Amazon Freevee signs FAST Channel deals with MGM and Warner Bros. Discovery
Amazon is expanding its slate of FAST channels with 12 MGM channels and a further 11 from Warner Bros. Discovery.
The new channels will join the 280 ad supported FAST channels available as part of the Freevee.
“FAST Channels offer Freevee viewers an always-on, 24/7, lean-back viewing experience that immediately connects them to a selection of TV shows, movies, and unscripted programming such as news, sports, and music,” said Ryan Pirozzi, head of Amazon Freevee. “MGM and Warner Bros. Discovery create content that appeals to a diverse fan base – action, comedy, drama, scripted, unscripted, and more. We are incredibly excited Freevee customers will have even more choice when it comes to what they can watch, whenever and however they choose.”
MGM will launch 12 FAST Channels, adding a new line-up of single-title channels including The Pink Panther, Stargate, Green Acres, and The Outer Limits, alongside branded channels such as MGM Presents, MGM Presents: Action, and MGM Presents: Sci-Fi. The MGM FAST Channels join Paternity Court, In the Heat of the Night, The Addams Family, and Teen Wolf, which are already available on Freevee.
Later this month, Freevee will launch 11 FAST Channels featuring Discovery and WBD studio content, such as Cake Boss, Extreme Couponing, Ghost Brothers, Paranormal Lockdown, Say Yes to the Dress, and Long Lost Family.
Over the last year, Freevee has rapidly expanded the FAST offering to include a growing selection of exclusive thematically programmed channels, such as popular movies and TV shows, comedy hits, as well as exclusive Original channels from Freevee and Prime Video (Amazon Originals, Judy Justice, Bosch), and syndicated channels with partners, including news (The Washington Post, LiveNOW by FOX, ABC News Live), sports (NHL FAST, MLB, PGA Tour), and music (Vevo, XITE).
In March, Amazon completed a $8.45 billion acquisition of MGM.
