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Company type | Private |
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Headquarters | , |
Key people | Miguel Roggero (chairman and CEO) |
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Website | www |
Fuse Media, LLC is a Latino-owned entertainment company based in New York City.
The company's portfolio includes its namesake cable channel and its spin-off, FM (Fuse Music); a streaming division, including SVOD Fuse+ and various FAST Channels; Fuse Studios; Ignition Studios; as well as a branded content and live events business. [1]
Fuse produces original documentaries, films, and unscripted series for multicultural young adults (including Big Freedia Means Business, [2] Sex Sells, [3] and Like A Girl [4] ). Its spin-off channel, FM, primarily airs music-related programming and reruns of Fuse original series.
Since March 2021, Fuse Media has maintained a streaming division, which includes Fuse's website, social media, digital video outlets; and branded free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels. [5] [6] In June, the company launched Fuse+, a subscription video on demand (SVOD) service focused on diverse storytelling. [7] [8]
In November 2022, Fuse Media partnered with the Canada-based, LGBT+-oriented, television and streaming network OUTtv to launch a branded FAST channel called OUTtv Proud. The channel would initially launch domestically on Pluto TV in June of 2023, before being distributed in the United States on Pluto, Freevee, Xumo, and Plex among others. [9]
By 2024, Fuse Media would partner with El Rey Network to launch the El Rey Rebel FAST channel; which would air the network's original content, and carry combat sports programming as part Fuse's partnerships with Golden Boy Promotions and Combate Global. [10] [11] In June 2024, El Rey Rebel would begin distribution on DirecTV. [12]
This is a list of Fuse-branded FAST channels available on the Fuse website and third-party streaming platforms.
Fuse Studios is Fuse's in-house production company that creates, develops, and produces the majority of Fuse's original series.
In 2023, Fuse Media launched Ignition Studios, a separate production division that assists in concept development, production, distribution, and consulting. [20]