Tag: FAST Festival

The inaugural FAST Festival took a deep dive into the FAST space, covering every sector of the emerging landscape.

Nicely Entertainment’s Scott Kirkpatrick and Candlelight Media Group’s Scott Wiscombe offered their perspectives on how indie film distributors can find new opportunities with FAST channels as the FAST Festival continued.

Jeff Weber, CEO of zone·tv, outlined how the company is looking to deliver the next generation of FAST with its AI-informed technology solutions.

Max Einhorn, senior VP of acquisitions and co-productions at FilmRise, talked about the strategies that have made the company the largest independently owned operator of ad-supported streaming apps and FAST channels at the FAST Festival today.

David Decker, the president of content sales at Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), showcased how FAST fits into the company’s overall approach for monetizing its extensive slate of movies and series at the FAST Festival today.

Adam Lewinson, the chief content officer at Tubi, discussed curation and what’s driving viewership across the platform’s on-demand and FAST channel lineups as the last day of the FAST Festival kicked off today.

With a long history operating in the pay-TV channels space, Lightning International has expanded its lineup with a portfolio of FAST services, CEO James Ross told FAST Festival delegates today.

Jennifer Batty, head of content acquisitions in Europe, and Aline Jabbour, business development director for Latin America, discussed their acquisition and partnership strategies for Samsung TV Plus at the FAST Festival today.

Jens Richter, CEO of commercial and international at Fremantle, outlined how the company is tapping into its vast catalog to deliver a suite of single-IP and multi-genre services at the FAST Festival.

Matt Schnaars, president of content distribution at NBCUniversal, discussed how the company is approaching FAST channel opportunities at the FAST Festival.