Fetch to drop Spike TV

EXCLUSIVE: Spike will be dropped from the Fetch TV platform at the of the month.

Spike was a ‘virtual channel’ added in 2016, which saw Fetch buying the content from ViacomCBS. Titles included Bellator MMA, Lip Sync Battle and Police Interceptors.

But it will be dropped after no longer being economically viable.

While Fetch has not increased the price of $6 channel packs since they launched over 5 years ago, the price of content has increased as more channels and streaming services are competing for access to shows.

Increasingly, content that was previously available for independent SVODs is now being held back for use on studio-branded SVOD services.

The channel will not be replaced, with its final day as February 28.

10ViacomCBS declined to comment.