Autentic, a specialist in documentaries and factual series, has announced the US launch of its three international FAST channels – Autentic Travel, Autentic History, and Adventure Earth. These channels are available immediately on Sling TV’s FAST service, Sling Freestream, as well as streaming platforms VIDAA and Anoki, with further launches planned in the coming months. […]
Bolt+ has announced a tie up with Cineflix Rights, a UK independent television content distributor, which sees its Real Disaster, Crime & Justice and Property & Reno FAST channels gaining an audience interaction feature on Bolt+ in the US. Whilst watching, viewers can now chat with others, engage with advertising to be rewarded and make […]
NetRange, an ACCESS company, a specialist in Smart TV solutions, has announced a partnership with OKAST, a provider of premium FAST (Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV) channels. This collaboration enriches NetRange’s Smart TV offering by adding OKAST’s portfolio of FAST channels that aim to resonate with local audiences’ values and cultures. For OKAST, this widens its […]
Tim Davie (Director General, BBC), Dame Carolyn McCall (CEO, ITV), Alex Mahon (CEO, Channel 4) and Sarah Rose (President, Channel 5) have marked the launch of new streaming service Freely. They highlighted the importance of public service broadcasting, and the role Freely can play in its future. Davie commented on the power of public service […]
The International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP) has confirmed the addition of NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) as its newest member. NHK is a public broadcaster in Japan operating 12 channels, including General TV, Educational TV, BS, BS Premium 4K and BS8K. Creating news, education, culture, family entertainment and sports programmes, NHK television and radio channels are […]
Fred Media, the Australian independent content distributor, has launched its first FAST channel in Europe. Available on the LG Channels platform in seven territories, including the UK, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden, the Life Down Under channel features lifestyle, documentary and factual content originating from and telling stories about life in Australia. All titles are […]
Insight TV, the millennial-focused channel operator and content producer is set to expand distribution across the US, with the introduction of four FAST channels, InTravel, InFast, InTrouble and InWonder on Anoki TV’s LiveTVx, further boosting Insight TV’s reach across North American. The use of Anoki’s personalised generative AI content discovery feature, will enable audiences in […]
C15 Studio, a new company powering FAST channels on behalf of various sports leagues, has launched four dedicated channels with backing from multiple investments from venture capital funds with sports ties. Initial channel partners include Formula 1, ONE Championship, Triton Poker Series and the Professional Squash Association, with Pluto TV, Samsung TV Plus, and Amazon […]
Sentech has launched Freevision Play, an OTT platform designed to grant South African viewers free access to a number of local TV and radio channel. Freevision Play is accessible to all South African residents with an active Internet connection and is compatible across all screens – smartphones, tablets, and smart TVs. To access the service, […]
Rakuten TV, the European streaming platform, has added new FAST channels across the continent. There are three new channels in Spain: Red Bull TV, Vevo Pop and Vevo Latino; three new free channels in the UK: Red Bull TV, Vevo Pop and Vevo Hip-Hop & R&B; three new channels in Italy: Red Bull TV, Vevo […]