Pluto TV is also slowly expanding internationally, having launched in the UK. (Similarly, the combined ViacomCBS would rename itself Paramount Global in 2021 for the same reason.) With that, Pluto TV became a secondary streaming platform, largely tapping into Paramount's large back catalogue. It was renamed and expanded as Paramount+ the next year following a major advertising push, using the company's internationally best-known brand in a lead up to international expansion. With the late 2019 re-merger of Viacom and CBS, CBS's on-demand streamer, CBS All Access, became the combined company's main streaming focus. Even the former Spike TV (which was relaunched as Paramount Network in 2018) was revived as two Pluto channels. Almost immediately after purchase, Viacom brought their brands, such as MTV and Nickelodeon, to the service, offering archive programming. Currently, over 200 channels are offered through apps on mobile devices, streaming devices, game consoles and PCs (though not all channels are available on all platforms for various reasons).Ģ019 saw Viacom acquire the service in an attempt to catch up with the streaming age. Some channels are devoted to one show 24/7, such as Mystery Science Theater 3000, The Price Is Right, Dora the Explorer, and vintage Doctor Who they used to have audio-only music channels from Dash Radio (mimicking how Music Choice is provided with cable packages), but these were dropped in July 2020. The other channels are operated by Pluto themselves, which has content deals with studios such as MGM, Sony Pictures, and Shout! Factory note Shout! Factory also maintains its own free streaming platform in Shout! Factory TV. Some of these channels are existing TV networks offered through Pluto, such as CBS, Scripps! Court TV and Buzzr note other channels can be found on a similar service, Xumo, which just got bought by Comcast. As such, advertisements are inserted into each channel's programming akin to commercial breaks seen on traditional networks. Pluto instead operates akin to a cable or satellite provider in that its offerings are primarily distributed via linear channels. Unlike most streaming services, the on-demand content is a secondary focus.

Pluto TV is an American ad-supported streaming video service.

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