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Game Show "Channels" On Roku,...Etc... Thread.
steveleb:
Re FAST Channels:
The sudden stop and start of entire channels is a common practice among many providers as their advertising is almost never limited to a specific one. Think of a channel as the equivalent of a program on a traditional schedule, only one that has a 24-hour time "slot". The left pocket-right pocket "agreement" between platform and supplier for these efforts is often one that's highly flexible based on a total number of runs from a series of eligible shows; often the ability to avoid triggering another residual cycle on a somewhat more expensive show would be the impetus for a switch, let alone if the FAST channel was determined to be an underperformer relative to others where the same ads ran.
I'm not saying Pluto doesn't have issues, but I don't think they're as unique or sinister as one may think just because shows we like go away.
chad1m:
--- Quote from: chad1m on August 28, 2024, 10:38:11 AM ---When Nickelodeon was integrated into the Pluto ecosphere, a Nick Games channel launched featuring mostly newer Games and Sports-type fare, but it only survived from November 2019 through summer 2020 when its content was sprinkled into other channels, like No Parents Allowed.
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No Parents Allowed is still around and sometimes airs game shows, but channels in the Kids' Section now include Nickelodeon's '90s Kids and '90s Kids 2. The '90s Kids 2 channel, for the moment, airs game shows for most of the morning into the afternoon: Legends of the Hidden Temple at 9AM-ish ET, GUTS at 1PM-ish ET, and for the first time on FAST, Family Double Dare at 11AM-ish ET. The last two days have shown 10 episodes of Fox Family Double Dare previously available for purchase on iTunes and Amazon, but currently unavailable on Paramount Plus.
chad1m:
--- Quote from: chad1m on April 16, 2025, 12:07:14 AM ---The last two days have shown 10 episodes of Fox Family Double Dare previously available for purchase on iTunes and Amazon, but currently unavailable on Paramount Plus.
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The block today started with the first-taped episode of 1992 Family Double Dare. Airing right now is the final 1988 episode, with the Chews vs. Wilfrids, which I don't believe has aired or been officially released since its first go-round.
EDIT: Afterward, the first 1988 FDD, the first 1990 FDD and 1990 episode 5, Kandy Kanes vs. Holders, streamed. All have been available in iTunes/Amazon packages.
TLEberle:
Do the FAST channels have an ID number or do you just search by the name/content?
snowpeck:
--- Quote from: TLEberle on April 16, 2025, 01:26:52 PM ---Do the FAST channels have an ID number or do you just search by the name/content?
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No numbers, but Pluto groups them by genre, so if you go to the Kids section, you should be able to find it pretty easily.
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