Mansha Daswani

Plex’s Scott Olechowski, wedotv’s Philipp Rotermund and Free TV Networks’ Thanasis Tsiris weighed in on working with IP owners to build out their AVOD and FAST channel lineups as the FAST Festival continued today.

Advertising revenues across 14 markets in the Asia Pacific will reach $238 billion this year.

Chase Brisbin, recently elevated to executive VP of international SVOD sales and head of global channels at Lionsgate, showcased how the independent studio is tapping into its extensive catalog in the FAST space.

Roku Media’s head of content, David Eilenberg, discussed the strategy that is winning viewers over to The Roku Channel as the FAST Festival continued today.

BBC Commercial 2023/24 revenues hit £1.9 billion ($2.45 billion), down from last year's £2.1 billion ($2.7 billion), with EBITDA falling to £199 million ($256.9 million) amid "challenging market conditions."

Jenn Batty, director of content partnerships for Europe and the Middle East at Samsung TV Plus, discussed what’s working for the FAST service and her approach to aligning with IP owners.

Comcast Corporation's second-quarter revenues were down 2.7 percent to $29.7 billion, with profit falling by 7.5 percent to $3.9 billion.

The second annual FAST Festival opened with BBC Studios’ Beth Anderson, ITV Studios’ Graham Haigh and All3Media International’s Amanda Stevens discussing the channel curation opportunities available to distributors with significant libraries.

CBS Sports has secured an extensive deal for English Football League (EFL) rights, landing at least 250 matches per season across the Championship, League One, League Two, Carabao Cup and Bristol Street Motors Trophy.

Netflix revenues rose 16.8 percent in the second quarter to $9.6 billion, lifted in part by membership gains for its advertising tiers.