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Is TikTok the future of television? Streaming companies like Peacock are learning that Gen Z is perfectly happy watching movies and TV shows in small increments on a mobile phone screen. TikTok has been home to dance challenges, weird food creations,…
Next Wave of Streaming Platforms will have to do what to survive? Niche streaming platform players have and will continue to arrive on the scene. To survive, they will have to think big or the larger platforms could destroy them…
POP and Tiny Pop launch FAST Channels. Narrative Entertainment says it will launch POP and Tiny Pop FAST channels on Samsung+ and Netgem. The FAST channels will go live on Wednesday 13 September and will replace the current POP Kids…
Serie A considers launching streaming service of its own. With the new season underway, Italy’s premier league, Serie A, is at a critical juncture regarding its broadcasting and streaming rights. Current rights expire at the end of the 2023/24 season. With…
Tubi FAST Platform reaches 74 million monthly active users. The free, ad-supported streaming platform, owned by Fox, also reached 1.4 percent of total TV viewing time in August. Tubi, Fox’s free, advertising-supported streaming service, now has more than 74 million…
285 FAST Channels bring reliable cash to Paramount Global as Paramount+ loses billions. We live in a FAST world. At the end of June, there were approximately 1,500 unique free, ad-supported, streaming television channels. The 21st-century version of syndicated cable.…
Channel 4 uses FAST platforms to launch international channels. The UK broadcaster has joined the FAST revolution with the launch of its first ever international channels. These will be with streaming platforms Tubi, Plex and Xumo Play. Two channels – 4…
Aniview, a leading global ad tech and media company, and NEW ID, a pioneering force in technology-based content services in Asia, have united forces in an innovative partnership that promises to reshape the landscape of free ad-supported TV (FAST). Over the past two years, the…
TCL launches a streaming service - The electronics brand TCL has launched a new online streaming service named TCLtv+. It allows its customers in North America access to a wide variety of complimentary entertainment programming. The service is dedicated to…
Connected TV Ad Spending has surged. YouTube CTV spending jumped 31% last quarter, outpacing streamers. The news: Connected TV (CTV) ad spending on YouTube surged far ahead of #streaming competitors last quarter, according to analysis from Tinuiti. Among Tinuiti’s clients, YouTube CTV spending jumped 31% while streaming services…
Content is King, and FAST is annoying it; if you blinked your eyes, you might have missed it. Free ad-supported television (FAST) has transformed from an alternative platform enabling cord-cutters to watch linear television to a complementary platform operating alongside traditional TV. For the uninitiated, FAST…
What is FAST Plus? With FAST Plus, cord-cutting Digital Transformation Streaming TV for traditional television broadcasters is viable. FAST PLUS was developed as the much-needed mature version of FAST TV. Check out more here - Check out FAST PLUS What…
FAST Sports Channel, one of two new channels from View TV, brings live sports to FAST Platforms whilst empowering sports teams and federations to monetize their loyal audiences using the power of Cloud Production, retaining 100% of ad revenues earned and…
NBCU rolls out FAST channels on Roku as it is placing more of its content on FAST channels. NBCU announced the new FAST linear content from it's Global Distribution library is now available on The Roku Channel. Further channels will…
Rapid Rise of Esports Broadcasting as Esports has exploded from nichehobby to mainstream entertainment. It rivals traditional sports, evidenced by escalating media rights deals now reaching hundreds of millions annually. As the audience expands, digital streaming has become the dominant…
Streaming TV costs higher than cable, as ‘crash’ finally hits, says a new analysis. It follows warnings that a "crash" was on the way - a day that has now arrived. The report says that after price rises by Apple TV+, HBO…
"Streaming Mergers" are inevitable say experts with more likely. A tie-up trend is taking root in the streaming industry. Video on demand providers are scratching around for more subscribers and trying to secure their footing in a crowded market. This…
Disney drove off a cliff and it is the fault of Hollywood-Right? The trouble brewing in the media and entertainment industry has become one of the most interesting—and truly perplexing—business stories in the world. How does everything seem so bad at…
Disney’s ESPN network is going direct-to-consumer, and CEO Bob Iger reaffirmed Wednesday that it’s “not a matter of if, but when,” as the company explores various potential strategic partners. Disney and ESPN made headlines earlier this week when it inked…
BBC faces mass revolt from television viewers who are no longer willing to pay the television licence fee. A record 2.84 million people now insist they are no longer obliged to fork out £159 for the annual charge. This is…
Busting FAST Channels Myth as there is, it seems, an oddly mistaken assumption that the key to wealth and riches is to "stand up a FAST channel". To grab some previously ungrabbed library content and then wait for the dozens…
Pay TV's Crumbling Tower operates like a game of Jenga. Each new disruptor is like pulling another block out of the tower. It’s only a matter of time before the whole tower topples over—unless Pay TV operators pivot before it’s…
Fox promotes cable bundle as better value for live sports and is not ready to give it up just yet. While other media companies tinker with the idea of offering live sports through streaming, Fox thinks its premium content is…
RTL compete with Netflix with "All in One" Streaming Bundle. The new "all-inclusive" platform is promising German subscribers a one-stop-shop for video, live-sports, music, podcasts, audiobooks and digital magazine subscriptions at a time when "everyone is talking about bundling." German…
Streaming Services surpass cable as America's most-watched. They now command a more significant share of viewers than cable, data published by Nielsen show. That means apps like Netflix and other streaming platforms capture 38% of all television viewing, compared with 31% for traditional cable, the data show. In…