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Pixalate's Methodology: CTV FAST App Bundle IDs
To compile this research, Pixalate’s data science team analyzed over 4 billion global open programmatic advertising transactions across over 6,800 unique CTV apps in Q4 2025. Invalid Traffic rates are calculated at the Bundle ID level using the estimated volume of invalid traffic (inclusive of spoofing) as measured by Pixalate.
What are FAST Apps?
Free Ad-Supported TV (FAST) apps allow viewers to access “linear” video content in a channel-based format without subscription fees, unlike streaming platforms that rely on viewer subscriptions. In the context of this report, “linear” refers to content presented in a channel-based format, where the same programming is simultaneously streamed to all viewers tuned into a specific channel.
Pixalate classifies any CTV app meeting the above FAST criteria as a ‘FAST app,’ even if the app provides video-on-demand services or offers paid subscription tiers in addition to the free, linear content.
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About Pixalate
Pixalate is a global platform for privacy compliance, ad fraud prevention, and data intelligence in the digital ad supply chain. Founded in 2012, Pixalate’s platform is trusted by regulators, data researchers, advertisers, publishers, ad tech platforms, and financial analysts across the Connected TV (CTV), mobile app, and website ecosystems. Pixalate is MRC-accredited for the detection and filtration of Sophisticated Invalid Traffic (SIVT).