LG Channels is now home to more than 5,000 FAST channels globally. Along with reaching the free ad-supported streaming TV milestone, the free service continues to expand its European footprint.
What You Need to Know
- LG Channels is now home to more than 5,000 free, ad-supported channels globally.
- Following a recent launch in Poland, the service is now available in 37 countries.
- LG Channels saw notable increases last year in terms of monthly active users and total viewing time.
LG Channels made its official debut in Poland this week. The launch means the service is now available in 17 countries across Europe, and 37 countries globally.
At the same time as announcing the launch in Poland, LG confirmed the total number of FAST channels available through LG Channels now stands at more than 5,000.
Considering the service originally launched in 2015, it has taken more than 10 years to reach these latest FAST and global footprint milestones.
“We will continue strengthening content competitiveness and expanding our global ecosystem so that audiences across regions can enjoy locally relevant content on LG Channels in more countries worldwide” said Chris Jo, head of the webOS Platform Business Center at the LG Media Entertainment Solution Company.
In North America specifically, the latest FAST channel to launch on LG Channels was All Chewed Up. The exclusive FAST channel became available at the end of March and is home to the flagship series Chewed Up as well as two newer series Simply Symons and Why’d They Wear That?
Along with an increase in the number of FAST channels and supported countries, LG also confirmed it saw a 30% year-over-year increase last year in average monthly active users globally.
The company also said that total viewing time increased by more than 45% during the same period.
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