With ATSC 3.0 broadcast technology and 5G wireless deploying rapidly across the US and the globe, FreeCast is laying out a new strategy to take advantage of these wireless content delivery options. The company’s software aggregates FAST and premium streaming channels, free ad-based VoD content from across the internet, streaming subscriptions services, and pay-per-view video […]
FreeCast is announcing the next piece of its whole-industry streaming solution, its Zer0Gap programmatic platform, promising 100 per cent ad fill rates. With this 3-in-1 advertising solution, FreeCast says it is catering to both programmers and marketers in the US, by maximising the monetisation potential of content and delivering some of the most-targeted and thus […]
FreeCast and Evolve III have announced that FreeCast will power video streaming on the X-Stream cloud gaming system. This compact, cost-effective device leverages cloud-based technology to deliver high-quality gaming experiences through Microsoft’s Xbox Game Pass and Nvidia GeForce Now. The new device also integrates FreeCast’s comprehensive streaming platform, transforming the X-Stream from a gaming console […]
FreeCast has launched its app on Roku in the US. The FreeCast app will bring the company’s lineup of over 500 free streaming channels, as well as the company’s paid Value Channels package, to Roku’s platform. A forthcoming update will add additional features, including the company’s VoD library of over 500,000 movies and TV episodes, […]
FreeCast is launching YouBundle, a new service that lets consumers in the US build a customised bundle of streaming video products, centralise their subscription management, and consolidate media costs into a single monthly payment. FreeCast says the product is the first piece of its omni-channel media industry solution to be rolled out, with several more […]
FreeCast has announced a partnership with DISH Network, a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation, to offer its aggregated streaming software on AirTV 2 and AirTV Anywhere devices to serve FreeCast’s commercial customers with a network-attached broadcast tuner for blending streaming and over-the-air channels. FreeCast’s software will work seamlessly with these devices. AirTV 2 and […]
FreeCast has announced the return of Chris Savine to an executive role with the company. Savine will serve as Chief Operations Officer and Head of Finance. Savine has held the role of CFO with a number of significant firms including Capital Cities/ABC (now part of The Walt Disney Company), Netscape, AOL Time Warner, RR Donnelley, […]
At CES, FreeCast announced its vision for a next-gen streaming media ecosystem and a revenue strategy to accompany it. The media industry has been struggling with declining pay-TV revenues, says FreeCast, but the direct-to-consumer streaming products designed to replace them have not been profitable. Likewise, consumers have become increasingly frustrated by a fragmented experience and […]
FreeCast has signed an agreement with antenna manufacturer Antennas Direct, pairing the companies’ products into a complete solution for cord-cutters. Under the agreement, Antennas Direct will bundle FreeCast’s service with its antennas, marketing the two products as complementary parts of the post-cable TV puzzle. FreeCast’s product is an aggregated streaming service, which unifies online video […]
FreeCast has sined distribution agreement with antenna-maker Mohu. This deal will see Mohu bundle FreeCast’s aggregated streaming service with the company’s antennas, giving consumers everything they need to cut the cord and access free TV service in a single package. The FreeCast service brings streaming video services together into a single app: FAST channels, AVoD, […]