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Tom Ryan, CEO of Paramount Streaming and co-founder of Pluto TV, is stepping down after leading the division through significant growth, including expanding Pluto TV into a global powerhouse and launching Paramount+. He will remain in an advisory role to support a smooth leadership transition amid ongoing changes at Paramount.
Free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) platforms like Tubi, Roku Channel, and Pluto TV continue to grow, surpassing premium subscription services in TV share for the second consecutive month in June. Their success is driven by being free, focusing on user experience, and leveraging personalized recommendations and acquired content. This model challenges the traditional premium subscription approach, raising questions about the value of paid streaming services.
Tom Ryan, CEO of Paramount Streaming, discusses the growth and potential of Pluto TV, the integration of Paramount+ into the streaming landscape, and the synergies between the two services. He emphasizes the global appeal of Pluto TV and its role in driving brand awareness and subscription consideration for Paramount+. Ryan also addresses the profitability of Paramount+ and the company's strategy for content distribution and partnerships, highlighting the rapid growth of their streaming business and his optimism for the future.
Pluto TV is organizing a rally at UCLA on April 1, 2024, to advocate for Pluto's reinstatement as a planet, coinciding with the streaming service's 10th anniversary. The event, "Pluto TV's Rally for Pluto! Make Pluto A Planet!," will feature speakers including Alan Stern, principal investigator for NASA's New Horizons mission, and a video message from astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson. The debate over Pluto's planethood status has been ongoing since its demotion to a dwarf planet in 2006, and supporters are encouraged to sign a Change.org petition to show their support.
Neil deGrasse Tyson's popular educational podcast, StarTalk, has launched a new 24-hour streaming channel called StarTalk TV on Pluto TV, featuring engaging discussions on space missions, physics, astronomy, and more. The channel, developed in partnership with Jellysmack, aims to make cosmic phenomena accessible to viewers and expand Tyson's global reach beyond his 25 million social media followers. The launch reinforces Pluto TV as a source of entertainment and education, providing content that inspires curiosity and fosters a deeper understanding of the universe.
Pluto TV is introducing a new and improved home screen, making it easier for users to navigate and discover content. The updated app will offer new navigation options, personalized recommendations based on viewing habits, and prominently feature on-demand content. With over 300 free live channels and tens of thousands of on-demand options, the new home screen aims to enhance content discovery and personalization. The rollout will begin on select Roku devices on September 25th and continue on Android TV and Fire TV devices throughout the year.
The 76th annual Tony Awards will air on Paramount+ and CBS, but the pre-show, The Tony Awards: Act One, will be hosted by Julianne Hough and Skylar Astin on Pluto TV. To watch Act One, viewers can download the Pluto TV app or watch through their web browser. The pre-show will feature the awarding of some categories, with snippets of acceptance speeches shown during the official Tony Awards.
Netflix's new account sharing policy restricts accounts to people living in the same household. However, there are free streaming options available such as Amazon's Freevee, Kanopy, Pluto TV, and Roku's streaming channel. These services offer ad-supported content including movies, TV shows, and documentaries. Netflix account holders can still add someone who doesn't live with them for an extra fee of $7.99 per month.
TeeVee, the company behind ad-supported streaming service Pluto TV, is reportedly building an ad-supported television set that will feature a second screen that displays advertisements. The TV set itself will feature an all-in-one combination of a “decently-sized” screen, a soundbar, and a second advert-dedicated screen that runs the full width of the TV and is about the height of a cell phone. TeeVee is apparently looking to integrate feeds from Bloomberg, CNN, and ESPN into that widget functionality. The TV will be launched as “Telly” and will be given away for free, with costs supported by advertising.
Ilya Pozin, co-founder of Pluto TV, is reportedly working on a new company called Teevee Corporation that plans to give away free ad-supported TVs with a second built-in screen dedicated solely to ads and a soundbar. The TV will not be a smart TV and will bundle in existing streaming dongles. The built-in screen will display ads and various widgets that show the weather, news headlines, and sports scores. The Teevee site states that something is "coming later this year."
Teevee, a new company founded by Pluto TV's co-founder Ilya Pozin, plans to offer free TVs by bundling ads directly into the TV. The Teevee TV will include a decently-sized TV, a soundbar, and a second smaller screen that will show ads, local weather, news, sports scores, and more. The company's website says it is "coming later this year." Roku reportedly makes about $40 per year per user from its ads and subscriptions, and Teevee could potentially drive that rate up even more with the second screen.
Free Ad-Supported Television (FAST) services like Pluto TV offer a curated, never-ending stream of content that removes the stress of choice and allows viewers to relax and let go. Unlike on-demand streaming, FAST services are structured like TV channels and offer a solid array of content, including local news, for the price of periodic attention on ads. As viewing behaviors shift towards mobile devices, FAST TV offers a way to get the affordability of broadcast with the breadth of streaming.
Pluto TV will host the pre-show for the Tony Awards, called The Tony Awards: Act One, on June 11, with the official ceremony airing on CBS. In other news, Cristo Fernández will join the cast of Apple TV+’s Acapulco, Deon Cole’s new dark comedy Average Joe will premiere on BET+, MGM+ has ordered a series based on the novel Emperor of Ocean Park, and Vacation Friends 2 will premiere on Hulu in August.