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In a huge boost to the free streaming television (FAST) services’ ambitions in France, Paramount’s Pluto TV has announced its launch on the set-top-boxes (STBs) of communications provider Bouygues Telecom, offering the French public free access to over 100 unique, curated channels.
CE giant Samsung has announced that its fast-growing free ad-supported TV (FAST) and video-on-demand (AVOD) service Samsung TV Plus is expanding its slate of premium programming.
Continuing to expand its reach on FAST services, livestream shopping and video storytelling offer HSN has launched on the Sling Freestream free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) platform.
Offering more free streaming content channels in North America, US film and television studio and streaming network FilmRise is expanding its content offering that is available on the Samsung TV Plus platform in the US and Canada.
Anticipating worldwide viewership of its exclusive, free streaming service is set to grow further, LG Electronics (LG) is introducing an enhancement to LG Channels, featuring a new UI with what is said to be improved navigation and more engaging placements for content discovery.
In keeping with its current expansion of services in the DACH region, ad-supported video-on-demand (AVOD) and FAST Channel provider wedotv now also distributing its free streaming services wedo movies, wedo sports and wedo big stories on German streaming platform Joyn.
Digital content studio and media network Little Dot Studios is to work with Yale Climate Connections (YCC), to produce a 12-part YouTube series, on the Wild World of Extreme Weather, which connects the dots on the issues around climate change.
As part of what they say is an evolution that puts the distribution of free TV at the centre of the streaming age, the UK’s largest broadcasters are coming to develop a new free TV service that will deliver live TV over broadband.