# Free ad-supported streaming television (FAST)

Streaming television offered without a subscription charge and funded by advertising, commonly through scheduled channels.

Streaming television offered without a subscription charge and funded by advertising, commonly through scheduled channels.

## An example

A viewer watches a free scheduled cooking channel with ad breaks.

## Why it matters

FAST is a business and distribution format; it is not the name of every ad-supported video service.


## Related terms
- [Ad placement](https://jolts.xyz/resources/glossary/ad-placement)
- [Call to action (CTA)](https://jolts.xyz/resources/glossary/call-to-action)
- [Impression](https://jolts.xyz/resources/glossary/impression)
- [Native advertising](https://jolts.xyz/resources/glossary/native-advertising)

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