10 Play launching first FAST channel
Free Ad-supported Streaming TV to begin with Melbourne Cup-themed programming.
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10 Play will launch their first ever FAST channel today, themed around the Melbourne Cup.
FAST stands for Free Ad-supported Streaming TV. It is an extended version of traditional TVstreamed over internet-connected devices, usually around a genre or show. It differs from BVOD or Catch-up which is On Demand. Instead the content is curated and scheduled.
10 will launch a 24/7 Melbourne Cup Carnival 10 Play Fast Channel today, Saturday, 22 October with content including:
Melbourne Cup Carnival: The Archives will have you covered in the lead up to, and across the Carnival, with a stable of content from the archives and feature pieces across the two weeks.
Get ready for the mane event and relive the last five Lexus Melbourne Cup Days, revel in the history of the great event and gallop into the archives from the early years, 1930s through to the 1990s.
Catch a three-part feature on three-time Melbourne Cup winning jockey Glen Boss, stories from some of the best trainers, and of course, the fashion through the ages as 10 Play takes a trip down memory lane for some of the best, and worst, Melbourne Cup Carnival fashion trends.
Ever wondered how the Lexus Melbourne Cup is made? We’ve got you covered there too with a special feature showcasing the making of the iconic Cup.
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At my place, Free Ad Supported TV (FAST) has been streaming down the aerial cable since 1956 and is called FTA. Will 10’s new Internet-only channel be called “Your Booty” or “Rattle and Roll”? Old style thinking deserves a suitably dated title.
Given that Ten covered the Melbourne Cup from the 1960s and exclusively from 1978 to 2001 you’d think they might be able to tap into those archives for some classic Melbourne Cup races or fashions!
Hope it’s in HD otherwise it will be hard to watch in SD
720p/50 exists in the manifiest on the webpage. sits at about 5mb/s for bandwith so still looks a little soft
There’s a big audience and a lot of people interested in the cup. Though there’s no mention of what comes after Melbourne Cup Carnival on this channel? Or maybe it is temporary. It could end up being archival Melbourne Cup content after the season is over. They just set a playlist and you can tune in like a linear live channel.