London, UK – 01 October 2024 – In a bold move to reshape the UK’s entertainment landscape, Narrative Entertainment and Netgem are excited to announce the exclusive launch of the GREAT! real (FAST) channel on Netgem TV today.
This launch is part of a broader initiative by Netgem to provide viewers with seamless access to quality content as traditional broadcasting methods evolve. Netgem continues to deliver its strategy by onboarding more hybrid and OTT content, including channels previously available on Freeview, ensuring that audiences can still enjoy their favourite programming through streaming channels.
Dedicated to preserving high-quality entertainment access, Netgem is making GREAT! real FAST channel exclusively available on its platform, with no subscription fees required. This approach ensures that quality content is more accessible than ever across multiple connected devices, reflecting the growing demand for flexible viewing options.
“I’m very proud to launch this FAST exclusivity with Narrative Entertainment. It’s a significant step in our journey to bring high-quality free content to our Telecom Operator partners and to British audiences. This partnership highlights our strategy to deliver premium content through our growing high-quality FAST Streaming channels for operators adopting Netgem TV.” added Sylvain Thevenot, Managing Director at Netgem UK.
For viewers, GREAT! real promises engaging, action-packed real-life stories, perfect for those seeking engaging programming. The channel adds to Netgem’s bouquet of over 130 high-quality Streaming channels on Netgem TV, the largest selection of FAST distributed by Telecom Operators in the UK.
Nicholas Foundoukis, FAST Account Manager at Narrative Entertainment, commented: “At Narrative Entertainment, we’re excited to launch GREAT! real first on Netgem TV, offering viewers an authentic glimpse into the lives of real-life heroes. We are thrilled that Netgem TV carries all of our seven GREAT! and POP-branded FAST channels which have 1.5 million monthly active users in the UK.”
The GREAT! real channel can be accessed via Netgem’s Teleco partners, including TalkTalk (TalkTalk TV), Brsk (better TV), Community Fibre (Community Fibre TV), Connect Fibre (Connect TV), and many more. This seamless integration ensures that viewers across the UK can enjoy a variety of additional content options through the platform’s innovative FAST Channel offering.
About Netgem
Netgem develops and operates a comprehensive Streaming super-aggregation platform offering access to all forms of digital video entertainment, integrating live TV, on-demand, VOD movies, SVOD Apps, and accessible across all connected devices through its Award-winning UI. Netgem is constantly enhancing its Cloud-based platform with new advanced services such as Cloud Gaming and FAST channels, whilst ensuring that discovery of Content is always rapid and intuitive. Netgem has an obsession with customer-led innovations as one of the pioneers of IPTV since its creation in 1996 and has been the partner of choice in TV & Streaming services for 100+ Media and Telecom companies.
www.netgem.com Netgem is listed on Euronext Growth. (ISIN: FR0004154060, Reuters: ETGM.PA, Bloomberg: ALNTG FP)
About Narrative Entertainment
Narrative Entertainment is the UK’s largest independent broadcaster of free-to-air TV, with a growing portfolio that includes Movies, Entertainment and Children’s channels – which 9 in 10 of the UK population. Narrative’s established Movie and Entertainment channels are housed under the GREAT! brand, the biggest independent movie network that includes – GREAT! movies, GREAT! romance, GREAT! action, GREAT! TV, GREAT! real and the nation’s #1 seasonal channel GREAT! christmas– which collectively entertains 9 million UK adults every month. POP is a free-to-air channel, home to a mix of high-energy adventure and fast-paced comedy and is known by kids for recognisable franchises and laugh-out-loud humour. The POP Network includes Tiny Pop and POP MAX and has an extensive presence on FAST, including the recently launched POP UP. POP Player is free, kid-safe streaming app, has no in-app purchases or subscriptions, and is fully Ofcom compliant. It has hundreds of hours of content from shows across POP, Tiny POP and POP MAX, with millions of minutes viewed every week.
*FAST (Free Ad-supported Streaming Television)
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Netgem UK
Inci Serbetli
inci.serbetli@netgem.com
