Spotify is bowing its first-ever FAST channel on Samsung TV Plus stocked with video podcasts from Bill Simmons’ The Ringer .

The Ringer 24-hour streaming channel on Samsung TV Plus (available in the U.S.) will feature a rotating lineup of shows including Simmons’ “Book of Basketball 2.0,” “The Rewatchables, “The Big Picture,” “Higher Learning” hosted by Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay, and “Speidi’s 16th Minute” hosted by reality TV stars Heidi and Spencer Pratt. Some of The Ringer’s top shows, including “The Bill Simmons Podcast,” are not currently included in the FAST channel.

The launch of The Ringer podcast channel on Samsung TV Plus comes a day after Spotify and Netflix announced a deal to stream a range of original podcasts from The Ringer and Spotify Studios on Netflix startin

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