FAST momentum continues with global channel count growing nearly 14% year-to-dateGracenote, the content data business unit of Nielsen, has expanded its Data Hub resource to include insights on nearly 1,850 active FAST channels for a broad understanding of global streaming trends and the programs that keep audiences engaged. According to a new analysis of Gracenote’s industry-leading global video dataset, the number of FAST channels grew nearly 14% from Q1 2025 and 76% since 2023. These insights and more are captured in the latest release of the Gracenote Data Hub covering Q3 2025 unveiled today. Nearly half of current FAST programming was produced in the last 5 years compared to nearly one third on premium SVOD. In fact, nearly 93.1% of available content on FAST is TV programming (when individual episodes are counted).