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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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Samsung TV Plus expands Swedish offer with Youlook deal
FAST TV channel service Youlook is expanding its service in Sweden. The deal with Samsung…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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TikTok moves onto TV following Samsung deal in Europe
Social media giant TikTok is launching its own TV service across Europe after striking a…
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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…
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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…
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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…