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 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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...