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FAST Times Ahead
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FAST has emerged as a buzzword across all sectors of the business, but factual distributors appear to be benefiting the most from the quickly growing segment.
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“AVOD and FAST services are becoming a significant revenue stream for us,” reports Anne Olzmann, the managing director of Albatross World Sales. “We have been working with different operators for quite a while now, and while it has taken some time to set up, it is becoming more and more lucrative each year, especially for titles that have made their TV round and are ready for third and fourth runs. It is safe to say that we have extended the shelf lives and have longer distribution periods for suitable genres.” “We collaborate with numerous platforms, licensing programs to their AVOD services, owned-and-operated FAST channels or entirely single IP channels, both in the German- and English-speaking territories, with other regions of the world envisaged for the near future,” notes Nikolas Huelbusch, Director Unscripted at ZDF Studios. We’ll be taking a deep dive into the potential of FAST for factual distributors at our upcoming FAST Festival, a virtual conference taking place next month. Register for free here. —Mansha Daswani
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