Tag Archives: FreeCast

Advertising and OTT: Better Together (OTT2)

The ineffectiveness and frustration caused by traditional television advertising stands in stark contrast to advertising on OTT platforms. While two people watching the same broadc... More

Expecting the Unexpected at the FCC (OTT2)

With power changing hands in Washington, many Obama-era policies are expected to be reversed by the incoming Trump administration. But while issues from healthcare to immigration s... More

An End to Media Piracy: Closer Than You Think (FreeCast)

The TV business is changing before our eyes, and largely to the chagrin of most traditional media executives who are unsure how to approach the new landscape of the industry. Un... More

An End to Media Piracy: Closer Than You Think (OTT2)

The TV business is changing before our eyes, and largely to the chagrin of most traditional media executives who are unsure how to approach the new landscape of the industry. Unfor... More

CES 2017: FreeCast Offers 3x to 4x more in Retrans Fees for Broadcasters, Cable Networks to Come Online (MESA)

FreeCast is announcing the addition of IP detection and localized content management technologies to SelectTV. The ability to match localized content, both programming and ads, wit... More

FreeCast’s SelectTV Showcases Latest Cord Cutting Innovations at CES 2017 (MESA)

FreeCast begins 2017 with a mission to create new cord-cutters. With sights set on growth and a potent alternative to traditional cable and satellite television, the company believ... More

FreeCast Makes Cord-Cutting Kit Available to Distributors at CES 2017 (MESA)

With SelectTV already thought of as a must-have for cord-cutters, FreeCast is now turning its attention to making it easier for current cable subscribers to cut their cords by subs... More

SelectTV Prepares for a Landslide of New Users as Millions Plan to Cut Cords in 2017 (MESA)

FreeCast has revised growth expectations upward for the next 12 months on the heels of news from researchers at FocusVision and Zanthus, who forecast that over 40% of cable and sat... More

FreeCast Strikes Deal with UCapture (MESA)

FreeCast has announced a new partnership with UCapture to sell the online media guide service via the rewards shopping platform. A portion of the subscription revenues for each sal... More

M&E Journal: Wanted: Cable for the Web

By William Mobley, President & CEO, FreeCast - The media industry is facing a dilemma unlike anything it’s ever seen before. The business model upon which cable TV is built is... More

SelectTV Pioneers the Universal eMedia Guide, and Now Apple Wants a Bite (Huffington Post)

In light of the FCC’s recent decision to eliminate the cable box, calls are growing for a secure universal guide to support both traditional pay-TV content and all legal web-base... More

To FreeCast, FCC Decision is an Afterthought (MESA)

With the FCC's imminent decision on the future of the cable set-top box grabbing headlines, it's easy to forget about the reality of the TV business. Consumers won't continue to pa... More

FreeCast Test Markets Select TV to Eager Viewers in Australia (MESA)

Just 30 days after Select TV’s official state-side launch, FreeCast is already prepping the service for international markets, starting with a trial promotion in Australia throug... More

FreeCast’s Select TV Now Streaming the Rio Olympics (MESA)

Four years ago, FreeCast brought the 2012 Olympic Games to the masses via the web, which both made a name for the company in the streaming space and laid the ground work for the co... More

Select TV, FreeCast’s Next-Generation Media Platform, Debuts to Consumers (MESA)

Select TVFreeCast’s Select TV officially opens to the public, bringing the TV experience into the 21st Century. More than two years of work have culminated this week with the fir... More

In Set Top Box Fight… Maybe Everybody Wins?

Kevin Speedy, Freecast: As its fate is debated within the halls of power by multi-billion dollar corporations, it’s easy to forget that the cable set top box is just a device... More

Rabbit TV Plus Rolls Out New Feature, New Content, and a New Price (MESA)

Rabbit TV PlusFreeCast is once again putting the Plus in Rabbit TV by adding features suggested by millions of users. Rabbit TV Plus has received yet another big upgrade, bringing ... More

FreeCast’s Mobley Says ACA President Has It Backwards (MESA)

William Mobley, founder of FreeCast and one of the pioneers of streaming video, has responded strongly to recent remarks by American Cable Association president Matt Polka that the... More

INTX: FreeCast’s Universal Interface is the Secret Sauce for All Set Top Boxes, Other Media Devices (MESA)

As INTX continues in Boston, and the FCC proceeds with efforts to unlock the cable set top box, FreeCast has joined the Consumer Video Choice Coalition to advocate for a more compe... More

FreeCast Plans A La Carte Online Channels (MESA)

Amid virtual pay-TV announcements, FreeCast is offering a better way for networks to recapture subscribers and revenue. As more linear channels come to the web in "skinny" virtual ... More