FAST Channel News – FAST Channels are what make FAST work, curatng content by time of day and and wrapping it up in a brand can make or break a viewer connection. FAST channels are not the same as on-demand streaming services, such as Netflix, Hulu, or Amazon Prime Video.
The landscape of television is undergoing a seismic shift with the advent of Free Ad-Supported Television (FAST). This model promises to democratize content distribution by providing free access to a wide array of programming, supported by advertising revenue. However, the…
The FAST Channel Ecosystem is unsustainable and has collapsed - In the rapidly evolving world of digital streaming, the Free Ad-Supported Television (FAST) channel ecosystem has been a game-changer, offering viewers a wealth of content at no cost. However, this…
In the rapidly evolving landscape of Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV (FAST) channels, Kapang has emerged as a significant player. However, recent insights reveal a concerning trend: more than half of the FAST channels on the platform lack four fundamental features…
The content industry has long been gasping for air, suffocating under the weight of third-party revenue shares that siphon the lifeblood from creators and broadcasters. However, a beacon of hope shines in the form of Kapang's Connected TV (CTV) FAST…
Kapang adX: Harnessing GPU-Powered AI for Dynamic Addressable Trading in a Cookieless Era In the rapidly evolving landscape of digital advertising, Kapang adX stands out as a pioneering force, leveraging GPU-powered AI to revolutionize the way advertisers, content, and audiences…
Radio Streaming - The future of Radio is one that has become a great success thanks to the popularity of Pod-Casting. Kapang: Revolutionizing Visual Radio with Video Advertising In the dynamic world of streaming, Kapang has emerged as a trailblazer,…
Content is King - In the dynamic realm of Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV (FAST) channels, a powerful narrative is taking hold: content is not just king—it's now demanding its rightful ransom. This bold declaration reflects a growing movement within the…
In the burgeoning world of Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV (FAST) channels, a pressing issue has emerged: the distribution of ad-generated revenue is heavily skewed, leaving premium content owners with less than 10% of every ad dollar https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-omdia-data-reveals-global-fast-channel-revenues-will-reach-12bn-in-2027-301729416.html. This imbalance poses…
Stop buying tech - FAST Channels is all about the content and the advertisers - FAST Channels and AVOD distributors are wrongfully signing up for technology services that are not adding value or creating sustainable revenues to their content channels…
Roll out the red carpet and grab your popcorn, because the entertainment industry just had a year, 2023, that could rival any blockbuster drama! movie✨ Hollywood's Rollercoaster Ride Streaming Live across the world It's been a wild ride in Tinseltown,…
The Future of Live Broadcasting: Kapang adX and the Ad-Funded Business Model - The broadcasting industry is witnessing a significant shift with the advent of ad-funded business models, particularly in the realm of live event broadcasting and live sports. Kapang…
Magnite, the industry's largest, independent supply-side platform (SSP), is launching ClearLine to provide advertisers and agencies direct access to top-shelf video inventory without having to use a demand-side platform (DSP). ClearLine essentially allows advertisers to 'cut out' the DSP fee and helps them share…
YouFAST - A FAST Channel Approach and Content Creator Solution announced by Kapang as the future of Streaming TV for Broadcasters, Content Creators, Film Studios, Live Event Broadcasters, Radio Stations, eSports, Live Sports and Video Podcasters. Kapang's YouFAST approach is…
In a landmark move signaling the ever-evolving landscape of media consumption, a US-based media investment company has finalized the acquisition of View TV and Kapang in a deal valued at over $75 million. This strategic maneuver not only underscores the…
Digital advertising has gone through many transformations since the first online ad ran in 1994. Now, in 2024, we are on the cusp of the next major shift. Programmatic display has been the driving force behind digital ad campaigns since…
BBC teams up with rival broadcasters to launch Freely service in bid to take on Netflix. In TV's streaming wars The BBC has joined forces with rival broadcasters to launch new streaming service Freely. This is in a bid to…
Why FAST Channels Need to Improve Their Content Quality. FAST (Free Ad-Supported TV) channels are streaming platforms that offer free access to linear and on-demand content, supported by ads. FAST channels have been growing in popularity in recent years, as…
The landscape of television delivery has been undergoing rapid transformations, with streaming platforms playing a pivotal role in shaping the future of how we consume content. One emerging model that has gained significant traction is Free Ad-Supported Streaming Television (FAST),…
View TV, a leading innovator in the television broadcasting industry is proud to announce the next evolution of its FAST PLUS solution, designed to transform Free Ad-supported Streaming Television (FAST) channels and traditional television broadcasters. This groundbreaking enhancement aims to…
Kapang FAST Plus - Kapang, a leading innovator in the broadcasting industry, proudly announces the launch of Kapang FAST Plus, a revolutionary platform designed to empower traditional broadcasters in their seamless transition from Free-To-Air (FTA) services to Free-to-View Streaming services.…
In the dynamic landscape of media and content distribution, the demand for efficient and speedy FAST channel playout and distribution models has never been greater. Kapang, a leading player in the industry, has taken a significant leap forward by partnering…
FAST and Stupid - The Future of TV is Ad-funded Streaming Right? FAST or Free Ad-funded Streaming Television has has a high growth over the last few years. FAST (Free Ad-Supported TV) channels are linear channels that stream free content…
FAST CASH Guide from View TV for AVOD and FAST Channel Broadcasters - FAST (Free Ad-Supported TV) channels are linear channels that stream free content with ads, similar to traditional TV. FAST channels are becoming more popular among cord-cutters and…
FAST PLUS, Empowered by Kapang, Unveils Groundbreaking Revenue Model Propelling the Future of Television In a bold leap forward for the television industry, FAST PLUS, fronted by the dynamic Kapang, is proud to introduce a revolutionary revenue model that promises…
FAST Channels need leading playout services to engage audiences and advertisers but the channels are hesitant to reinvest in the transformation and outsourcing as a managed service. FAST Channel inadequate playout is killing the industry The television industry has undergone…
Kapang, a leading FAST CTV Platform, has announced that its new version of the Kapang TV platform will be available on the Apple Vision Pro App Store, the brand-new app store that will launch with Apple Vision Pro, the revolutionary…
Kapang, the leading provider of streaming solutions, has announced the launch of Kapang K2, a revolutionary platform that provides brand new apps across all Google, Apple and CTV platforms. Kapang K2 delivers a Cable Box solution for television and video…
Kapang, has announced the adoption of interactive CTV advertising, a new feature that allows viewers to interact with ads on their connected TV devices. Interactive CTV advertising enables advertisers to create immersive and personalized experiences for their target audiences, while…
Kapang K2 - The Ultimate Platform for Streaming Content. Kapang with View TV, the leading provider of streaming solutions, has announced the launch of Kapang K2, a complete platform rebuild that delivers AVOD, SVOD and FAST Channels to audiences worldwide.…
How YouTubers Can Adopt Building a FAST Channel - YouTube is the world's largest video platform, with over 2 billion monthly active users and over 500 hours of video uploaded every minute. YouTube is also a great source of income…
View TV Play Plus - View TV, a global streaming service that offers live TV, FAST channels, and AVOD content, has announced the launch of View TV Play V2, a new and improved version of its cloud TV playout solution…
YouTube FAST Channels - View TV is Recruiting YouTube Channels to Feature in the Rathergood TV Network. View TV, a global streaming service that offers live TV, FAST channels, and AVOD content, has announced that it is recruiting YouTube channels…
FAST Streaming TV is not different from traditional broadcasting. Don't separate FAST Linear TV from traditional broadcasting, audiences and advertisers see no difference. It's only classified separately due to new players capitalizing on unregulated opportunities. But, this has allowed genius…
Live FAST Why FAST Channels Need to Look Like Legacy TV Channels to Succeed FAST channels, or free ad-supported streaming television, are a new and popular form of streaming content, that offer free linear and on-demand content to viewers, across…
FAST Food for FAST Channels is the latest advanced approach from View TV. FAST FOOD: The New Product for FAST Channels that Provides Sustainable Ad Revenues and Sponsorship Models FAST channels, or free ad-supported streaming television, are a growing trend…
FAST Channel Business Model thoughts for Streaming TV broadcasters, FAST Channel Content Creators and FAST Channel Content Distributors are simply described as being 100% ad-funded but with amazing additional FAST Channel sponsorships and product placements. Check out https://viewtvx.com the FAST…
How do FAST Channels make money? A FAST Channel or FAST solution is constructed of four key solution parts :- CONTENT (Video) - TV Programmes, Films or Live Events AUDIENCE (Viewers) - The Viewers watching your content, if they do…
Just in time for NAB New York, Kapang announces that it is including an amazing FAST Channel Playout within its broadcast package and you can distribute the channel without any restrictions. Just sign up for the VIew TV Cloud CDN…
FAST is not a different type of TV - There is not a TV Format and then a FAST TV format. Television channels have been funded by advertising breaks for decades, but FAST allows you to deliver more cost-effectively over…
BBC Studios Exclusively Launches Five New FAST Channels on Amazon Freevee. The New Channels Feature Over 1,000 Hours of Premium British Content New York, NY – October 10, 2023 – BBC Studios – creator, producer and distributor of unparalleled British content…
FAST Channel Sponsorship and FAST Content Sponsorship for free ad-supported streaming TV channels, is a growing phenomenon in the online video landscape. View TV Marketplace is adding channel sponsorships and ad-break bumper FAST Channels offer viewers a wide range of…
FAST Channel Ad-fill - FAST, or Free Ad-Supported Television, is a streaming service that offers linear, passive and ad-supported programming that appeals to a large and diverse audience. FAST channels are similar to traditional TV channels, but they are delivered…
ITV Studios has announced it is building a suite of FAST channels as a showcase for its scripted and non-scripted content. Fifteen FAST channels are now now available across 16 territories with ITV Studios programming over 3,500 hours across three continents. Graham…
SSAI and how is it critical to FAST Channel Delivery - Free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels are a growing trend in the video streaming market, as viewers seek more variety and affordability. According to a report by LG Ads,…
The world of television entertainment is undergoing a transformation, with streaming and Free Ad-supported Streaming TV (FAST) Channels becoming increasingly popular. At the forefront of this revolution stands Fast Channels Network, a dynamic and innovative distributor, taking the lead as…
FAST Channels, the ability to watch Streaming TV for free entertainment, are becoming a household replacement for cord-cutting audiences, providing television experiences that viewers want. What is FAST and how does it work? FAST is a term that stands for Free Ad-Supported Streaming…
FAST Channel Audiences - In the ever-evolving landscape of television entertainment, Free Ad-supported Streaming TV (FAST) Channels have emerged as a game-changer. These channels offer viewers a treasure trove of niche content, catering to a wide spectrum of interests. While…
FAST Channel Advertising is very interesting. With over a thousand FAST channels in the market, advertisers need to know how they can work with these new channels and the opportunities for their ad dollars in 2023. Fortunately, we’ve got the…
FAST Channel Revenues across the Globe for TV series and movies are forecast to reach $17 billion across 138 countries in 2029. FAST Channel Earnings for Broadcasters This, according to the latest report from Digital TV Research, will be up from…
View TV Live Sports has been released as the latest product from View TV and its consumer platform Kapang. View TV Live solves production companies' and event organisers problems. The new service enables the broadcast of live sports and other…
How FAST Channel Streaming Can Improve Your Online Video Experience Online video streaming has become increasingly popular in recent years, and with the introduction of FAST Channel streaming, viewers can now enjoy an even better experience. FAST Channel streaming is…
In times of crisis and challenge, heroes emerge from the front lines, demonstrating unwavering courage and resilience. These remarkable individuals, often unsung heroes, have been the driving force behind the inception of "Frontliners TV," a groundbreaking platform that celebrates, honours,…
CBS News New York is now a FAST Channel The Bloomberg FAST Channel example below will show a live stream of Bloomberg via the View TV Network Our company is a collective of amazing people striving to build delightful products.…
Bloomberg is now a FAST Channel - amazing The Bloomberg FAST Channel example below will show a live stream of Bloomberg via the View TV Network Our company is a collective of amazing people striving to build delightful products. It…
View TV Boost is a new service launched by View TV, providing a YouTube-style MCN for FAST channels without changing their FAST channel playout provider. Boost from View TV instantly lists any compliant channel on Kapang in the UK and…
Kapang opens platform to OTT FAST channels - FAST Broadcaster. Kapang is a platform developed to appreciate audience demands following cord-cutting trends. Kapang delivers broadcast television channels & niche audience channels across 14 genres. Although Kapang is dedicated to providing…
Free ad-funded Streaming Television, commonly known as FAST, has evolved over the past few years, with platforms such as Pluto and Redbox generating millions of dollars in ad revenues, monetising archived content, and generating much-needed cash from their video libraries. …
View TV Sports - View TV knows Live Sports Streaming is the holy grail in proving that Streaming is the Future of TV. Streaming Live Sports delivered as FAST Ad-funded, Service Subscription, or Pay-per-view [PPV] Services allows any sports team…
View TV has created a network that allows investors and Fast Channel to achieve their own objectives whilst minimising risk and providing a sustainable revenue model for exponential growth. For Connected TV and FAST Channels to grow, they need to…
Single series FAST channels - touting the value. The ad-supported streaming space is heating up, along with the available content on those platforms. At NATPE’s Streaming Plus event, executives from Vizio, Filmrise and Tastemade dished on how AVOD and free ad-supported…
Brits set £20 limit on streaming spend - A new report has found that streaming is dominating the UK TV landscape, but that Brits have a hard cap when it comes to paying for SVOD services. According to The Trade…
Media Companies need to pay more attention to FAST, quickly. Free ad-supported streaming TV services will only become more attractive promotional channels as consumers minimize entertainment expenses amid inflationary pressures. Brands can no longer afford to allow FAST services to…
Banijay Rights launches FAST with its first general entertainment FAST channel. Banijay Rights is ramping up its FAST channel offering with the launch of the distributor’s debut dedicated general entertainment channel Horizons: Powered by Banijay. Horizons will host the likes of…
Sparring over Hulu - Comcast would be interested in acquiring Hulu if Disney decides to sell the streaming platform, according to Comcast CEO Brian Roberts. It’s an assertion which suggests Comcast is not about to make it easy for Disney to buy out…
Tubi launching World Cup FIFA 2022 FAST channel. Tubi — the free and ad-supported streaming service owned by Fox — today announced that it’s fired up a “FIFA World Cup FAST Channel.” If the name wasn’t clear enough (despite being a…
FAST CHANNELS THRIVE AS VIEWERS LOOK FOR ‘LEAN BACK’ VIEWING. The success of FAST channels proves that viewers still enjoy a ‘lean back’ viewing experience in the streaming age. That was one of the conclusions of an IBC2022 Conference session…
Nothing sits still for long, and after years of experimentation, fine-tuning and increased competition - not to mention plenty of speculation and denial - the prospect of ads on subscriptionplatforms is finally looking like a reality. While most companies are…
TV in the FAST Lane - the new era of operational creativity. In the face of unprecedented competition, media companies must find ways to innovate — but the cost of delivering content in an era of multiplying platforms is eating…
‘SUPERCHARGE STREAMING’ WITH ITVX SERVICE says Deep Bagchee, Chief Product Officer at ITV. He will detail the broadcaster’s plans for innovative new streaming service ITVX during his IBC Conference session today With several leading global services recently discussing the possibility…
Red Bee enters FAST market with Red Bee Pulse - Red Bee Media, the media services provider, has announced the addition of Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV (FAST) services to its Red Bee Pulse product. Red Bee’s scalable OTT virtual channel…
BroadcastCDN part of the View TV Group has launched a Cable & Satellite broadcaster transformation package to take existing and traditional broadcasters into FAST markets at scale to generate sustainable revenues. Broadcast CDN carries the service from your origin premises,…
Frequency Launches Bleav's FAST Channels - As the 2022 NFL Regular Season kicks off, Frequency, the top cloud-based video SaaS platform powering linear channels for content providers across the globe, and sports and entertainment omnichannel production company Bleav, launched Bleav’s free ad-supported streaming…
FAST services to take market share. Barclays’ Kannan Venkateshwar says as free ad-supported TV proliferates, even old content will compete with newer SVOD titles. Free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) services are all the rage as content providers and distributors look for…
Free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) services benefit from a lack of U.S. viewer access to free linear TV, partly because of a national amnesia about the presence of over-the-air broadcast. Tens of millions are already using FASTs, generating billions in…
Senior Digital Director Daniel Lannon Led and Completed the Rebrand of the Acquired Xtreme Sports Social Media Channels to INTROUBLE to fit with Company Branding. JUNE 27, 2022 (Amsterdam, June 24th, 2022) Insight TV, the leading millennial-focused global channel operator and…
Broadcaster Roger Bolton has suggested the BBC is "spooked" by the decline in young audiences to traditional radio. Bolton, 76, was speaking after being dropped as host of Radio 4's Feedback after 23 years. "If you were running Radio 4, you must…
Free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) services are growing rapidly. Today, hundreds of FAST channels exist, and a recent report from VIP+ found that the average large FAST studio took home $23.2 million in ad revenue by the end of the…
FAST Usage Was Up 9 Points in the First Five Months of 2022. The percentage of U.S. TV watchers who say they use a free, ad-supported TV streaming service rose to 55%, according to Hub Entertainment Research. The percentage of…
The taxonomy of streaming video services is expanding. Historically, the market was split between ad-supported services offering videos for people to watch on-demand, otherwise known as AVOD services such as YouTube, and subscription-based services offering videos for people to watch…
NEWSMAX TV on Kapang - New York – May 30, 2022 – On the back of NAB 2022, View TV Group have announced that Newsmax, one of the top-rated news networks in the US, has signed an agreement to be…
Kapang is Connected TV platform delivering more than 400 FAST & subscription channel services to viewers in the UK and USA using an internally developed private content distribution network (CDN), BroadcastCDN, to provide broadcast-grade encoding, delivery & monetization from an…
In its first year under the Warner Bros. Discovery umbrella, Discovery’s Shark Week is diving into the deep end with a host of new marketing partners. The American Red Cross, the MLB, MeUndies and Sugarfina have all signed on to participate…
As consumers tighten their belts, ad funded models are becoming a more enticing prospect for streamers. Netflix’s announcement in April that it has hit an apparent subscriber wall sent out shockwaves, prompting many to question how attractive and profitable the…
Kapang, a Virtual Multichannel Video Programming Distributor (vMVPD) broadcasts content and channels with a format similar to that of cable and satellite TV but delivered over public internet. Kapang working with its sister companies BroadcastCDN & Cloudie playout has an…
