsung TV Plus

Amuse Animation, a digital-first animation studio, has announced the launch of Car City Adventures, a fully localised 24/7 linear FAST channel on Samsung TV Plus. Now available in eight languages across ten countries, Amuse partnered with Xumo Enterprise, the business-to-business arm of Xumo that provides FAST solutions to the industry, on the development, creation, and […]

July 2, 2024

Fubo on Comcast’s Xfinity Flex, Xumo Stream Box, Xumo TV

FuboTV, the sports-first live TV streaming platform, has announced the launch of its app on Comcast’s entertainment platforms Xfinity Flex, Xumo Stream Box and Xumo TV across the US. “Live sports is best enjoyed on the big screen – in fact, 95 per cent of Fubo viewers are watching their favourite content on connected and […]

June 28, 2024

Report: US advertisers to increase FAST investments

Xumo and Comcast Advertising have released a joint report, The 2023 State of FAST, exploring the growing usage of free ad-supported streamingtelevision (FAST) among advertisers and consumers, and the role it is playing in multiscreen TV advertising plans today. The report combines data insights from across Comcast Advertising and Xumo Play alongside custom research with […]

November 9, 2023

MAVTV Select on Xumo Play

MAVTV – the media platform for passion-fueled motorsports, powersports and automotive programming – has announced that its streaming channel, MAVTV Select, is now available on Xumo Play, the US FAST service. “Xumo Play viewers can now immerse themselves in MAVTV’s thrilling content, enabling enthusiasts to discover stories both on and off the track and further […]

October 13, 2023

Channel 4 first FAST channels for US

British broadcaster Channel 4 has launched its first international channels after striking deals with US streaming platforms Tubi, Plex and Xumo Play. Two channels – 4 Adventure and 4 Emergency – will be available on the streaming platforms making hundreds of hours of Channel 4 content, alongside other UK programming, available for free to millions […]

September 4, 2023

At Home with Family Handyman a success for TMB

TMB, the community driven entertainment company with a FAST portfolio that reached over 11 billion minutes of watch time last year is celebrating the success of its most recent channel, At Home With Family Handyman. The FAST channel is now officially TMB’s fastest growing to date with a 129 per cent increase in minutes watched […]

July 5, 2023

NBCUniversal launches slew of new FAST channels

NBCUniversal has announced a new free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) linear content offerings from across the NBCU Television & Streaming portfolio and NBCUniversal Global Distribution library. For the first time, viewers can access programming across all NBCUniversal genres centred on popular titles and categories available anytime at no additional cost. Curated with content from past […]

June 29, 2023By Nik Roseveare

Xumo Play launches NFL Channel

Xumo Play, the ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service owned by Comcast, has launched the NFL Channel in the US, just in time for live coverage of the 2023 NFL Draft with NFL Draft Center. For the first three rounds on April 27th and 28th, NFL Draft Center, will feature live, look-in coverage with commentary and […]

April 27, 2023