Free streaming channels — FAST, to industry heads — as a viewing medium continue to attract attention. TV biz conferences now dedicate several sessions to the topic, as the success FAST is having in ...

As traditional media outlets face increasing challenges – declining ad revenues, shrinking newsroom staff, and the closure of local newspapers – many communities are losing access to vital local news ...

NEW YORK—Gracenote has released a new analysis of its global video dataset showing that the number of FAST channels grew nearly 14% from Q1 2025 and 76% since 2023. These insights and more are ...

Unveiled at IBC in Amsterdam, it promises "better FAST content visibility, consumption and monetization." By Georg Szalai Global Business Editor NBCUniversal and Roku have teamed up for FAST channels ...

NEW YORK—Nielsen’s Gracenote content data business unit has announced that it is expanding its FAST Program into the U.S. The FAST Program is designed to help content owners and providers more easily ...

While Python isn’t fast, it has enough entrenched popularity to get a boost from non-software engineers choosing it to learn programming. Fast programming languages are gaining popularity, TIOBE CEO ...

Gracenote, the content data business unit of Nielsen, has expanded its Data Hub resource to include insights on nearly 1,850 active FAST channels for a broad understanding of global streaming trends ...

Warner Music Group announced Monday that it has partnered with Roku to launch three, genre-based FAST channels, exclusively on The Roku Channel, the platform’s free streaming service. The new channels ...

Samsung TV Plus, the free FAST platform operated by the leading smart-TV maker, is breaking ground in the sports arena as part of a broader programming push. At a standing-room-only NewFronts ...