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Canada’s Bell Media rolls out English & French-language FAST channels
Canada’s Bell Media has launched 10 FAST channels, a mix of English and French language,…
UKTV moves into FAST channels with Samsung TV Plus & Pluto TV launches
BBC Studios-owned comcaster UKTV has launched four FAST channels on Samsung TV Plus and Pluto…
Samsung TV Plus eyeing FAST originals, but “it’s still early days”
Samsung TV Plus is eyeing a move into original commissioning for its FAST channels, its…
Samsung TV Plus sets ‘soft cap’ on channels, as FAST exclusivity demands grow
Samsung TV Plus is increasingly looking for exclusive channels and content for its FAST platform,…
All3Media International hires Samsung TV Plus exec to lead FAST expansion
All3Media International has landed Samsung TV Plus exec Amanda Stevens to lead its expanding FAST…
Warner Bros. Discovery makes first entertainment move into FAST with motoring channel
Warner Bros. Discovery has launched its first entertainment-focused FAST channel in North America, which will…
Samsung TV Plus expands Swedish offer with Youlook deal
FAST TV channel service Youlook is expanding its service in Sweden. The deal with Samsung…
Samsung names RTL & CBS alum as acquisitions boss for FAST service TV Plus
Samsung has appointed former RTL, CBS and Hooq exec Jennifer Batty as head of content…
Samsung refreshes FAST service TV Plus, extends content deals with BBCS, A+E & more
Samsung is rebooting its FAST TV service, Samsung TV Plus, and has struck expanded content partnerships…
Exclusive: Chefclub moves into OTT with French & Swiss FAST launch
Paris-based digital food brand Chefclub has struck an agreement with Samsung TV Plus to launch…
Exclusive: Banijay Rights expands FAST network in UK with Samsung
Banijay Rights is moving further into Free Ad-supported Streaming Television (FAST) with the launch of…
Fremantle expands FAST in UK by striking ‘American Idol’ deal with Samsung
Fremantle is moving further into Free Ad-supported Streaming Television (FAST) in the UK with a…
ITVS preps FAST channel stocked with ‘best European drama’ from labels
ITV Studios (ITVS) is to launch two FAST channels in Europe with Samsung TV Plus,…
Love Nature links with Samsung TV for FAST launch in Spain
Blue Ant Media and Smithsonian Networks wildlife brand Love Nature has become available in Spain as…
ViacomCBS & Rakuten join forces to take kids’ streamer Nick+ to Japan
US-based ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) has signed a long-term agreement with Japan’s Rakuten Group to…
Kids round-up: Quintet launch heralds ‘Ivor The Engine’ return; Sensical preps streamer; Wildbrain goes DTC with Samsung
Quintet launch heralds Ivor The Engine return Quintet Pictures – a cross-platform production company focusing…
TikTok moves onto TV following Samsung deal in Europe
Social media giant TikTok is launching its own TV service across Europe after striking a…
AVOD news round-up: Pluto TV & Insight TV land in Brazil; Barcroft links with Samsung TV Plus
Pluto TV expands in Lat Am ViacomCBS has rolled its AVOD service Pluto TV into…
Samsung strikes short-form deal with Sofy.tv across Europe
Samsung has struck a deal that will see short-form service Sofy.tv become available via the…
Endemol Shine puts ‘Peaky Blinders’, ‘The Hour’ onto US & Euro AVOD channels
Endemol Shine Group (ESG) has expanded its direct-to-consumer activities with new drama-focused AVOD channel launches…