Tag: FAST Festival 2024

A recap of the key themes that emerged from the FAST Festival.

VA Media’s Mark Ashbridge, Candlelight Media Group’s Scott Wiscombe and Nicely Entertainment’s Scott Kirkpatrick talked about the AVOD and FAST channel appetite for movies at the FAST Festival today.

Pluto TV’s Katrina Kowalski shared her overall programming remit and acquisitions strategy for the platform at the FAST Festival today.

Cineverse’s chairman and CEO, Chris McGurk, shared with FAST Festival viewers how the company is driving gains with its assortment of streaming services, FAST channels and new search and discoverability tools.

David Salmon, executive VP and managing director for international at Tubi, discussed the AVOD service’s recent U.K. launch at the FAST Festival.

James Ross, the CEO of Lightning International, discussed the company's traction with its genre-based FAST channels, which include services for music, movies, documentaries and news.

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.

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.

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.