Streaming channels that are free to watch and funded by advertising, programmed as linear-style channels rather than on-demand libraries: Pluto TV, Tubi, The Roku Channel, Samsung TV Plus. FAST is the fastest-growing source of Connected TV inventory and the closest digital analogue to broadcast television.
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Agency Echelon. "FAST." Agency Echelon Reference, reviewed September 2026. https://agencyechelon.com/reference/glossary/fast/