Gracenote: FAST sports program titles jump 31.2% year over year in Q3 2026 analysis

• Gracenote’s Q3 2026 Data Hub analysis flagged a sharp acceleration in FAST sports programming growth versus sports channel launches.
• Sports-classified FAST channels rose 13.8% year over year to 264, while unique sports program titles increased 31.2%.
• Individual games and events distributed across FAST climbed 37.5%, pointing to deeper inventories beyond channel count.
• Sports content also spread beyond dedicated sports channels, appearing in July on 20 non-sports FAST channels.
• Global FAST channel count grew 17.5% to 2,172, trailing gains in total video distribution of 18.6%.

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