Samsung TV Plus posts the sharpest expansion of any platform (13 → 34 in two years); the same MSO–PP integration logic that built NBCUniversal and CJ ENM is now reshaping FAST.
As the FAST (Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV) market enters a phase of mounting financial pressure, owned-and-operated (O&O) channels have emerged as the industry's most strategically valuable asset. Unlike licensed third-party channels, O&Os are fully owned by the platforms that run them — generating advertising revenue with no profit-sharing obligation. Every ad dollar earned on an O&O channel stays inside the platform.
