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 ...

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 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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

“Media companies have more content, platforms and ways to reach audiences than ever, but much of the work required to operate that content is still manual,” said Majiye Uchibeke, Co-Founder of Ingenee ...

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 ...