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Netflix’s Narcos on Pluto TV

Netflix’s crime drama series Narcos will be available to stream for free on ViacomCBS’s AVoD service, Pluto TV, in the US beginning on October 20th. The deal marks the first time that Narcos will be widely available to US streaming viewers without a Netflix subscription. All five seasons of the show (Narcos and Narcos: Mexico) […]

October 13, 2020

Pluto TV launching in Spain

ViacomCBS Networks International has announced that Pluto TV, its AVoD service, will be available in Spain from the end of  October, available through Apple TV, Android TV and Amazon Fire TV and mobile device apps for download in iOS and Android. Pluto TV will launch with 40 thematic and uniquely-curated channels across multiple genres, including […]

October 8, 2020

Pluto TV on Roku in LatAm

Pluto TV announced that it is now available on the Roku streaming devices in Latin America. Pluto TV currently has 54 channels in 17 Latin American countries and continues to add new channels every month, to reach more than 70 channels with curated content for Spanish-speaking audiences seeking entertainment free content via streaming. In total, Pluto […]

September 23, 2020

Pluto TV now available via web browser

Pluto TV, the free streaming television service, is now enabling viewers in the UK, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland to watch live channels and on-demand content directly through the Pluto TV website via their preferred web browser on all Internet-enabled devices. All major browser applications, from Safari to Chrome and Firefox are compatible with Pluto TV’s […]

September 8, 2020

ViacomCBS appoints Jollet to lead emerging business

ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) has announced the appointment of Olivier Jollet to head up a new business unit which includes the entire digital portfolio – AVoD, SVoD, Mobile services and products as well as Advanced Advertising and VDSI – for Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia (EMEAA). As the company embarks on an aggressive phase […]

September 2, 2020

Research: More viewers choosing online platforms

Since 2015, Hub Entertainment Research’s annual Decoding the Default study has tracked the TV source that consumers consider their TV ‘home base’: the source they turn on first when they’re ready to watch. This year’s study identifies viewers’ home base and the considerations that drive their choice of default. Highlights from the study:

August 27, 2020

Pluto TV heading to Brazil

Pluto TV, the AVoD service globally, has revealed it will lanuch in Brazil in December, with the launch of 24 new curated streaming channels. Pluto TV will be available on all mobile, web and connected TV streaming devices. “Following the launch of Pluto TV in Latin America earlier this year, the service has quickly attracted […]

August 20, 2020

ViacomCBS to launch EyeQ connected video ad platform

ViacomCBS has announced the planned launch of ViacomCBS EyeQ, a new and expansive connected video advertising platform that will serve as a single transactional point of entry for digital video content from ViacomCBS’s portfolio of broadcast, entertainment, news and sports networks, with enhanced capabilities to deliver incremental reach across one of the largest premium video […]

August 5, 2020

Sky Cinema on Virgin TV Go app

Customers of UK pay-TV operator Virgin Media TV can now watch Sky Cinema channels, as well as hundreds of movies on demand, via its Virgin TV Go app for the first time. Previously, Virgin Media TV customers have had to use the dedicated Sky Cinema app to watch movies on their chosen device, but this […]

July 10, 2020

Pluto TV launches on Virgin Media UK

Pluto TV, the AVoD service, is now available on Virgin Media through a dedicated app. Virgin Media TV customers will be able to watch thematically curated premium channels such as Pluto TV Movies and Nosey with full episodes of The Steve Wilkos Show, The Maury Show and The Jerry Springer Show at no extra costs. […]

July 9, 2020