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
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division, including
SVOD Fuse+ and various
FAST Channels; Fuse Studios; Ignition Studios; as well as a branded content and live events business.
Units
Television
Fuse produces original documentaries, films, and unscripted series for multicultural young adults (including ''
Big Freedia
Freddie Ross Jr. (born January 28, 1978), better known by her stage name Big Freedia ( ), is an American rapper, singer and performer known for her work in the New Orleans genre of hip hop called bounce music. Freedia has been credited with helpi ...
Means Business'', ''Sex Sells'', and ''Like A Girl'' ). Its spin-off channel,
FM, primarily airs music-related programming and reruns of Fuse original series.
Streaming
Since March 2021, Fuse Media has maintained a streaming division, which includes Fuse's website,
social media
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, digital video outlets; and branded
free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels. In June, the company launched Fuse+, a
subscription video on demand (SVOD) service focused on diverse storytelling.
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.
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
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programming as part Fuse's partnerships with
Golden Boy Promotions
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Hist ...
and
Combate Global
Combate Global (formerly known as Combate Americas) is an Hispanic American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company founded in 2011 by current-CEO Campbell McLaren and based in New York City, New York. Its business encompasses live events, ...
. In June 2024, El Rey Rebel would begin distribution on
DirecTV
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.
FAST channels
This is a list of Fuse-branded
FAST channels available on the Fuse website and third-party streaming platforms.
=Current
=
*Backstage – Features documentaries focusing on musicians and entertainers. Launched on March 25, 2021.
*El Rey Rebel – An
El Rey Network-branded, "Latino-infused" channel that showcases a wide range of iconic feature films and TV series; including genre, cult classics, action, and horror.
*Latino Vibes – Features English-language Hispanic programming. Launched on December 1, 2022.
*OUTtv Proud – Original and acquired LGBTQ+ programming from the Canadian-based
OUTtv.
*Shades of Black – Primarily features entertainment and lifestyle programming targeted towards an
African American
African Americans, also known as Black Americans and formerly also called Afro-Americans, are an Race and ethnicity in the United States, American racial and ethnic group that consists of Americans who have total or partial ancestry from an ...
audience. Launched on May 11, 2021, as Fuse Beat, the channel was relaunched under its current name in September 2022.
*Somos Novelas – The only Spanish-language channel featuring novelas from around the world. (Not affiliated with Somos Group or its affiliates)
=Former
=
*Camptastic – Focused on "campy" movies and exercise videos from the 1980s and 1990s. Launched on March 25, 2021, as Fuse Sweat,
the channel rebranded as "Camptastic" in December 2022 and ceased operations on March 9, 2024.
Studios
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.
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Entertainment companies established in the 2000s
21st-century establishments in New York City
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Mass media companies based in New York City