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Free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) services are growing rapidly. Today, hundreds of FAST channels exist, and a recent report from VIP+ found that the average large FAST studio took home $23.2 million in ad revenue by the end of the…

76% of viewers find FAST ads shorter than those on linear TV - Free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) is but one component of the expanding AVOD space. How audiences react to the increasing frequency of ads is another factor –…

Disney edges past Netflix with a total of 221 million streaming subscribers at the end of the most recent quarter and announced it will launch a Disney+ option with advertising this December. In the just-ended quarter, Disney+ added 14.4 million Disney+ customers, beating the…

Peak TV programming, or the overabundance of original shows, films, and series that have landed on broadcast, cable, and streaming outlets in the past decade, may be on its way out, or at least slowing down. Companies are slashing budgets…

FAST Usage Was Up 9 Points in the First Five Months of 2022. The percentage of U.S. TV watchers who say they use a free, ad-supported TV streaming service rose to 55%, according to Hub Entertainment Research. The percentage of…

The taxonomy of streaming video services is expanding. Historically, the market was split between ad-supported services offering videos for people to watch on-demand, otherwise known as AVOD services such as YouTube, and subscription-based services offering videos for people to watch…

The free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) sector has surged over recent months and a new report from LG Ads Solutions has shown that this increase shows not only shows no sign of stopping but also will present advertisers with a…

The TV segment has become an integral part of human life which covers the daily entertainment and information needs of consumers. According to Statista, the average time spent watching TV in 2021 by US adults was 3 hours and 17 minutes…

Sports are a key genre on FAST, accounting for 117 distinct channels as of July 2022.   Yet while sports channels are numerous — as they are on cable — the reality of FAST is very different. Many major sports…

NEWSMAX TV on Kapang - New York – May 30, 2022 – On the back of NAB 2022, View TV Group have announced that Newsmax, one of the top-rated news networks in the US, has signed an agreement to be…

Press Release “Kapang announces 80/20 revenue share to BroadcastCDN customers" Kapang is Connected TV platform delivering more than 400 FAST & subscription channel services  to viewers in the UK and USA using an internally developed private content distribution network (CDN),…

Kapang is Connected TV platform delivering more than 400 FAST & subscription channel services  to viewers in the UK and USA using an internally developed private content distribution network (CDN), BroadcastCDN, to provide broadcast-grade encoding, delivery & monetization from an…

As consumers tighten their belts, ad funded models are becoming a more enticing prospect for streamers. Netflix’s announcement in April that it has hit an apparent subscriber wall sent out shockwaves, prompting many to question how attractive and profitable the…

Kapang enables convergence of Broadcast TV & FAST. Free Ad-supported Streaming Television (FAST) or vLinear[1] has enjoyed explosive growth in the decade since the first FAST services appeared. The take-up has generally been driven by home broadband enabling streaming, massive choice…

Los Angeles CA – April 4, 2022 - In the run up to NAB 2022, View TV Group have announced that the open-source FAST2.0 Standard is now available. “The standard provides a step-change for content producers, content and channel owners to open up…

View TV Group Announces the first 73 channels to be built on FAST2.0 Los Angeles CA – April 5, 2022 - In the run up to NAB 2022, View TV Group have announced that the initial tranche of AVOD content producers…

Los Angeles CA – April 27, 2022 - View TV Group have announced that the five PiZetta Media FAST channels featuring authentic first-person stories of everyday heroism have aligned with and will be rebuilt using the FAST 2.0 Standard. “PiZetta Media…

Dread TV the amazing horror channel launches with View TV. In time for NAB 2022, View TV has announced that Dread TV, the cult horror FAST channel has aligned with and will be rebuilt using the FAST 2.0 Standard. “Dread…

Jersey NY –  April 18, 2022 — View TV Group, owner of the Cloudie TV broadcast-grade CDN and monetization solution, announced today that it has partnered with DMC Broadcast Group to enable cable and satellite broadcasters to achieve digital transformation. View TV Group and DMC…

Los Angeles CA – April 4, 2022 - In the run up to NAB 2022, View TV Group have announced that their playout centre is operational, and the first 200 seats have been sold to a global video social networking service…

Los Angeles – 8, May 2022 - Kapang, the CTV platform recently announced its FAST2.0 Standard that provides a more engaging, ‘cable like’ traditional TV viewer experience. To open up the opportunity to all linear and AVOD content rights holders, Kapang is offering…

Kapang, a Virtual Multichannel Video Programming Distributor (vMVPD) broadcasts content and channels with a format similar to that of cable and satellite TV but delivered over public internet. Kapang working with its sister companies BroadcastCDN & Cloudie playout has an…

Cord Cutting Spikes at 31% - The top 8 U.S. pay TV platforms combined lost over 1.5 million subscribers in the first quarter. That's bad news for a tech/media/telecom sector that's suddenly enduring slowed subscription streaming uptake (Image credit: Championship…

Netflix could be going live soon (Image credit: Shutterstock) Will Netflix get into live streams to stop you unsubscribing? These are uncertain times for Netflix, but the streaming service isn't sitting idle as competitors grow and subscribers leave. It has plans to…

Fast-forward to the new service that streamers are rushing to join. The familiar formula of television content shown with adverts is staging a comeback The US programme Judge Judy is helping to lead a brand of free, advertising-supported streaming services…

Ad-supported and ad-free products will be part of the strategy, streaming head JB Perrette said JB Perrette on stage at the Warner Bros. Discovery upfront in New York. (Image credit: Getty Images for Warner Bros. Discovery) HBO Max and Discovery Plus, brought together…

Broadcast TV’s reduced role made clear in fall presentations. They never even made it onto the stage. There were constant reminders of the diminished influence of broadcast television networks this past week, when entertainment companies Paramount, Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery,…

The Future of Streaming Sounds Like Old School TV. Television’s streaming revolution is starting to look like a rerun. At the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills on Wednesday, media executives deliberated over the future of online streaming, the…

Streaming’s Share of TV Viewing Rises to Record 30.4%: Nielsen. HBO Max registers 1% share (Image credit: Nielsen) Netflix, reeling after the stunning announcement that it lost 200,000 subscribers in the first quarter, increased its share of viewing in the U.S. in…

FAST Channels TV at https://fastchannels.tv is a creator of random scheduling content channels producing a bad television experience for the audiences but is also taking 65% of the content owners' revenues to provide the service. FAST Channels TV, owned by…

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