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AIK Football FAST channel on Pluto TV

AIK Football has announced a deal to bring a dedicated FAST channel to Pluto TV. The Pluto TV AIK channel will showcase match highlights, interviews, behind-the-scenes content and training sessions from the Swedish football club, as well as AIK’s own sports show Studio AIK. Following the recent partnership with Borussia Dortmund in Germany, the deal […]

March 10, 2025

BBC scores Scotland, Wales, NI football matches

The BBC has confirmed a deal to broadcast Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland men’s international football matches in the run-up to the FIFA Men’s World Cup 2026. Rhodri Talfan Davies, Director of BBC Nations, commented: “I’m absolutely delighted that fans across Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will now be able to enjoy live, free-to-air coverage […]

March 7, 2025

Virgin Media TV adds Red Bull, Wonder FAST channels

Virgin Media O2 has launched two new FAST channels at no extra cost. Available to all Virgin TV customers directly via their set-top box, the new FAST channels offer viewers 24/7 access to binge-worthy TV favourites. As part of the new channel line-up, Virgin TV customers will gain access to: Wonder (channel 238), featuring programming […]

March 7, 2025By Nik Roseveare

How to build (and retain) your streaming audience

Whether you stream college sports, indie films, yoga sessions, DIY tutorials, religious services or anything in between, every OTT service shares the same core goals: attracting an audience, keeping them engaged, and, most importantly, turning that viewership into revenue. But having great content is just the beginning – you need viewers to actually watch it! […]

March 4, 2025

Rakuten TV opens up Enterprise Services to telcos

At Mobile World Congress, Rakuten TV, the European streaming platform, has announced that it is positioning itself as a key enabler for telcos looking to expand their content offering in the growing FAST market. Through Rakuten TV Enterprise Services, the company provides solutions for the launch, distribution and monetisation of FAST channels. After three years […]

March 3, 2025

MPs to quiz BBC chiefs

The Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the UK House of Commons is to question BBC Director General Tim Davie and Chair Samir Shah in an evidence session on March 4th on the work of the Corporation. MPs are likely to ask about a wide range of issues, including funding and the financial challenges faced […]

February 28, 2025By Colin Mann

World One TV partners with FAST Channels TV

World One TV, the creative force behind the WorldOneTV.com subscription streaming service), has announced its collaboration with FAST Channels TV to introduce their latest venture, a FAST (Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV) channel, to audiences worldwide. World One TV is the newest addition to the FAST channel lineup, offering a curated selection of the finest films, […]

February 25, 2025

FilmRise, Samsung TV Plus expand partnership

FilmRise and Samsung TV Plus, Samsung’s free ad-supported streaming service, have expanded their partnership significantly with licensing agreements for FilmRise’s FAST channels and a selection of films and TV series. With the agreements, FilmRise, the US-based film, television studio and streaming network, has increased its distribution footprint on Samsung TV Plus in both FAST and […]

February 24, 2025

Germany: F1 back free-to-air on RTL

For the 2025 season, RTL, in partnership with Sky Sport, will again broadcast seven races as well as eleven qualifying sessions and one sprint race of Formula 1 live on free TV. On the other race weekends, the qualifying or the sprint can be viewed live on RTL+. For the season opener in Melbourne, RTL […]

February 19, 2025

FIFA+ on Netgem

Netgem has announced a collaboration with FIFA+, the official streaming platform of FIFA. The partnership brings access to free football content to Netgem TV viewers across Europe via their telcos’ TV services, starting with the UK and Ireland this February, followed by France and other regions in the near future. Netgem users in the UK […]

February 19, 2025