Pluto TV Launches in LatAm

The ViacomCBS AVOD streamer Pluto TV has launched in 17 Latin American countries.

Now available in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, El Salvador, Uruguay and Venezuela, the platform can be accessed via web browser at www.pluto.tv, Apple TV, Android TV and mobile device apps for download on iOS and Android devices.

Pluto TV Latin America currently has 24 unique and curated channels and will continue to add new channels on a monthly basis for the next 12 months to reach more than 70 channels that deliver curated content in Spanish. It has already entered into partnerships with over 60 major media and content providers to build a library of 12,000 hours featuring TV series and movies across a variety of genres, including reality, anime, lifestyle, reality competitions, nature, true crime and kids’ content.

Further, Pluto TV has added a “Quedate en casa #JuntosADistancia” special section in its On-Demand section so that viewers can enjoy high-quality content while staying at home and protecting themselves amid the COVID-19 crisis.

JC Acosta, president of ViacomCBS Networks Americas, said: “As Pluto TV expands rapidly around the world, I am thrilled to announce that Pluto TV is now available to the consumers in Latin America, one of the world’s most important and biggest markets. This innovative product offering is a great complement to our OTT products. It allows us to continue to entertain audiences across in the region and work with our partners to bring this never before seen offering of free streaming television to Latin American audiences.”

Tom Ryan, CEO, and co-founder of Pluto TV, added: “We launched Pluto TV six years ago with a mission to entertain the planet and a vision to become the global leader in free streaming television. Now, we are the leading free streaming TV platform in America and growing rapidly in Europe. Today marks a major step forward in our mission, and we are thrilled to offer people across Latin America, one of the world’s largest markets, access to our popular streaming TV service.”