FAST

With so many services now offering some form of free content, FAST (free, ad-supported television) has quickly become one of the fastest growing areas of streaming. The one common factor with all FAST services and programming is the reliance on ads to generate revenue. Although FAST offers a similar experience to traditional linear television, the complete reliance on ads results in some very fundamental differences.

  • With 1,600 FAST Channels And Counting, Free TV Continues To Rapidly Expand

    With 1,600 FAST Channels And Counting, Free TV Continues To Rapidly Expand

    It is no secret that the FAST market has expanded at an incredible rate over recent years, providing homes with more ways to stream content for free. To put the growth into perspective, the number of FAST channels available in key markets, including the U.S., now exceeds 1,610. This is according to the latest report…

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  • Pluto TV Wants You To ‘Feel The Free’ In Latest Brand Campaign

    Pluto TV Wants You To ‘Feel The Free’ In Latest Brand Campaign

    Pluto TV wants viewers to ‘Feel the Free‘ in its latest brand campaign. In the first two TV spots under the new campaign, the free service taps into ‘feeling the fear‘ and ‘feeling the intrigue.’ With Pluto TV being a free streaming service, the latest campaign is specifically designed to highlight how content from a…

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  • Plex Adds A Variety Of NBCUniversal FAST Channels Covering Sports, News And More

    Plex Adds A Variety Of NBCUniversal FAST Channels Covering Sports, News And More

    Plex has added a variety of FAST channels from NBCUniversal. As these are FAST channels, they are free to watch, and the new additions cover a variety of genres, including sports, news, entertainment and more. The new additions have been made available as part of a deal with NBCUniversal and provide users with another way…

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  • Billboard Women in Music 2025 To Stream Free On Vizio WatchFree+

    Billboard Women in Music 2025 To Stream Free On Vizio WatchFree+

    The Billboard Women in Music 2025 will be available to stream live on Vizio‘s WatchFree+. Considering WatchFree+ is a completely free streaming service, the entire awards event will be available to watch for free. This year’s Women in Music event will take place on March 29, with Vizio’s livestream beginning at 7 p.m. PT /…

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  • NESN Launches First National FAST Channel, NESN Nation

    NESN Launches First National FAST Channel, NESN Nation

    NESN has now launched its first national FAST channel. The new NESN Nation channel has launched in parentship with AMC Networks and is now available on a variety of free platforms, including Amazon Prime Video, Plex, and The Roku Channel. Viewers of the channel can expect access to more 30 hours of live and original…

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  • Bassmaster Fishing Tournaments To Stream Live On The Roku Channel

    Bassmaster Fishing Tournaments To Stream Live On The Roku Channel

    Bassmaster fishing tournaments are set to stream live on The Roku Channel, thanks to a new deal between Roku and Bassmaster. Although The Roku Channel offers access to both paid and free content, the deal ensures a wide selection of professional bass fishing content will be available to watch for free. As part of the…

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  • A New Pam Grier FAST Channel Is Now Available On The Roku Channel And Plex

    A New Pam Grier FAST Channel Is Now Available On The Roku Channel And Plex

    A new Pam Grier FAST channel is now available to watch for free online. The Pam Grier’s Soul Flix channel, which showcases “the powerful heroes of Black cinema,” has been created as a partnership between Pam Grier and Free TV Networks. While it remains unclear just how widely available the new FAST channel is at…

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  • Show These Tubi Ads Enough Love And They Could Become Real Movies

    Show These Tubi Ads Enough Love And They Could Become Real Movies

    Tubi has been very busy over the weekend. In addition to streaming the Super Bowl, the company also launched a new Genre-ology quiz where viewers can discover the genres they were ‘born to binge.’ The new quiz, and a new ‘Cowboy Head‘ Super Bowl ad, were launched as part of Tubi’s wider ‘If It’s In…

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  • Tubi Launches New Shoppable Experience Ahead Of Super Bowl LIX

    Tubi Launches New Shoppable Experience Ahead Of Super Bowl LIX

    It might not cost anything to watch Tubi but that doesn’t mean you can’t spend money through the platform. The free streaming service has now launched a new shoppable experience. In partnership with Shopsense AI, the first of these shoppable experiences comes in the form of The Tubi Red Carpet Shop. Released ahead of the…

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  • New ‘Creator TV’ FAST Channel Launches, Featuring Uncle Roger, Jenny Lorenzo And More

    New ‘Creator TV’ FAST Channel Launches, Featuring Uncle Roger, Jenny Lorenzo And More

    A new Creator Television (Creator TV) FAST channel has now launched, featuring a range of content from creators, including Uncle Roger and Jenny Lorenzo. The channel appears to be launching as a partnership between Sabio Holdings and Plex, with Plex taking care of global distribution of the free, ad-supported channel. With a focus on creator-led…

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  • Fubo Adds Three New Cineverse FAST Channels To Lineup

    Fubo Adds Three New Cineverse FAST Channels To Lineup

    An expanded distribution deal between Fubo and Cineverse is resulting in three more FAST channels being added to Fubo’s channel lineup. Two of these channels are available now while the third is due to be added soon. The two FAST channels that have already been added to all Fubo English-language plan are Dog Whisperer with…

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  • JoySauce Streaming Service To Launch Later This Year

    JoySauce Streaming Service To Launch Later This Year

    A standalone JoySauce streaming service is now confirmed to be launching later this year, offering consumers a direct way to access the company’s original and licensed American-Asian programming. A standalone app will be available when the service goes live later in 2025, and access to content will require a paid subscription. It currently remains unclear…

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  • Pluto TV Adds Revry FAST Channel

    Pluto TV Adds Revry FAST Channel

    A new Revry FAST channel is now available on Pluto TV, providing users with access to a wide variety of LGBTQ+ content, including premium movies and popular series. While Revry is available as a free standalone streaming service, Revry also offers a number of free, ad-suppprted channels globally. With Pluto TV the latest platform to…

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  • Vizio Adds ‘Inspiration + Faith’ Category To WatchFree+

    Vizio Adds ‘Inspiration + Faith’ Category To WatchFree+

    Vizio has now added a new ‘Inspiration + Faith’ category to WatchFree+. The new category makes it quicker and easier for users to find motivational and spiritual content, including faith-based sermons, yoga, and family-oriented films and TV shows. This is in addition to health and wellness, meditation and mindfulness content. Some of the live channels…

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  • NASCAR FAST Channel To Go Live On Tubi Later This Month

    NASCAR FAST Channel To Go Live On Tubi Later This Month

    A NASCAR FAST channel is due to go live on Tubi later this month, marking the launch of the first NASCAR free ad-supported television channel. The NASCAR Channel will be available twenty-four hours a day, and as with everything else available on Tubi, the channel will be available to watch without a subscription or registration.…

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  • Super Bowl LIX Will Be Available To Stream For Free On Tubi

    Super Bowl LIX Will Be Available To Stream For Free On Tubi

    If there weren’t already enough reasons to download the Tubi app, Fox has now confirmed that Super Bowl LIX will be available to watch on Tubi. As Tubi is a completely free streaming service, that also means this year’s Super Bowl will be available to stream live for free. Technically, the big game will be…

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  • Willow FAST Channel And Add-On Now Available On Prime Video

    Willow FAST Channel And Add-On Now Available On Prime Video

    The Willow Sports FAST channel is now available on Prime Video, providing users with access to a variety of cricket content throughout the year at no additional cost. For those that want even more cricket content, the option of signing up for a Willow TV subscription through Prime Video is also now available. Willow claims…

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  • Tubi Surpassed 97 Million Monthly Active Users In 2024

    Tubi Surpassed 97 Million Monthly Active Users In 2024

    2024 was a good year for Tubi, with the free streaming service confirming that its total number of monthly active users surpassed 97 million. Considering the service ended 2023 with 78 million monthly active users, Tubi managed to add almost 20 million more over the past twelve months. It was not just the number of…

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  • LG Smart TV Users Now Have Access To A Free Radio Service Packed With Audio Stations And Podcasts

    LG Smart TV Users Now Have Access To A Free Radio Service Packed With Audio Stations And Podcasts

    Thanks to the launch of LG Radio+, the company’s new ad-supported audio streaming service, LG smart TV users now have access to a wide range of free audio content, including live stations and podcasts. Now available in the U.S. and Korea, the exact selection of content an individual smart TV user has access to will…

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  • LG Channels Now Offers More Asian Content, Thanks To Partnership With Amasian TV

    LG Channels Now Offers More Asian Content, Thanks To Partnership With Amasian TV

    LG smart TV users utilizing the company’s free LG Channels service now have access to more Asian content, thanks to the addition of Amasian TV. Considering the Pan-Asian live TV service only launched in September, LG has moved quickly to integrate Amasian TV channels. Along with Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, Roku, and…

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