Ofcom to regulate FAST channels in the UK? The UK government has unveiled plans to bring the content of online TV channels such as FAST services available via connected TVs under the remit of media regulator Ofcom for the first…
Category: CTV Platforms & FAST Apps
CTV Platforms & FAST Apps stories from across the industry as the industry is growing exponentially.
PGA launches free FAST channel on Samsung TV Plus. The channel features highlights from the world's best players and tournaments and original programming from the PGA Tour. The PGA TOUR and Samsung Electronics, Inc., announced on Wednesday a partnership that…
Kapang FAST PLUS - Kapang has announced that it has adopted FAST PLUS from View TV, a game-changing solution for streaming TV broadcasters of all sizes. FAST PLUS enables broadcasters to transition from cable and satellite TV to streaming TV…
Live Cloud Production is changing FAST and now provides a global delivery. Cloud technology is helping live sports in many ways, such as: Enabling more flexible and cost-effective production workflows that can scale up or down depending on the demand…
Launch a FAST Channel - AST Channels have been seen as the Dotcom boom of the 2020's, streaming technology and internet access have boomed, and Netflix has proven that you no longer need a lumpy set-top box and a sizeable…
New research finds the majority of TV consumption is streaming, but agencies say ad spending still favours linear terrestrial. Advertisers arnt moving to streaming TV FAST Great assessment of the parallel trends of viewing and ad spending both moving from…
Live Sports Streaming and amazing fan engagement. How FAST Monetization Can Benefit Fans and Teams.Live sports are one of the most popular and lucrative forms of entertainment in the world, attracting millions of viewers and generating billions of dollars in…
Viaplay exits the UK streaming Market - in a surprising turn of events, Viaplay, the streaming service that offers a combination of live sports from the former Premier Sports, along with original Nordic films and TV shows, has announced plans…
SLING TV: A Flexible and Affordable Way to Stream Live TV SLING TV is a live TV streaming service that lets you watch your favourite channels over the internet, without the need for a cable or satellite subscription. SLING TV…
OTT platforms are the new frontier of the streaming TV industry, as they allow content creators and distributors to offer their own video services directly to viewers over the internet, bypassing traditional cable or satellite TV providers. OTT stands for…
OTT Video Platforms, Who are the big ones? "Discover the Big Players in the OTT Video Platform Market!" Exploring the Biggest OTT Video Platforms: Who are the Major Players? The world of online streaming video has grown exponentially in recent…
How FAST Channel Streaming Can Improve Your Online Video Experience Online video streaming has become increasingly popular in recent years, and with the introduction of FAST Channel streaming, viewers can now enjoy an even better experience. FAST Channel streaming is…
How do I launch a FAST Channel? - is a question on a lot of Content distributors' notepads so they can connect with consumers by launching free ad-supported TV (FAST) channels to enhance direct-to-consumer reach and boost engagement. In…
View TV, a broadcaster and broadcast technology innovation company, has sold a 40% stake in its end-to-end Smart TV broadcast business to Media Finance & Private Equity firm Play. The deal includes $50m in debt finance for the growth of…
AI TV Channel, View TV AI, will be made available on the Kapang platform and available for distribution across all platforms for the NAB Show 2023 in April. View TV has created an AI-powered content creation tool that can take…
View TV Boost is a new service launched by View TV, providing a YouTube-style MCN for FAST channels without changing their FAST channel playout provider. Boost from View TV instantly lists any compliant channel on Kapang in the UK and…
Amagi - Is anyone making any money? Amagi is a cloud technology company that provides solutions for live and on-demand video streaming, FAST Channel distribution, and monetization. Amagi enables content owners, broadcasters, and streaming platforms to create, manage, and deliver…
View TV has announced OTT Cloud Playout service View TV Play as their subsidized rebranded FAST Channel Playout service. View TV Play is a mentored FAST Cloud Playout service covering curation, delivery, distribution, and monetization across global platforms and owned…
View TV Sports - View TV knows Live Sports Streaming is the holy grail in proving that Streaming is the Future of TV. Streaming Live Sports delivered as FAST Ad-funded, Service Subscription, or Pay-per-view [PPV] Services allows any sports team…
LONDON, 29 September 2022: In the next five years, online advertising revenues will almost double from $190 billion in 2022 to $362 billion in 2027 according to the latest research from Omdia.Omdia Senior Research Director, Maria Rua Aguete said: “Netflix is expected…
Single series FAST channels - touting the value. The ad-supported streaming space is heating up, along with the available content on those platforms. At NATPE’s Streaming Plus event, executives from Vizio, Filmrise and Tastemade dished on how AVOD and free ad-supported…
FAST channels distribution just became a lot easier for content owners, channels, and platforms with the latest offering from View TV. FAST Channel Network from View TV provides a growing catalog of FAST channels available to platforms and opens up…
A FAST Channel launch - 6 Key points. FAST is an ideal entry to OTT: low setup costs, global reach, and enhanced revenue streams. Learn how to create a channel, in 6 simple steps. Firstly, what is a FAST Channel? The…
Kapang is a Connected TV platform delivering more than 400 FAST & subscription channel services to viewers in the UK and USA using an internally developed private content distribution network (CDN), BroadcastCDN, to provide broadcast-grade encoding, delivery & monetization from…
Brits set £20 limit on streaming spend - A new report has found that streaming is dominating the UK TV landscape, but that Brits have a hard cap when it comes to paying for SVOD services. According to The Trade…
Media Companies need to pay more attention to FAST, quickly. Free ad-supported streaming TV services will only become more attractive promotional channels as consumers minimize entertainment expenses amid inflationary pressures. Brands can no longer afford to allow FAST services to…
Banijay Rights launches FAST with its first general entertainment FAST channel. Banijay Rights is ramping up its FAST channel offering with the launch of the distributor’s debut dedicated general entertainment channel Horizons: Powered by Banijay. Horizons will host the likes of…
Sparring over Hulu - Comcast would be interested in acquiring Hulu if Disney decides to sell the streaming platform, according to Comcast CEO Brian Roberts. It’s an assertion which suggests Comcast is not about to make it easy for Disney to buy out…
Tubi launching World Cup FIFA 2022 FAST channel. Tubi — the free and ad-supported streaming service owned by Fox — today announced that it’s fired up a “FIFA World Cup FAST Channel.” If the name wasn’t clear enough (despite being a…
FAST CHANNELS THRIVE AS VIEWERS LOOK FOR ‘LEAN BACK’ VIEWING. The success of FAST channels proves that viewers still enjoy a ‘lean back’ viewing experience in the streaming age. That was one of the conclusions of an IBC2022 Conference session…
Smart TV Apps launched by Cloudie TV allows broadcasters and private networks to deliver a carrier-grade audience platform for ad-funded TV and subscription services. Cloudie TV Smart TV apps solution, combined with their Cloudie TV Nucleus IPTV Middleware offers a…
TV in the FAST Lane - the new era of operational creativity. In the face of unprecedented competition, media companies must find ways to innovate — but the cost of delivering content in an era of multiplying platforms is eating…
‘SUPERCHARGE STREAMING’ WITH ITVX SERVICE says Deep Bagchee, Chief Product Officer at ITV. He will detail the broadcaster’s plans for innovative new streaming service ITVX during his IBC Conference session today With several leading global services recently discussing the possibility…
Red Bee enters FAST market with Red Bee Pulse - Red Bee Media, the media services provider, has announced the addition of Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV (FAST) services to its Red Bee Pulse product. Red Bee’s scalable OTT virtual channel…
Nuestra.TV Launches with 40+ FAST Channels. Adsmovil’s free video streaming service is programmed to appeal to the diversity of the Hispanic community. In the latest move by companies to target the rapidly growing Hispanic streaming audiences, Adsmovil USA has launched…
Frequency Launches Bleav's FAST Channels - As the 2022 NFL Regular Season kicks off, Frequency, the top cloud-based video SaaS platform powering linear channels for content providers across the globe, and sports and entertainment omnichannel production company Bleav, launched Bleav’s free ad-supported streaming…
Samsung TV Plus is set to unveil a host of new programs under a new brand logo. This raft of premium content will grant users all around the world access to diverse, high-quality TV shows. Samsung is also expanding compatibility with…
Note: This guest column extrapolates from the VIP+ report “Life in the FAST Lane,” which delves into the state — and future — of free ad-supported streaming TV, available only to subscribers. The streaming landscape is facing a period of immense…
FAST Usage Was Up 9 Points in the First Five Months of 2022. The percentage of U.S. TV watchers who say they use a free, ad-supported TV streaming service rose to 55%, according to Hub Entertainment Research. The percentage of…
The taxonomy of streaming video services is expanding. Historically, the market was split between ad-supported services offering videos for people to watch on-demand, otherwise known as AVOD services such as YouTube, and subscription-based services offering videos for people to watch…
The TV segment has become an integral part of human life which covers the daily entertainment and information needs of consumers. According to Statista, the average time spent watching TV in 2021 by US adults was 3 hours and 17 minutes…
New York – May 30, 2022 – On the back of NAB 2022, View TV Group have announced that Newsmax, one of the top rated news networks in the US, has signed an agreement to be broadcast in the UK…
Press Release “Kapang announces 80/20 revenue share to BroadcastCDN customers" Kapang is Connected TV platform delivering more than 400 FAST & subscription channel services to viewers in the UK and USA using an internally developed private content distribution network (CDN),…
Kapang is Connected TV platform delivering more than 400 FAST & subscription channel services to viewers in the UK and USA using an internally developed private content distribution network (CDN), BroadcastCDN, to provide broadcast-grade encoding, delivery & monetization from an…
In its first year under the Warner Bros. Discovery umbrella, Discovery’s Shark Week is diving into the deep end with a host of new marketing partners. The American Red Cross, the MLB, MeUndies and Sugarfina have all signed on to participate…
CTV advertising is gaining popularity among marketers. However, some are still on the fence as they have several questions, especially related to CPM. Here, Jason Fairchild, CEO, tvScientific, answers some of those questions and explains why performance buyers should consider…
FAST Channels - Quality not quantity. So many companies are making channels with some companies having more than 100 channels which are all unwatchable or uninteresting. FAST broadcasting has opened a few opportunities to launch channels with a few hours…
Los Angeles CA – May 11, 2022 – Off the back of NAB 2022, View TV Group has announced that Volty the unique channel featuring only electric vehicles currently a FAST channel, has aligned with and will be rebuilt using the…
London – May 6 2022 – On the back of NAB 2022, View TV Group have announced that BITE the premium food network has signed an agreement to be broadcast in UK and US on the Kapang CTV platform owned by…
Los Angeles CA – May 6, 2022 – On the back of NAB 2022, View TV Group have announced that Dark Matter TV the premium Horror and Sci-Fi channel from TriCoast TV, currently a FAST channel on many platforms has aligned…
Monarch Films’ Channels rebuilt- New York NY – May 6, 2022. On the back of NAB 2022, View TV Group have announced that three FAST channels owned by Monarch Films Inc., has aligned with and will be rebuilt using the…
The Future of Television requires a Hard Reset. In all great stories there are five main elements, the characters, the setting, the plot, the conflict and the resolution and the future of television certainly has a story. The Future of Television…
Kapang enables convergence of Broadcast TV & FAST. Free Ad-supported Streaming Television (FAST) or vLinear[1] has enjoyed explosive growth in the decade since the first FAST services appeared. The take-up has generally been driven by home broadband enabling streaming, massive choice…
Los Angeles CA – April 4, 2022 - In the run up to NAB 2022, View TV Group have announced that the open-source FAST2.0 Standard is now available. “The standard provides a step-change for content producers, content and channel owners to open up…
View TV Group Announces the first 73 channels to be built on FAST2.0 Los Angeles CA – April 5, 2022 - In the run up to NAB 2022, View TV Group have announced that the initial tranche of AVOD content producers…
Los Angeles CA – April 27, 2022 - View TV Group have announced that the five PiZetta Media FAST channels featuring authentic first-person stories of everyday heroism have aligned with and will be rebuilt using the FAST 2.0 Standard. “PiZetta Media…
Dread TV the amazing horror channel launches with View TV. In time for NAB 2022, View TV has announced that Dread TV, the cult horror FAST channel has aligned with and will be rebuilt using the FAST 2.0 Standard. “Dread…
Jersey NY – April 18, 2022 — View TV Group, owner of the Cloudie TV broadcast-grade CDN and monetization solution, announced today that it has partnered with DMC Broadcast Group to enable cable and satellite broadcasters to achieve digital transformation. View TV Group and DMC…
Los Angeles CA – April 4, 2022 - In the run up to NAB 2022, View TV Group have announced that their playout centre is operational, and the first 200 seats have been sold to a global video social networking service…
Los Angeles – 8, May 2022 - Kapang, the CTV platform recently announced its FAST2.0 Standard that provides a more engaging, ‘cable like’ traditional TV viewer experience. To open up the opportunity to all linear and AVOD content rights holders, Kapang is offering…
Kapang, a Virtual Multichannel Video Programming Distributor (vMVPD) broadcasts content and channels with a format similar to that of cable and satellite TV but delivered over public internet. Kapang working with its sister companies BroadcastCDN & Cloudie playout has an…
Los Angeles CA – April 4, 2022 - In the run-up to NAB 2022, View TV Group, owner of Cloudie TV have announced that the open-source FAST 2.0 Standard will support the migration of live events, live news and premium entertainment from satellite,…
In the run up to MIPCOM 2021, View TV Group have signed a channel carriage deal on their Kapang CTV platform for broadcast in North America and the United Kingdom with the premier African safari themed channel WildEarth. “WildEarth is…
CNN+ will cease operations effective April 30, just a little more than one month after it first launched. CNN and Warner Bros. Discovery announced the move on Thursday (April 21). Along with the shuttering of the new streaming service, CNN…
Amid Streaming Boom, Some Companies Love Linear TV. Betting that they can’t compete with Netflix and hoping a diversified approach is more lucrative, A+E, Fox Corp. and AMC Networks are leaning into the cable bundle (and ad-supported streaming). THR ILLUSTRATION…
Ads were supposed to be on their way out, replaced by subscription money. Now Netflix, Disney, and everyone else is learning to live with them. Times Square, New York, in 2019. Paul Rovere/Getty Images Reed Hastings was consistent, year after year.…
Cord Cutting Spikes at 31% - The top 8 U.S. pay TV platforms combined lost over 1.5 million subscribers in the first quarter. That's bad news for a tech/media/telecom sector that's suddenly enduring slowed subscription streaming uptake (Image credit: Championship…
Netflix could be going live soon (Image credit: Shutterstock) Will Netflix get into live streams to stop you unsubscribing? These are uncertain times for Netflix, but the streaming service isn't sitting idle as competitors grow and subscribers leave. It has plans to…
Fast-forward to the new service that streamers are rushing to join. The familiar formula of television content shown with adverts is staging a comeback The US programme Judge Judy is helping to lead a brand of free, advertising-supported streaming services…
Ad-supported and ad-free products will be part of the strategy, streaming head JB Perrette said JB Perrette on stage at the Warner Bros. Discovery upfront in New York. (Image credit: Getty Images for Warner Bros. Discovery) HBO Max and Discovery Plus, brought together…
Broadcast TV’s reduced role made clear in fall presentations. They never even made it onto the stage. There were constant reminders of the diminished influence of broadcast television networks this past week, when entertainment companies Paramount, Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery,…
The Future of Streaming Sounds Like Old School TV. Television’s streaming revolution is starting to look like a rerun. At the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills on Wednesday, media executives deliberated over the future of online streaming, the…
Streaming’s Share of TV Viewing Rises to Record 30.4%: Nielsen. HBO Max registers 1% share (Image credit: Nielsen) Netflix, reeling after the stunning announcement that it lost 200,000 subscribers in the first quarter, increased its share of viewing in the U.S. in…
OTT Access Revenue Grew 37% in 2021. Battle for the American Couch Potato report predicts OTT subscriber additions will shrink from 80 million in 2022 to 50 million in 2024 (Image credit: Netflix) Convergence Research Group estimated that over-the-top revenue…
FAST Channels TV at https://fastchannels.tv is a creator of random scheduling content channels producing a bad television experience for the audiences but is also taking 65% of the content owners' revenues to provide the service. FAST Channels TV, owned by…
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