Talk:Pluto TV

Please can people make sure to say whether channels are available worldwide, in Europe or just in America when adding new information...as Pluto can be viewed via a number of TV/streaming boxes in Europe and it looks like the Brits are missing channels when people edit the information just from an American viewpoint. It is likely that the rights for all these new channels will be held with other people outside the USA for some time and therefore the UK app will only get about 50 channels to choose from in the near future. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.154.168.104 (talk) 20:55, 3 October 2019 (UTC)

Enough. Pluto TV is not available worldwide outside of the United States, only in certain countries and under certain conditions. As such, entries in this article will only focus on what's available in the American market, regardless of whether or not its available elsewhere. Otherwise, we'll have to waste time doing the same thing for every other country. MarcoPolo250 (talk) 14:54, 8 October 2019 (UTC)

Therefore the article should be formatted along the lines of something like the one for the Paramount Network ^[1] with a small bit of info about international availability and what programmes/channels people can get outside the States (e.g. the Fifth Gear and Homes Under the Hammer channels in the UK, the Comedy Central – Made in Germany ^[2] and KultKrimi channels in Germany)...Wikipedia is an international point of reference and not just a site for the American market, so the article should reflect that like in other articles that have been created for Viacom's sister brands ^[3] (Nevertheless if Pluto.TV is only an option for people in the UK, G/S/A and Canada it shouldn't take up to much time or effort for someone to do) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.154.169.123 (talk) 16:52, 12 October 2019 (UTC)

"Outside of the United States, Pluto TV and its apps are currently available in the United Kingdom, Europe, and Australia. Pluto is also available in countries such as Canada, but only in a limited capacity due to existing program rights held by domestic broadcasters."

I always thought the UK is part of Europe (not EU)? RIMOLA (talk) 16:54, 15 September 2020 (UTC)

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Would it be too much to add a table listing all the channels available per region? Or would that just be too much clutter for the page? Sanchoco

• I did put it up, but got deleted afterwards Espngeek (talk) 22:46, 24 October 2022 (UTC)

This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered.

Hello. I would like to propose edits to this article to correct out-of-date information. I followed the format suggested at WP:EDITXY and Template: Request Edit. As an employee of Pluto TV, I have a conflict of interest - I appreciate the time and effort of the volunteer reviewers, and I will remain available to assist.

Pinging members of WP:TV who may be interested in this: AmericanAir88, BrianRothJr, Atlantic306, Beggarsbanquet, Callmemirela, Blubabluba9990.

• Specific text to be added or removed: In the lead section, please change the second sentence from:

“Co-founded by Tom Ryan, Ilya Pozin and Nick Grouf in 2013 and based in Los Angeles, California,^[1] in the United States, and parts of the rest of the Americas, and Europe, Pluto is an advertiser-supported video-on-demand (AVOD) service that primarily offers a selection of programming content through digital linear channels designed to emulate the experience of traditional broadcast programming (sometimes known as a free ad-supported streaming television or "FAST" service).”

to:

Co-founded by Tom Ryan, Ilya Pozin and Nick Grouf in 2013 and based in Los Angeles, California,^[2] Pluto is a free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service available in the Americas and Europe that primarily offers programming content through digital linear channels designed to emulate the experience of traditional broadcast programming.^[3][4]

Reason for the change: Corrects the labeling of service to FAST, which is Pluto’s primary model. Pluto streams live as well. It is not just a video-on-demand platform. Also, the original source does not even mention FAST, so the information in the parenthetical is unsourced, so a source from Variety was added to support the statement. Slightly rewrites for grammar and sentence structure.

• Specific text to be added or removed: In the second paragraph of the lead, after the first sentence that starts “Pluto TV licenses its content directly from providers, and as of March 2020…”

Please add a second sentence:

In October 2020, Pluto TV became part of the newly created ViacomCBS Streaming (renamed Paramount+ on March 4, 2021), both to be led by Pluto TV CEO Tom Ryan.^[5][6]

Reason for the change: Significant development for Pluto TV when it became part of the bigger group and its CEO was named to lead both. Adds reliable sourcing from Variety, a leading publication.

• Specific text to be added or removed: In History, in the Early years (2014–2019) subsection, please replace the first sentence: “Pluto TV launched its beta website on March 31, 2014…”

With:

Pluto TV launched its beta website on March 31, 2014, and was co-founded by chairman and CEO Nick Grouf, Tom Ryan, and Ilya Pozin.^[7][8] Pluto TV was originally developed to provide curated channels of existing online content, offering a slate of nearly 100 categorized channels featuring content aggregated from various video-sharing platforms (including YouTube, Vimeo, and Dailymotion) as well as additional content provided through partnerships with original web content services and television networks (including Funny or Die, QVC, Refinery29, RocketJump and TYT Network).^[7]

Reason for the change: Updated to include founders’ titles, and slightly restructured for grammar, sentence structure and to improve readability. Corrected co-founder’s name from “Thomas” to “Tom” as reflected in the sourcing. Removed excessive, unnecessary details about founders’ previous jobs. Added a new supporting reliable source (Forbes article).

• Specific text to be added or removed: In History, in the Early years (2014–2019) subsection, please replace the source at the end of this sentence: “On March 15, 2018, Pluto TV entered into a partnership with SpotX to provide advertising monetization services for Pluto, including engendering sales from media buyers breaking into over-the-top content services.”

With:

^[9]

Reason for the change: The current source is a press release. Replaced with WP: Reliable Source. RadicalBodhi (talk) 22:44, 24 October 2022 (UTC)

 Done — SamX [talk · contribs · he/him] 05:20, 12 April 2023 (UTC)

I suggest we split this article into a new page called List of Pluto TV channels. 2601:18C:601:C720:7F10:3BA2:FECD:10AF (talk) 20:17, 25 January 2025 (UTC)

Per Wikipedia policy, WP:NOTTVGUIDE. Some lists such as the one suggested are being removed at this time. Msw1002 (talk) 02:16, 26 January 2025 (UTC)

About Pluto TV, can we have something included along the lines of, 'Pluto TV is for people who cannot afford their TV to have the audio and video be in sync'? 2A01:799:CA0:B00:3D2E:F298:6CA3:C199 (talk) 22:13, 21 October 2025 (UTC)

We could also mention that Pluto hangs on commercial breaks and the problem has persisted for months, making live streaming content frustrating because only a channel change fixes it, and making on-demand service completely unusable because there's no reliable means of resuming a hung on-demand playback. CherylJosie (talk) 02:27, 29 May 2026 (UTC)