“Paranormal Lockdown”
June 12, 2023
Amazon Freevee June 12 announced MGM and Warner Bros. Discovery free, ad-supported (FAST) channels will launch on the ad-supported streaming service over the next few months.
The new channels will add to the growing slate of more than 280 FAST channels currently available on the Amazon-owned service (formerly IMDb TV), spanning genres that include originals, movies, food, game shows, classic TV, reality, news, and sports. All channels can be accessed through the Freevee app, as well as within Fire TV and Prime Video.
“MGM and Warner Bros. Discovery create content that appeals to a diverse fan base — action, comedy, drama, scripted, unscripted, and more,” said Ryan Pirozzi, head of Amazon Freevee, in a statement..
MGM will launch 12 FAST Channels, adding a new lineup of single-title channels which will include “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,” which will be programmed with movies and series including Capote and Red Dawn. The MGM FAST channels join “Paternity Court,” “In the Heat of the Night,” “The Addams Family,” and “Teen Wolf” channels..
Warner Bros. Discovery’s 11 FAST Channels feature Discovery and WBD studio content, such as “Cake Boss,” “Extreme Couponing,” “Ghost Brothers,” “Paranormal Lockdown,” “Say Yes to the Dress” and “Long Lost Family.”
WBD’s FAST channels come as the media giant attempts to monetize its catalog of original TV programming across third-party platforms, including ad-supported VOD and FAST.
As a result, Freevee has been able to expand 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”).
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Freevee also recently secured 10 channels from Lionsgate for the free streaming service. Nine channels are available now including “Nashville,” “Are We There Yet?,” “Anger Management” and “HerSphere,” with “Ghost Hunters” launching in the coming weeks. Additional FAST Channels coming to the service in June include “Amazon Movies,” “Judge & Jury,” “QVC,” “HSN,” “Tastemade en Español,” “The Big Dish,” “USA Today” and “USA Today Sports.”