French CDN software specialist Broadpeak and streaming suite Okast have partnered on what has been coined FAST 2.0 – an apparent evolution of the free ad-supported streaming TV format that involves merging Broadpeak’s server-side ad insertion (SSAI) technology and Advanced CDN with Okast’s Channels programming offering. This is a notable partnership for Broadpeak, as Okast Channels promises a rare breed of technology – personalized FAST channels, which have been a consistent talking point whenever Faultline has probed the industry about where FAST is going next. As we understand it, it seems the hold-up has not been in the personalization technology itself, but rather on the balance sheet. Offering personalized manifests to each individual user massively ramps up operational costs for…