DirecTV is getting into the FAST channel business — no satellite dish necessary.
The satellite-TV service is launching a free, ad-supported streaming platform called MyFree DirecTV. It’s slated to go live on Nov. 15 with programming that includes a host unscripted shows from A+E Networks — Pawn Stars, American Pickers, Ice Road Truckers and The First 48 among them — and other titles. DirecTV, which recently announced its intent to acquire rival satellite service Dish, will offer “curated” FAST channels and a large on-demand library as it looks to earn a piece of the growing FAST market. It will launch as a mobile app and on select streaming devices and smart TVs.
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The FAST service will also integrate DirecTV’s “Your TV” content aggregation, which puts users’ most watched and recently viewed shows front and center.
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