Free ad-supported streaming television

Free ad-supported streaming television (occasionally, free ad-supported television, commonly abbreviated as FAST) is a category of streaming television services which offer a combination of traditional linear television programming ("live TV") on-demand programming, live broadcasts (e.g. sporting events) and studio-produced movies without a paid subscription, funded exclusively by advertising akin to free-to-air TV stations.

Platforms following this model include Pluto TV, Rakuten TV (in Japan and many European countries), The Roku Channel, Samsung TV Plus, Tubi, and Xumo. These services stand apart from platforms predominantly featuring user-generated content (like YouTube and Twitch), as well as from subscription-based services (like Amazon Prime Video and Netflix). The term was coined by Alan Wolk to differentiate the category in a December 2018 article in TVREV.

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