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Platforms following this model include <a href="/wiki/Pluto_TV" title="Pluto TV">Pluto TV</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rakuten_TV" title="Rakuten TV">Rakuten TV</a> (not available in the United States), <a href="/wiki/The_Roku_Channel" title="The Roku Channel">The Roku Channel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Samsung_TV_Plus" title="Samsung TV Plus">Samsung TV Plus</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tubi" title="Tubi">Tubi</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Xumo" title="Xumo">Xumo</a>. These services stand apart from platforms predominantly featuring <a href="/wiki/User-generated_content" title="User-generated content">user-generated content</a> (like <a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a> and <a href="/wiki/Twitch_(service)" title="Twitch (service)">Twitch</a>), as well as from subscription-based services (like <a href="/wiki/Amazon_Prime_Video" title="Amazon Prime Video">Amazon Prime Video</a> and <a href="/wiki/Netflix" title="Netflix">Netflix</a>). The term was coined by Alan Wolk to differentiate the category in a December 2018 article in TVREV.<sup id="cite_ref-Hayes-2022a_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hayes-2022a-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Platforms">Platforms</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Free_ad-supported_streaming_television&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Platforms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The FAST ecosystem has several layers. The best-known FASTs are the aggregators, which fall into three categories. </p> <ul><li>FASTs owned by major media companies: <a href="/wiki/Paramount_Global" title="Paramount Global">Paramount</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Pluto_TV" title="Pluto TV">Pluto TV</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fox_Corporation" title="Fox Corporation">Fox</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Tubi" title="Tubi">Tubi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charter_Communications" title="Charter Communications">Charter Communications</a> and <a href="/wiki/Comcast" title="Comcast">Comcast</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Xumo" title="Xumo">Xumo</a> Play, <a href="/wiki/Dish_Network" title="Dish Network">Dish Network</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Sling_TV" title="Sling TV">Sling Freestream</a>, <a href="/wiki/ITV_Plc" class="mw-redirect" title="ITV Plc">ITV</a>’s <a href="/wiki/ITVX" title="ITVX">ITVX</a> service, <a href="/wiki/Next_Entertainment_World" title="Next Entertainment World">NEW ID</a>'s BINGE Korea,<sup id="cite_ref-Variety_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Variety-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Allen_Media_Group" title="Allen Media Group">Allen Media Group</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Local_Now" title="Local Now">Local Now</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Gray_Television" class="mw-redirect" title="Gray Television">Gray Television</a> and <a href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Broadcasters" title="National Association of Broadcasters">National Association of Broadcasters</a> and Syncbak's Zeam.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>FASTs owned by device manufacturers: <a href="/wiki/Amazon_Freevee" title="Amazon Freevee">Amazon Freevee</a> (previously <a href="/wiki/IMDb" title="IMDb">IMDb</a> TV), <a href="/wiki/The_Roku_Channel" title="The Roku Channel">The Roku Channel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Samsung_TV_Plus" title="Samsung TV Plus">Samsung TV Plus</a>, <a href="/wiki/LG_Corporation" class="mw-redirect" title="LG Corporation">LG</a> Channels, <a href="/wiki/Vizio" title="Vizio">Vizio</a> WatchFree+, and <a href="/wiki/TCL_Electronics" title="TCL Electronics">TCL Electronics'</a> TCL Channel.</li> <li>Independent FASTs: <a href="/wiki/Plex_(company)" class="mw-redirect" title="Plex (company)">Plex</a>, <a href="/wiki/Crackle_(service)" title="Crackle (service)">Crackle</a> and <a href="/wiki/Redbox" title="Redbox">Redbox</a> Free Live TV, Mometu, Herogo TV, and Flixhouse.</li></ul> <p>These aggregators operate primarily in the United States as of 2024, though some, like Pluto TV,<sup id="cite_ref-Manfredi-2022_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Manfredi-2022-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Plex,<sup id="cite_ref-Perez-2020_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Perez-2020-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Samsung TV Plus<sup id="cite_ref-Spangler-2022_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Spangler-2022-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> operate in additional countries or worldwide. </p><p>In addition to aggregator apps, there are FASTs run by a single provider such as <a href="/wiki/E._W._Scripps_Company" title="E. 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Scripps</a>' <a href="/wiki/Scripps_News" title="Scripps News">Scripps News</a>, <a href="/wiki/PocketWatch_(company)" class="mw-redirect" title="PocketWatch (company)">PocketWatch</a> and <a href="/wiki/FilmRise" title="FilmRise">FilmRise</a> that also provide their content for use in linear channels on the aggregator apps. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Content_and_channels">Content and channels</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Free_ad-supported_streaming_television&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Content and channels"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Content on FAST services can potentially cover all <a href="/wiki/Television_genre" class="mw-redirect" title="Television genre">television genres</a> as well as movies, which are the most popular type of content on the FASTs.<sup id="cite_ref-TVREV_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TVREV-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Content options can include original and/or archive programming not available through subscription streaming services. Although many FAST channels resemble traditional cable <a href="/wiki/Specialty_channel" title="Specialty channel">specialty channels</a>, others may have an even narrower <a href="/wiki/Binge-watching" title="Binge-watching">focus on a single program or media franchise</a> (such as <i><a href="/wiki/Cops_(TV_program)" title="Cops (TV program)">Cops</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Baywatch" title="Baywatch">Baywatch</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Unsolved_Mysteries" title="Unsolved Mysteries">Unsolved Mysteries</a></i>, or the American version of <i><a href="/wiki/Fear_Factor" title="Fear Factor">Fear Factor</a></i>).<sup id="cite_ref-vty-fast-approach_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vty-fast-approach-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Such single-franchise channels are usually only practical for shows and franchises with an exceptionally large library of episodes; whereas only 65 to <a href="/wiki/100_episodes" title="100 episodes">100 episodes</a> are required for traditional broadcast syndication, a 24-hour FAST channel may require 500 episodes.<sup id="cite_ref-jeponpluto_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jeponpluto-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>While some linear FAST channels are exclusive to specific platforms, others, such as <a href="/wiki/Cheddar_(TV_channel)" title="Cheddar (TV channel)">Cheddar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Court_TV" title="Court TV">Court TV</a> are distributed through multiple providers. Such shared channels may feature different content and presentation, or may feature less or more total commercials depending on the provider.<sup id="cite_ref-wired-cheddar_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wired-cheddar-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Linear channels that are carried both on subscription multichannel television and on FAST services usually have different program lineups for each, effectively creating a <a href="/wiki/Freemium" title="Freemium">freemium</a> model; <a href="/wiki/Newsmax_TV" title="Newsmax TV">Newsmax TV</a>, which previously carried the same content on both feeds, downgraded its FAST feed to "Newsmax2," with reduced content, to allow the multichannel service to collect <a href="/wiki/Retransmission_fee" class="mw-redirect" title="Retransmission fee">retransmission fees</a> from providers and regain leverage it had lost in <a href="/wiki/Carriage_dispute" title="Carriage dispute">carriage disputes</a> by offering its main feed free.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> FASTs owned by major media companies have the advantage of being able to leverage their parent companies' archival libraries.<sup id="cite_ref-Hayes-2022_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hayes-2022-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-digiday-fast_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-digiday-fast-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Variety</i> estimated that 1,455 linear channels were available through major FAST platforms as of June 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-vty-next-in-fast_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vty-next-in-fast-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By May 2024, that number had risen to 1,943.<sup id="cite_ref-Keys-2024_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Keys-2024-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Growing_popularity">Growing popularity</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Free_ad-supported_streaming_television&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Growing popularity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As per <a href="/wiki/Nielsen_Media_Research" title="Nielsen Media Research">Nielsen's</a> monthly streaming ratings for the US market, called "The Gauge", three of the FAST services were in the Top 10 of all streaming services in 2023. In the September 2023 ratings,<sup id="cite_ref-Nielsen_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Nielsen-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Tubi" title="Tubi">Tubi</a>, with 1.3% of viewing, ranked fifth among all streaming services, <a href="/wiki/The_Roku_Channel" title="The Roku Channel">The Roku Channel</a>, with 1.1% ranked seventh, and <a href="/wiki/Pluto_TV" title="Pluto TV">Pluto TV</a>, with 0.8% ranked tenth. Tubi noted in January 2025 that only 5% of its viewership came from the live streaming channels section of the Tubi app, which emphasizes its on-demand offerings more than its live linear-oriented competitors do.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2024, over 1,500 FAST TV channels are currently in airing in the U.S. across various services.<sup id="cite_ref-Hayes-2024_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hayes-2024-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Free_ad-supported_streaming_television&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Hayes-2022a-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Hayes-2022a_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFHayes2022" class="citation web cs1">Hayes, Dade (December 14, 2022). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://deadline.com/2022/12/free-ad-supported-television-fast-cable-tv-svod-streaming-1235192183/">"Free, Ad-Supported Television Is Catching On FAST: Boosters Hail It As Second Coming Of Cable, But Just How Big Is Its Upside?"</a>. <i>Deadline</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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