Pluto TV Launches in France

PLUTO TV NOW AVAILABLE IN FRANCE

PLUTO TV REVEALS FIRST CONTENT LINEUP WITH NEW CHANNELS TO BE ADDED EVERY MONTH

FRANCE’S FIRST FAST SERVICE TO FEATURE PLUS BELLE LA VIE, LOUIS LA BROCANTE, STAYING ALIVE, STAR TREK, SHERLOCK HOLMES AND SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS

PARIS, 8 February 2021 – ViacomCBS Networks International (VCNI) announced today the official launch of its free ad-supported TV service Pluto TV in France. Currently offering 40 original channels across different genres, French audiences can now access quality and curated content free of charge without registering.

French viewers can access a wide variety of exclusive channels with French and international titles, across film such as Pluto TV Ciné and Pluto TV Drama; series like Les Cordier Juge et Flic and Teen Series; crime with channels like Dossiers FBI and Pluto TV Crime; entertainment including channels Tortue Ninja (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) and People Are Awesome; lifestyle with Pluto TV Cuisine; curiosity including Pluto TV Paranormal and Pluto TV Nature; comedy with channels like iCarly and FailArmy; kids including Pluto TV Kids Junior and Pluto TV Kids Animation; gaming with the Gaming TV channel, as well as sports such as Pluto TV Extreme.

Pluto TV offers a vast movie library spanning action, thrillers, romance, comedy, and drama. This includes Hollywood classics Staying Alive, Fighting Temptations and The Ring, action packed films like Snapdragon and Contract to Kill, retro titles like Highlander and Star Trek, as well as drama favourites such as Save the Last Dance and La Source.

An extensive selection of series will be available to French audiences across different genres including crime and investigation, telenovelas and drama, with a variety of channels dedicated 100% to popular French series including Plus Belle La Vie, Les Cordier, Juge et flic, Louis La Brocante, Femmes de Loi and La Maison Des Rocheville.

Pluto TV’s lineup also includes carefully selected channels for younger audiences and families, with iconic shows and animated series such as Bob l'éponge (SpongeBob SquarePants), Bubulle Guppies (Bubble Guppies), Dora l'Exploratrice (Dora the Explorer) and Hé Arnold ! (Hey Arnold!).

The entertainment selection offers something for the entire family from anime with the first seasons of Naruto Shippuden and Fairy Tail, Tortue Ninja for classic cartoon lovers and even hours of dedicated MTV content from Catfish, Cribs and Punk’d to iconic Jackass.

Gaming fanatics have dedicated channels Gaming TV and IGN for everything gaming from movies, series, news, videos and more, whilst poker fans have 24/7 access to the World Poker Tour channel. At the same time, cooking lovers can binge on dedicated culinary content, featuring Epiceries fines, and Sur la route des vins.

Pluto TV is now available in France on all major streaming devices (TV, smartphone, tablet, PC) via the Pluto TV browser www.pluto.tv, via app on Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast and the iOS and Android apps available on the Apple Store and Google Play.

About PLUTO TV

Pluto TV, a ViacomCBS Company, is the leading free streaming television service, delivering hundreds of live and original channels and thousands of on-demand movies in partnership with major TV networks, movie studios, publishers, and digital media companies. Named by Fast Company as one of 2020’s Most Innovative Companies, Pluto TV has a global audience of nearly 36 million monthly active users, with 28.4 million in the U.S. Pluto TV has an international footprint that spans across three continents and 25 countries throughout the US, Europe and Latin America. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Pluto TV has offices in New York, Silicon Valley, Chicago and Berlin.

About ViacomCBS Networks International

ViacomCBS Networks International, a unit of ViacomCBS Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAC), comprises many of the world’s most iconic entertainment brands, including Network 10, Channel 5, Telefe, Viacom 18, ViacomCBS International Studios, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, Paramount Network and Pluto TV. In addition to offering innovative streaming services and digital video products, ViacomCBS Networks International provides powerful capabilities in production, distribution and advertising solutions for partners on five continents and across more than 180 countries.

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From Univers Freebox:

C’est gratuit, Pluto TV débarque avec son armada de chaînes sur les Freebox Pop et mini 4K

“Streamez c’est gratuit”. C’est fait, Pluto TV fait ses grands débuts en France. La plateforme de AVoD est d’ores et déjà disponible sur les Freebox Pop et mini 4K.

Gratuit et rémunéré par la publicité, le service du groupe ViacomCBS Networks International (MTV, Paramount Channel, Comedy CentralL, Game On, Nickelodeon) débarque sur une multitude d’écrans comme TV connectées, smartphones, tablettes et PC via pluto.TV mais aussi sur Android TV, Apple TV, Fire TV et Chromecast ainsi que via des applications mobiles. 

Pensée comme un nouveau concept de télévision linéaire, cette plateforme propose 40 chaînes aux thématiques très variées, du cinéma au sport, en passant par la jeunesse, le lifestyle et les documentaires. Parmi ce catalogue, sont à retrouver Pluto TV Ciné, Pluto TV Action, Pluto TV Drama, toutes éditorialisées autour de programmes couvrant les genres les plus populaires.

Deux sections principales animent la plateforme, la “TV en direct” avec une grille des programmes interactive permettant d’accéder très facilement aux émissions et autres contenus des chaînes en cours de diffusion. Les canaux de s’affichent pas dans un ordre chronologique, la timeline guide ici l’utilisateur. 

La seconde rubrique phare est baptisée “à la demande”, idéale pour regarder à tout moment les séries populaires, films et documentaires proposés par Pluto TV. Au programme, du crime, du divertissement, de l’art de vivre, de la comédie, des contenus pour enfants, du gaming et aussi du sport. Un test complet de ce service sera publié par Univers Freebox dans la journée.

Aucun compte n’est nécessaire pour accéder à cette plateforme. La plateforme s’est déjà lancé au Royaume-Uni, en Allemagne, en Amérique latine et compte près de 36 millions d’utilisateurs actifs dans le monde. 

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Originally published: Monday, February 08, 2021.

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