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Pluto TV
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European viewers warm to AVOD as Covid-19 impacts incomes
With the current financial climate appearing more uncertain amid the global pandemic, consumers are becoming…
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Pluto TV adds WarnerMedia & Eros Int’l execs for content push
ViacomCBS-owned streaming service Pluto TV has made two senior hires – adding Scott Reich as…
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Exclusive: AVOD decline likely as Covid-19 hits once-surging sector
The Covid-19-induced slump in advertising spending is set to have deep repercussions on the until…
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ViacomCBS rolls AVOD Pluto TV into Lat Am
ViacomCBS has rolled its ad-supported streamer Pluto TV into Latin America with a raft of…
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Pluto TV strikes 55 deals for Lat Am, signing up Endemol Shine & BBC Studios
ViacomCBS-owned AVOD Pluto TV has announced partnerships with 55 media and content providers for its…
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ViacomCBS prepares Lat Am roll-out for Pluto TV
ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) is preparing to launch AVOD service Pluto TV in Latin America,…
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Pluto TV expands UK offering with factual, family channels
ViacomCBS-owned AVOD streamer Pluto TV has announced the launch of six new channels in the…
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Exclusive: Pluto TV hires director of European partnerships
Pluto TV has hired a director of European partnerships as it looks to expand its…
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Pluto TV bolsters UK offering with four seasonal channels
Pluto TV has bolstered its UK offering with four seasonal channels. The Viacom-owned AVOD platform…
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Viacom’s Pluto TV grows monthly active users to 20m
Viacom’s Pluto TV has grown its monthly active users to around 20m – a growth…
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Inside the Endemol Shine sale saga
The ongoing saga of the Endemol Shine sale could be nearing an end, with a…
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Viacom bolsters Pluto TV with seven new channels
Viacom has further bolstered its Pluto TV AVOD with seven new channels. The most noteworthy…
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Inside the rise of Pluto TV: “This is not Viacom Direct”
Pluto TV was thusly named because of the AVOD platform’s perceived underdog status in a…
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TBI Weekly: Streaming evolution leaves Netflix out on its own
The end of August traditionally signals the end of vacations and a return to work…
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CBS, Viacom conclude long-awaited merger
CBS and Viacom have agreed a long-awaited merger deal that will see the two businesses…
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Pluto TV delivers for Viacom as user base grows by 50%
Viacom’s AVOD business Pluto TV saw its monthly user base rise by 50% between Viacom’s…
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Viacom plugs My5 channels into Pluto TV
AVOD streamer Pluto TV is to launch three UK channels using content from the VOD…
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Viacom-owned Pluto TV launches Latino channels
Viacom-owned Pluto TV has added a suite of linear Spanish and Portuguese-language channels to its…
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Channel 5: Greenlight for ‘All Creatures Great And Small’; My5 adds Pluto TV
Channel 5 is adapting James Herriot’s iconic collection of stories All Creatures Great And Small…
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Viacom eyes global expansion for Pluto TV
Viacom boss Bob Bakish has said the business is to leverage its “global operating footprint…
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Pluto TV launches two UK scripted channels
Viacom’s Pluto TV has launched two new channels in the UK dedicated to current and…
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Viacom’s Pluto TV inks content deal with BBC Studios
Viacom-owned AVOD service Pluto TV has struck a deal with BBC Studios to place a…
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Berlinale: Pluto TV’s focus on “long-form, niche content” will take on Netflix
Pluto TV’s managing director for Europe, Olivier Jollet, has said that the business will take…
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Viacom: Pluto TV will be a “true game changer”
Viacom’s acquisition of ad-supported OTT TV network Pluto TV will be a “game changer” for…
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TBI Weekly: Old vs. new money face off for unscripted
A wealth of shiny digital entrants may well suggest TV is currently a supplier’s market,…
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Viacom acquires AVOD Pluto TV for $340m
Viacom has offered $340m in cash to close a sale for ad-supported streamer Pluto TV,…
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ProSiebenSat.1, Scripps invest in Pluto OTT
Over-the-top video service Pluto TV has raised US$30 million in a funding round led by ProSiebenSat.1…
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Film Detective launches OTT channel
Movie distributor and restoration specialist The Film Detective has launched a classic movies service on…