AI Startup Fairground, Founded by Xumo Creator, to Launch First AI-Exclusive FAST Channel (EXCLUSIVE)
Colin Petrie-Norris kickstarted a new model of free, ad-supported television through his company Xumo before its reported $100 million-plus sale to Comcast. Now, in the era of AI, he’s aiming to reclaim the model with a FAST channel devoted to AI-generated content.
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Colin Petrie-Norris, who created the free TV service Xumo, has started a new AI company called Fairground. Fairground will launch a TV channel that shows only content made by artificial intelligence. The channel, named Fairground AI Creator TV, will run 24 hours a day on several free, ad-supported TV platforms.
Why it matters
This shows how AI is moving into everyday entertainment, giving viewers new kinds of shows. It also signals a shift in how free TV services might use technology to attract audiences.
- Who founded Fairground?
- Colin Petrie-Norris, the creator of Xumo, founded Fairground.
- What will the new channel show?
- It will show only TV shows and films made by AI.
- Where will the channel be available?
- It will appear on five free, ad-supported TV and FAST platforms.
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AI Startup Fairground, Founded by Xumo Creator, to Launch First AI-Exclusive FAST Channel (EXCLUSIVE)
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