The A to Z of Free Streaming: A VIP+ Special Report

variety.com:

Gavin Bridge Senior Media AnalystFree video streaming doesn’t always get the recognition it deserves.Attention is usually given in much greater detail to subscription streaming services that generate high revenue streams that catch the attention of investors and analysts, even if EBITDA is much less owing to the high costs of creating original content in a hypercompetitive market.Free streaming, which is made up of both on-demand AVOD titles and linear FAST channels, with the majority of services offering both, has a different business model than its SVOD brethren.

The industry is based upon licensing content, with very few originals — the original Netflix streaming model — and bringing it to viewers for free in exchange for viewing ads.

Variety Intelligence Platform’s special report “The A to Z of Free Streaming,” presented by FilmRise, goes into unprecedented detail to give readers a comprehensive understanding of the many companies involved in the space.VIP+ profiles over 50 companies that are active in free streaming, offering a rundown on the services and/or channels they operate, as well as whether they distribute content to other platforms and if they operate their own FAST and AVOD services.The report also features exclusive consumer data on the U.S.