As the TV industry comes together in Cannes for MIPCOM, the growth of FAST is not restricted to the U.S. anymore: "Our mission is to entertain the planet!" By Georg Szalai Global Business Editor ...

Samsung TV Plus says it is now the top provider of free, ad-supported TV (FAST) channels, with nearly 700 channels now streaming in the U.S. The TV programming arm of the South Korean electronics ...

The FAST channels business is booming, and it is finally cutting through with traditional TV viewers in Europe, said a panel of experts at MIA Market this morning in Rome. Paramount+ and Pluto TV SVP ...

Reinventing the over-the-air broadcast model finds executives focusing on one similar -- yet different -- streaming segment: FAST (free ad-supported streaming TV). At a recent industry event, General ...

Streaming TV continues to get all of the attention from advertisers. Much of this excitement is coming at the expense of linear, which still commands close to half of all TV viewing. Amid the rush to ...

PBS is expanding its presence in the linear, free streaming channel business. The public broadcaster has sealed a deal with Amazon to stream its PBS Kids channel, as well as 150 local PBS stations, as ...

After licensing films, TV shows and content from the worlds of Steven Bartlett, David Letterman and Conan O’Brien, Samsung is taking the next step in the evolution of its free streaming TV platform by ...

Hearst Networks has announced the launch of five of its FAST channels on Trailblazer TV, the FAST platform from Go See TV. The channels are Mystery TV, Inside Crime, History Hunters, Deal Masters and ...

Pluto TV has announced the debut of a number of FAST channels dedicated to global and local news coverage across multiple international markets. Katrina Kowalski, Senior Vice President, International ...

Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL — Brazilian indie specialty channel network Sofa Digital will announce in Rio2C 2025 the launch of three new specialty channels on platforms of free advertising-supported ...