Our newest report, FASTs Are The New Cable, is intended to be a definitive primer for FAST newbies and old-timers alike.
The FAST ecosystem is massively confusing, even more so than when we first coined the term “FAST” back in December 2018.
This report is designed to help untangle a lot of that confusion by walking readers through key issues, including:
- Why data is so important for the FASTs and how it affects their UI and UX
- Why linear channels are so popular on the FASTs
- The value of curation to creating a successful service
- Why "free vs not free” is still the biggest distinction between FASTs and other types of services
- The various types of entities standing up FASTs and linear channels
- The differences between FASTs owned by major media companies and those owned by OEMs.
There’s also a look at the future of FASTs that explores:
- International expansion
- Sports rights and original programming
- Why SVOD services are adopting linear channels too
- Creating a new flywheel from a 3-tier system (FASTs + SVOD)
- The trend towards personalization
- The role of local broadcasters
- Branded content channels
- The turn towards quality
And Evan Shapiro’s latest map of the FAST ecosystem, created specially for TVREV.
In addition, you’ll find exclusive one-on-one interviews with these key industry thought leaders:
- Tom Ryan (Pluto TV)
- Srinivasan KA (Amagi)
- Sean Buckley (Magnite)
- Raghu Kodige (LG Ads Solutions)
- Katherine Pond (VIZIO)
