Free streaming channels — FAST, to industry heads — as a viewing medium continue to attract attention. TV biz conferences now dedicate several sessions to the topic, as the success FAST is having in ...

Samsung TV Plus, the free FAST platform operated by the leading smart-TV maker, is breaking ground in the sports arena as part of a broader programming push. At a standing-room-only NewFronts ...

Disney and ABC News Group have appointed Meeri Cunniff to oversee the content planning and programming strategy for FX Networks, Freeform and Disney Entertainment’s free ad-supported streaming TV ...

Warner Bros. Discovery has made a deal to create new advertising-supported channels to be run on Roku's The Roku Channel. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Expected launch of the channels is in ...

Gracenote, the content data business unit of Nielsen, has expanded its Data Hub resource to include insights on nearly 1,850 active FAST channels for a broad understanding of global streaming trends ...

TCLtv+, the streaming service offered by leading consumer electronics company TCL, has announced a partnership with AMC Networks that adds 11 AMC Networks’ FAST channels to its slate of FAST ...

Can FAST be too fast? As in, there’s been a FAST revolution, but can it last? That’s the question posed in a report by Puck. FAST channels have immense appeal. Not only are they free for viewers, but ...