Fremantle has signed a global deal with Pluto TV to distribute 25 FAST channels across 13 countries, with each channel being specifically curated for individual markets. The expansion of Fremantle’s partnership with Pluto TV will see 24 of the company’s most popular FAST channels premiere in the UK, the US, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Spain, […]
The Broadcast 2040+ campaign, a UK coalition of voices dedicated to securing a hybrid future for free-to-air terrestrial TV and radio services, ensuring its protection for the long term, has suggested that any potential Labour government will need to make a decision on the sector’s future early into its term. In response to the launch […]
During its inaugural event, Samsung Ads Canada Innovation Day 2024, Samsung Ads Canada, the advertising arm of Samsung Electronics in Canada and a specialist in advanced TV including Connected TV (CTV), unveiled insights into Free Ad-Supported Streaming Television (FAST) viewership in Canada. Samsung currently holds a 43 per cent share of Canada’s Smart TV marketplace. […]
The Extreme Channel is now available on Freeview TV across the UK, offering its adrenaline-fueled content on Freeview channel 295. The original Extreme Channel, which airs 24/7 has been the home of extreme content from around the world for almost 25 years. The channel offers viewers a broad spectrum of exclusive programming across sports and […]
The number of TV channels broadcasting in Italy has been steadily decreasing over the past decade, dropping from 389 in 2012 to 343 in 2022 and 316 in 2023, according to a report published by Confindustria Radio Televisioni. At the end of 2023, there were 268 nationally-produced channels, a drop of 18 per cent compared […]
Lionsgate and Nielsen have announced that the two companies are bringing traditional linear TV metrics to the free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) space – calling it an industry first. The deal has enabled MovieSphere by Lionsgate to become the first major FAST channel to be measured by Nielsen, reporting channel viewership in the same measurement […]
Swedish tech startup Staccs, a free ad-supported television (FAST) technology company with its own lineup of music video channels, is expanding its partnership with Samsung TV Plus with the addition of two new channels. Following the successful launch of Staccs TV earlier this year, Staccs TV Throwback and Staccs TV Celebrate will become available to […]
UKTV has announced that U – its new masterbrand – will go live on July 16th, uniting UKTV’s family of free-to-air channels which will become U&Dave, U&Drama, U&Yesterday and U&W. Its free streaming service will transition from UKTV Play to U. Penny Brough, Chief Marketing Officer at UKTV, commented: “The launch of U on July 16th is […]
Pluto TV has partnered with Your Channels and OUTtv to launch PRIDEtv Channel across international markets on Pluto TV this June, in celebration of Pride Month. PRIDEtv is the lifestyle television channel for the LGBTQI+ community & open-minded, featuring arthouse films, captivating documentaries, popular queer series, short films, reality shows and original TV shows. The channel is available exclusively […]
Bell Media has announced the addition of new platform partners for its 10 FAST channels which launched in April on LG Channels. Bell Media’s FAST channels will launch on Plex and The Roku Channel in Canada later this year and, as previously announced, Samsung TV Plus. “Our FAST portfolio have received a great response on […]