UPDATE: It is expected that Tubi Roku and Fox Corp. A huge bucket of free content, powered by Warner Bros. Discovery to their platforms.
Roku and Tubi are the first two partners for WBD’s free-to-air television streaming channels (FAST). The deals come after Warner Bros. Discovery announced in December that it was removing several shows from HBO Max — including “Westworld,” “The Nevers,” “Raised by Wolves,” “FBoy Island,” “Legendary,” “Finding Magic Mike . ,” “Leader of the Class” and “Time Traveler’s Wife”—to give their permission to third-party FAST partners.
The head of Warner Bros. Discovery’s David Zaslav told analysts in November that the company would “aggressively attack” the low end of the streaming market with its own FAST offering in 2023. “As a company with the library largest film and TV in the industry, we have a unique opportunity to grow our addressable market and drive real value, and we plan to move quickly,” said Zaslav.
On the Roku Channel, FAST WBD channels are slated to launch in spring 2023, featuring titles from across the media company’s portfolio, including “Westworld,” “The Bachelor,” “Cake Boss, ” “Say Yes to the Dress” and “F-Boy Island.” In addition, Roku Channel will add approximately 2,000 hours of on-demand content that includes hundreds of Warner Bros. TV series. Discovery and movies under the agreement. That content will come from HBO WBD, HBO Max, Discovery Channel, HGTV, Food Network, TLC, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Television and more.
Similarly, Tubi announced a content deal with Warner Bros. Discovery which brings 14 WB-branded FAST channels and more than 225 supported VOD titles – more than 2,000 hours in total – to the platform.
On Tubi, content will start rolling out as early as February 1 and continue throughout the month. Tubi will launch three new FAST curated channels – WB TV Reality, WB TV Series and WB TV Family – which will include each season “Westworld,” “Raised by Wolves,” “Legendary,” “FBoy Island,” “The Nevers,” “Finding Magic Mike,” “Head of the Class” and “The Time Traveller’s Wife.”
In addition, Tubi will bring in 11 more FAST channels from Warner Bros. Discovery based on genres including lifestyles, homes, classic films, education, mysteries and weddings. New titles across Tubi’s expanded serial channel and AVOD offering include series like “Cake Boss,” “My Cat From Hell,” “Breaking Amish,” “Caribbean Life,” “As It Is made,” “Paranormal Lockdown,” “The Tomorrow People,” and “My Five Wives,” as well as select seasons of “The Bachelor,” “The Bachelorette” and “Bachelor in Paradise,” as well as movies that ‘ including “The Astronaut’s Wife,” “For Your Consideration” and “Lord of the Flies.”
As Warner Bros. Discovery is launching into the FAST segment, it is also preparing to launch an integrated HBO Max-Discovery + platform starting in the US this spring. The company has not yet announced pricing, packaging or name details although “Max” is considered the leading contender.
“We love working with world-class partners like the Roku Channel. Their innovative platforms give us new ways to bring our valuable content to fans across the country,” said David Decker, president of content sales for Warner Bros. Discovery , in a statement. Regarding Tubi, he said, “Tubi’s innovative platform and these new channels are just one more way we’re bringing Warner Bros. Discovery’s broad range of content to the fans. Tubi is an amazing client, and we’re excited to expand our relationship with these new channels.”
Adam Lewinson, Tubi’s chief content officer, said in a statement, “Warner Bros. has a catalog of Discovery that TV lovers can’t get enough of and Tubi is proud to bring many of these recent hits from Warner Bros. Discover your new audience here. month.”
Rob Holmes, Roku’s vice president of programming, said: “The rapid expansion of premium content on FAST is a win-win for the viewer and the content owner, as well as for advertisers who want to reach that audience.” reach through celebrity programming. We are thrilled to be one of the first FAST partners at Warner Bros. Discovery, and we look forward to introducing their incredible TV series, movies and entertainment brands to a whole new audience on the Roku Channel.”
Here is a list of the 14 new Warner Bros. channels. Discovery FAST:
- WB TV Series: major series of TV shows including “Westworld,” “Raised by Wolves,” “The Nevers,” and “The Time Traveller’s Wife”
- WB Reality TV: unscripted TV series including “Legendary,” “FBoy Island” and “Finding Magic Mike”
- The WB TV Family: a collection of “family friendly” series including “Head of the Class”
- WB TV Sweet Escapes: baking competition shows including “Cake Boss,” “Extreme Cake Makers” and “Cake Wars”
- WB TV Paws & Paws: pet shows including “Dogs 101” and “My Cat from Hell”
- Slice of life WB TV: series following people from “around the world” including “Extreme Couponing,” “Breaking Amish” and “My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding”
- Welcome home WB TV: Real estate and interior design shows including “Caribbean Life,” “Buying Hawaii,” and “Bahamas Life”
- WB TV at the Movies: A selection of classic films from the 70s, 80s and 90s
- WB TV How to: A “curiosity-inducing” series including “How It’s Made,” “How to Build Everything” and “How the Earth Works”
- WB TV Supernatural: shows including “Ghost Brothers,” “Paranormal Lockdown” and “Ghost Asylum”
- WB TV Crime Series: shows including “Murder Chose Me,” “A Crime to Remember,” and “Murder Comes to Town”
- The WB TV Secret: shows like “Mystery at the Museum,” “Mystery at the Monument” and “Off Limits”
- WB TV Love and Marriage: shows including “Say Yes to the Dress Atlanta,” “Four Weddings” and “A Wedding Story”
- WB TV Family Rules: series about real families, including “Long Lost Family,” “The Little Couple” and “My Five Wives”
- WB TV keeps it real: Reality shows include “The Bachelor,” “The Bachelorette,” “Bachelor in Paradise,” “Finding Magic Mike” and “Fboy Island”
- WB TV All Together: shows with “characters that feel like family” including “Eight Is Enough,” “Better With You” and “Head of the Class”
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