Let’s DEW Lunch: Business of Streaming Panel
A weekly webinar series from Digital Entertainment World. Stuart and Kent joined moderator Colin Dixon to discuss FAST’s position in the streaming space and the transition between cable and digital cable.
FAST Studios Bringing Channels To A Screen Near You
Everybody wants their video content on TV somewhere but getting it there is not simple. One company is looking to make that easier. That company is called FAST Studios. The term FAST has been bouncing around the industry and probably […]
FAST Studios banks on the rise of free streaming
The market for free, ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) services has been booming amid the ongoing decline of traditional pay-TV, paired with a rebundling of sorts fueled by an array of new, premium subscription streaming services. Key parts […]
Audiences and Advertisers Embrace the Early Cable Aesthetic of Pluto TV, Other Free Streaming Platforms
For older television audiences raised on cable, ViacomCBS’ free ad-supported Pluto TV service might be a flashback to their youth: hundreds of genre-specific linear channels to flip through while navigating via a helpful on-screen program guide. But Pluto […]
FAST Studios Launches, Betting Free Streaming Will Grow
FAST Studios launched on Tuesday with a wager that free, ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) channels, including portions of NBCUniversal’s Peacock and ViacomCBS’ Pluto TV, will continue to grow. The L.A.-based company run by serial media entrepreneur Stuart McLean […]
FAST Studios Launches, Aims to Capitalize on Growing Free, Ad-Supported TV Channels Space
Branded entertainment vet Stuart McLean has launched FAST Studios, a new business aiming to capitalize on the quickly growing programming sector known as FAST — free, ad-supported television channels. As more companies aim to launch their own […]