The global free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) business continued to add channels over the past year, with news and sports programming becoming larger parts of the FAST ecosystem, according ...

New Gracenote analysis finds sports program titles up 31.2% and individual games and events up 37.5% YoY When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

The world of FAST is certainly living up to its name. According to the latest report from Nielsen’s Gracenote, it is the fastest-growing segment of the broader TV landscape, with the number of free ad ...

Sports content on free ad‑supported streaming television (FAST) is accelerating at a pace far beyond the growth of FAST sports channels themselves, according to Gracenote’s newly released Q3 2026 Data ...

The Southwest Athletic Conference has expanded its SWAC TV with the launch of a dedicated FAST channel, increasing the accessibility and national reach of its programming. SWAC TV will now be ...

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 ...

At a moment when many consumers’ wallets are stretched to the breaking point, TV viewers have begun flocking to a group of streaming services that don’t cost a dime. The channels are known as free, ad ...

The world of FAST is changing, well… fast, according to a new Gracenote report. Today, Gracenote, Nielsen’s content data business unit, released new research, data, and insights on the evolving ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whip Media's fifth annual SVOD study is based on the responses of 2,000 U.S. TV Time users. A whopping 78% of FAST viewers said ...

The explosive growth of FAST channels is compelling bold programming experiments. Leaders from Roku, Cox Media Group, Creator Television and PBS Distribution will share the strategies they’re carving ...

Gracenote, Nielsen’s content intelligence business, has released its Q3 2026 Data Hub analysis, showing that free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) sports growth extends beyond new channel ...