Tag: FAST

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.

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.

The number of unique FAST channel brands in the U.S. hit 1,943 as of this month.

Plex, now available in over 180 countries, has accumulated 1,112 FAST channels worldwide.

Golden Boy Promotions has teamed with the El Rey Rebel FAST channel to start a new Friday Night Fights series, expanding Fuse Media's sports portfolio.