Pluto TV, Paramount’s FAST (free ad-supported streaming television) service, will make its debut in Canada on Dec. 1.
Launching in Canada in partnership with Corus Entertainment, the service will debut with with more than 100 unique, curated channels and over 20,000 hours of content, including Corus Studios series like Love It or List It and Chopped Canada.
In addition to series like the popular NCIS Franchise, Judge Judy and Hawaii Five-0, Pluto TV features curated movie channels programmed by genre, including Pluto TV Comedy, Pluto TV Drama, Pluto TV Action, The Asylum, Christmas 365 and Thriller 365.
“I couldn’t be more excited to officially announce Pluto TV’s Canadian launch date, December 1. Our initial channel lineup further illustrates how we are working to combine Corus’ incredible local content offering with Pluto TV’s global content, to meet the tastes of the Canadian audience. I’m confident that Pluto TV will quickly become a new destination both for fans of curated content as well as for clients and partners interested in investing in a new and unique streaming service upon its launch,” said Olivier Jollet, EVP & International GM for Pluto TV at Paramount Global.
At launch, Corus will be the ad representative.
Pluto TV will be available for free, with no registration required. At launch, Canadian users will be able to watch via pluto.tv, the Pluto TV app for Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Roku, Android TV, Chromecast, Samsung and LG devices.
Pluto TV currently has a global audience of nearly 70 million monthly active users with its footprint extending across three continents and over 30 countries and territories.
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