A revenue line from what you already own
No commissioning. The long tail of the archive becomes a channel an aggregator will carry.
Streaming platformReady to pilotBuilt by Professional ServicesLast updated 2 September 2026
Streaming platformReady to pilotBuilt by Professional ServicesLast updated 2 September 2026
FAST Channels
Turn a dormant catalogue into a FAST channel on AWS MediaTailor
Turn a catalogue that earns nothing into a FAST channel that can. We assemble free, ad-supported linear channels on AWS MediaTailor from material already in Cloud Video Kit, and plan their grids in a scheduler built on that platform.
AWS MediaTailorCloud Video KitHLS and DASHDRM and clearSSAI ad breaks
Managed playout, not new infrastructure
Channels run on AWS MediaTailor. There is no playout stack to operate.
Built on Cloud Video Kit in weeks
The library is already transcoded and packaged, so this is a short project rather than a platform build.
The tool
See the scheduler
A day on a timeline, ads inside the programmes, and the assembled channel playing back over HLS and DASH.
Try it on a real catalogue
Ask sales for access and a dedicated account, and we will take you through the scheduler.
The problem this solves
Most rights holders hold more content than their own platform can surface, and the long tail earns nothing. FAST aggregators are buying themed linear channels to fill their grids - but they want a channel, not a folder of assets, and assembling one by hand costs more than the channel makes.
The archive is not the hard part. Keeping a grid full every day, profitably, is.
Who this is for
Broadcaster
An archive your own platform cannot surface, and that currently earns nothing.
Rights holder
Aggregators are asking you for themed linear channels rather than individual titles.
Telco or platform operator
You want FAST channels in your line-up on managed playout, not a hand-built AWS configuration.
How it works
- 1
Bring the library in
Register Cloud Video Kit titles as MediaTailor sources, clear and DRM-protected alike.
- 2
Build the day
Drag programmes onto a timeline, clip them to what belongs on air, copy the blocks that repeat.
- 3
Place the revenue
Fixed spots from the library, or avails MediaTailor fills from an ad server at playback.
- 4
Validate before air
Overlaps, gaps, missing ingest and implausible ad density block a publish.
- 5
Publish once
One schedule produces HLS and DASH, days further ahead than MediaTailor holds itself.
What makes it different
Most FAST tooling assumes you already know what the channel is and only need it played out. The question that decides whether it makes money is which parts of a catalogue can carry a continuous grid, and how much of that grid still needs a human once it is live. The scheduler exists so that answer can be measured rather than guessed.
Where it stands
Current status & next steps
Ready to pilotReviewed 2 September 2026
FAST Channels is open for pilots: ingest, grid, both ad models, validation and publication to MediaTailor run end to end today. What a commercial pilot needs next is a real catalogue, because how much of a schedule assembles without a human can only be proven against a library someone owns.
Ready to put a catalogue on air?
Tell sales what you hold and which aggregators have approached you. They will set up demo access - and we will tell you whether a channel from your library would pay for itself.